Yippppeeee!!

Another Finished Project!

This is actually one I'd marked off my list thinking I'd never get it done and we didn't REALLY need it anymore....I was wrong.

I dropped the boys off at school last Fri. Gator-boy's teacher stopped and talked to me for about 15min.

Apparently his sensory integration problems are manifesting again and he's having a hard time being still for Circle Time.

Circle Time is a new task for him as his class last year was a good deal less structured.

So, I racked my brain to remember the things I used last year when we had trouble with him in church; one was WEIGHT.

Weighing him down gives him the physical input he needs so he can be more still and pay attention better. What we found is that after awhile he learned when he needed to be still and no longer needed the weights, so my hubby tossed them.

What to do now??







I pulled out the remnants of the denim I used for our aprons (remember those?) and double layered a square bag with shoulder straps. I then filled the bag with aquarium gravel. This will work better than rice, beans, or sand as it can get wet then dry without any changes. ie, it's WASHABLE. (I have a motto, if it isn't washable, it shouldn't be used for/on/with/by kids) I divided the rocks into 3 sections so they won't all clump at the bottom. It weighs 3.5lbs. I used almost all of a "5lb bag" of gravel....go figure.

I hope that they can put it on him for Circle Time then take it off and it helps him sit still.

We'll see.