The kids are wearing circles in the ground with their new toy!! (affiliate link)
It is incredible (and never goes on sale, don't bother price watching because it didn't budge when I watched it for a full year!), helps them get out SO much energy, and really gets that vestibular stimulation that they all need. It has since been moved farther away from the house so that we don't end up with weird alien-like crop circles all around the yard, we don't mind unsightly circles down by the woods!
Lucy has decided that she really, really loves the piano. Of course, I can't get a decent picture of her playing it on her own because I'm convinced she'll fall off the bench if I don't hover over her. But she and Edith sat and played together the other day and it was the absolute sweetest. And not too bad, musically! Edith was playing an ostinato on the lower black keys while Lucy hit higher random black keys, the perfect combination for a successful improvisation.
I had John Paul take a picture of me before Mass the other day, and was pleased that the scarf effectively camouflages the reason I had to wear it, despite the turtleneck... Lucy still vastly prefers nursing on one side, and it shows!! She's a huge fan of table food, though, and has been going longer between nursing sessions, so I'm hoping I can gradually even things out. It's so awkward!!
I'm going to keep that teeter totter in mind. We just built a simple a-frame swing set with four swings, and the girls are obsessed! I think swinging has a similar vestibular impact. I actually swung with them the other day and it felt SO GOOD! Apparently swinging has an impact on the brain/nervous system for 6-8 hours. It's easy for me to forget how important movement is for all of us, especially the kids, but me too, when we live pretty sedentary lives. I sometimes make myself jump on their indoor trampoline too just to get a little brain/body stimulation. (we have this two person trampoline which doesn't take up that much room and can be a life-saver in the winter! https://www.amazon.com/Jump2It-Portable-Trampoline-Adjustable-Protective/dp/B01KCRRA76/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=jump+2+it&qid=1575483735&sr=8-1). Anyway, all the sensory input stuff was a big deal when I was teaching special ed and I was recently thinking I need to incorporate more stuff like that while we homeschool because it's helpful for EVERYONE not just kids with SPD and autism, etc..
ReplyDeleteYes!! I need to look into building an a-frame swing set, I think the kids would love that! We have some disc swings on a couple trees but I think the pump-type swings are really good for them too, plus then we'd have more to go around :)
DeleteWhat is the name of the book your toddler is reading about trees.
ReplyDeleteIt's "The Seed Who Was Afraid to Be Planted"
Delete