Arts & craft

We have been doing quite a number of scribbling/drawing/colouring/finger painting/palm painting even collage in this month alone. I really think it's not bad at all as i try to make this a weekly thing for missy.. she is getting better with her hand control of the crayons/colour pencils..

To make sure she gets the access of the materials to unleash her creativity ..i always pasted a huge mahjong paper at our glass door and she just take her crayons/colour pencils and scriblle.. draw.. and only friday or sunday i will let her play with finger play with sponges and she evolve to using palm to chop on the papers..

We recently did a collage too.. which is a simple one with my help to prepare the torn magazines then she just take the paper and paste it onto the 3 balloons outline.. i will let her practise more of such craft.. good motro skill

Raisins transfer game

Wanting to play this game for sometimes, but my initial plan is to use beans, but beans is not that safe. since i have many packets of raisins at home, thus, the idea to let my girl have a new game.

This raisin transfer game is to train my girl to follow instructions. i gave her three small bowl of different colours. I place all the raisins into the red bowl. i then show her how i transfer the raisins from red bowl to yellow bowl then to blue bowl. then, i thought maybe three bowl /thre colour might be too overwhelming. i then change my plan to just red & yellow bowl.

I demonstrated wih instructions in words, missy just cant wait to get started. she really follow what i did by transferring the raisins one by one from red bowl to yellow bowl. *proud of her*

of course, i dont expect everything to be so perfect, once she almost completed, she started her usual curiousity again. she will press the raisins, flatten it, then put into her mouth, spit it out.. then take it and put into the bowl again.. repeatedly.

Shall revisit this game.

Sponge in the water

I've got these sponges ages ago. my aim is to do some arts with missy. But, it's too early to start with water colour. she is now using colour pencils and crayons at this stage.

i started introducing sponge to missy is to let her have some sensorial stimulation as it has two different texture, one is rough (like sand paper) and another side is soft and spongy. she likes to play with these sponges with different colours, she will take the sponge to scrub on paper or floor.

since recently, i noticed missy show minimum interest with her toys, so i let her play the sponges in a basin of water.. let her see how the sponge become full with water and when i press the sponge, the water just leak out and the sponge can be soaked with water again..

i let her try on her own, she simply thrilled with it and so excited abt it. she press the sponge, put it again into the basin to soak with water, repeatingly.

of course, it wet the floor, which i well prepared by placing a mat below the basin.

a simple/cheap/fun game to engage with our litle ones which stimulate her senses and refine her fine motor skill

This week reading : The Creative Family

http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Family-Encourage-Imagination-Connections/dp/1590304713/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221113842&sr=8-1

Finally, i found this book from library. I remember the call number wrongly that's why until now then i realise the correct call number is 749.XXX and not 371.XXX. today quickly go & grab it.

Shall start reading it tonight.

It seems like a MUST-Have or at least MUST-read book for all mummy. Even mummies in Oz take this as "hand-book"..mmm.. interesting.

After-reading Thoughts:
I'm so inspired by this book. Im inspired in the sense that i determine to create a very "creative" environment for my child to grow up in. Soulemama said, parents learn creativity from their child, as children is so pure and they just do things the MOST creative manner..

Shall try to do some "Creative" stuff at home, start bit by bit.. muahaha..

my head is so full of things.. wonder why i did not learn to sew /knit earlier.. sigh.. now i feel handicap, cos i wanted to do many things, but i don't have the basic skill to carry it out. shall find some time to pick this up ! i always think seing or knititng is so "aunty".. mm.. so i think im walking into this auty stage..but im happy i do now.. than later.. heee

Will bring missy to more nature places..see more hills.. sea.. sand.. just thinking of me make me happier.. haaa..

Good book to read for all mothers or i should say parents.. !Thumbs UP ! You can actually just visit her blog to be inspired more..

Cognitive Development - A round in the garden

I've been playing this game with bb since last week, which is suppose to train her cognitive skill in remembering what had happened.

Simple game:

Hold out her hand and start singing this rhymes:
(Use finger play, combining words and actions)

Trace a circle on baby’s hand as you say:
“round and round the garden, like a teddy bear”, then walk your fingers up her outstretched arm while you say,
“one step, two steps,” and tickle him under the arm as you say,
“tickle him under there!”

bb enjoys this game, she already knows what im going to do whenever i started to circle her palm and say the "round and round the garden" she will smile before even i tickle her..

So, she has learned this game.

will repeat this game for few more weeks.