Where is she now?

We are in the unenviable position of trying to explain to Miss Pear why she cannot call her grandmother whenever she wants. You see, grandma is not home. She is on a bus tour to Alaska.

So we are playing the "Where is Grandma" game. Also known as I lost her, can you find her?

We posted maps to cover her whole trip, and then got bus stickers, train stickers and boat stickers.

Each day we take her itinerary, and see where she is now. On the map of Canada we mark it with a little angel sticker. On the map of the province or state we use a sticker marking whichever mode of transportation she is taking (except the day she toured Denali park - we used bears that day).

So far it is helping her understand - grandma is still not home.

But it is also giving us a chance to talk about maps, things that are en route (we like to color printed coloring pages), and I think Miss Pear is having fun - and seeing as she just turned 3, what more can you ask for in an early geography project! Plus, she has always been fascinated with maps!

Any way, it really is working for us!