How to Introduce Science to Your Baby

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*

February 21, 2008 | Filed Under Mama's Talk | 1 Comment

Homeschool Planner 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

Details included:

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 ~

Homeschool 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~

February 20, 2008 | Filed Under My Fun Homeschool | 7 Comments

Chicken Macaroni & Cheese for Toddler *updates

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

Chicken Macaroni Cheese
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: