Png Png and his favorite toy

Same color scheme clothes

Png Png likes toy car since he was a baby. Probably influence by Chen Chen

I didn't realise Chen Chen and Png Png wore same color scheme clothes till I write this posting

Bright Tots Campus term 1 lesson 3

Today I have to travel with Png Png by MRT Chen Chen's I Creative Learner lesson started Hubby has to send and fetch Chen Chen

Travel by MRT was smooth sailing. I was lost when I alighted at Novena MRT station. With the help of the 2 ladies at information counter at Square 2 and Velocity, I managed to get to the nursing room on the 3rd level at Velocity to nurse Png Png before going for the lesson

When I as about to step out of Velocity, it started to pour. Gosh! What's worse the cab driver didn't know where the condo is. He said there are many condos in that area. Called hubby but he couldn't help either. Luckily I remembered teacher Shirley said the condo is along the way from a hotel Then the cab driver drove along that road

In this lesson, we

1. Sing Good morning and Rainbow song

2. Spoon the color buttons into 2 paper cups according to the colors. Png Png can't even hold a spoon He used his hands to pick up the buttons

3. Hold a color button in the spoon and walk to the table to put the button in a container Of course, Png Png can't do that At least he could hold spoon after this activity

4. Teacher Shirley read a book on chameleon to teach color

5. The tots were given a leaf each to feel the texture of leaf

6. Tots were given a picture of chameleon, crayon and leaf to trace the leave and color the part of the chameleon the same color as the leaf near that part of the body

7. Teacher Shirley took a "magic bag" and let each tot pick up an item in the magic bag. Suprisingly all the tots who aren't shy like Png Png dare not put their hands in the magic bag except Png Png He picked up a yellow block then the other tots follow suit. There were block, yarn, aluminium foil, toy brocoli, brush in the bag

8. Teacher Shirley flahsed cards on words, pictures of fruits (encyclopedia cards), color She explained to parents and answered queries on flash cards. She said according to GD, flash 5 cards a day, then add another 5 new cards till the 5th day ie max 25 cards, then retire the first set of 5 cards and introduce 5 new cards What I read GD method is to introduce 5 cards, flash the 5 cards thrice for 5 days, introduce a new card and retire an old card

9 Sing goodbye song

Hairdressing project

2nd project that Chen Chen's childcare had this year is on the profession hairdressing


See What Chen Chen did to my hair

Curl my hair with roller

Curl my hair with the culer Boy, this thing is hot!

Miao lao shi helped Chen Chen

Colored my hair

Teacher Cris helped Chen Chen to spray different colors on my hair

JWT trial

Chen Chen is having a term break for I Creative Learner class, so I took this opportunity to bring Png Png to JWT for trial lesson. However, I can't sit in the lesson with him as I have very bad flu. Png Png cried loudly at the start of the lesson

Png Png enjoyed jumping in Jumperoo though he looked terrified in the pictures. Felt like buying a jumperoo for him but dropped the idea as he should be walking soon and a jumperoo is very expensive even for a 2nd hand one

Png Png's favorite - ball pit

Unlike Chen Chen, Png Png dislike the swing

Kiddy ride

Bright Tots Campus term 1 lesson 2

Today we reached the condo before the lesson started

What we did in this lesson

1. Sing Good Morning song I leanred this from MMI and sing to Png Png every morning I am with him

2. Teacher Shirley used coffee filter paper and drew dots and stripes on 1 side of the paper using water colors then folded the paper and asked the tots to use their "magic" fingers to press the paper. There was the same print on the blank side when the paper was opened up. This teaches the tots the term "symmetry"

3. Parents tore color stripes into square shape, glued a butterfly shape paper then let the tots paste the color square papers on the butterfly The tots were given magic ink to draw dots on the butterfly

4. Spot the difference between 3 butterflies. Acutally 2 butterflies are the same, 1 is different from the other 2 Parents have to describe the picture to the tots and help them to spot the difference This activity sharpens a child's observation skill

5. Fishing the paper fish. This activity teaches shapes (different shapes of magnet as "hook" to fish rod) and colors and trains hand and eye coordination

6. Sing rainbow song in English and Chinese. Theme of the term is "A colorful world" so we sing this song for this term

7. Teacher Shirley flashed color cards

8. Sing good bye song

Play cell phone game

Png Png : Kor Kor, what are you playing?

Chen Chen: Hehehe, don't show you

Png Png looked so sad...........

Chen Chen : OK let you see what I am playing

Png Png: Don't know what is he doing with that stick
Chen Chen : Let me teach you how to play the game

Png Png : Oh I see understood

Bright Tots Campus term 1 lesson 1

I thought I don't have to search for enrichment classes for Png Png. Just follow the enrichment classes I signed up for Chen Chen will do. Never did I expect things change over time. I had a hard time searching for enrichment programme for Png Png, thus I didn't send Png Png to enrichment classes at 12 month like what I did for Chen Chen,

I like BJG (Baby Jumper Gym) very much. However, the branch in Pasir Ris where Chen Chen had his lesson was closed. Hubby is not keen to go to the one and only branch which is in Bt Batok unless we could enrol to the class taught by teacher April. She was Chen Chen's teacher. She is very good. Alas! She just left BJG not long ago. Thought of trying Julian Gabriel. Not only the location is inconvenient, it doesn't have week end class for little toddler of Png Png's age The other 2 home based play group doesn't accept tods below 2 ...... Either location or timing not right, or Png Png is too young for the programme. Finally, I managed to find a home based enrichment programme Tots Campus for tods at 15 month under The Tots University. The location is not very convenient though

I was very excited on the first lesson. We left tour house later than plan due to delay by Chen Chen. AND, hubby lost his way, in the end we abandoned our car and walked to the condo where the lesson was conducted

When I reached the place, it was 1/2 way through the lesson. We missed the part which was conducted in Mandarin. We did the following

1. Match 6 butterfly pictures Png Png looked at others but didn't do it All he did was crushed the pictures

2. Use cork to print caterpillar as teacher Shirley introduced Eric Carl's book The very hungry caterpillar before we arrived

3. Sort colorful buttons This is a very good activity which strengthens hand and eye coordination, aids development of memory and cognitive powers, teaches colors, counting and improves child's attention span. But all Png Png did was crushed the paper cups

4. Sing raindbow and goodbye song

Png Png saw Eric Carl's book The very hungry caterpillar, he was very excited He screamed and kicked his legs. He recognised the book. We borrowed this book from National Library and he likes the book very much

Chen Chen, Png Png and Chen Chen's favorite toy

Hubby bought Chen Chen a water gun as Chen Chen's birthday present. Chen Chen likes it very much

Png Png : Kor Kor, let's play with your present
Png Png : It's fun to play with even without water

Png Png : Hmm.... play till doze off???