Continuing the theme of talking French to Poppette as much as humanly possible and in the interests of keeping things fresh and fun for the both of us, I am always on the look out for new ways to amuse. Today's inspiration came from a great little book called 365 activités avec mon bébé - in the guise of activity 244 "Marielle L'abeille".....(Marielle the bee).
We already had a head start in that Poppette has a small bee with a very similar name - Poppette's bee is named Mireille after the character in her book by Antoon Krings - Mireille L'abeille. She also has a beloved little bear whom I have affectionally named Nounours (Teddybear). So, out came the two cute little soft toys and I set about learning the little story set out at activity 244 by heart...
Connais-tu Mireille?
Elle est jaune et noir
Elle aime le soleil, les fleurs et le miel.
Un jour sur sa route, elle croise un gros ours
Qui veut lui voler son beau pot doré.
Hors de ma vue, compère Ours!
Si tu voles mon déjeuner,
Je serai obligée de te piquer le nez!
(Translation:-
Do you know Mireille?
She is yellow and black
She loves the sunshine, flowers and honey.
One day when she is out and about she bumps into a big bear
who wants to steal her golden pot.
Out of my way, Dear Bear!
If you steal my lunch,
I will have to sting you on the nose!)
What a gorgeous little story.
Bees aside, the other buzz of the day - Poppette made two more sounds! Almost a month to the day that she first said "Dada", this morning she added "mamama" and "nanana" to her repertoire. Although I am aware that these are just sounds and not actual words that Poppette is linking to people as yet, I would be fibbing if I said I didn't feel a tingle of excitement down my spine when she said "mamama" and I know that when Nanny hears her say "nanana" she will be hard pressed not to feel the same...
I love those little critter characters. Rainbow was saying mama mama, and I told the kids the same thing...it can't be, but I still felt good.
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Your story inspires me to keep learning, especially in conjunction with using her toys--which she TOTALLY loves right now in her life. Nothing gets her laughing more than when we pretend her diaper is an alligator with a big mouth!
ReplyDeleteAlso, wanted to share that Kaya, as well, said nanana early on...and my mom was SO excited that she chose that name over one that started with a G!
And lastly, wanted to let you know that I have been thinking about the question at the end of your email, and wrote my last two posts partly in response to your question...especially the first one (the one I just wrote is more of a celebration!).
Talk soon!