Showing posts with label toddler fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label toddler fun. Show all posts
The tweetmoms talked about butter cookies that's as good as Kjeldsen, so we gave it a try. Well, I can tell you that it doesn't turn out as shaped cookies. Will have to ask my mom for the tried and tested recipes. I baked when I was younger, cannot recall if it was more of a chore rather than fun LOL.
Happy Birthdays to Harith, Athirah and Uzair! As always- awesome party. Was just to sickly to take pics. But I saw familiar faces (though some tak sempat say hi). Importantly saw her mom, and finally met @darfia. I think we managed to borak with Syauqi more than Munirah hehe. Busy woman. Awesome carnival!
We approached language carefully. It was thought that she'll be confused with us using BM, cakap utara and English at home. So I chose English as my teaching aids are in English, iPad apps are English anyway.
But she has picked up BM too. She mainly speaks English for now, her school's medium is in English. She has few cute BM phrases:
- dah (b)alik
- cuyak (koyak)
- tejut (terkejut)
I can safely say she's picking up the language now. Watching Dora and Diego- but so far has not picked up Spanish. Ni Hao, Kai-lan has Mandarin in it. Let's see if that challenges her language centre.
I'm no gadget freak, but I'd buy something that's practical. These pics are actually from my FB from last year and this year.
That Dell netbook is almost 2 years old now, had it for as long as I've been blogging. Took it during our cuti-cuti Malaysia, when I went for entrance exam/interview, brought it along to study for exam. And that netbook in Starbucks, well that was actually in Pantai when I was waiting for my appointment with the doctors. That was my birthday gift when I joined 3 series club :D
And iPad.. gotta thank @Wieraz who came back from US for summer holidays. I got the 32Gb with wifi. Mid range iPad, because the initial target was for the lil one, it wasn't for me. Still plenty of space despite apps bouncing off the screen, waiting for OS upgrade so I can put things into folders- just like the iPhone.
Keyboard - qwerty is good on Dell, the on screen keyboard takes no time to get used to
Screen - sharp touchscreen on iP
Speed - unfair coz that Intel Atom ws 2 years ago, compared to the powerful A4 chip
Apps - more kiddies apps on iP
Textbooks/lecture notes - no difference, although I quite like iPad a tad better
Connectivity, battery life - almost the same. That bit, ask our personal networking guy :p
I keep it simple, I make do with whichever gadget I bring along. Eg: Blogger doesn't run well on iPad, can't run flash. On the other hand, holding a netbook with the hinge is kinda scary with a toddler around.
That's my two cents' worth- from a mommy's point of view.
Haha ok we don't do that, but iPad is really versatile and I can just prop it up with anything, eg with small pillow when I'm reading in bed.
For those who have been using iPhone and have kids conquering the phone, would appreciate the bigger screen on iPad. Ok, I admit it, we're one of those geeks who have plenty of free and purchased apps for the toddler. Of course there are some skeptics, but it's not that she's using iPhone for long period, nor is she hooked on it. That's not the first thing she looks for in the morning, nor does she get withdrawal symptoms not playing with it. (Non believers should stop reading, NOW).
I think it is good when she does her anagram, spelling, colouring on iPad coz it has a bigger screen. I have to admit it's easier to read my textbook on the iPad rather than on the iPhone. I love that I can put my PDF textbooks on iBook and DH purchased iSilo too. Grainger (2 volumes, 5 inches thick) and Dahnert (1.5 inches thick) are 2 essential textbooks for my upcoming professional exam (insha Allah)... and it's too easy to have it in electronic form rather than lugging it around *yay*.
A typical situation would be: mom uses iPad, daughter uses iPhone, but mom has to take a call, passes the iPad to her. And mom gets to capture a beautiful, geeky moment in her toddler's life:
Postman Pat
Postman Pat
Postman Pat and his black and white cat,
Early in the morning, just as day is dawning, he picks up all his post bags in his van.
Postman Pat
Postman Pat
Postman Pat and his black and white cat,
All the birds are singing as the day is just begining,
Pat feels he's a really happy man.
Everybody knows his bright red van,
All his friends will smile as he waves to greet them, maybe,
You will never be sure, they'll be knock (knock knock)
ring, (ring)
Letters through your door! he he he!
Postman Pat
Postman Pat
Postman Pat and his black and white cat,
All the birds are singing, as the day is just beginning,
Pat feels he's a really happy man.
Pat feels he's a really happy man.
(slowly) Pat feels he's a really happy man.
Ironic, Mr. Daddy watched it as a kid (probably a hit on BBC just like Teletubbies hehe), and now little missy is watching it too. Same old Pat, same old British truck.
Since this browser was left on my desktop, thought I should share the beautiful picture too :p I don't fancy the android phone, the on screen keyboard was more crappy than the already-crappy-for-fat fingers iPhone keyboard. I love the iPad, although I realised I haven't blogged anything about it. It's fun and the number of iPads are still growing in my workplace LOL.
