C is attending full day Kindergarten and since he is gone all day, I came up with something to make him smile each day. It also gives him something special to look forward to at the end of his school day. Every morning, I tape a different picture in his lunch box. He doesn't see the picture until he opens his lunch box at school. When he comes home, we sit together and make up a story about the picture. He looks forward to this time, and I enjoy knowing that he may be smiling at lunch thinking about the story we will share.Currently, I am using eeBoo story cards for the pictures in his lunch. I will definitely mix it up though. The picture may be something cut from a magazine, a drawing by me (HA!), a photograph, or simple clip art. Anything will work for this project. My goal is to get C more and more involved in the storytelling and write our stories in a book.
Your child doesn't have to go to school or use a lunch box for this activity. Try leaving a picture in the same place each day: next to his breakfast plate or on her pillow. Storytelling is a great way to create memories together.
