Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Some people are so inventive!

I'm amazed at some people's ability to step back and figure out solutions to something that I didn't even know was a real problem. I mean, I can problem solve- come up with ideas when the problem is identified- I just don't always think of the problem. Some may call this "seeing the silver lining"... others may call it "oblivious"-I'm thinking that most accurately in this case- we are probably looking at the latter.
Anyway, a co-worker came over today with a gift for Aidan. She and her husband created a little desk for Aidan while he is in his cast. It's made up of a dry erase board attached to PVC pipes arranged so the board can be held at an angle. The dry erase board has clips so books/coloring books can be attached to it too. Aidan loves it- and so does mama. It gives him some break from screen time! Thank you Karen and Karen's husband!!
Here are some pictures of their awesome invention...



Here's Karen showing Aidan how to use the desk. (By the way- notice- both have green on-This is not just a coincidence... Happy St. Patricks Day!!)



A front on view of Aidan with his desk. You can't tell in this picture, but he is sitting in his gigantic bean bag chair. It's filled with crushed memory foam and is prefect to help make Aidan comfortable. This is the place he spends most of his time.



And Aidan drawing in his board. It's perfect. Thank goodness for inventive minds and great friends!!





3 comments:

  1. What a cool idea! What a thoughtful gift :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. that is just awesome! way to go karen and mr. karen! :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. That is great! They should patent it or at least put instructions on how to make it online so other people (kids and adults) can use something like this when needed. Ditto what Oliva said...way to go Karen and Mr. Karen!

    ReplyDelete