So much has happened in the past year and my focus has shifted from homeschooling preschoolers to teaching lower/primary school children usi...

Here's a simple craft made using coconut husks. We actually prefer the taste of the larger green coconuts from Malaysia, but for th...

Here's a lightweight and fun activity that comes in very handy during long visits or while waiting for appointments.   We basica...

Here's a lovely gift idea that a child can make easily, out of paper or felt. Simple, useful, and pretty. Here's a great tutorial...

Every year, we have tonnes of unused red packets leftover after Chinese New Year. This year, we decided to put them to good use.  These lant...

Raw, dairy-free, gluten-free healthy cookies cost an arm an a leg. So we decided to make our own! These don't usually last very long...

Here's a simple woodwork activity. I know many city-dwellers may baulk at the idea of a preschooler handling woodwork tools, but in m...

Yesterday, the little ones found a CD of Christmas carols, and they were soon dancing to "Jingle Bells"! It brought us back to t...

It was surprisingly easy to make and it provided hours of fun. The hardest part was finding a long, bendy stick. We tried balloon sticks...

My kids think their dad is a genius. At any given moment, he can pull out lightbulbs, electrodes, magnets, and all sorts of weird tools, a...

These little pom poms are cute versatile and very easy to make! They can be used as toys, pretend food, money, balls, etc. The little b...

My children love little pouches, bags, wallets, (basically anything that can hold anything!) and they somehow always manage to find some ...

I used to tire myself out trying to spend quality time with my children, only to find myself burntout, frustrated and irritable. I've...

Ixora Craft The kids surprised me with this one. This is what happened when we put 3 children together for 8 hours outdoors without pla...

Like it or not, children are learning from us all the time. They pick up how we speak to strangers, how we manage our anger, and what w...

The little boy is fascinated with all things knight-related. It's so hard to stay away from violent play like toy guns and knives...

The nature table is a lovely and simple way to connect children to nature. In our home, each child has a special garden, a little box ...

For the little girl's birthday, we needed a gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free birthday cake. A tall order indeed, so we ended ...

We love beeswax. Once or twice a week, after story time (a story without illustrations) we get out the beeswax and start creating element...

An old article, but the title caught my attention. No Apple a day for Steve Jobs’ children - who were not even allowed iPads "Whil...

Here's a fun Chinese New Year lesson that we did during our homeschool co-op. We generally try to do co-operative activities that requir...

I'm not good at saying "no". Especially if it's to my husband and he's holding a packet of potato chips. I've scou...

It was one of those days. My husband wasn't feeling well and I was exhausted. I left the kids alone for a few hours and rested in my ro...

Touted as the world's most nutritious seed, hemp seeds are the darling of the Superfoods. Packed with proteins, omega 3 and a long list ...