Every morning (M-F) while Ali waits for Marcsi to pick her up with the Heidi Ovoda (nursery school) bus, she tries to figure out which of her doo-doos (kids picked up this word at the French school - it sort of means cuddly animal) she will take with her for the day. Fortunately none of our kids have ever been attached to one comfort doo-doo (ie blanket, cuddly animal, pacifier, etc). I don't think it would work in our household as too much seems to always go missing and / or temporarily lost. We have been lucky with their flexibility in this sense and have always tried to dissuade them from ever getting attached to one thing. We've seen too many cases with friends when their child's attached item went missing and their child's whole world collapses. Actually, one of the girls' favorite books is Knuffle Bunny (we also have Knuffle Bunny Too) and it's about this topic exactly... Anyhow, I'm off on a tangent... as always...
It's funny to watch what doo-doo Ali decides to take for the day to school. Recently she's been attached to this rubbery lizard which we picked up in Kiawah 2 summer's ago. It's a favorite toy for the pool as it's rubbery and you can throw it far. The kids love throwing it and swimming after it...
Ali recently found it, slept with it for about 3 nights in a row and took it along to school for a couple of days. It didn't last but it was pretty funny while it did. A rubbery lizard is probably not a favorite 'doo-doo' for most 3 year old girls!
PS She now loves hair bands (even though she calls them by their Hungarian word which I cannot remember right now). They are the best at keeping her massive amounts of hair out of her pretty face. However, we will be getting it all cut off before our big trip to the US this summer...