How do your kids de-stress ?

[tamarind]

ks2me:

tamarind:

Yes you are right that it is mama's ambition :lol:

Patience and excellent fine motor skills are required in many jobs

Patience and excellent fine motor skills are good to have for anything.
Btw, those small beads are Hama beads which I bought alot too many years ago for my child to play with her playdates but not so cheap from Growing Fun. So it's worthwhile to get from IKEA....should be more PATIENT... :stupid:

Here's a picture:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hama-Beads-10-000-Bucket/dp/B00005LADI

Thanks for posting the link. Oh those are hama beads. At Ikea they are called Pyssla beads. Great for encouraging creativity too. Kids can design any patterns that they want.

mathsparks:

When mine were younger, they de-stress by going for swimming classes, inline skating, cycling and even skateboarding to the nearby park. occassionally, we'll play badminton as well.

now it's difficult to drag them away from the internet...even had to insist on a weekly exercise outing with the younger one.

My kids are learning swimming too. I hope to let them learn badminton, table tennis, rock climbing, and also to try out archery. But as a full time working mommy, I can only bring them out during the weekends. I will not want them to spend too much time on the computer everyday.

kiasimom:

tamarind:

ks2me,
That's right. I am secretly training them, in case next time they want to become neuosurgeons hahaha

DD just told me ytd she doesn't want to be a neurosurgeon as she doesn't want to open up people's brains :!:

When I ask my girl whether she wants to become a doctor, she also says no. I am fine with my kids taking up any profession, so long as they can support themselves doing something that they love.

[maltbibi]

Hi Tamarind


Thanks for recommending Roseart Weaving Loom. Managed to find it at Toysrus. They are now having promo for this brand. I am very sure my girl will enjoy it.

Will also go and look for the beads at IKEA as my girl loves to do hama beads…

[tamarind]

maltbibi:

Hi Tamarind


Thanks for recommending Roseart Weaving Loom. Managed to find it at Toysrus. They are now having promo for this brand. I am very sure my girl will enjoy it.

Will also go and look for the beads at IKEA as my girl loves to do hama beads..

You are welcome

[tamarind]

I was discussing about what kids can do besides playing PSP in another thread. I am thinking of what older kids and boys can do at home.


I bought a mini platform lifter :
http://www.play-n-learn.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68

This set is suitable for ages 8+. Yesterday my hubby made the lifter together with the kids, and it works amazingly well :
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w1nyHWTEh94/Sy6tRpu5yZI/AAAAAAAABaE/PvjlB5KTAYo/s400/lifter+2.JPG\">
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w1nyHWTEh94/Sy6tCtBbJSI/AAAAAAAABZ8/4ZFQGRVCJ0E/s400/lifter+1.JPG\">

This set demonstrates how hydraulics machines work very well. But the set is too expensive and not worth the money. For older kids, we can challenge them to build something like this by looking for their own materials and may be even more complex machines.

Earlier this year, I built this cute little log house together with my kids :
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w1nyHWTEh94/Sho07J0WKDI/AAAAAAAABHE/ZE3I_oeu-Uk/s400/loghouse.JPG\">

This is a product from http://www.eyestudio.co.jp.
My kids are still young and need a lot of help. Older kids should be able to do it independently. I bought the set from the DIY shop at Jurong Point basement.

I am also planning to buy the Lego Mindstorms for my kids, when I save enough money
http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx

[smurf]

HI Tamarind,

the log house is great! where can we find them, other than Jurong pt??

[clarabella]

Thanks for the great ideas, tamarind


I just want to share a drawing series that's easy and quite fun (note: probably more for kindergarteners and lower primary kids).
I have one artistic kid who can draw very well and one who has zero imagination and lofty ambitions, so I was pleased when my struggling artist found help with this series. Check out the http://www.drawyourworld.com/ books. The 'lessons' are easy to follow, not too daunting for a 4/5 yo.

I'm not sure if these are available in Singapore, but Amazon.com carries all the books.

[buds]

Thanks for the Draw Write Now link, clarabella. :celebrate:

[tamarind]

smurf:

HI Tamarind,

the log house is great! where can we find them, other than Jurong pt??

I am not sure where else to find them. I will let you know if I see them anywhere else.

[tamarind]

clarabella:

Thanks for the great ideas, tamarind


I just want to share a drawing series that's easy and quite fun (note: probably more for kindergarteners and lower primary kids).
I have one artistic kid who can draw very well and one who has zero imagination and lofty ambitions, so I was pleased when my struggling artist found help with this series. Check out the http://www.drawyourworld.com/ books. The 'lessons' are easy to follow, not too daunting for a 4/5 yo.

I'm not sure if these are available in Singapore, but Amazon.com carries all the books.

Thanks for the link !

I also have a few how to draw books for my kids. I will share here later.

[autumnbronze]

clarabella:

Thanks for the great ideas, tamarind


I just want to share a drawing series that's easy and quite fun (note: probably more for kindergarteners and lower primary kids).
I have one artistic kid who can draw very well and one who has zero imagination and lofty ambitions, so I was pleased when my struggling artist found help with this series. Check out the http://www.drawyourworld.com/ books. The 'lessons' are easy to follow, not too daunting for a 4/5 yo.

I'm not sure if these are available in Singapore, but Amazon.com carries all the books.

Hi clarabella,

Wow!

Thx for providing the link. Am going to save it for future use