Helping in the kitchen

Posted on July 28, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Wherever I can, I'd make use of the kids for some free child labour. It certainly gets things going faster, never mind about the mess. The Hubs will take care of that! Yesterday, I got T1 to peel a whole bunch of French Beans and T2, of course.......click to learn what next.

Imagination Nation

Posted on July 27, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Another of T1's sketches.... There is a fruit river below, a juice blender for pureeing (I assume that would be for T2, haha), a lollipop orchard (she wishes!), flower friends on the top left, and an enclosure of some sort top right with various animals in them. Errr......the.......click to learn what next.

Hospitalised for food poisoning

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

It has only been like yesterday since we got discharged from hospital but since last Friday, T1 came home with a tummy ache and then the runs and then consecutive runs for 3 entire days. My immediate reaction was CANTEEN FOOD! But her other classmates were OK. So.......click to learn what next.

Making Paper Jewelery – Project at Nana’s

Posted on July 26, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

As explained earlier about T1's weekly stay at Nan's, on her 2nd week, she made Mommy some paper jewelery from cut out magazines, then rolled them using a thin chopstick and glued together to make little paper beads. Awesome! She excitedly presented me with 2 boxes, pink and.......click to learn what next.

How to play horsey with your children

Posted on July 26, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Scene venue: Master Bedroom on MY bed After much begging and whinging that I NEVER play with her, I relented but only for awhile, I made her promise. It started out innocent enough, with T1 sitting on my stomach.......and then T2 decided she wanted to join in the.......click to learn what next.

Monkey traps in KL?

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

You heard right. Just 100 yards from our home, stands a large green metal container, about 7 by 7 feet high and wide, that we pass by everyday on our way home from school. And on lucky days, we'd catch the monkeys at lunchtime with food strewn across.......click to learn what next.

Project paper mache at Nana’s

Posted on July 25, 2010July 22, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since we managed to convince T1 that staying at Nana's over the weekend was way more fun (we threatened her with balls and chains literally) than hanging out at home, she's settled into a new weekend routine much to Uncle Ben and Nana's dismay excitement. And it's.......click to learn what next.

Narcissism is prerequisite for success

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I read that today. How interesting. It obviously has some truth in it as I have always wished I was more vain. If I were more vain, I'd be slim and looking great, not living my life as a dowdy Ah Sow, on a daily basis. My daughter,.......click to learn what next.

Learning Similes

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

What the hell are similes, you may ask, especially if you are not an English Teacher? Well, I had no clue. A simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things with similar properties, for example, I am as busy as a bee, T2 is as cool.......click to learn what next.

Interpreting a 5 year old’s sketch

Posted on July 24, 2010July 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Observe the above sketch by T1 and tell your story. Then read below to see how near or far you were *wink* According to T1, . . . . . . . . She is at a movie shoot! And the camera man is saying "Great one!" to.......click to learn what next.

Math Mania

Posted on July 24, 2010July 22, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Because I have so little time to spend with T1, she usually passes her time alone either playing, watching TV or doing her workbooks. I'm lucky in that I don't have to force this girl to do her workbooks as she actually enjoys doing them herself at her.......click to learn what next.

Burung Kakak Tua

Posted on July 23, 2010July 22, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

What is little T2 looking at so curiously? On a daily basis, T1 will entertain T2 as she needs a platform to perform. She needs an audience and who better to pick than her own little baby sister, who is always enchanted by Che-Che's songs, moves and grooves.............click to learn what next.

Flykidz at Solaris

Posted on July 20, 2010July 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

After a long time of begging, we finally allowed T1 to start the gym this year. But we've stopped everything else. I find this a suitable gym for this age group as they teach the kids some solid gymnastic skills (like handstands, cartwheels, roll-overs, somersaults, balance beams and.......click to learn what next.

Should babies watch TV?

Posted on July 19, 2010July 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When T1 was a baby, I allowed her to watch those Baby Einstein videos that were supposed to stimulate babies. Those days, they weren't available in KL and we had to either purchase them overseas or stole them from friends. At some point, they made it to KL.......click to learn what next.

Preschooler’s questions on outer space

Posted on July 18, 2010July 19, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Because the Hubs has an astronaut friend who got launched into space, T1 has naturally been exposed to all things space having attended the launch itself in Florida. She also excitedly received this very good book on space from a very dear friend from London which she has.......click to learn what next.