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“Thanks” to today’s gadgets, more and more kids tend to say, “I don’t know what I’m good at. I don’t know what I like. I’m not interested in anything actually.” (But somehow they are interested …

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FOLDSCOPE: Entering the Micro World with this US$1 Paper Microscope!

11 March 2019 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids, Daily | No Comment

 
With a drone, we get to see the world from a bird’s eye view.
And with THIS, we get to see the world UP CLOSE!
Like, 140x bigger!!
Everyone, I’d like to introduce you to … FOLDSCOPE!

To find …

Making: Super Maze, using card boxes and straws!

4 January 2019 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | No Comment

 
These past few days Levi has been SO into making these mazes and he kept on adding the ‘stages’!
(read: Kept looking for used boxes😁)
Here’s what it looks like!
 


What he used:
– various card boxes (used shoe …

Air Force Run 2018

22 December 2018 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids, Food & Health | No Comment

It was 22 December.
And it was the last run of the year … errr, for me anyway =)
You see, I am not a naturally self-motivated runner.
So signing up to this running event motivates me to …

TRAILER: Our hike to Mount Prau (back in June 2018!)

‘Why do you climb mountains as a family?’, some people asked me.
We have many reasons =)
One of them is, it’s a wonderful way to experience something together as a family.
Yes. We really think so.
When we …

Making: Straw Rollercoaster

16 October 2018 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids, Video | No Comment

 
‘Create something with straws’, said Levi’s arts teacher.
So Levi made this – straw rollercoaster park =)
 

Brie: Picking Up Tennis More Regularly!

10 August 2018 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids, Daily, Video | No Comment

 
Someone is clearly excited about picking up tennis more regularly! =)
 

 
Here are photos of Brie, … when she’s ONE and a more recent one, when she’s SEVEN!
 

 

 
And here are some videos:
 

 

 

Checking Out: Bamboo Bridge, Bagan Fajar at Teluk Naga, Tangerang

 
Once a while, we simply feel like escaping the busy city of Jakarta, and … do something different.
Recently, we decided to go fishing with friends and their families, and … enjoy some ‘bamboo bridge walk’ …

Brie and Tennis: 6 Years, 9 Months

22 February 2018 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | No Comment

 
So this was how it went.
This girl chose to throw her tantrums after school (over not getting what she wanted).
Then, she was so full of energy during her one-on-one tennis session (which was about an …

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