How Many More Days?

Party prep starts early around my house, partly because I mail order lots of things and need to allow for shipping time and partly because I just like planning parties.  Tessa kept asking how many more days there were until her party.  So, to get her to understand the concept of time, we did a paper ring chain.  She helped me count out strips of paper, one for each day until her birthday. Then she decorated them with stamps and, with only a little help, stapled them all together.  We hung our finished craft on the fridge and now each day she gets to use her scissors to cut off a ring.  She loves to count the rings to see how many days are left until it's time for her party.