Do you struggle with getting your allotted amount of water in per day? Do you find you lose track of how many cups you have had? What about the kids – do you feel it’s a battle when it comes to the amount of juice, milk, or more importantly water they are getting? I know we struggle with all of the above! I came up with a fun little idea not only for myself, but for our four year old, a visual reminder of sorts.
I call ‘em the fridge fun cups.
Nothin’ too special, just some little cups I created in photo shop, printed out and mounted on magnetic sheets. I leave mine clear (as I’m focusing on water consumption), but have colored in the munchkin’s to coordinate with his “daily drinks”. Something we seem to deal with is his love for strawberry milk. While I’m thrilled he is getting adequate dairy, the strawberry (though low in sugar) isn’t the greatest for him. This way, he sees the two pink cups (strawberry milk) and knows when he has finished both, that is it for the day. We even have a yellow colored cup for apple juice, when we happen to have that in the house. The big guy isn’t a huge fan of plain water either, sigh. He does prefer it ice-cold, so I add some of those cute little plastic ice cubes and he thinks those are pretty great. It is a work in progress, but the visual aid of his fridge fun cups seem to help tremendously.
What’s that? Oh you’d like some of your own fridge fun cups? I thought you might! Click the image for your free download.
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