Kids Archive

What my kids are like, and how to raise your child/children in this day and age.

United Nations Costumes

A few more years from now, I will open a costume shop. I will sell United Nations costumes, Halloween costume or any costume one could think of.. I can even offer United Nations Costumes for rent, Halloween costumes for rent or even gowns for rent.

I am serious with that! With my DIY talent, why not di ba?

Last year , I made 4 United Nations costume. China Boy costume, Sweden boy costume, Miss China costume and Miss Germany costume.

This year, with United Nations parade getting closer (Friday na!!! waah), I am getting inspiration from these United Nations costumes from my mommy blogger friends:

Saudi Arabia costume from Mommy Levy. According to Mommy Levy, you can find National Costumes in Baclaran (usually at the back of Baclaran church, under the LRT rail).

United Nations Egypt Costume Boy and Japan Boy Costume from Mommy Jem of Experience of a Super Mommy. According to Mommy Jem, if you are looking for affordable United Nations costume, Quiapo is the place to go.

United Nations Costume stores in Quiapo is located at Palanca Street, near New Sin Kian Heng (where you can buy Kitchen Aide Artisan for 18,000 PhP). Stores selling United Nations costume is near Mayer Photo (where you can find the cheapest camera).

Mommy Michelle of Michi Photostory said, Argentina costume was easy but they had a hard time looking for hat. Argentinian hats are big right? Mahirap nga humanap ng ganun!

Mommy Ria of My Green Living Ideas got her daughter a Korean costume for Unitedn Nations.. waah I want one din for Sati!

Actually, Sati will be wearing Brazil, while Chico will be United Kingdom.. my older boys should wear an Asian country.. still thinking what..I need inspiration for their costume design and float design. Any ideas?

Week 4: Tweet&Win! Choose #MultipleIntelligence

Week 4 of our Tweet&Win Promo:

Tweet and answer the question, why do you choose Multiple Intelligence? Know more about Multiple Intelligence here.

@mommypehpot I choose #MultipleIntelligence because (your answer)__. #MPxMI #week4MPxMI

SAMPLE ENTRY: @mommypehpot I choose #MultipleIntelligence because I want my child to be smart in a way possible . #MPxMI #week4MPxMI

SAMPLE ENTRY #2: @mommypehpot I choose #MultipleIntelligence becuase my child is not only good in academics but also in arts. #MPxMI #week4MPxMI

(tweet includes photo of child painting, child must be 4 years old or above)

WEEK 4 RAFFLECOPTER:
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There will be 2 WINNERS: One winner will be chosen every week based on the following criteria Creativity – 30% Reason – 30% Relatability – 40% Another winner will be chosen by me using random.org and will receive a surprise gift from me just by tweeting about this giveaway. Terms and Conditions:

The Promo is open to Filipino parents residing in the Philippines with children 4-7 years old at the time of joining.

Participants may also post pictures showing how they develop their child’s Multiple Intelligence together with their tweets. If the picture shows a child/children in it, they must be at least 4 years old. Entries with photos of children below 4 years old will be disqualified. In addition, photos must not include pregnant women.

You can join everyday but can only win once throughout the duration of the promo.

Week 4 Winners:

GC winner-@ccm_1981
Special price from me- Mona Verdida

Week 3 winners:

GC-@lezlai25
Special Price from me- Jay Ramones

Week 2 winners:

GC winner- @mythinktanknet
Special Prize from me- Rozelle Reyes

Week 1 winners:

GC winners- @babymharz
Special price from me: Anna Eiram Marigomen

Getting To Know Multiple Intelligence

The most disappointing phrase I heard is this:

“Matalino naman po ang anak ninyo, mahiyain lang.”

What does it mean? What have I done wrong? How can I make it better for my kid? Or how can I make him be more “sociable”?

I have that kind of problem with my 3rd born. In fact, his shyness overcomes his “intelligence” when he was in pre school. Because he is very very shy, he lost interest in learning. So many changes happened this school year. I guess I mentioned it once how ~~shocked~~ proud we were that he’s finally getting the hang of it. He’s top 6 on his class! Yipeeee!

BUT!

He’s still shy.. his adviser mentioned that his recitations were not that good last quarter (pero top 6 pa rin sya ha!). We still have to work on him being people smart. Slowly, we’re getting there. His teacher said, he is improving a lot. Oh my, I can’t wait for the day that he competes in say, declamation contest (like his Kuya) or anything that would require him to face the crowd. Just thinking about it now, it makes me cry! Siguro pag nangyari ito, kahit anong laruan ang hingin nya sa akin eh bibilhin ko hahaha

Siguro iniisip nyo, bakit ba hindi ako kuntento eh nasa top 10 na nga sya.. why would I want him to be more sociable and less shy. I just want my kids to be smart in every aspect possible. Even DepEd recognizes that excellence is not all about the books.

In fact, DO 92, s. 2009 – Revised Guidelines on the Selection of Honor Pupils and Students states that to determine the top ten (10), pupils/students shall be ranked using the 7-3 point scheme (7 points for academic performance and 3 points for co-curricular activities) as contained in Enclosure Nos. 1 and 2. See? It’s not all about academic performance, co-curricular activities are considered too!

It’s no big deal to want your child to have Multiple Intelligence di ba?

Multiple Intelligence. new words. big meaning.

Let’s to make this as simple as possible.

What is Multiple Intelligence?

It is a theory conceived by Howard Gardner, a professor from Harvard Graduate School. It means to be brain smart, body smart, and people smart.

The theory says that intelligence is not all about academics, areas such as interaction with others and being good at sports or dancing are also intelligence criteria.

It’s a holistic approach in learning and obviously, this is how I want my kids to be. Yes, I choose #MultipleIntelligence.

Next week, I will post some approaches on we teach our 3rd born to be more sociable and be people smart.

Watch out! In the meantime, why don’t you join our twitter contest.