tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430031684833897298.post8026351462780458472..comments2012-10-01T09:03:34.070-05:00Comments on A Passion for Play: You always wanted to be a veterinarian when you grew up.Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06101906221932474536noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430031684833897298.post-50240143001926762022010-11-07T07:30:47.265-06:002010-11-07T07:30:47.265-06:00Sara M. emailed me the following comment:
"I...Sara M. emailed me the following comment:<br /><br />"I love your new blog with parenting ideas and tips. After Claire's nap yesterday, I tried out the Pet Vet idea and had lots of fun with her. I grabbed some cotton balls, bandaids, a flashlight, a flossing wand (pretty much anything...lol), a head thermometer, and drew out a quick diagram of the cats with some crayons for Claire. I even put a line at the bottom for Dr. Claire's signature at the end of her exams. She now chases Fiona and tries to examine her while saying 'Good Girl, Fiona!!!!'<br /><br />She had so much fun just touching the cats. Maya is actually very sick (she has under a year to live due to a congenital disease and is in renal failure) so we have her contained in the basement most of the time. You should have heard Maya purring throughout her 'Claire' exam. She was so happy and Claire had so much fun looking into her mouth, putting bandaids over her eye, counting the rings on her tail, feeling her wet nose, and pretty much torturing Maya. Maya loved every second. Fiona failed miserably and was more like examining a wild badger. But we still had lots of fun.<br /><br />It inspired me to try more activities with Claire afterwards. I filled up 6 glasses with water and gave her a big spoon. Then I dropped some food coloring in them. One red, one yellow, one blue. Then I let her pour each one into another cup to make the orange, green and purple. At the end, she poured them all into one which made muddy green and muddy purple but she knew the colors when she made them. And she wanted 'more' when we were done. <br /><br />I have so much fun with her at this age and love reading your blog for inspiration on what I can do with her staying at home. I run out of ideas sometimes. Most activities last at the most 15 minutes and then she's onto something else. :)<br /><br />Keep them coming!"Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101906221932474536noreply@blogger.com