Silly Monkey Stories: Organization Preschooler-Style

Tuesday, January 10, 2012


Every day when our twin preschoolers get home from school, I always let them leave their coat, hat, gloves, socks, and shoes out because we would be needing them again to go meet their big brother at the bus stop in a few hours.  The problem is that they would not leave everything in a neat pile, but rather they would leave everything scattered all throughout the dining room and living room.  When it came time to get ready to go to the bus stop, they would have a hard time finding at least one thing, like their socks that mysteriously ended up under the sofa.

Well for some reason, our daughter picked today to become more organized.  She decided to hang her coat on the door knob of the backdoor (which happens to be 2 feet away from her very own coat hook on the wall).  She carefully stood her boots up on the mat by the backdoor.  She put her socks on the stairs (which are located through the dining room on the other side of the living room).  Then she put her mittens on the back of a dining chair . . .


Yes, everything was still scattered all over the first floor of our house, but they were scattered in a very organized and deliberate fashion.  Nothing was misplaced today, so that is a step in the right direction, right?







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4 comments
  1. Gabriel Said,

    My kids are really good with the 'scattered' part, but quite bad with the 'organized' part...

    Posted on January 10, 2012 12:19 AM

     
  2. Beth Said,

    A step in the right direction is a good one!! I am always fussing for shoes to go in the drawers and the coats on the hooks it seems! aye.

    Posted on January 10, 2012 8:28 AM

     
  3. Anonymous Said,

    This is a definite step in the right direction. I was horrible with organization when I was younger and still have trouble with it to this day. I try really hard though and it seems like she is trying too. If nothing got lost, sounds like a start!

    Kimberly Dsouza

    Posted on January 12, 2012 4:56 PM

     
  4. Crafty Said,

    I love your Silly Monkey Stories. I agree that your daughter's selection of places to put her items were not your best choice but at least she knew where they were because they were "her" choice. Maybe soon she will "choose" your places to put her items.

    Posted on January 18, 2012 6:08 AM

     

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