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Craft Ideas for the School Holidays
Here's another craft which we did some time ago. It is a picture made of paper crepe. You can try it during the school holidays.The girl learned it at school and wanted to replicate it at home. So she taught us how to make this paper crepe craft.This...
More Origami Fun with Rainbow Origami Paper
Recently we bought some Rainbow Origami paper from a stationary shop. The origami papers are double sided ie both sides have different colours.We also bought some shiny and glossy Origami papers but they cheated on that one. The packet had shiny pape...
Make Origami Stars Craze
At the moment, we're into the Make Origami Stars Craze in our house. It all started because my girl wanted to buy some origami stars at her school fun fair but she was disappointed because someone took the last batch.So, mummy said, don't worry, we'l...
Fun Fair at School
Recently my girl had a fun fair day at school. She asked us for some money to buy coupons to be used for buying food and playing games on that day. Each coupon book cost RM10. Hubby was very reluctant to give her the RM10. I persuaded him otherwise b...
Sick on Concert Day
His sister had a stomach virus a week before his concert. She was vomitting and had to be given a suppository to stop the vomitting.Each day I worried that he would get it too. I tried to be careful. I wiped and clean the toilet seat whenever she vom...
Paper Aeroplanes
My kids love to play paper aeroplanes. All you need is some paper. You can use coloured paper and stickers for decoration if the fancy strikes you but really, all you need is some rough paper.My kids prefer the coloured paper with the stickers, natu...
Good Reference Books for Primary School Children
I am constantly on the look out for good reference books for my primary school girl. That is because I am her tuition teacher. lol. Actually, I enjoy teaching her. I don't enjoy teaching per se but I do enjoy teaching my own kids.I remember when I wa...
Kids Love Contests and Competitions
My girl is always bugging me to allow her to join those colouring competitions that she sees going on at the mall. So far, we have not managed to register on time for any of it. Bad mommy.To make up for it, I encouraged her to participate by drawing ...
Traditional Card Games for Children
After reading in Little Chumsy's Blog about the Donkey Card game, all the childhood memories of how much fun I had playing with the traditional children's card games like Donkey, Old Maid, Snap and Happy Family came back to me. So I went hunting for...
Playing with Fire
The children had been looking forward to Mooncake Festival for a few weeks. The girl was not feeling so well and was off to the doctor in the morning but she kept on asking hopefully. "Can we play lantern tonight?"So, although it would have probably...
The Kids Love Mooncake
The kids love mooncake. Any sort of flavour will do. They love most of them. When daddy comes home with a box, they will crowd round eagerly to see whats in the box. :)Especially the little one who loves food. Yesterday he was grumbling about not hav...
His and Hers: Drawing and Coloring
I can see that my 5 year old boy's drawing and coloring is improving. They do look rather (not surprisingly) like his 7 year old sister's. Both of them do not attend any art class. They draw from their imagination through exposure to stories and book...
Mr Men and Little Miss Series
I love the Mr Men and Little Miss series of books and cartoons. The cartoon is really adorable and there is usually a little moral behind the stories with titles like Little Miss Fickle, Little Miss Shy, Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Late, Litt...
ABRSM Grade 1 Piano Test Results
Coincidentally, after I wrote the piano post on my own blog, my girl's teacher gave her the results for her first ABRSM Grade 1 Piano Test Results. So now we have even more reason to be happy over the piano.The girl passed with a Distinction with 13...
How to make an origami box
After I told the kids that I was going to let them pick out goodies from a box like in a lucky dip when they have accumulated enough tokens or stickers from their challenges using the reward chart, the girl started to pester me to make a box.So, we w...
His Happiness is My Happiness
He woke up early. He was very excited this morning. It is his end of the midterm kindy party day."Mummy, what shall I wear?" "Mummy, don't forget to bring the vitagen today.""Mummy, I love school. I like to go to school." "Mummy, teacher said no need...
Raising a Musical Child
It is very easy to raise a musical child. Music is everywhere. There is no need to send your child to expensive music lessons. I noticed that parents these days are sending their children to music appreciation classes at a younger and younger age. No...
Save the Best for Last
The kids have this funny quirk. Whenever they are given any food or drinks, they always try to save the best for last.For example, if there is chicken nuggets in the food, they won't touch the nuggets till the last bite. If there is hot dog in the fr...
New Rules at Bedtime after the lights are off
The kids are so fond of talking at bedtime/naptime that I've come up with a new rule. Here's the rule...."Ok. Each of us may say 3 things.... after that we say goodnight .... and then......NO MORE TALKING!"The kids agreed. They bargained for 4 things...
A Cowboy Needs A Horse Song
My kids love this Walt Disney Cartoon and Song from 1956. Its called "A Cowboy Needs A Horse." They loved it the first time they saw it. Now they like to sing the catchy and easy to sing along song and watch the cartoon from time to time.This Disney ...
How to make an award ribbon rosette
This is the front portion of the completed award ribbon rosettes This is the back portion of the completed award ribbon rosettes The girl kept on pestering me to make these award ribbon rosettes with her during the school holidays. I didn't take step...
How to make a toilet paper roll robot
"Its a kite.... No..... Its a car with one wheel...... No.... its a dolphin carrying bags..... No..... its a donkey....... No.... Its a garlic toast bread which my 5 year old is having for breakfast."Having breakfast with the kids is an adventure tri...
Home Science Experiment - Germinating Bean Seeds
Here's a little home science experiment that we did during the school holidays. Its a very simple but wonderful and exciting activity for young kids. Here's what you need to germinate bean seeds:Green Bean Seeds Cotton WoolContainerThats all! First y...
Back to School
2 weeks for school holidays is too short. It just flies by so quickly. Today we are back to school and back to routine. For the school holidays we managed to do ....3 crafts, (a Father's Day Card, award ribbon rossettes and a toilet roll robot boy an...
LEGO is almost 50!
Did you have a LEGO set when you were young? Even, if you don't, I am sure your child has one. LEGO is a household name for years. I used to admire those amazing LEGO creations during the LEGO promotions at the stores. Its amazing what a little creat...
Two terms in a year
I checked the school calander and saw that the recent holidays was actually a mid-term holiday. So it was not the end of the first term holidays as I had erroneously thought.The school has only two terms in one school year. The first term ends in May...
School Holiday Activity: Creating a story with Storybook Weaver Deluxe
I wanted to do this preview later but I better get it done today or not at all. (Reason: Kids will be on school holiday and I won't have the luxury of time alone when they are at home next week.)The above is the Storybook Weaver Deluxe writing progra...
Her latest book
My girl loves to write and draw. Her favourite toy is her drawing board. She also keeps a notebook with her storybook collection where she will write story after story. She comes up with a title, draws a box around it, decorates it a bit, then writes...
Their first toy they bought from their Angpow money
Each year after CNY, we would calculate the kids' Angpow Money and then bank it into the bank for them. This year, since they are older and just starting to learn about the value of money and how to buy things on their own etc, we decided to let them...
ABRSM Grade 1 Piano Trial Exam for Scales
My girl was supposed to sit for her ABRSM Grade 1 Piano Scales Trial Exam just before CNY but I felt that she was far from prepared so I informed the school that we could not make it..... twice!Finally, she sat for her trial on Sunday. We could not d...
