Current Project: Morning Routine

This is an in-progress project that I'm working on to help Monkey get ready in the mornings.  He does really well with routine while I, on the other hand, am more on the flexible side.  So to create some structure for him I'm making this poster board that shows what he needs to do each morning.  The title & decorations are still in process so this is a draft, we'll call it.

I took pictures of everything he needs to do in the morning (brush his teeth, get dressed, make his bed, etc.), printed them wallet size & laminated them.  Then I put strips of velcro on the board with the opposite side on each photo.  Every night I pick out what he'll need for the morning (for instance, I have a picture of a jacket for mornings he needs to wear a jacket - such as to preschool in the fall, but for these hot summer days I don't put it up).  I stick the pics to the velcro & when he gets up he can choose what order he gets ready.  As he completes a task he removes the photo & puts it in the envelope at the bottom.  He's ready to go when the board is empty!

Tomorrow's Schedule

Now, if I'll just finish it up like I want -- complete the title, add some cute decorations - a sunshine was a good start, but don't you think it needs something else?  I'm thinking some stickers of a rooster, alarm clock or other morning related items.

Next up - a bedtime poster.  Softer colors (blues), with a moon, stars, etc.  Maybe a picture of the book, "Goodnight Moon."