As Emir got deeper into preschool and we had to postpone some funnier activities to the weekend, I felt a need for this. Frankly, I just got tired answering a thousand of “Is it tomorrow? Is it tomorrow? Is it tomorrow?” Now we can wait for the Saturday in more visible and fun way with this kitchen-fridge-mountable DIY week chart for kids.
Doesn’t Cyrillic look funny?
The chart is in Russian, ‘cause we’ve got enough problems with Emir’s trilingualism already to that point. So I wanted to keep home a mother tongue land. Anyhow, you know what it says – Monday to Sunday, from top to bottom.
The project is easy-peasy. You’ll need:
- A sheet of colored paper, at least A3, or larger.
- Some washi tape.
- A shape punch (optional) – I had one with little man figure, and it worked great for my purposes.
- Scissors, perm marker, glue.
- Scotch tape.
- A magnet you can spare for this purpose.
Step 1 & 2. Layout your chart, sketch it and stick out with washi tape. I made an extra slot for the magnet. You may want to make one more for activities icons.
Punch out whatever shape you’ve got. As I had men, I decided to put two men on every day when Emir hangs out with granny until we get home. And four little cheery men – on merry Saturday and Sunday, when we all hang out together.
Step 3 & 4. Glue on the little men or any other decor you came up with. Then grab a permanent marker and draw the icons. I put a little house on every day when there’s preschool. A ball and singing face mark the Sports and Speech lessons respectively. This Speech icon makes me laugh every time.
Step 5. Attach to the fridge and throw a bunch of magnets on it.
Voila! Now make updating the chart a part of your morning routine. We tied it up with taking vitamins.
This chart really helps in setting goals and patience-training your kid.
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And now I think… cloud pattern might look good at it, too.