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Superman Star Chart

This project came out of necessity mostly!

The star chart system is well known and quite widely used. In my stepson Cyrus' case the wait between good behaviour and reward was a little too long as his concentration is not great. So... instead of having a large chart that brought a large reward we were advised to find a small chart of five stickers or less that brought a smaller reward - like an episode of his favourite TV program, a snack or a go on his favourite computer game.

To keep Cyrus interested in the star chart system I wanted to find something that was not only a character he liked but was interactive, to allow him to get involved. It also needed to be reusable so that we weren't hunting out packs of stickers on a regular basis. There wasn't much out there that fit our criteria so I decided to make my own.

Cyrus is a big lover of super hero's so I searched out some pictures of superhero's and came across an image of Superman that was perfect as it's bold lines meant it was easy to use as a template.

The stars attach with velcro and can be easily removed and placed back on... this was great for Cyrus as he loves to put his star on himself.

I also added a handle so that it could be carried back and forth between nursery and home for consistency.

A little drawstring bag is attached to the handle to store the stars that aren't in use.

The star chart works a treat and holds the attention of a three year old with the desire to be a super hero one day like Fireman Sam perfectly (his definition of superhero is anyone who saves people... or anyone in a suit!).