BINGO

Before we had EV a co-worker of mine told me that she would let her kids have a few Halloween candies but gave them the option of turning in the rest for a toy.  I thought that was such a great idea and was excited to try it out this year (since the last two years we just told EV that her candy were "treasures" and were just used for sorting and playing).  Well, it worked out beautifully!  As per our Halloween tradition, we went to our dear friend's neighborhood to take pictures and go trick-or-treating.  The kids were dressed as one of the three little pigs (EV), the big bad wolf (Weston), and little red riding hood (Madelyn).  The kids did great and got tons of candy. 

Once we got home, EV was excited to dump it all out and sort it.  She was also very excited to eat it.  So, at first I told her she can have 5 and turn in the rest for a toy.  She started counting but would grab a handful and call it one, another handful and call it two.  So instead we decided to give her a small bag and told her that she can fill it up with all the candy she wanted but once the bag was full that was it.  Then we told her in a very excited and full of anticipation voice, that she also had the option to turn in the rest of the candy to mr. candyman and get a new toy or book.  (We use this MISTER (ajhushi in Korean) to help us with lots of things, like Mr. diaperman came and took her diapers away, but I digress).  So EV got super excited, she handed over the rest of her bucket and asked when we can go get her toy.

The next day we went to the toy store and out of all the options, she picks this BINGO game and a book of stickers.  EV has a love for puzzles and things that require her to figure things out, so I thought this would be a good addition to her collection of games.  Yes, to say that she loves this game is an understatement.  She wants to play BINGO morning, day, and night.  It's a bit scary how obsessive complusive she can get.  I guess it's better that she plays BINGO than wanting to eat all that candy.