So I found a shoe box, punched six holes in it, threaded it with a shoelace and handed it to Mallory. Her first response was “Awww a new box for Elephant to sleep!” Um. No.
Ten minutes later she learned to tie. No kidding. I spent more time searching on the internet and asking Kristen if I should put the lesson to a song or a rhyme than it did for her to master the task.
In case you are curious, I did not set it to a song. Instead I told a very random story about a rabbit, his long ears, a dogs tail and the chase between the two of them. I made it up as I went and she remembered as she learned. Thankfully she didn’t need the story the second day because I wouldn’t have remembered the details if I tried. She picked up the box and the shoe string and, just like pedaling a bike, tied the perfect bow.
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