Since the boys have SO many sensory issues, they don't enjoy going to the gym with me because they have to wear the wrist band so they know they belong to in an emergency. Well since they freak out about that, we started putting in their back where they can't see. No go, they figured it out. Can't do the shoe, or ankle, becase they can still see it and the ankle they can still feel it. So after months of trying and {failing} Mary, the awesome Child Watch evening worker, suggested that she talk to her boss to see I can make them special shirts that they can wear only to the gym??!! What an awesome idea, and since the boys can be involved in teh project, they can get excited about the gym too! After I finally got around to getting the paints and shirts, the boys and I had a craft evening and got them ready to go! They really had fun making them "theirs" and as long as we had OUR info on the back, we were good to go!
Here is the back of both shirts.
Colin getting ready to go.
Caden getting ready to go.
Having fun mixing the colors up!
We decided to go handprints. I was SO proud of Colin for wanting to put the paint on his hands!
Caden working hard.
Colin had paint everywhere. Little did I know that It doesn't come off with just soap and water and we really had to SCRUB with mechanic soap and all for a couple of days to see these colors gone from the hands, arms and forehead!
Finsihed products! I think they turned out really well. and the boys had fun doing it. The next night, Colin went to the gym all proud (as he should be) of his masterpiece. The Staff loved the idea and everyone was taking a look at them!
Caden took a few more days to get there, and wasn't too thrilled about being there when we DID get there. There were lots of tears, but thankfully, Mary was working again and she is GREAT with the boys, so all ended well. Of course it helped that it was a family evening, so we got to go play in the adventure room after mommy worked out!
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