Coloring Book-A Great Way To Keep Your Child Occupied
My niece and her five year old came to our house for Easter this year. Other family members were also coming, but the five year old was going to be the only child. When my niece called and confirmed that they were coming she mentioned that she was trying to limit her son’s sugar intake. She knows that in the past I have given the kids that come for Easter baskets with candy in them. I told her that I would respect her wishes for less sugar for her son.
When I was shopping to prepare for the Easter gathering I passed up all the candy items that are designed for children. I bought some higher quality candies for the adults to enjoy. I still wanted to have something for the five year old so I began looking in the toy sections. I did not know what toy items would appeal to the five year old, but then I came across an Easter coloring book. I thought that this would be something fun to occupy his time after Easter brunch. The coloring book came with some stickers to place on the different pictures as well as a pack of crayons. I also found a stuffed duck that I could not resist buying as well as a few match box cars. I put all the items into a sand pail that came with a shovel. I thought if the weather was nice he could play with the sand pail outdoors.
Easter morning was cloudy and raining. The guests arrived and we ate the brunch that I had prepared. The adults settled in to play some board games and I gave the five year old his sand pail. He was disappointed that he could not play outside; however he liked the coloring book. He sat at the end of the table where we were playing games and began placing stickers on the pages. He then colored the picture with the crayons that came with the coloring book. He was content to do this for over an hour. My niece commented on what a great gift idea this was. He ordinarily does not like to color, but the stickers kept him interested. I was surprised that he spent a longer time playing with the coloring book than with the small cars.
At the end of the day he thanked me for the sand pail full of goodies and asked if I wanted one of the pictures that he had colored to hang on the refrigerator. He was pleased that he was able to hang up the picture himself, and that he was able to give me something in return. I am sure that we all had a more pleasant afternoon because I had not loaded him up with sugary Easter treats.
on October 4th, 2006 at 4:48 pm
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