We also made her hands pretty for the letter H. She then asked if we could polish her toes.  Sure thing!  As we did this I mentioned to Clare that the bones in her fingers and toes are called phalanges.  About a week later, we were sitting at the table eating and she said, "mommy, my hands are also called phalanges."  Wow!  She is listening to me.  I simply giggled and said yes.  But really, I was feeling pretty darn proud and a little shocked.