Fun and Learning Summer Activities for Dindin
During this hodge podge of an art workshop, we learned that Dindin has great potential in painting. 😀 We just might let her keep on studying after this. :D Summer vacation is halfway through. For those...
View ArticleSickness Prevented with Onions on the Feet
While she was sleeping and breathing through her mouth, I slipped a slice of onion under each foot and let her wear socks. After about 30 minutes, she started breathing normally through her nose. No...
View ArticleOn Childlike Faith and Prayer
Dindin got the Barbie Convertible Megablocks set as a gift from our family friend, Titay Pepay, and naturally, she was so happy. Every bit and part for her is precious, including the brochures that...
View ArticleCoping With Disappointments: Teaching Your Child About Winning and Losing
I feel that I should write this in the hopes of sharing our experiences about winning and losing to other parents who let their kids join in contests. In the light of the recent finale of the The Voice...
View ArticleLovingly Mama for the World Breastfeeding Month
My family during the Milk Code Forum last August 29, 2014. The seminar I attended when Shane was 2 weeks old at SM Bacolod. Taken last August 2013. August is World Breastfeeding Month. How poignant it...
View ArticleGiving Flowers to Our Daughters on Valentines Day
Daisies for this year. Since our second daughter came last year, we started a little Valentine’s Day tradition in the family–that is the giving of flowers to our daughters. Papa hands them their...
View ArticleWhat Is Climate Change?
The world is covered in weather patterns. These include cold winters in the north, monsoons in south Asia, trade winds in the Pacific and many more. When these weather patterns start to change and...
View ArticleSummer Project: DIY Barbie Dream Doll House Made of Cardboard Box
In our home, summer vacation officially started last February when Dindin finished her PACEs. But it wasn’t only until late last month (March) that we thought of our perfect summer project–a Barbie...
View ArticleThe Lazada Philippines Entrepreneurial Scholarship Program
Entrepreneurship is the way to the future I have to admit that Lazada Philippines is one of our frequent stops, if not daily, for our shopping needs or just to appease our itch for window shopping....
View ArticlePerfume Making – A Mom and Daughter Bonding Activity at Chemworld Fragrance...
Last Saturday, Chemworld Fragrance Factory opened here at the 2nd floor of the SM City Bacolod north wing. Dindin and I availed of their free perfume making seminar and I have to say that it was indeed...
View ArticleKidsville: Fun and Interactive Learning at the Weekend Souk at The District...
As a homeschooling family in Bacolod City, one of the setbacks here is that we do not have a lot of support going around from organizations for special events, unlike if you are in Manila. So it had...
View ArticleHomeschooling: Spending Time with Family For Such a Time as This
For Such a Time as This — Esther 4:14 Note: This post was written by my husband who attended the 2-day seminar here in Bacolod by the School of Tomorrow (SOT-Phil). It was an educator’s convention and...
View ArticleHow Much Insurance is Enough
How much insurance coverage do you need? Photo from the internet. The basic and most important kind of insurance that anyone can buy is coverage in case of death of the bread winner because at some...
View ArticleSimply Me Gift Shop Bacolod for the Prettiest Customized Accessories
I have two kikay girls who, of course, love kikay accessories. So naturally, we just can’t get enough of hair clips and headbands! You can just imagine their glee when they each got different sets from...
View ArticleWorthwhile Activities for Homeschooling Kids at The District North Point
Cupcake Decorating for Kids in cooperation with BACNOBA Dindin with the cupcakes she decorated at the World Bread Day 2015 Celebration at The District North Point in Talisay. What we like about The...
View ArticleBook Swap for the Love of Books
My husband and I are “readers”. We may not have tallied how many books we’ve read in our lifetimes but between the two of us, we have considerably read a many number of written publications. When we...
View ArticleSingapore Math Via Galileo Enrichment Learning Program Now in Bacolod
Bacolod children can now learn Singapore Math through the Galileo Enrichment Learning Program at Bright Kids Preschool. Galileo Enrichment Learning Program is now in Bacolod! Bright Kids Preschool...
View ArticleAre We Going to Allow Materialism to Invade Christmas in Our Family?
We are bombarded with messages all around us that encourage us to spend more money on gifts for our families. Photos from the internet. I recently an article about a British woman who recalled that she...
View ArticleSM Christmas Bears of Joy: Teaching Kids the Value of Sharing
Note: This is not a sponsored post but rather written in support to SM Malls’ Christmas Bears of Joy campaign. There are many ways to teach kids how to share. This is just one of them. The kids chose...
View ArticleWhile Everyone is Glued to the Miss Universe 2015 Drama, I Was Also Attacked...
While we were all anticipating the results of the Miss Universe 2015 pageant where Miss Philippines Pia Alonso Wurztbach snagged the crown after a lot of on-stage and backstage drama, I was also...
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