I don't remember where I got this idea. Maybe I came up with it all by myself. Sometimes I have waves of creative genius. Not often though. Most of the time, I steal borrow ideas from others. I'm sure this one came from a friend who did this a long time ago with her kids.
Jack has a lot of family members that live 3+ hours away. This makes it hard for Jack to learn these family members by face and name. We don't get to see these relatives very often, but I want him to learn who they are and that they are part of his family. I decided to collect pictures of everyone, and make a photo album for him. But instead of putting it in an album that may get forgotten, I decided to put the pictures on the refrigerator.
(PLEASE ignore the dirty fridge. You'd think I'd wash up the streaks before taking a picture I knew would go online, but I guess I'm not that thoughtful )This isn't everyone that I need to put up, but I ran out of magnetic frames. They are at the bottom of the fridge, so they are at eye level for him. I have visions of him looking at the pictures and studying his family while I'm working in the kitchen. I decided to put their names on them so that when he's older, maybe he'll learn to recognize their names. I like the way they look.
This is a very good idea! I like that you put them at his level so he can see them even better - I am going to have to steal this idea for my 2 year old :)
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