Game to help develop non-verbal skills - what do you think?

[StarlightMcKenzie]

Just an idea that's all, that we began to develop today with Ds.

I got chocolates for valentines day and hid the from the kids. Ds knew this and though to look for them.

It turned into a form of 'hide the thimble' where I exaggerated more and more of an anxious face the closer he got, and a more relaxed face when he wasn't near.

He loved it and had to keep checking my face to see how worried I looked to get clues about how close he was.

I thought it could also be adapted to grades of excitement if I planted 2 chocolates and told him when he found them we could have one each. He'd have to check how excited I was.

What do you think? Any use to any of you?

Ooh, will be trying this with DS3, except with jelly tots rather than chocolates. (Dairy allergy!)

I did something similar with DD and DS2, but had forgotten - 7 years down the line with them, and I haven't slept much since then!

I didn't do frowns and relief though - I used sad and happy faces. Sad for further away and happy for closer.

I didn't think to use chocolates at the time - I hid their favourite toy, using their obsessions to help them!