Oh Sure, It's All Fun And Games

[sillyactsue]

Yesterday I was warming up some left over steamed veggies in the microwave when I noticed that a carrot slice had lost it's center. I showed Aimee the carrot wheel and suddenly someone who insisted she didn't want that food was asking to eat the wheel. I made an exaggerated big deal about what if she just started eating all the tires. How would anybody get anywhere in their cars? My nearly three year old was in stitches and clearly wanted to eat more wheels, just for fun.

While my back was to her I got some toothpicks and made some broccoli cars. Little wheels on the stem end, big wheels on the floret end. Race cars!

When I showed her the plate her eyes lit up as I begged her to at least not eat my car in the driveway because I needed it to get around. By the time she had devoured the cars like a regular Aimeerilla she had discovered the novelty of eating with toothpicks and the rest of the city, I mean dish, was history. All was done with much giggling, a very pleasant meal.

Today she is using them to spear pieces of hamburger to eat. Yeah!

Next will be a potato car with a driver, hmm.... maybe an asparagus. Hey it works on veggie tales.

[nikki-uk]

Yesterday I was warming up some left over steamed veggies in the microwave when I noticed that a carrot slice had lost it's center. I showed Aimee the carrot wheel and suddenly someone who insisted she didn't want that food was asking to eat the wheel. I made an exaggerated big deal about what if she just started eating all the tires. How would anybody get anywhere in their cars? My nearly three year old was in stitches and clearly wanted to eat more wheels, just for fun.

While my back was to her I got some toothpicks and made some broccoli cars. Little wheels on the stem end, big wheels on the floret end. Race cars!

When I showed her the plate her eyes lit up as I begged her to at least not eat my car in the driveway because I needed it to get around. By the time she had devoured the cars like a regular Aimeerilla she had discovered the novelty of eating with toothpicks and the rest of the city, I mean dish, was history. All was done with much giggling, a very pleasant meal.

Today she is using them to spear pieces of hamburger to eat. Yeah!

Next will be a potato car with a driver, hmm.... maybe an asparagus. Hey it works on veggie tales.

Excellent!!! --- the length we Mums go to!!

Reverse psychology gets 'em every time!!