My little guy went to school for the 1st time today. He is only 28 months old, and it broke my heart to have to let go of my baby so early. After 3 miscarriages and 3 C-sections my body is done having babies, so every little step is a last one for us, since this is our last baby!... ;-)
But no matter how much I enjoy my little Nathan's company it would be selfish to keep him home, especially since he is all over the place, throwing things in the toilets several times a day, or washing his feet in the cat's water bowl, and so forth... ;-)
Nathan seems to be a bit of a late bloomer and because his brother is autistic he has been especially on our radar. We had him evaluated, which didn't bring a definite answer, and it was highly recommended that we put him in school a little bit so that he could interact and play with kids his age.
That's basically why he is starting school this early, to socialize.
But no matter the reason, it was an emotional day for me... :-( When I came to pick him up he was sitting on the floor next to the door, sucking his thumb and with a big tear on his cheek, watching the door... The minute he saw me he got up and started crying!! And he was only there for 2 hours! LOL ;-)
Anyways, to make the transition easier, and because he seems to be quite visual, I made him a little booklet with pictures I took yesterday at his school. We looked at it yesterday night, and this morning again before going to school so that he would, hopefully, know a little better what to expect...
I used SVGCuts files to decorate the cover and a basic font in SCAL.
Inside I put pictures of the playground, the classroom, his teachers, the bathroom...
The toys, the alphabet on the wall (he is obsessed with letters and numbers!... ;-))... everything that could make this space more familiar for him, (and more loveable! ;-))
And I finished it off with numbers on the back cover (from the same SVGCuts file), just for his pleasure... :-)
I laminated everything (which is why the pictures look so weird ;-)), punched holes with my Crop-a-dile, and attached little rings and ribbons.
I think he likes it so far! (the booklet, not going to school, LOL ;-))
5 comments:
This is so creative and so cute!!! tfs!-Sam :-)
That is such an adorable book! What a lucky boy to have an album of his school like that - especially from the first day of school! The playground looks like a lot of fun!
Bee - I was thinking about you all day today - it must be really hard... I can't even imagine Amelie going to school that early! Good for you to let him be exposed to different environments - this will only make him stronger and well rounded individual. Hope that tomorrow goes better for both of you. Hugs :)
Bee this is such an amazing idea! I'm sure he loved it :) And I'm sure going to school will only get easier! Plus, with an adorable little book like that, who couldn't love school?
:) Alyssa
This is so cute! I'm sure he loves it.
What great idea! I am sure it will help him with the transition of going to school. The book is super cute too, btw. :)
Ruthie :)
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