August has been a busier month with some vacation and outdoor day camps, but we’ve still relied on the bingo board to round things out. Recently we had a lot of fun building LEGO animals with basic bricks. I’m super excited that our LEGO conversations have moved away from which sets he’s hoping we buy. Instead my kid is making his own “sets”. I don’t think it hurt that we also rewatched the LEGO movie. Nice to see him tapping into his creativity as he strives to become a “master builder”.
We’ve also been focusing on helpfulness these past few weeks, from weeding (didn’t get that in July, but came back to it in August), to vacuuming, to folding laundry, to helping prepare food! Tonight we worked together to make falafel burgers – garbanzo deliciousness. Tying these activities to the bingo board did help garner excitement. The chore chart has been created and, at least for now, my child is proud of his helpfulness. I’m hoping to take advantage of this momentum and build a chore muscle.
