Every week, I set out something different for Lia to count every day. I change the number every day. One week, she counted out little plastic fish into five labeled clear dishes. This week, she is counting out dog bones. (She loves these doggy bones and plunks them in the bowl with such nurturing passion… hoping, with each plunk, that she will one day be feeding a real dog.) I found the big, sturdy bones and the cute bowl at The Dollar General. I attached a velcro dot to the bowl so that I can change the number every day (I use the same set of velcro-dotted numbers every week.)

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