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Activities for Babies: Washi Fun
This wasn't a planned activity. Calla found the plastic lid of a container I had used for Poppy's Turbo activities and was playing with it. She was so engrossed in trying to peel off the washi tape I...
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Project Little Red Dot: Day 24 - The Teacher
In the spirit of National Day, I've "interviewed" 31 people, 1 for each day of the month of August. Some are young, some are young at heart. Some are married, some are not. Some have kids, some are...
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Project Little Red Dot: Day 25 - The Singaporean in the Philippines
In the spirit of National Day, I've "interviewed" 31 people, 1 for each day of the month of August. Some are young, some are young at heart. Some are married, some are not. Some have kids, some are...
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Project Little Red Dot: Day 26 - The Fated Partner
In the spirit of National Day, I've "interviewed" 31 people, 1 for each day of the month of August. Some are young, some are young at heart. Some are married, some are not. Some have kids, some are...
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Activities for Babies: Sensory Bin
I've been reading about sensory bins and have been looking forward to trying them out with Calla.A sensory bin, like the term suggests, is something that encourages an exploration of the senses, and...
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Spending Time with The Firstborn
Poppy is our firstborn. We had Calla almost 4 years after. Many times, Max and I practice the "divide and conquer" approach where we each take one child and give her all our attention. Sometimes we...
View ArticleTaboo Topic #1 - Infertility
Before we got married, Max and I attended a marriage preparation course which made us think about questions like "How will you bring up your kids?" (Max's answer to that was "with milk and cookies")....
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Project Little Red Dot: Day 27 - The Grateful Husband
In the spirit of National Day, I've "interviewed" 31 people, 1 for each day of the month of August. Some are young, some are young at heart. Some are married, some are not. Some have kids, some are...
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Activities for Babies: Sensory Bin (Rolled Oats and Play Cooking set)
I didn't plan for this one. I was trying to clear the overflowing sink but couldn't because I was distracted by a crying Calla at the safety gate. Encouraged by the success of our first sensory bin, I...
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Project Red Dot: Day 28 - The Environmentalist
In the spirit of National Day, I've "interviewed" 31 people, 1 for each day of the month of August. Some are young, some are young at heart. Some are married, some are not. Some have kids, some are...
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Activities for Preschoolers: Creepy Crawlie Sensory Bin
This evening, the kids set up a mini beach in my kitchen. It looked something like this:Uh huh. We even had to enlist the help of our trusty vacuum cleaner because there was more sand than I thought...
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Project Red Dot: Day 29 - The Poly Student
In the spirit of National Day, I've "interviewed" 31 people, 1 for each day of the month of August. Some are young, some are young at heart. Some are married, some are not. Some have kids, some are...
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Activities for Babies: The Slot Machine
I started collecting bottle caps a few months back, knowing that some day they'd come in useful. Ok to be honest, I didn't just keep whatever we had. I asked around. I asked lots of people. And when...
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Project Little Red Dot: Day 30 - The Bilinguism Advocate
In the spirit of National Day, I've "interviewed" 31 people, 1 for each day of the month of August. Some are young, some are young at heart. Some are married, some are not. Some have kids, some are...
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Project Little Red Dot: Day 31 - The ex Triathlete, now Try-athlete
In the spirit of National Day, I've "interviewed" 31 people, 1 for each day of the month of August. Some are young, some are young at heart. Some are married, some are not. Some have kids, some are...
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Project Little Red Dot: Day 31 - The Expatriate
In the spirit of National Day, I've "interviewed" 31 people, 1 for each day of the month of August. Some are young, some are young at heart. Some are married, some are not. Some have kids, some are...
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Activities for Preschoolers: Milk Magic
This has got to be one of the easiest Science experiments to set up. All you need is milk (and love, of course), dishwashing soap, and some food colouring. I love it when I don't have to run out to...
View ArticleHow To Raise Happy Children
Unfortunately, happy children cannot be bought off the shelves of a supermarket. They have to be raised. By their parents. That's where we come into the picture.When I was growing up, my parents had a...
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How to Build a Sense of Responsibility in Preschoolers
As a child, I remember squatting at my grandmother's laundry area every Friday afternoon and scrubbing my school shoes. That was my responsibility. If I didn't wash my shoes on Friday, they wouldn't...
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You Call that a Dining Table?!
I try, I really do.I try to keep our dining table from looking like a dumping ground. But it's got some strange magnetic force of its own. It lures stray objects to it when we're not looking. Stuff...
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