“Why don’t you just buy vegetables? It is cheaper and it won’t take too much of your time.” I do buy veggies, but this why we plant:😅 “It has been four days and my seed has not grown yet!” My second son said in frustration and hopelessness. “Well, when you sow something, it will grow,… Read More
I want to preserve my children’s artworks, but as neat as possible. I keep some of the sheets of paper or notebooks, but I’m pretty sure they might get lost sometime in the future when I decide to declutter. 😁 So what we do when we have time is digitalize their works and then use… Read More
Kids develop problem solving skills whenever they play in groups. As an adult, there are times that we want to solve the problems they are having while they are playing but let that be the last option. ➡️Let their thinking and problem solving skills come to play by asking them questions that could lead them… Read More
EARLY DREAMS I was at a friend’s house and saw this National Geographic magazine. I remembered how I used to read it. It was actually National Geographic’s Wildlife As Canon Sees It page that opened my appreciation for nature and photography. As a kid, I used to dream of having a Canon camera because of this. 😂 I also… Read More
We often hear old people say “let them play” or “it’s better for them to play”, but what kind of play is good for kids? Should we just let them play alone? Outside? Indoor? How are they learning this way? Most importantly, why is play critical for a child’s development? There are categories of play… Read More
After finishing a bottle of chocolate drink, I saw my son wash the bottle. I asked what he was going to do with it and he said he wanted to make his own binoculars. I reminded him that I was going to assist him because he would be using a cutter. I also asked him… Read More
DOODLE 1: FAVOR is inspired by the story of Noah in Genesis 6. It is encouraging to know that in a corrupt and evil world, God made a way for those who walked with him. Noah walked with God, and he found favor in his eyes. God made a covenant with Noah in the midst… Read More
Reading is probably one of those skills that we parents set aside until our kids go to school. We think that reading starts at school and that teachers are the ones in charge of all the word recognition and so we put reading aside and let time do its thing. The truth is that reading… Read More
*This is a re-post with updates. Originally posted on: April 17, 2014 Weeks ago, my husband and my son came home with new toys. I got excited at the thought that I’d have new ‘subjects for shooting” for playtime. =)) -Possible things to learn for this playtime with toy animals: Animal names. You can play… Read More
Friday Finds is a themed post on my blog where all the helpful sites I’ve seen around lately are featured. You can check out: Friday Finds #1: Worksheets, Websites, and Weddings Friday Finds #2: Photos, Baking Videos, and Tutorials Friday Finds #3: Calligraphy, Community, and Creativity Friday Finds #4: Blogs, Books, and Boys THE MEASURED… Read More
