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September 15, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Boo’s Basket – A Reminder Of Home

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home
This week I intended to start on the adventures of Boo’s basket but the unexpected happened and we ended up in hospital. But when I thought about it I realised it was the perfect opportunity to have an adventure to remind her of home.

So while Mr FD spent some time at the hospital with Ms A I nipped home for an hour…

I talked to the children and it was decided that we wanted Ms A to feel at home in the hospital. We discussed how we could do this and came up with Boo’s ‘no place like home’ basket. We collected things to remind Ms A of home. Everyone chose something.

Here’s what we included:

CONTENTS

  • A picture from our bedroom wall – we co-sleep so it is a familiar thing for her to see if she wakes up at night
  • Photos of her siblings
  • Her brother’s train driver’s hat because he’s always wearing it around the house and trying to put it on her
  • A pine cone – a random item that just always seems to be kicking about in the house and garden and appearing in her hands
  • A selection of soft toys that lay about on the living room furniture (but mostly on the floor?)
  • Her brother’s Action Man because she always takes a shine to it
  • A dinosaur – because the Dinosaurs always visit our house ✨
  • A kaleidoscope which lives on the shelf and is taken down to explore now and then, it’s a familiar item.
  • A plastic dolly – this dolly was given to Ms A when she stayed with a friend for 4 days with her sibling when we went away. Hopefully it will remind her that we always return.
  • Her sister’s School uniform memory cushion that sits on the sofa
  • Her big sister’s perfume because the house always stinks of it ?

I must admit I got some strange looks taking the basket into the hospital but Boo loved it and had a lovely time exploring. It really seemed to perk her up.

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home
She dived straight in…

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home
She recognised her siblings and it was beautiful watching her touch them…

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home
She seemed to inspect everything.

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home
She actually put the hat on!!!!

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home
We placed her photos on the side.

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home

And squirted the perfume around the room. You’d be mistaken for thinking you were in her sister’s bedroom!

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home
She got to grips with everything just like she does at home. ?

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home
It was a massive hit and she spent ages trashing exploring the basket. ?

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home
I think she’s going to sleep well tonight feeling comfy cosy and surrounded by home. ?

Boo's Basket - A Reminder of Home
It was such an easy thing to put together but crammed with love and familiarity. ?

We’ve also made another Boo’s Basket for exploring vegetables.

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