Making ALL the things!

 So I got on checking out http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/, and it's awesome. Not just for parents of children with delays, but for all parents. They have all kinds of training materials and articles that I'm going to be going through when I get time.

The schedule that I made seems to be working out well so far. As you can see, it's pretty crude (I'm most definitely not an artist), but it's been a good way of letting Pod know what's coming up over the past day. I'm going to remake it but with sticky velcro pads on the back (currently the cards are being held on with tape that's folded back on itself - I improvised). I've also been looking into various picture card sets for not only this, but for aiding and encouraging communication on the whole.

I also got on making some sensory play items, namely some containers of various pulses (dyed) with random plastic animals mixed in. In the first container (a 'to-go' container from my friend's Gumbo event), I've concentrated on creating something that she has to dig through in order to find the animals. but in the other container, the pulses form the surface on which she can play with the animals. I have no idea if this will make a difference or makes sense in any way, I'm basically just making things up as I go along at this point. I figure anything that gets her to interact with different textures is a good thing.

I was worried about the dying process, but E's advice to use very little liquid (a mix of dye and vinegar) was good. The dye/vinegar combo is soaked up pretty quickly by the pulses and is dry enough to use within an hour (easily).

Anyway, I've got to go get ready to take a Pod to the library for story time.