Kids Archive

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

McDonald’s Morning

Mcdonald’s Morning once a week? why not?!?

As promised to Sam.. we had a Mcdo morning last weekend (Saturday with the Marces, Sunday with the Ranchers.. and yes Sunday morning with Ronald).. Mcdo offers the best pancake (uhhmm in terms of price)

Sunday is a very busy day at Mcdo.. too many kids (and bullies) at the playplace but the kids managed to enjoy after almost all the kids went home.. ikaw ba naman magtagal sa McDo ng isang oras eh haha (iniwan na nga kame ng driver eh)

The boys were rowdy as usual, hence we don’t have a lot of photos..but Sati and Chico played along:

ang cute di ba? pede na endorser ng McDo hot choco hahaha

I also discovered that McDonald’s offers the most comfortable chair for breastfeeding!

and since we’ll be having breakfast here once a week, please don’t hate me if I will flood you with Mcdo Mornings post..teehee

Creating A Super Hero Bedroom

Getting kids to sleep is never easy, but creating a fun bedroom space for them can at least help with the transition to the bedroom – which is the first barrier to overcome. Many children love superheroes, so this is a great design idea for a child’s room.

The chances are that if your child loves superheroes, he or she will have a particular favourite, usually dreamt up by either DC Comics or Marvel. These characters are designed in such a way as to have an impact using two or three bold, striking colors. If you want to design a room around a particular superhero, you should use these colours as a base – red and blue for example, with a hint of yellow for Superman and a hint of black for Spider-Man.

If you have a little artistic skill, however, you can use a neutral shade for the wall and paint the character over the top – or if you’re feeling particularly inventive, create your own superhero. This can be a great way to engage the child in storytelling, as it provides the freedom for the child to think up his or her own stories for the character.

The bed is obviously an important feature and so you’ll want one which is a little bit fun to engage the child; you can do this by selecting superhero bedspreads for the relevant character. Also, it might be advisable to look for a firm which provides affordable storage beds, like these ones http://www.time4sleep.co.uk/beds/childrens-beds, as you need to free as much shelf space as you can.

This is because action figures are a vital part of completing a superhero bedroom, and these should be out on display, not stuffed away in a box. While the key character should of course have pride of place, the more characters you add the better – your hero needs someone to interact with after all. A great way to finish the room off is with a life-size cardboard cut-out of your chosen hero – that way your child can feel safe with a superhero watching over them.

Alphabet Chart, Number Chart and Nursery Rhymes Chart

When I said that my alphabet chart is the best alphabet chart in the world, I am not kidding.

Started last April, finally, it was conceived. As mentioned in my article about teaching ABC to your kid, the chart will function not just for alphabet familiarization but as well as a tool for phonics. And from that post, I mentioned words/ objects that I will use for the chart. My dilemma in drawing was solved by printing the letters, using clip art for the objects. I cut and paste then add a few color using crayons (oil pastel to some) and voila:

So far, the only confusion is Q where there is a duck.. I still have to explain the sound ducks made.. Row for R was tricky..same with run.. I opted for row so we can sing row row your boat..

With my alphabet chart, teaching phonics will be easier, the chart can be used for teaching how to read 3 letter words, beginning sound, middle sound and last sound.. if you noticed, all vowels were used as middle sound.. fan (jar, van) for a, bed (keg, net..) for e, pig for i, log for o, sun for u and so on..

Aside from the alphabet chart, I also made a number chart.. numbers 1-10 and numbers 11-20 (as requested by Chico):

was too excited to make this number chart that I did not consider the size of the objects used.. seems like 3 and 6 is equal..

This week, I will make colors and shapes chart, I will also make nursery rhymes poster.. this is our list so far:

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (for shape)
The Ants Go Marching One by One (for letter A as well as counting)
Row Row Your Boat (for letter R)
Barney Elephant Song (for letter E)
Butterfly song for F
What the Duckies Do for QUACK QUACK
Wheels on the Bus for letter B
Bahay Kubo (for vegetables)
Sit Down, You’re Rocking The Boat (for Up and Down)

will also make copies of alphabet and number charts to place in our bedroom. And will also plan Chico’s curriculum and Sati’s too. Hopefully by July, we can start homeschooling and of course I will give you updates every week 🙂