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14 July 2022 – 3:34 pm |

“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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Parenting Tips and Thoughts : Improving Concentration Skills

When it comes to my children’s concentration levels, I must say they’re rather different.
Anya is pretty good when it comes to doing things by herself for a long time. Since young, she can sit alone …

Making : Woolen Ring

10 March 2009 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 3 Comments

While Vai was napping away, Anya asked if we could do some arts and crafts together.
And when I asked what she’d like to make if she were to make something that she could wear or …

Making : Wool-haired Face

21 February 2009 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids, Daily | 2 Comments

While Anya was away at school last week, Vai and I did some simple activities together using strands of wool.
We made a wool-haired face!

What we used :
– Strands of wool (we used our black ones)
– …

Cruising along the Singapore River for FREE

[Taken by Wilson using his iphone]
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is running its ‘2009 Reasons to enjoy Singapore’ campaign (from today until 1 March), and this means we have a chance to enjoy FREE admissions to …

Making : Plastic Bottle + Matchsticks = Fancy container

13 February 2009 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 5 Comments

Anya’s been refusing to take a nap after school. And that means she has about one to two hours ‘alone’ with me, ie. before Vai wakes up from his nap.
She told me the other day …

Family Day Out : Omni Theatre & Science Centre

The last time I went to Science Centre with the kids was two years ago. Anya was close to turning 3, and Vai was only 5.5months old.
It was a weekday and the place was quiet, …

Making : Chinese New Year’s Hong Bao Lantern

3 February 2009 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 2 Comments

Now that Chinese New Year is over, what can we do with these empty hong baos (red packets)?
Recycle and use them for crafting with the kids!
We made our very own Hong Bao lanterns the other …

Making : Chinese New Year – Ox Hand Prints

19 January 2009 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 3 Comments

Finally, our very first crafting session for the year 2009!
And with Chinese New Year happening in a week’s time – the year of the Ox, they say – we made something with that theme in …

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