This is exactly what it sounds like. Yep. Boot Camp for Big Kids. It's our second year doing this 𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 activity!
Do your kiddos have a handful of things that you’d love to see them master and become more self-sufficient with, but really don’t know when to fit it in or it’s a power struggle to do so on a daily basis? We do. Always. So we picked a day for “Big Kid Boot Camp”.
Listen, I talked this one up for a solid week. “I bet you cannot wait to be able to tie those shoes by yourself!” And, "Can you imagine how much quicker brushing your teeth will be once you can put the toothpaste on the brush super quick by yourself?!” It got them so excited and amped up. We picked three things for each big kid that we NEEDED them to master (or at least have some confidence with) so that our daily routines could flow a little more smoothly. Some examples... tying shoes, brushing teeth, snapping seatbelt, turning on the shower themselves, etc.
I bought a blank deck of playing cards and made each Big Kid his own punch hole cards. The boys carried their hole punchers and boot camp cards with them and in order to pass boot camp they needed to complete each task 3 times. Once my husband or I saw that they could do the task, we let them punch a hole for each one. They LOVED the hole punching. They also loved the milkshake party we had after to celebrate boot camp accomplishments!
Link to boot camp cards: https://amzn.to/3LxCoBs
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