Samuel Played An Entire Game!

Samuel's evening routine the past few months has gone something like this: Dinner - Put on Pajamas - Wash Face - (Some kind of Activity with Mom or Dad) - "Treat" - Computer -Bedtime.

The "some kind of activity with Mom or Dad" can either be playing a game or reading to us. The games we have been playing include "Spelling Bee Bingo," Memory Game (using somewhat less than all 72 cards that are included with our games), Candy Land, or Hi Ho Cherry-O. Usually Samuel's brothers join us in the games. Some nights we have great fun and other nights it's a real struggle to get Samuel to join in, especially if the game lasts for much longer than about 5 minutes.

Samuel reached a milestone in game playing last night, he played Scrabble Jr. and he lasted through an entire game with his brothers and me! The last time we attempted this game he became frustrated that he had to put the tiles down in a certain order and he wasn't able to finish the game. Last night he got a little anxious a few times, but it was close to the end of the game and I was able to encourage him from losing his temper.

This was exciting for me because this was a real step forward in the skill level. Most other games we play are at the pre-school level and Scrabble Jr. is for 5 - 8 year olds. Also, this was a step forward in skill level for my 5 year old son, who now knows the letters of the alphabet. It was great to play with all 3 boys!