Ohdeedoh reader, Marisa, sent us an e-mail sharing a great little project she created at home for her family. The idea was so sweet, it gave us the warm fuzzies.
Marisa writes, "Whenever H does something nice of her own free will, we give her a 'warm fuzzy,' which is just a colorful pom-pom. She then puts the warm fuzzy in a jar in her room...It has definitely helped H see that helping others can make her feel good. It also helps remind Hubs and me to recognize her good deeds."
Once the warm fuzzy jar is filled, the family goes out for a special treat: a trip to the zoo, bowling, etc. We love that this idea put emphasis on actions, rather than rewards -- although the reward once the warm fuzzy jar is full, is an added bonus.
Thank you for sharing, Marisa! Do you have an idea you want to share with us? Drop us a line at nursery (at) apartmenttherapy (dot) com.
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Comments (9)
No, thank YOU for sharing! :) This is great. And to be fair, I didn't create this project. It was an idea that came from a friend. I get some of my best tricks by sharing ideas with other moms.
AWESOME!! This is perfectly what we could use easily implement. Thank you!
My third grade teacher did that for our class, back in the 1980s. It must have worked, because whenever I see a little pom-pom now, I get so excited. What a great idea!
We used to get those back in elementary school too (also in the 80's). I though just our teachers did that. HA!
Cool! Reminds me of the Bucket Fillers idea (we have the book, more info at https://www.bucketfillers101.com/home.html ). Thanks for sharing.
very cute. I'm have been looking for something like this for our 3 year old as she isn't into the whole sticker thing I see used alot. The excitement of putting something in a jar is very cool. Thanks!
Another person whose 5th grade teacher used these back in the '80's. Thanks for the reminder!
Yeah! Our gym teacher (in the 80's!) used to give us those as rewards too!
I too remember a woman in health doing this for kids on a field trip I took as a child the '80's. She attached warm and fuzzy messages to them too which can also be something they can go back to and remember why they got the warm fuzzy! Positive messages were an added bonus to me. I still remember the lady who gave them out at this health center we went on field trips to in elementary school she was a very warm and fuzzy person in personality so it made it all the more memorable!