What a Busy Day!

It is the June holidays, but life is very much ordinary as the 2 older Gers go to childcare centre as usual and Daddy still runs his soccer trainings and Math remedial.

Yesterday, I think finally the holiday spirit is here!

Morning Exercise
For the start of the day, I brought all the 3 Gers down to the playground. It was usually done by Daddy, but he was out for soccer with his students. Saturday morning at about 9am. Hardly any other playmates at the playground and the Sun was hot! I don't remember the Sun was so hot when I was a kid! Anyway, the children had their share of fun and Vitamin D!

Gerry was frequently left out by the two older Gers. Maybe because they went to the childcare centre together and being older, they can communicate better. Unfortunately, Daddy's not around. Else Gerry would have a playmate. ;p

Gerry will have to wait for Gervin to be older...

Gerlyn teasing Gerrard.

Bathtub time!

The 3 Gers all loved the bathtub. Always had a hard time trying to get them out of the bathtub. I wonder what will happen when Gervin is old enough to join the trio. Are we to dig a pit in the toilet?!

Free-and-easy
We always collect feedback from teachers regarding Gerrard's and Gerlyn's behaviour in school because they always get to do their favourite activities at home, and we encourage 'free roaming'. Afterall, they do need that free space after the long hours spent in the childcare centre.

One of the best habits we ever inculcated into our children is reading. They can read in many places - home, restaurants, library, car... It is the best activity that you want to give your children when you need them to sit and wait.

Look at Gerrard in this video. Of course the distance between him and the book needs to be corrected. But he is quite an avid reader. Don't forget to look out for the Hello Kitty ring on his left forefinger, which actually belongs to Gerlyn!

Art Garden @ SAM
Planned on Friday, but I was trying to recover from a fever and cold... Anyway, went with the 2 older Gers when the other 2 younger ones were napping.

The kids are very fortunate. My father had never brought me to a museum. And the Museum didn't have so many child-friendly activities then...

1. 3D Paper Fruit
We did not realise that they were classified according to levels of difficulties, we just chose their favourite fruit - apples. It was a nice sit-down activity, except that the flaps for glue application were a bit too small for toddlers, and simply too many folds for them to handle. Gerrard sat through, Gerlyn was a bit low on patience towards the end...

Gerrard working with Daddy.
Gerlyn working with Mummy.

Finally, the apples were ready!

2. White Elephant
Gerlyn liked this activity the most. The Gers were given stickers which they were allowed to stick on this elephant anywhere they wanted. I guess the trunk's the elephant's identity, so ALL their stickers went to the trunk.

This is a happy elephant, because it has lots of stickers!

3. Cake Decoration

This is really like one of the felt books that they have. Gerrard was pretty obssessed with trying to find every dot of felt and fill it with the deco.

Gerrard liked the cake decoration a lot.

Brother and sister working together.

3. Dress up

Girls being girls. Gerlyn kind of enjoyed this more than Gerrard....

Girl dressing up girl.

The shortie asking Daddy for help.

4. Watching short films

The short films were cartoons with artistic themes. Gerrard watched these more intensely than Gerlyn. I wondered whether he understood these...

5. Colouring

Both Gers had different concepts.

Gerlyn was more conventional. Just colour within the boundary.

Gerrard was different. He tried to colour the alphabets using the stencil. Except that he did not gauge properly the space he needed to fit into the picture.

Shhh... Do not Disturb. Young Picasos at work.

Gerlyn tried to copy Gerrard.

Gerlyn and her tricolour elephant.

Gerrard working intensely with the alphabet stencil.

Gerrard and his alphabet stencil elephant.

6. Snacks at Olio Dome
After all the activities, Daddy brought the whole flock for snacks at the Olio Dome located at the left wing of SAM. The Gers has potato wedges, carrot cake, cheese cake and smoothies.

Delicious. Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!

The cheese cake was so nice that Gerrard actually ate it.

By evening, the Gers were pretty drained...

I hope we can go out again next week, before Daddy leaves for his overseas trip with his students...