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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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Making : Lily paper flowers

23 July 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 6 Comments

We had quite a bit of coloured straws and coloured paper at home, and so we made these paper flowers (that are supposed to look something like this if they’re real)
What you need :
>> Coloured …

Activity : Hand-eye coordination exercise

22 July 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 4 Comments

When Anya attended a trial tennis lesson some two months ago, she was required to try and hit inflated balloons with her little tennis racket.
Being light weight, these balloons’ slower move allows little children more …

Making : Prickly Creatures

18 July 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 2 Comments

Soon after we made those jellyfish hats, the kids insisted on playing with their coloured matchsticks.
And so we decided to make some prickly creatures. I was open to the idea of making some sort of …

Making : Jellyfish hat

17 July 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | One Comment

The other day both kids refused to nap, and since we had quite a bit of time to spend together, we made this jellyfish hat! Very simple and relatively fast to make.
What you need:

– Paper …

Making : Balloon Lady

29 June 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 4 Comments

The other day the kids and I did this arts and crafts thing together.
We made a Balloon Lady!
What we used:
> A balloon (for the ‘head’)
> Crepe paper, cut to strips – approx. 1.5cm wide (for …

Learning through Senses

21 June 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 2 Comments

According to an article by News Canada titled ‘Learning Through Senses – The Key To A Child’s Development‘:
‘The first few years of a child’s life are full of new and exciting experiences that are absorbed …

Sentosa’s Palawan Beach : Fun by the Sea

13 June 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | No Comment

The weather was warm, but as it’s still the school holiday, we decided to brave ourselves under the scorching sun and went to Sentosa’s Palawan beach today. Together with quite a few  determined-to-have-fun moms and …

Visiting Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden

If you’ve never been to Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden (part of the Singapore Botanic Gardens), then you may want to check this place out with your kids.

Though the whole area itself is not that big, …

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