The letter W introduced some very important things to us. We learned that… W is for Water I introduced water in a science lesson after we were done with our W tracers. We learned the importance of water through these activity sheets that taught…
If you’ve read my earlier posts (here, here and here), you would have realised that Gymnademics isn’t your typical early childhood gym. Nat was invited to try their programmes out for a term earlier this year, and had it not been for timing constraints,…
Almond Treasure Hunt Picto-guide: 1. Buy almonds 2. Pack almonds 3. Hide almonds 4. Prep kids with baskets 5. Give clues to search only lit areas in the house 6. Count the loot 7. Break almonds 8. Eat almonds Almond-mentary, dear Watson. This post…
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Survivng Fight Club (or ‘How to Handle Sibling Conflicts’)
I shared in an earlier post how the kids are fighting every day, and how it’s come to a point I am seeing blood. So what does a mother do when the fighting start? How much conflict should she tolerate? When should a mother…
The darndest kid quotes and antics The Kao Kids Thunderstorm days What to Expect... As a Mother
Welcome to Fight Club
There is almost nothing constant in the world of parenting the Kao kids. The dynamics change. The demands change. The seasons change. And now, I’m spending every single day breaking fights, stopping squabbles and wiping away blood and tears. A few months ago, everything…
We were invited to the movie screening of the Dreamsworks Animation, Turbo, at Golden Village Katong last week. I can’t believe we got to watch a movie in the cinema again under the ‘Mums & Babies Movie Screening at GV’! The last time we…
Going Out! Invites & Tryouts Learning fun! The Kao Kids
IKEA Make a Friend Contest (and how a robot may change my mind about something)
I’m one of those moms that dislike having to work with glue, newspapers and recyclable thingys. In fact, I’d go as far to say I declutter so often you’d never be able to find a single thing to craft with where I live. And…
We’ve finally succumbed. To the superior force otherwise also known as Nat-who-throw-things-out-of-the-window. Yes, we’ve finally installed window grilles in the house. We’ve never had grilles for the 9 years we’ve been living in this place. Our home without window grilles appear brighter and more spacious. When there’s a…
We’re not into trick-or-treating, attending costume parties or carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns in observance of Halloween. In fact, the kids are pretty freaked out whenever this time of the year approaches, especially when heading to the supermarket requires them to duck in the trolley or look away. So…
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MITKH v.1
While most of my friends were busy candy crushing and completing their heist missions in GTA V, I was busy accomplishing the missions in MITKH* v.1 the last 5 days. * MITKH : Maidless in the Kao Household There were many levels to complete in MITKH…