Toy Capsules

Here's what you can do with old plastic capsules that you get from toy vending machines. Toy Capsules! You can easily create any figure you wish. MyGirls made this pig and clown toys using two capsules. The yellow one is painted inside because the capsule is originally a clear plastic. Then both are decorated with pieces of cut colored paper and glued on some googly eyes!

Mushroom House

Hey y'all! It's craft time once again here in Me&MyGirls and I'm thrilled to share what my wife and daughter did the other day.

Here's the list of the materials they used:

A cardboard cut into a circle
Craft paints and brushes
Newspaper
Plastic container
Glue

Procedure: Simply form the newspaper into a mushroom-head shape and paint it red. Paint the circle cardboard, and the plastic container as well. Let it dry. Assemble the house and paint finishing touches like the spots on the roof, door and windows, and a couple of tiny flowers.

Hope you like it as much as I do!

No Writing!

Just a quick clip of Ashrie at the Lower Seletar Reservoir Park. It's been quite a while since she's been to this place. Actually, her first after our vacation to the Philippines during the Chinese New Year. Why did I use the title No Writing? You gotta watch this.

Parenting: Trial and Error

Earlier this year, I’ve mentioned about Ashrie attending a playgroup and our dilemma that she might be too young for that. We are thinking that it’s just a 2-hour session and hopes that she might be able to socialize well with other kids her age and to have a breath of fresh air from the everyday routine she has at home. But our good intentions seem not to suit her age just yet.

A few days after attending the playgroup, she developed separation anxiety. She was restless, she couldn’t sleep at night, and she’s having nightmares and even wet her undies. This really troubled us because we know she is not like that, she’s a happy toddler and well-in-fact toilet-trained at her early age.

The thought of school, and hearing about her teachers drove her eyes to well-up in tears. And it breaks our hearts. She’s just two and she doesn’t deserve this kind of stress. After not much thought, we withdrew her from the playgroup. We’ve decided altogether not to get another playgroup and for Ashrie to stay at home for the meantime. She will again be home-schooled by her ever creative mom while we prepare her emotionally for preschool maybe next semester or early next year.

I haven’t heard anyone in his teens who’s not ready for preschool anyway. We’ll just let her enjoy her toddler years to the fullest.

Hmm, I wonder what the teachers are doing with them in playgroup. Hopefully not any of these…

Photo Credits: http://www.dadcentric.com/2008/01/good-parenting.html

Annual Dinner 2012

Our company celebrated the past year's accomplishments with a simple get-together cum dinner last Friday. The event was divided into three parts - dinner, awards and lucky draw. I wasn't as lucky as last year's annual dinner wherein I won a $500 Takashimaya shopping voucher but I guess I got a better take on the buffet dinner this year! :-)

Here's one photo taken by an "ang moh" at the lobby of Furama Riverfront Hotel as we were about to leave.


Kayal, Tess, Ingjin, Aung and Me


Until next time!