I was really tired yesterday entertaining my cheeky boy the whole day and by the time it was 5.30pm, Ben was still wide awake and refused to take his afternoon nap (normally he naps around 2-3pm for 2-3 hours).
At one point, he mischievously managed to pull out this leather tie string from our window railings (which originated from a handbag given by my SIL) that I used as a curtain tie.
So what does a really tired 8 months+ preggy mum gotta do?
She used the curtain tie to teach her toddler a lesson...
Now, now, before you go on thinking I used the curtain tie to punish him, please clear that thought off your mind. I may be tired (VERY!) and stressed out (mild) but I will not resort to things like this. What I meant by teaching him a lesson is...
You see, there are 8 little cute flower petals strung on the tie and since Ben refused to let me put it back onto our window railings, I decided to use it to teach him things like:
* Counting from 1 to 8 - as I pulled each petal across the curtain tie, I repeated the numbers 1 to 8, making sure he follows and repeat my counting
* The concept of up and down - I pulled each petal up and down and repeated the directions up and down to him, and he followed what I showed him
* The concept of left and right - I pulled each petal across both ends and repeated the directions left and right to him, and he followed what I showed him
 Ben concentrating as he pulled the petal downwards...
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 And saying the word 'Two' as he pulled the 2nd petal...
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Who would've thought such a simple thing like a curtain tie could be educational as well huh? (and the extent to how weird a very tired preggy mum could come up with this idea! Hahahaha...)
And not to forget, it kept him busy and entertained for quite a while! Wooohoooo!
What other things have you used to teach your child a lesson?
"There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million." ~ Walt Streightiff
