Softie Sunday: Another Birthday Party Gift
Whipped up this little duo for a birthday party.
So here's a little oddity. I tried to include Peapod in the process by having her choose one of the three animals from the pattern I showed her. When she saw I was putting the bunny in purple jammies instead of the pink in the picture, she was upset. When I ran out of cream and decided to put the baby bunny in jammies too, we had a full blown tantrum.
0.o
I know developmentally she hasn't mastered transference yet; it's too soon to even expect it. But I've been trying to gently show her that the joy of making something yourself means that you get to decide how YOU want it to look--colors, style, etc. Again, I know her brain just isn't chemically in the right place to take it in, but I don't want a fight about it either.
So I may be doing a potentially disastrous thing by starting a Cinderella topsy-turvy doll for her birthday. She's glanced at the pictures from the pattern a couple times, but I've tried to hide it from her for the most part (if only she didn't have an amazing memory). I've been asking nebulous things like asking her what color dress Cinderella wore to the ball, what color hair she has. The answers are based more on her favorite pop-up book that she received at Christmas rather than the Disney version, which is okay by me. But will I be facing another meltdown if Cinderella is slightly different from the book?
A moment in time, and I know someday we'll probably laugh. Then again, this is a lot of effort if tears are the result. Maybe I should just buy her another My Little Pony and be done with it.
Nah.
So here's a little oddity. I tried to include Peapod in the process by having her choose one of the three animals from the pattern I showed her. When she saw I was putting the bunny in purple jammies instead of the pink in the picture, she was upset. When I ran out of cream and decided to put the baby bunny in jammies too, we had a full blown tantrum.
0.o
I know developmentally she hasn't mastered transference yet; it's too soon to even expect it. But I've been trying to gently show her that the joy of making something yourself means that you get to decide how YOU want it to look--colors, style, etc. Again, I know her brain just isn't chemically in the right place to take it in, but I don't want a fight about it either.
So I may be doing a potentially disastrous thing by starting a Cinderella topsy-turvy doll for her birthday. She's glanced at the pictures from the pattern a couple times, but I've tried to hide it from her for the most part (if only she didn't have an amazing memory). I've been asking nebulous things like asking her what color dress Cinderella wore to the ball, what color hair she has. The answers are based more on her favorite pop-up book that she received at Christmas rather than the Disney version, which is okay by me. But will I be facing another meltdown if Cinderella is slightly different from the book?
A moment in time, and I know someday we'll probably laugh. Then again, this is a lot of effort if tears are the result. Maybe I should just buy her another My Little Pony and be done with it.
Nah.