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This PR4 blog is a mini parenting resource on its own. It is a cyber filing cabinet of parenting articles and links. A place to find links to children's favourite sites, online games, craft ideas plus a place of discussion on childcare and other parenting
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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...
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 ...
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...
Di Zi Gui (弟子规)
Earlier this week my girl brought home a book on Di Zi Gui (弟子规) and said "My teacher read from the book but I didn't understand what she was saying. I couldn't follow and didn't know which page she was at. Can you tell me what this book is abo...
Christmas Craft: Making Pop-Up Christmas Cards
Today the kids made pop-up Christmas cards for their aunts. Just for the aunts and none for the uncles as somehow ladies seem to appreciate these things more than the men.We made two types of cards. The first is a pop-up origami tree card. The second...
Online Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
My daughter and I are now learning the final 800 words from my daughter's Preschool Chinese Reading Series from Odonata Publishing that was recommended by other bloggers.I become frustrated at the difficulty in searching for words in our printed Chin...
Index of all games on Top 4 Kids Online Games Sites
There are some online games sites which my young children love. However, to get to the ALL Games index, they sometimes have to go through the home page, then go through several other pages before they reach the ALL Games index. There are usually seve...
A trilingual picture dictionary - Malay - English - Chinese
I wanted to get one of those electronic talking chinese dictionary to help me and my girl in learning Chinese Mandarin. However, those are rather expensive so I decided to wait and see. In the meantime, I was delighted to find this trilingual picture...
Home schooling requires great commitment, patience and planning
I can't believe that my one year online subscription with BetterChinese.com (this is a site that promotes Learning Chinese through stories) is almost coming to an end. What have I done? Almost nothing, accept look at it with my girl or let her explor...
Online Videos For Toddlers and Preschoolers
My kids are born in the multimedia and internet age. So its not surprising that they are navigating the web at a very young age. They like to navigate YouTube for short videos, cartoon clips and songs. They like to watch old Thomas the Engine series...
Teaching Kids About Life Through Books
My kids love books. We go to the bookshop most weekends to browse, read and buy books for them. I love it when I get a good bargain in books ie finding a cheap but good book. A cheap book that is printed on cheap paper may be much better than the exp...
Using a Simple 100 Bead Abacus to Teach Maths to Kids
Recently my boy learned to count on his own. He had taken two toys and wanted to take two more and he said to me "two and two makes four". I tested him by asking him what will happen if he takes three more toys and he said "two and three makes five"....
Interactive Online Learning Sites for Kids
Its great to be a kid in this day and age. I love the new medium of instruction available to kids these days: Interactive Online Learning Sites. There are many such sites available in many languages on the internet.You can easily find many wonderful ...
The Story of the Year (or Nian in Chinese)
Do you know the Story of they Year or Nian in Chinese?In Chinese folk tales, Year or Nian was the name of a monster that lived on a very tall mountain. During the cold days of winter, Year would get very lonely and storm down the valley to frighten ...
