12.06.2008

How I Got Paulo To Eat Veggies

...Actually, I didn't really get him to eat them--he sort of decided to on his own. This video clip of Yo Gabba Gabba certainly helped:





...haha...but also, I've had to be super creative and laid back about it. (By laid back, I mean, act like eating vegetables is normal, and don't hover while he tastes it. Also, don't make a big deal if he doesn't like it at first.) One day we read a book about rabbits, so that day, I made us some rabbit food. I arranged five of the smallest leaves that you find at the center of a head of romaine lettuce in a line from smallest to largest, and then put a dollop of dip on the side. He totally ate it up.

I find the best way for me to get our family to eat vegetables is to prepare a whole bunch of raw veggies, and some ranch from the Hidden Valley seasoning packet, and our veggies are gone in no time. Recently he asked for broccoli "trees". So I bought those. Today, I cut up a bunch of broccoli, carrots, and something new--cucumber. I told him that if he bites the cucumber slice, he can make a moon. So he started doing that, and seriously porked on the rest of the cucumber.




Sigh. I guess today's been a pretty successful day.


Kidspace Museum

Every first Tuesday of the month is free night at the Kidspace Museum located right by the Rose Bowl. It's basically like Discovery at the Gateway, but way smaller. Still, Paulo enjoyed it.



He spent a lot of time opening and closing this door.
There was even plenty for Andre to do: stand up...
...sit down...
...do push-ups...
...contemplate the heavens...
...and the human body...
...and then sit back and relax after such hard work.