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Thirty-One
31 months old. Just five more months before our baby turns three. I’ve been looking through his baby photos recently, and although his...
GWTT
Mar 9, 20154 min read
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Friday Flips #5: This is Not My Hat
When the librarian first recommended This is Not My Hat to me, I was instantly attracted to the beautiful illustrations. I thought the...
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Mar 6, 20152 min read
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Homeschooling Playgroup #4
We started on our new theme of Fruits and Vegetables this week, and although the children know many different types of fruits and...
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Mar 4, 20152 min read
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Achievement Unlocked: No More Tears!
After slightly more than a month in school, Noah has finally decided to stop crying! He had a tear-free first day at school, then cried...
GWTT
Mar 2, 20155 min read
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Friday Flips #4: The Gruffalo & The Gruffalo’s Child
I recently introduced Noah to Julia Donaldson’s books, and the first two we read were The Gruffalo, and The Gruffalo’s Child. Noah really...
GWTT
Feb 27, 20152 min read
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Homeschooling Playgroup #3
We’re still on the theme of Chinese New Year (CNY) this week for our playgroup, although this will be our last session on this theme. I...
GWTT
Feb 25, 20153 min read
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Friday Flips #3: Books by Kathryn Otoshi
I had never heard of Kathryn Otoshi until the librarian recommended her books to me. At first glance, her books look as though they are...
GWTT
Feb 20, 20153 min read
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Homeschooling Playgroup #2
This week, I was slow in signing up for a segment, and ended up with the Introduction again. I tried very hard to think of what I could...
GWTT
Feb 17, 20152 min read
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Friday Flips #2: Books by Herve Tullet
Herve Tullet has great collection of interactive books, and Noah enjoys reading most of them. I first borrowed Mix It Up! Read with Us...
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Feb 13, 20153 min read
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Homeschooling Playgroup #1
Last year, we had a very enjoyable few months in a co-op playgroup, and were very sad when the year came to a close, as most of the...
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Feb 11, 20153 min read
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Friday Flips #1: Tap to Play!
Noah has been into interactive books recently, and I chanced upon Tap to Play! Press Here Mix It Up! Tap to Play! The objective of the...
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Feb 6, 20152 min read
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Homeschooling Fun: Sensory Bins
Some time ago, I noticed that Noah’s fine motor skills needed to be worked on, so I started making simple sensory bins for him to play...
GWTT
Feb 5, 20155 min read
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Giveaway: Fox Kids & Baby CNY Collection
If you’ve subscribed to our Facebook page, you would have seen us sharing Fox Fashion’s Chinese New Year Treats! album, where you can...
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Feb 3, 20153 min read
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The Birth of Friday Flips
Towards the end of last year, I thought about how I wanted to improve this blog, and finally reached the conclusion that although I...
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Feb 2, 20152 min read
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The City at Liang Court
Our little playgroup co-op tries to have regular playdates, and although we try to find free or cheap places to play at, we decided to...
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Jan 28, 20153 min read
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The Gruffalo (KidsFest 2015)
I brought Noah to watch The Gruffalo last Friday, because he recently became a huge Gruffalo fan, and it was truly a wonderful experience...
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Jan 27, 20153 min read
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Penang Butterfly Farm
When we visited Penang last year, we decided to take things easy, and didn’t visit many tourist attractions. We loved the Purrfect Cat...
GWTT
Jan 26, 20152 min read
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Gruffalo Madness
I recently borrowed a copy of The Gruffalo from the library, and Noah absolutely loves it! He asks me to read it to him multiple times a...
GWTT
Jan 22, 20152 min read
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First Week of School
After a rather successful first day of school, I was lulled into a false sense of complacency. Yes, I had heard of children who seemed...
GWTT
Jan 19, 20154 min read
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