Magic Marker Monday: Grab Bag

We've been concentrating on writing lately. I did have a piece of artwork come home from James:

It was supposed to be an original piece that could be used to decorate items as a fundraiser for his school. Normally I'd be on it, but this is not really a James piece and I'm not sure I want to encourage his love affair with the iPad at this point!

James' sister, however, has been busy using signs to catalog her interests:

It's sweet, but cracks me up ... he knows where his room is! 

I love this sign. It's been up for weeks. Every afternoon, an island celebration occurs!

For more great masterpieces or to share some of your own, visit
  5 Minutes for Special Needs for more Magic Marker Monday.
                       

Magic Marker Monday: Signs

To defend ourselves from the horror that is Unstructured Time and whiny, messy melt-downs (child and parental alike), our household  has turned to schedules and has visual cues. We are by no means uber-organized, but our charts, calendars, and picture schedulers sure do help our lives.

 

  

I've also enjoyed hanging up the kids art projects and schedulers on the walls of the kitchen and family room.  They've started to merge and become a new form of visual self-expression. Our family is turning structure and signs into a kind of performance art:

This appeared in James' door one day. Way high up,
where only a parent can read it (or a sister can reach).

Honey,  I will treasure this one forever.
And knook respectfully as I smile on the inside.

That pop out at one in unexpected places:

Found on corner of the main hallway.

Discovered one morning on the outside our bedroom door.

We will never be bored - yes!

To find more expressive pieces, or to share some of your own,
visit 5 Minutes for Special Needs for more Magic Marker Monday.

                   
 

Special Exposure / Wordless Weds: Stop, In the Name Of Love

James has a new "thing" -- giving love to stop signs. They have long fascinated him because they are red, spell "go" (little joke, he never gets tired of that one), and just plain speak to him on some mystical sign level.

It's just this month that he's started wanting to hug them. He'll look up and say "Hi, Stop Sign! I give you a hug, 'kay?" before proceeding with a most sincere embrace and finishing up with a "Mmmmmmmm-ah!" kiss that touches only the air. Then he laughs, and I go all mooshy and smile.

PS: There are four stop signs on our route. Yes, he loves them all.

For more great images or to join in the fun, Visit Special Exposure Wednesday at 5 Minutes for Special Needs.


and ... Wordless Wednesday