Christmas at Orchard 2010

We went to Orchard Road to see the Christmas deco. There was not much deco by the mall Png Png likes this toy horse at Robinson Riding with teddy Big smile

Christmas party at Carpe Diem

It's party time at Carpe Diem. This is the last party my boys were together in Carpe Diem. We got game ticket at $5 for each boy. There were many games for the kids Paper Dance - Similar to musical chair. Teacher played music and kids walked around a piece of majong paper. When music stopped, kids stepped on the paper. The paper will be folded into half after each round. The last kid who could step on the small folded paper will be the winner. Chen Chen almost won but the winner pushed him out. Never mind, it was just a game Shooting stars - kids threw star shape paper into a basket from a distance Chen Chen held the basket and Eden (same age as Png Png) shot the stars into the basket Fix puzzle - Puzzle cut out from picture related to Christmas for fixing Build Snowman Decorate Christmas tree Chen Chen applied glue on Christmas tree Added some glitter Christmas tree Chen Chen decorated Png Png decorated Christmas tree I decorated Christmas tree with Png Png Png Png poured the glitter onto the Christmas tree to hasten the process. He always has creative idea to get job done in a quicker and easier way Png Png : "See, it's so much easier than pasting the glitter piece by piece" I was impressed and amused by my witty baby Christmas tree Png Png decorated There were lucky draws and performances by the kids after that Png Png kept crying for me and refused to perform. Chen Chen sang and dance well with the team. That was his last performance

Lap booking class Term 4 lesson 10

Today we did

1. Shirley showed Eric Carle's Animals, animals the poetry on 5 owlets She asked where are the owlets and how many owlets are there? Every tot including Png Png went to her to point and count the owlet on the picture. Shirley asked what is the owl's legs for? She said owl's eyes are for looking for animals, ears for listening to sound. Listen if there is rabbit coming out of the burrow, listen if there is squirrel moving up the tree. Shirley asked what tree are the owlets perching on? Old elm tree. She pointed to the picture of the mouse and asked if owl likes to eat mouse. Does owl likes to eat apple? Owl likes to eat snake, mouse, squirrel, insects

2. Tot has to collect a small booklet and pictures of food in a pocket. Png Png refused to collect the booklet. I collected it myself.

Parent to guide tot to pick food that owl eats and food that owl doesn't eat. Ask tot if owl is really very hungry, would it eat apple? Where can owl find prey? Png Png refused to do this activity. I threatened to put him on naughty chair then he did the activity. I overheard Shirley explained to other tots owl uses beak to poke meat that is soft. So, apple, vegetable are too hard for owl to poke it's beak through. Owl doesn't eat those.

I explained to Png Png owl is carnivore so it eats meat. It doesn't eat fruits, vegetables. Shirley also used this reasoning to explain to the other tots. Shirley came to Png Png but he still refuse to cooperate. Shirley explained to him owl likes to eat animals, living things that moves.

Shirley said very likely Png Png feels that I am testing him and doesn't like to be tested. He might or might not know all the answers. She advised me to continue to ask question and provide answer to let him enjoy learning.

3. A 6 pieces puzzle on a cut out picture of an owl was given to tots to fix. I find this puzzle too difficult to fix for a 2+ year old tot

Shirley said she didn't cover things like different types of owl. Owl is a bird of prey. Birds of prey has special beak for hunting and eating prey. She said Toucan eats fruits. Toucan has very big beak for that purpose

4. Sang Good bye song

I made the cover of the lapbook with Png Png by giving him paper to cut into pieces since he is very keen to cut with scissor. Then we pasted the pieces of paper on a picture of an owl

labyrinth puzzle

Chen Chen was fascinated with Labyrinth puzzle. He saw the puzzle at Toy'R' Us. He used a foam to make the puzzle with hubby's help.

He kept asking hubby and I to play with the puzzle he made. He was proud of his work. Great job, son. Awesome!

Hubby bought labyrinth puzzle for Chen Chen as Christmas present seeing Chen Chen was so keen on the game. Chen Chen was overjoyed

Lap booking class Term 4 lesson 9

Today we did

1. Sang Good Afternoon song

2. The paper plate that tots painted last week was returned to tot.

Shirley showed 2 semi-circle shapes (cut from paper plate) which was meant for making the wings of the owl. She asked what is this? Png Png answered semi-circle. Shirley asked when we put the 2 semi-circles together, what shape does it form? She put the 2 semi-circles together and said that 2 semi-circles forms a circle when they are put together . 5 black color and 5 brown color stripes were given out to paste on the semi-circle as feather of the wings. Shirley said she will go around and staple the head and wings to the body individually when the tot was ready.

Parent to explain to tot how to do the craft - a circle for the head, a circle for the body, 2 semi-circles for the wings. Png Png answered correctly the smaller circle painted in brown is for the head and bigger circle with collage is for the body after asking him a few times. I had a hard time making Png Png to paste the black and brown stripes on the semi-circle. I asked him how he wanted to paste the stripes. Is it black and brown alternately or all brown then all black. All he was interested in was to press the glue and say bubble. I pasted the first stripe to show him and told him Shirley was looking at him. He pasted 1 stripe but played with the glue again. When I saw most tots were almost done, I had no choice but to threaten to put him on naughty chair then he quickly pasted all the other stripes. Next, I showed Png Png the different ways of placing the wings but he didn't choose which way he wanted the wings to be

I asked Png Png a few times which circle is for the head and which circle is for the body along the way. I wonder if he got fed up or changed his mind when Shirley came round to staple the body and head of the craft for him, he kept answering smaller circle is the body and the bigger circle is the head. Shirley asked him to think again and she moved on to the other tot. Argh..... We were the last one again. I saw other tots moved on to the other activity after completed the craft but we didn't get to do it at all. Argh.......

Finally Shirley stapled the head and body together and asked Png Png how he wants the wings to be. Is it flying with the wings spread to 2 sides or resting with the wings closed to the body. Png Png made his choice. Shirley asked what else was missing. Png Png answered legs. Guess he overheard what the other tot said and followed suit.

2 big yellow round circles, 2 small black round stickers, a black triangle and 2 clothes pegs were given to us to make the owl's eyes, beak and legs

Christmas tree

Christmas is round the corner. My sister in law puts up a Christmas tree in the living room. My boys like to see the lighting on the tree
Pose before going to school
Another pose
My lovely babies

Kiddos Ride at Novena Square

Chen Chen likes the Kiddos Ride at Novena Square. Hubby let him have the ride again when I attended lapbook class with Png Png

Chen Chen : Wish mummy is here to see me and share my joy

Of course, he told me a lot about the ride when he saw me