Activities

  • Paper Christmas Tree

    Paper Christmas Tree

    There are many ways to make a Christmas tree as a holiday craft activity. Which one is easy and nice? We want to make that one! No.😏 Not for me and not for my students. You know what I think important when designing an activity. What matters is the process, not the product. The tree…

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  • Letter to Santa

    Letter to Santa

    Only about two weeks until Christmas?! I can’t believe how fast the time is passing. But it is joyful feeling in December, isn’t it? Is your child waiting for Santa? How has s/he been this year? Did the elf on the shelf come to your house?😉 What is your child wishing for Christmas? What does…

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  • The Nutcracker Activities
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    The Nutcracker Activities

    Last weekend, I watched the movie “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” on Netflix. Christmas time is the most wonderful time of the year for me and I wanted to start having some Christmas feelings since we are finally entering into December. I liked the movie. It has lots of magical scenes and fantasy elements.…

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  • Making a Story through Art

    Making a Story through Art

    I really like the story making activity. Story making activity challenges children to think and try making things plausible. The activity can help developing vocabulary, speech, reasoning, expressing as well as creativity. You may think story making is too hard for preschoolers or toddlers. But that’s not always true!😮 We can make modifications here and…

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  • Easy Halloween Art for Toddlers

    Easy Halloween Art for Toddlers

    Have you ever heard this pumpkin song before? Have You Ever Seen a Pumpkin? Have you ever seen a pumpkin? A pumpkin. A pumpkin. Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows on a vine. A round one, a tall one, a bumpy one, a squashed one. Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows…

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  • 3D Tree House
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    3D Tree House

    I found a book from my local library a few weeks ago. It’s about animal friends playing together in the forest. They face a problem while playing and find a solution together. I like this book because it lets children think about the physical differences of different animals, take different perspectives and think about being…

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  • [Cooking] Carrot Farm Chocolate Muffin

    [Cooking] Carrot Farm Chocolate Muffin

    ……..😁 Chocolate muffin?! Yay! I love chocolate and I like chocolate muffin, too. How about you? How about your children? Well, I always try to limit my sugar consumption as sugar is not healthy, but I allow myself to have some sweets as a treat sometimes. When I found this chocolate muffin recipe, I was…

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  • Summer Planning
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    Summer Planning

    May is almost gone. Wow! Finally summer!! I know, it doesn’t feel much exciting as last year 😑, and I guess it’s because for most of us, we have already stopped going to work and our children have stopped going to school two months ago. Phew, you Covid-19……! But we don’t want to waste our…

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  • [YOGA / MINDFULNESS] Mindfulness for Children
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    [YOGA / MINDFULNESS] Mindfulness for Children

    Are you interested in mindfulness? What do you know about it? When I think of mindfulness, the first thing coming to my mind is meditation. Then, what is meditation? Meditation is a “mental exercise that trains attention and awareness.” (Psychology Today, https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/basics/meditation) I am not an expert on mindfulness or meditation, but I want to talk about…

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  • [CREATE] Gratitude Tree

    [CREATE] Gratitude Tree

    This activity is definitely for the whole family. How is your family doing in the quarantine? Although we are all trying to stay positive, with all the surprises and news everyday, I am sure you sometimes have a moment of being the most pessimistic person in the world with complaints pouring out. When this moment…

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