Pencil Day - March 30th

We have been trying to come up with ways to encourage writing. As parents we have been modeling writing more and encouraging dictation of stories to us that we write on artwork. We still needed a way to get our oldest to pick up a pencil himself. Then I learned that on March 30th the first pencil with an eraser was patentened.

So the week before we went to Walmart and bought neat pencils with erasers. Ours happened to be glittered. Personalized pencils would be great for children with unique names or spellings.  Then on the day before Pencil Day we sharpened all the pencils in preparation.

On Pencil Day we took some of the pencils to his neighbor friends and wished them a "Happy Pencil Day". Upon returning home we took our paper and new pencils and drew pictures. The boys were very excited to use their new, special pencils.  When we were finished we put the pencils in a prominate location so they can be seen.  The special pencils have been requested  several times for school and artwork.  Our oldest has learned he likes to sit at the table and draw or write while I am making dinner.

A simple celebration brought about lasting results.