Boomer
When kiddos in Gabriel's class exhibit good behavior they get a turn to bring home Boomer the Bear. Gabriel is incredibly well behaved, so I knew it was only a matter of time before he had his turn, and he had his turn on Tuesday. Boomer comes with a journal in which the child can share pictures and tell about what they and the bear spent the evening together doing.
Gabriel taught Boomer the ins and outs of Minecraft after dressing him up in some dinosaur clothes, and apparently Boomer is a bit adventurous as he "fell climbing the coffee table" so we needed to give him a little bandage. Luckily Boomer was good as new by morning.
They worked together on helping me remove the dead sunflower plants, had some macaroni and cheese for dinner, and then Boomer helped wrap some of Lorelai's birthday gifts.
This is such a great and easy way to incorporate a reward for good behavior at this age. Gabriel is really looking forward to Boomer's next visit.