And as I learn again and again, what works is following her offers because given the opportunity to explore, she will go for it.
One day last week as I was half-heartedly sorting political flyers into piles for 1) recycle immediately and 2) look at later, LP started taking them and asked me to tear them into strips. Pretty soon she took over tearing them up (mostly with her teeth) and laying them out in a path across the house. Actually a pretty good use for them I think.
By the time the Sunday paper arrived the flyers were long gone and she was ready for new material to tear and rip and shred. And now (Wednesday), she's still enjoying the fruits of her labors and working on tearing the larger pieces up even more.
So glad we haven't given up on the newspaper yet!
This post is part of the FINAL Moms 30-Minute Blog Challenge over at Steady Mom. Such a big THANK YOU to Jamie for hosting the challenge. It has been great for getting me to put my ideas into words at least once a week. AND Jamie is starting a great new blog SteadyHomeDeals which is a wonderful resource for all of us who want to make conscientious choices about how we spend our money.