How to Introduce Science to Your Baby

Post by MamaFiza on February 21, 2008 

Science & baby?

Yes, it is possible yet truly fun time!

Alhamdulillah, I had introduced my baby in learning the wonder of science since day 1 of their births.

I contemplated how much they had grown and how quickly the time had already passed.

Nowadays, they can hardly wait for their “Science Time”

Your baby’s natural curiosity makes it easy to introduce science concepts during everyday activities.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education ~ Albert Einstein

Here’s a list of tips that you could use while introducing science world to your baby:

Things You” Need:

• Unbreakable Mirror
• Flashlights
• Bath Toys
• Children’s Toys
• Magnets

Step by step guide:

• Step 1: Play with water and sand
  Pouring, dumping and transferring sand and water from different containers and using different utensils teaches valuable concepts of weight and volume.
  Encourage your baby to count the scoops it takes to fill a container.
  Talk about how a container feels when it is full and empty.
  Compare sizes while talking about big and little.

• Step 2: Turn off the lights and get out a flashlight
  Guide and give your baby a chance to turn off and turn on the lights.
  Let your baby explore light by flashing the light all around the room.
  Talk about what is happening.
  Make your own shadow puppet by fingers or build your own paper puppet theater *my kiddies love it!*

  

• Step 3: Play with a safe mirror
  Most children’s mirrors are made of Plexiglas and are safe.
  Talk about reflections in the mirror and on household objects like windows, televisions and in the tub.

  

• Step 4: Sort and classify objects
  You can do this with any object your child is interacting with while pointing out differences and similarities.
  Say things like, “I see three blue blocks and one red block. You have two carrot sticks and four crackers.”

  

• Step 5: Play with magnets
  Use the refrigerator and play magnets.
  Gather some small safe metal and nonmetal objects and compare which stick and which don’t.
  Let your child experiment with the magnets.

  

• Step 6: Ask a lot of questions
  Constantly ask your baby why things happen.
  When the wind blows, ask what’s happening.
  If you are playing with water, ask why a container overflows.
  Talk about the answers and repeat activities to see if your baby learns from them.

• Step 7: Floating Friends
  Put a light ball or bath toys (while having a bath in the bathtub or use pile instead) which will keep floating and a heavy toy which will sink due to it’s weight.
  The child will keep trying to push the ball into the water and make it sink.
  This introduces them to the concept of floating and sinking.
  Make bubbles too!

  

Notes:

• Incorporate learning into every aspect of your child’s play. Let your baby take the lead in exploration.
• Cook with your baby. Allow your baby to play with measuring cups and safe kitchen utensils.
• Observe and manipulate nature (shadow tree, echo, rainbow, thunder). Outside is earth’s laboratory.
• Your baby will have a short attention span. Don’t force continuation of a game if your baby wants to move on to something else.

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Keep on your hard work mommies

May Allah swt always help & guide you. Amin~

*gambatte ne, hugs*

Homeschool Planner 2008

Post by MamaFiza on February 20, 2008 

Good morning

As I had promised before, together with this post I attached full version of littlekittle.com’s Homeschool Planner 2008.

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new ~ Albert Einstein

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• Homeschool Daily Routine Agenda (Sample)
• Home Blessing Schedule (Sample)
• Cooking Planner
• Bedtime Story Plan
• Voyage Plan (Field-trip)
• 2008 Calendar Journal for Parent
• 2008 Calendar for Child (Boy)
• 2008 Calendar for Child (Girl)

You may simply click here for free download *cheers* (available now!)

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Insya-Allah, we’ll launch our new community project in Feb – March 2008; Malaysia Homeschool Cradle .unite ~

 

You’re invited to be one of our honorable participants

This online community aim to gather and share any valuable tips purely from Malaysia Homeschool Family (anyone could join us).

We’ll conduct several activities for homeschooler based on demand *Insya-Allah*

Wish ya all tha best.

God bless~

Chicken Macaroni & Cheese for Toddler *updates

Post by MamaFiza on February 19, 2008 

Ohaiyo gozaimasu! *good morning*

Wish you were in the pink of health.

Yesterday, I received a request via YM from Miss Aziera Yazid – aziera5299; one of our homeschool blog’s reader, thank you so much dear for your support *hugs*.

She loved to know on how to make a recipe of Macaroni n Cheese. *I bet this is for her lovely toddler*

Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese ~ Billie Burke

Our homemade Chicken Macaroni Cheese

The story behind that very special recipe; my KiruaMi-cHan & ReiHi-cHan really fall in love with Uncle Kenny Rogers Roasters’s Meal: Chicken Macaroni Cheese.

