Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Do you have any upcoming events to celebrate? How do you normally choose and send your gift? There are so many ways of sending your love to your loved one. It can be a present, a phone call or even a balloon in a box. Not heard of a balloon in a box? Me too! This is quite an unusual way of sending a gift!
As winter is approaching it is time to get out your coats. Ms C has outgrown her old white coat and we were very lucky to try a new website Miioon that allows the children to design their own clothes and accessories. Miioon is a co-creation site that is all about getting kids getting creative and designing their own clothes (Ruckjack, T-shirt, Swoopercape, and Pyjamas) selecting their own accessories, with some of their favourite characters – e.g. Moshi Monsters and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In October, Miioon are also launching a gift card through Asda which makes it a really easy Christmas gift – particularly for god children, friends’ children, young relatives etc.
Any fans of Bubble Guppies out here? We sure do in this house! Ms C loves bubble guppies especially Molly. For those who don’t know Bubble Guppies, it is shown at 9.30am on Nick Jr. It is an interactive show that teaches kids about a wide range of topics – from dinosaurs to dentists, rock & roll to recycling, and colours to cowboys. Through these topics, kids learn about science, maths, literacy, and much more in this preschool musical comedy set in a vibrant, aquarium-inspired underwater classroom.
Both of my children will be at school in September, starting reception and Year 1, and they already have a lot of friend’s/classmate’s birthday parties, activities and there are appointments too. This Big Family School Year Diary has come just in time! With only 3 days left until August, it is time to get organised. This book is dated for 13 months from 1st August 2013 through to the 31st August 2014.
Yesterday, as we are getting ready to go to Mr K’s classmate’s party, he told us that he did not want us at the party as he is a big boy now. We know that some parents leave their child as young as 3 years old at a birthday party but we were still shocked to hear that.
Today is my son Mr K’s 5th birthday. Five years ago, I had a show on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th Nov, followed by a strong contraction just after midnight (into Thursday 15th Nov now). Being 40+ weeks pregnant, I was so ready to go into a labour. I had to get to the hospital to have antibiotics as I carried group B streptococcus. I still remember calling the hospital begging them to admit me. They refused and said come back when I had 10 minute contractions. It was another 18 hours before I had 10 minute contractions. We went into the hospital and had two course of antibiotic before I requested my midwife to have my water bag broken. The next 10 minutes was a blur. Suddenly, Mr K’s blood pressure and heart rate dropped. Emergency bells rang and suddenly approximately 10 medical professionals ran in. Within seconds, Mr K was born. There was a moment of silence followed by the most beautiful sound came. He cried! (Now, this is the most annoying sound from him!)
The premise of the personalised photo book by love2read is to help your child develop a love of reading. It does this by presenting photographs which reflect your child’s world and relating them to simple words. Research shows that if your child loves books they will learn to read much faster and you will be encouraging a lifelong love of reading. The key words in each book are known as “high frequency ” words, which are some of the first words your child will be taught to recognise when they start school.
All you have to do is upload ten suitable photographs into a virtual book at www.love2read.co.uk and add some simple text. Your book will be printed and sent to your home address within 10 days. There are over 80 titles to choose from or you can create your own titles from the website.
The books are themed around National Curriculum keywords and are designed to stimulate the child’s interest in books so that they really want to read. No software is needed, the website is easy to use and you can even save your book as you go along if you need to come back to it later. There is a demo video on each title.
