DIY Birthday card for porpor

 

 No school today because it is Teacher's Day!

Happy Teacher's Day to all the wonderful teachers. A job that requires love and patience.

I took leave today because the September School Holidays begins now! And today before departing for Desaru, we had a hearty breakfast and the kids did up a birthday card for porpor, whose birthday is this coming Wednesday.

Jules did the brown envelope, James did the spots on the envelope and Jade did most of the quilling.

above: some photos of Jade's braided hair, my helper does a wonderful and neat job from braiding Jade's hair. This is something that I cannot do.

Jade \\ Hairstyle and Diamond Painting

 

Bought another unicorn diamond painting for Jade to do during the March Holidays and the boys also took turns to do it for her when she got bored with it. So this was how the kids spent their saturday weekend.

Weather can be so hot, and I got overboard with keeping Jade's hair from flying all over her face with too many hairclips. I think it's a cross between a chignon bun and a little hair weaving with lots of hairclips.

A chignon bun which I tried to do on Jade's hair. hahah....forget what I wanted to achieve, as long as it keeps her hair up.

Jules James and Jade \\ DIY tee

 

Eliz's mummy bought plain tee shirts for the kids from Uniqlo and some fabric markers. Such an ingenious idea!!! 

What the kids drew

Jules drew a space theme on his tee, satellites, rocket, earth, stars and all.

James drew a airport theme on his tee, Changi airport with a runway, clouds, sky and an aeroplane that stretches front to the back. Really interesting! 

Jade on the other hand, drew on the back of her tee-shirt and only realised it till it was too late. 

So there's a pattern here. Jules back of t-shirt is empty, James back of t-shirt has half of the end of an aeroplane, Jade back of t-shirt which she claims is the prettiest has her hand outline with mini hearts and a little house. The front of her t-shirt was almost empty.

Above: left of t-shirt is the front of an aeroplane

Above: the backs of the kids' t-shirt.

James \\ Diamond Painting

 

James has finally completed his Pikachu Diamond Painting. I wanted to buy one for Jules as well, a Marvel avenger hero, but he told me that he was worried that he wouldn't have the patience to finish it. So I only bought one for James. And he has done it! 

Great job James!!!

Home Made New Year Cookies

 

It is our 2nd year making Chinese New Year goodies. This time round, the kids did much better than the year before. These are normal sugar cookies. And after baking the first batch, I realised they look much prettier if they are not too brown. So do keep a lookout during your baking and when you see the edges turning brown, it's time to take them out from the oven.

Today looks quite gloomy for a bake, but it didn't dampen the kids' mood. Anytime, any day is always a good time for them! The kids are always ready for baking, but not so much for me. haha, it's always alot of work and cleaning up on my part. 

But, I'm always happy to see them enjoying themselves, though Jade and James had little patience and went somewhere else to play after cutting some cookie dough out. Jules being the eldest, did all the rolling and cookie cutting. He really did a good job and I could see his patience and determination in this exercise.

Click here to see last year CNY Cookies.

above: Jules did all the cookie cutting and a job well done is getting the molds out so clean and clear.

Jade \\ DIY Chinese New Year Lantern

 

my 7th year into making chinese new year lanterns using ang bow packets for the kids' kindergarten.

Jade \\ Diamond Painting

 

Finally finished this DIY diamond painting after a few days of work!