Box Of Crayons クレヨンの箱

Today the Signing Time video of choice was from Series 2, Vol. 12 "Box of Crayons".
At 2.5 years old my son is learning so many things - and so quickly! He is really enjoying not only learning the color signs but also the "new" (to him) format of the Series 2 DVDs with "Counting Time", "Story Time" etc.
As you can see, even Hopkins was able to join in the signing fun!
My son also got out his crayons to help "teach" Hopkins the color signs!

By now you may be wondering how the "Box of Crayons" song goes... take a look at this clip from the Signing Time Youtube page:

You can purchase both the "Box of Crayons" DVD and the Hopkins doll at http://www.signingtimeacademy.com/heidi

If you live in Japan and want a copy please e-mail me directly as we can save on shipping costs by combining orders. You can find my e-mail address in the left-hand column of the blog.

Sign of the Week

Last summer I saw this sign often as it became one of my son's favorite words!
http://www.signingtime.com/blog/2010/06/sign-of-the-week-outside/

Play Group

Before I have the new baby at the end of July we want to have a reunion/play group of sorts for all of the Baby Signing Time Academy graduates from the past year. It has been about 3/4 of a year since the first class finished the course!

Let's get together and catch-up on how the signing is going!

We'll also have Signing Time products avalible to look at for those of you who are ready to move to the next level.

Check out the Hana House homepage for the details...

http://www.hanahouse.jp/Babysign_Parenting.html

Sign of the Week

Can you sign "Happy Father's Day"?

Here's how to sign "happy"!
http://www.signingtime.com/blog/2010/06/sign-of-the-week-happy/

Sign of the Week

As rainy season hits we'll be digging out the that hats to go with rain coats and umbrellas. The Sign of the Week this week is hat!

Potty Training + Signing

Recently I've been asked by a few different people about using signs to help with potty training. From my own experience I can tell you it is possible for babies under 1 yr. old to tell you that they need to go potty - if they are given the word (sign) to use!

I love the Signing Time and Baby Signing Time product lines. They are my first choice for resources, however, there are also other places with helpful items too.

For potty training we've been using the Baby Signs produced "Potty Train" set. http://pottytrainwithbabysigns.com/ It's a bit corny but the signs used are from ASL and my son seems to like it. It uses only a few basic signs (6 maybe?) like "potty", "more" and "all done". It can be found on Amazon.co.jp here.

*Please keep in mind that not all Baby Signs products use ASL signs - some are made up - so the quality and usefulness of the products varies greatly.

Parents magazine has an online article with the basic potty signs pictured and described. Here it is:
http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/potty-training/tips/potty-train-with-sign-language/

Of course a post about potty training resources would not be complete unless it pointed you to the Baby Signing Time "Diaper Dance" song!

Sign of the Week

The sign of the week this week is....

(drum roll)

Cracker!

Signing Time on Mixi!

A Signing Time fan page has been started on Mixi (the Japanese anwer to Facebook). Please feel free to join!

MixiにSigning Time ファンのページをつくりました！ぜひ、見てください！http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=5061344