Goli @ Home

Date:  Jan 25, 2015

I have this putting mat at home.  

It comes with some very shallow holes.  (about 1-2mm heights)

I also got a few boxes of “Goli-es” (Marbles).  

Let’s play Goli!  (Marbles)

You can set up all kinds of rules.

We bought this from the Best Toy Shop.  It is a marble counting system.  You shoot the marbles from far, and landed on the hole with points marked on it.

He shoot so many onto it.

I have this golf putting cup.  So, all you do is to roll the goli up the slope, and it will automatically roll down to the hole.

The shallow golf holes are not easy, ok!  If you roll it too hard, it will come out. 

Like that, the kids play goli for the whole night.  HaHaHaHa

Kids Saving Money In The Bank

Date:  Mar 9, 2014

Teaching kids to save money comes in two levels.

Level #1:  Save the money in the piggy bank.  When you are given some ceilings, simply put the money into the piggy banks.  This one, from very young we teach the kids how to do it.

Level #2:  Where does the money goes to after the piggy bank?  Well the answer is simple.  Of course to the bank.

Jay Jay need to do a scrap book for his social study on the topic of “Chinese New Year”.

So, one of the page is to tell the students to save money that they get from the New Year Ang Pao.  So, today, we will bring Jay & Kay to the bank to bank in the money.

Of course, before you do so, you will need to open the bank accounts for them.  We opened DBS shared account for both of them.

And in order to let them FEEL and understand the need of saving money, you simply bring them to the ATM machines.

I also never done this before.  This is new to me.  

The BANK PASSBOOK is a very important to the kids.  Because they are too young, they do not have a ATM card.  So, in order for them to bank in the money, they have to use the passbook.  

Simply insert the passbook into the bank slot.  WOW!  That’s new to me!

The boys get very excited to see that.

Next, the deposit box will open, and you can put your money in there!

So, simply put the money into the box.

WAIT NOW… They do not accept $2 and $5 notes.  So, what should you do?

Very simple.  The parents are the MONEY CHANGER at home.  

So, at home, you have already counted all their Ang Pao Money, and then, ROUND UP them to the nearest $10 or $50.

The kids will be very excited to hear “ROUND UP”.  They don’t know what it means, so, you explain to them.  

i.e. if the total money is $62, because the machines cannot accept $2 notes, so, daddy or mommy will give you $8 more to ROUND UP to $70.

Then, show them the content inside the passbook.

Kay Kay was a bit sad.  Why I have lesser money than koko??

So, as parents, we will explain to him this way.

That is because, when we go visit Aunties & Uncles, you either running around and forgot to get Ang Pao from the adults or when they given you the Ang Pao, you forgot where you put or you simply anyhow put, then, of course, your Ang Pao money will be lesser.

It is important to teach them about the value of saving money.  It is equally important to teach them to value and safe guard their money.

It’s a nice experience for the kids.

 

Bike Ride to West Coast Park

Date:  Jan 1, 2014

It is a great day to cycle.  Only 29 degree nia.

So, today, to start the great year 2014.  We decided to cycle to West Coast Park.

I am not so worry about Jay Jay.  So fat, sure got extra energy.

We just went to Health Promotion Board the other day, and he is about 41.5KG.  WOW.  Too heavy.  He has been eating so much during this 6 weeks holidays.

 

But him (Kay), I am a bit worry whether he got the stamina to go thru the whole ride or not?

Let’s wait and see.

So far so good.

Here we are crossing the AYE overhead park connector bridge.

So far so good.  Why we are worry?  Because we pedal one round, he has to pedal three times.

One thing is good that he does drink a lot of water.

Let’s keep moving.  Here we cross the road.

Let’s sit down for a while.

Young Kay Kay is learning all sort of route.

We are almost there.

Yipeeee!  After 5.56KM, and almost 40min, we finally arrived at West Coast Park.

Jay, Isabelle, and I did a round of cycling first.

Then, we park and lock our bicycles together.

So that we can go fly kite!

Not too bad!

Eric is busy flying his kite.

Its a Spider Man kite!

He just position the spider man kite at the ground and wait for the wind to blow.

Kay Kay loves to fly kites.  I think we need to come out and do more kite flying.

Isabelle also trying to fly smaller kites.

Run Run Run!

And it fly up.

Oh… No wind.

Mean while, Jay Jay is retrieving his stings.

Mine cannot fly high.

Kids are not easily tired.  Because they have “Brown” fat that can be reset very fast.

A lot of running.  Now we are afraid that both kids cannot ride bike home later.

Isabelle bought along her’s Monopoly Deal cards.  It is out of stock in the whole world.  The price now is about USD$27 from Amazon.  I bought one from Amazon just yesterday.

OK.  It’s lunch time @ McDonalds.

Jay big mouth eating his double cheese burger.

Like son, like mother.

OK.  After lunch, while the fire is still hot.   Kids, let’s ride home.

It is another 5.6KM bike ride to get home.  You are doing well Kay Kay!

Well done Kay Kay!  We are almost home.  

I like my kids to do a lot of outdoors and play with friends.  So, that is why if I have any chance I will bring them out for cycling.  In this coming new 2014.  Jay Jay is going to do a lot a lot of more exercise.  Soccer, tennis, badminton, golf, swimming, taekwondo, cycling, roller blade, and so on.  We need to reduce his weight to below 40KG.  

Happy 2014 New Year!