I started to mix & experimental the journey of Cheese Land *alhamdulillah*

At home, they wish to have it again and again! *uh oh*

I came to the realization that we eat a lot of cheese! However, we love all that bacterial goodness!!

Let’s start on tha cooking project

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Things You’ll Need:

• 250 gm of elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
• 100 gm butter
• DOLMIO creamy white mushroom sauce (1/2 jar) or PREGO creamy white mushroom sauce (1/2 tin)
• 150 gm cream cheese
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 200 gm of minced chicken
• 1/4 cup of milk *sorry, I forgot to put this on the list!
• a dash of white pepper

Cheesee~

Step by step guide:

• Prepare macaroni by directions on package/box and drain well.
• Stir-fried minced chicken with a lil bit of butter.
• Place and mix; butter, white sauce, cream cheese, cheddar cheese and stir-fried minced chicken in saucepan, cook over low heat.
• Stir until melted and serve.

Note:

• You could try substituting some or all of the cheddar cheese with gouda, mozzarella, or swiss cheese.

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Wish ya all the best *gambatte ne*

We hope you’ll enjoy your meal with your sweet little toddler.

May Allah swt blessed ya~

Coloring Fun with Toddler *updates

Post by MamaFiza on February 18, 2008 

Coloring is a favorite toddler pastime, but one that many parents struggle with. *what on earth?*

Little hands, a bunch of crayons, enthusiastic faces always melted me down.

With no doubt, kiddies love coloring

The art of pencil color; Spaceship Theme by KiruaMi-cHan & ReiHi-cHan
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This week, I would love to share regarding to “Coloring Fun with Toddler“:

Hint:

• Large chunky crayons are designed to fit small hands and give them more control over their artwork.
• Wide line drawings help your toddler in enhancing their coloring skills.
• Fun characters and shapes plus vibrant colors make them fun for both parent and toddler.

Step by step guide:

• Step 1:
  Introduce your kiddies to selection type of coloring materials by guiding ‘em with weekly different art projects.
• Step 2:
  Demonstrate how to use crayon/pencil color in a simple method.
  Show your lil toddler on how to use the coloring material.
  Hold it firmly in your palm, and show him/her how to draw on a piece of paper.
  Help him/her hold it himself/herself, and encourage him/her to try it on his/her own.
• Step 3:
  Let him/her be creative. Once he gets the hang of drawing, let him experiment with the different color combinations.

  
  KiruaMi-cHan at work!

• Step 4:
  Praise your lil toddler when he/she writes/draws on the paper, and help correct him/her if he/she tries to put the crayon in his/her mouth or draw on the table or chair.

  
  ReiHi-cHan at work!

• Step 5:
  Put on their artwork at their own room as “Wall of Fame”

Notes:

• If he doesn’t get it right away don’t get disappointed or pushy. Toddlers notice things quickly, but also have very short attention spans.
• Keep the work time to a minimum and the workspace friendly and inviting.
• Always use verbal cues so your toddler learns to associate the names with the shapes and objects you are drawing.
• Don’t spend too much time “teaching.” Play games and make it about coloring the pictures. Have fun with this project.

Tadaa~

 

Yippie~

 

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I hope those tips could help you out on how to have fun while coloring with your sweetie pie

Insya-Allah, everything will be smooth sailing.

May Allah swt blessed ya! Gambatte ne ^_-

How to Make Cupcakes with Baby and Toddler

Post by MamaFiza on February 16, 2008 

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands and then eat just one of the pieces ~ Judith Viorst

Oh, chocolate!

We are the biggest fan of chocolate

I always vote for dark chocolate as my favorite, my hubby loves white chocolate plus our kiddies adore creamy milk chocolate!

Today, I like to share some tips on How Make Cupcakes with Baby and Toddler and together with Chocolate Cupcakes recipes:

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Decorating cute cupcakes with your toddler; besides being great fun – is a great way to introduce math and science concepts.

Scoop, pour and crack your way to a tasty baking moment

p/s: We baked our cupcakes at my grandma’s house last Saturday.

My kiddies, me n my sis: Mea

 

Things You’ll Need:

• 250 gm of flour
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tbsp. cocoa
• 250 ml milk
• 90 ml corn oil/veggie oil
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla esen
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 175 gm sugar
• 150 gm chocolate rice/chips
• Topping: Cooking chocolate cocoa/milk + butter (used double boiler method)
• 50 gm chocolate rice/chips (sprinkles)

Step by step guide:

• Step 1:
  Have your ingredients and supplies ready.
  Keep dangerous or complicated ingredients and utensils out of your toddler’s reach.

Wipe, wipe~

Helping hands~

I used to spend hours when I was little in the kitchen baking with my grandma~

• Step 2:
  Start your toddler with a simple task.
  Tasks that require simple steps like scooping or mashing are best for first-time helpers.
  If your toddler has cooked with you before, you may want to experiment with pouring and cracking eggs.