(Belated entry)
We were invited to Munirah's kiddies party 2 weekends ago. The theme was transportation. Wished I came earlier to snap the early photos, but of course we were just in time for the party, as lil princess had her afternoon nap first. I have no idea how long, and how much printer ink went into the preparation.
A 180 degree action snapshots:
the photographers
the guests
the kiddies
yours truly (thanks to the third Hanim in the party)
the hostess: Munirah, and the curious party-goer.
It was a hot, sunny afternoon, so the water activity is really nice.
Uncle SyauQi setting up another fun activity.
Food was catered for all sorts; including picky eaters :p
I met 2 new bloggers: Hanim & Farah. Hanz, Mye, Lana & Mommy Lyna were also there. Hoped to meet other moms, but of course with a toddler in a big party... that's a challenge.
She drew a tree!
See how much our babies have grown? Of course the question that looms over our heads: bila nak tambah lagi *LOL. So, Hazel and Zack... any juniors coming? :p
Happy 2nd Birthday, dear Ilhan!
May was all about exams, travelling, exams, results, meet ups after 2 weeks of study leave in April. Arianna was wide awake for the mid morning flight. She was ok, despite not BF anymore (trick to keep them occupied, no?). she was enjoying the sky, the clouds, but got bored soon after.
It was tiring, because of DH's work, we returned the next night. It was such a rush, with exam timetable's all reshuffled, running off schedule... and we barely had time to pack and check out. But we managed to catch dinner at the airport. We tried Firefly, thinking that it'll be closer as it lands in Subang. But that was a bad decision. Propeller type aircraft: noisy, flies low... urgh the pressure hurt her ears during take off and landing. I hate to see her miserable. But at least she could see the aircraft and some helis up close while walking into the terminal. I guess it's MAS or AirAsia for now.
We're not just painting on paper, we've gone beyond drawing blocks.
Next best thing: tiled walls. Totally washable.
I'm no big fan of seasonal fruits, except for durian. It gets very frustrating if I cannot get the fruit all year round. Arianna, being anak baba@cucu Tok Wan on the other hand, loves most of the seasonal fruits. She tried durian at 1 year old, and have tried duku-langsat, mango, rambutan and latest: mangosteen.
She ate 8 on Saturday, We had to go and buy more for her to eat on Sunday. It was yummy, I'd have to say. I missed out for not having a real kampung with a dusun when I was younger, even most Raya we were in KL *sob sob sob*.
Here's a picture on DH's birthday. Fruits triumph over chocolates for her - kiwi, mango, banana, strawberries on the platter (can't say the same about DH though haha)
This is the boring non-artsy-mom activity with her. I teach her ABCs using playmats, wooden blocks, pencils, crayons, markers, poster colour. She likes it when I make the sound of a letter.. like: M is mmmm mmm mm MOMMY :)
Happy Birthday to Mak,
Happy Birthday to my dearest Hubby.
5 years ago, we got engaged,
3 years ago it was only us and Adam,
and now we have Arianna in our lives.
Alhamdulillah. May God bless us.
That's where we'll be and gotta be there again in May. Anyone wants to take a guess why/ where? Pics as below.
Avillion is THE BEST place to stay in Port Dickson. Loads of things to do that we didn't even fully utilise the facilities e.g. the playroom and adjoining mini playground.
Thistle - disappointing kids room facilities and pool, but was cheapest among the three
Corus Paradise - disappointing
Home-made Gelato Playdough.
Always on the look out for a good playdough recipe like us? Well look no further. This recipe yields a soft, semi-gloss dough and if you add just a small amount of food colouring, you’ll make these pretty gelato colours like we did. Here’s the recipe:
2 cups plain flour
1 cup salt
4 tablespoons cream of tartar
2 cups water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Combine flour, salt and cream of tarter in a medium saucepan. Add water and vegetable oil and stir until mixed through. Place saucepan on a medium heat and stir mixture continuously until the mixture begins to congeal. Take off the heat and empty dough on to some parchment paper. Be careful – the dough will be hot to touch. Split dough into as many colours as you’d like to make, then add a drop or two of food colouring to each ball. Knead colouring in to dough completely before setting out to play. This playdough lasts for ages if stored properly in an airtight container.
We bought some playdough for her, not the 'Playdoh' brand coz we're afraid she'll eat them (plus I'd buy all those fun factory of Playdoh which looks yummy). Now that she has started playing with playdough in school, and the ones daddy bought has gone missing in bits and pieces, it's time to make our own
*knead knead roll roll*
Arianna's own bookcase.
Since she has shown interest in books (finally, you might say), we added more books. She had her cloth books, board books, flip books, pop-up books, foam books and an electronic book. Added more big books like picture dictionaries, ABC, story books, activity books. Apparently we share the same interest; the pop-up books, Mr. Men books and a Winnie the Pooh book were from my own collection. I bought it in Dublin (and got some as gifts).. that was way back in 2000-2001. Bookworm mommy?!
After the morning outdoor play, she got settled in for morning snack, activities, lunch and outdoor play while waiting for pick up time (of course I was there throughout). I think she can get used to this routine. She was reluctant to go home... I take it as a good sign. Hope for a good day tomorrow :-)
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