A lil boy with measuring cup~

Girls in actions!

Future baker~

• Step 3:
  Follow a simple recipe. Stick with simple muffin like chocolate or blueberry muffin.
  In medium bowl, combine all the ingredients.
  Stir in egg, milk and oil just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy).

Mixed up!

• Step 4:
  Guide your toddler to using electric mixer.
  Stir until all mixed but if stirred too much it will not rise!

Handle with care~

Young heart~

• Step 5:
  Preheat oven to 350°F (180C) degrees.
  Line or grease bottoms of 12 muffin cups. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling 2/3 full.
  Bake for 15-20 minutes. Delicious muffins that the kids will love!

Setting up the heat~

 

• Step 6:
  Decorate after cooking. Show your toddler how to squeeze the frosting out and let the decorating begin! Add sprinkles or other small baking candies after you are done with the frosting.

Wal-laah~

Our homemade chocolate cupcakes

*drolls*

Notes:

• Expect a mess. And have a plan.
• Let your toddler be the artist – encourage creativity.
• Make sure your toddler has a safe place to stand and work at the counter.
• Talk about the cooking process and what will happen next.
• Watch for hot surfaces, dish towels hanging off of counter tops and sharp objects. Little hands move fast.
• Make sure the muffins are cool enough to eat.

 

After finished:

Ma, I’m so thirsty!

It’s super-duper yummy!

One more muffin, please…

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Alhamdulillah, my kiddies loves their baking class very much

I hope you could try this activity with your little ones too.

Never give up, gambatte ne!

May Allah swt always rewarded the best for you. Amin~

*cheers*

How to Make Homemade Playdough & Play with Toddler

Post by MamaFiza on February 16, 2008 

Hello there, moshi-moshi

Wish you were in great health together with your bundles of joy *yatta*

Have you ever made your own Playdough?

In my childhood days, I didn’t know that we could possibly create our homemade Playdough.

Last 2 weeks, my kiddies had request to make their very own Playdough.

We surfed on the Internet and gathered all the details that we needed and Papa drove us to nearby bakery shop to bought the specific stuff.

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And today, I would like to share some tips on How to Make Homemade Playdough & Play with Toddler:

If you are looking for a way to entertain your kiddies on a rainy afternoon, making fresh homemade Playdough can do the trick.

Happy faces~

By having the children help with the process of making the dough, the actual fun for them starts the moment you get out the bowl *indeed*

Make a rainbow of colors for even more fun, as toddler could use the Playdough to become young sculptors.

Once you’ve made Playdough once, the kids will start begging you to make it every day *oh, yes!*

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Things You’ll Need:

• 2 cup of flour
• 3 tbsp. of salt
• 1 cup of water
• 2 tbsp. oil
• 2 tbsp. cream of tartar (could omit)
• Food coloring
• Hot plate or stove

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Step by Step:

• Step 1:
  Combine 2 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 2 tbsp. cream of tartar and 2 tbsp. oil.

Go big bro KiruaMi-cHan~

 

• Step 2:
  Add 1 cup water slowly to the flour mixture. Mix until all ingredients are well-blended and form a thick paste.

Go lil girl ReiHi-cHan~

 

• Step 3:
  Place the Playdough mixture into a pan and cook over medium heat. Stir until dough darkens slightly and becomes stiff.

Stir n stir…

 

• Step 4:
  Let the mixture cool slightly. Then knead the dough until it reaches the appropriate consistency.

Stuff to color homemade Playdough~

• Step 5:
  Add a small amount of food coloring to color the dough. Keep on rollin’

My favorite blue color!

Tadaa~ Fin!

 

Notes:

• Children can learn valuable skills, such as counting, by helping to measure out the ingredients.
• Children love to help knead the warm dough.
• Save the dough in a tightly sealed container or bag to prevent it from drying out.
• Be cautious when having children help around a hot stove.

We starting our craft projects *giggles*

 

Focused~

Look at their funny faces; Playdough sampling test, without food coloring *lol*

 

1, 2, 3:Lets begin kids!

 

Family of Snakes by KiruaMi-cHan

 

Flaming Volcano by KiruaMi-cHan

 

Veggies & Fruits by ReiHi-cHan with Mama

 

Alhamdulillah, my kiddies really love their Craft’s Time; counting, mixing, stirring, rolling, pinching, cutting, stuffing plus more to do!

Don’t forget to allow your toddler to explore their imagination & creativity.

I bet your baby & toddler will love it too *hugs*

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Wish you all the best for the weekend, I’ll always pray for your happiness ^_-

Gambatte ne! Have fun!

(from a Queen of Mischief)

 

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