" Educational " DVDs are not educational.......

.... there goes my excuse.....

Pre-Schools ...

Yishun

+ NurtureStars @ Safra Yishun
- like the curriculum, Roxie84 @ Oct10

- The Little Skool-house International Pte Ltd @ Orchid Country C lub

- The Kids' Inn @ Jalan Hikayat

- Praiseland Child Care and Learning Centre @ 662

- Eager Beaver Schoolhouse @ Yishun central

- Carpe Diem Preschool Pte Ltd @ 100 Yishun Polyclinic

- Little Footprints Schoolhouse @ 701a (above KFC)

- Pcf Nee Soon East Sparkletots Childcare Centre @ NeeSoonEast cc

- Emmanuel Child Educare @ Jalan Malu Malu

- Spring Brainy Kidz Pte Ltd @ Japan Cherpen

- Lutheran Child Care Centre @ 124

- Kidz Meadow Childcare & Development Centre @ 173

- Kidsville Child Care & Development Centre @ 201/217

- Our Lady Star of The Sea Child Care Centre @ 235

- Care Corner Child Development Centre @ 270

- Pcf Canberra Sparkletots Child Care Centre @ 288

- Bethlehem Educare Centre @ 311

- My Childcare Centre @ 366

- World Kids Management Pte Ltd @ 388

- Pcs Yishun Child Care Centre @ 411

- Eagle Retirement Planners Pte Ltd @ Springside

- Angel Care Centre Pte Ltd @ 626

- Sunnytots Schoolhouse @ 658

- Averbel Child Development Centre Pte Ltd @ 742

- Methropolitan YMCA Child Care & Development @ 760

- My Little Campus @ 849

- Little Greenhouse Childcare @& Development @ 832

- Jollytots Preschool @ 865

- My First Skool @ 612
- My First Sko0l @ 796a

x Just Kids @ 290
- high number of HFMD cases, Jan @ Jul10

x Pcf Chong Pang Sparkle Tots Child Care Centre
- teachers not good, Blurmummy @ Aug10

x Cherie Hearts Bright Kids @ 877 Woodlands
- child becoming quite rude and rowdy though teachers seem nice and friendly, $350 full day after subsidy, littleRabbit @ Oct10

IQ/EQ/Memory
+ Happy Train
- small group of 3-5 students
- lessons conducted in a different language weekly -> Japanese, English, Mandarin
- parents required to attend together
- recommended by Susan @ Oct10

Dance/Art/Music
- Musikinder ArtSkool @ 156

- Crestar Learning Centre @ Thomson Plaza , Woodlands Civic Centre, Woodlands Mart Blk 768
- Ballet, jazz, hip-hop, art, music

Chinese
+ Tien Hsia Language School
+ Story Island at Bishan

Toys

Find the prices are on the higher end, but thought that it is useful site to have an idea on what type of educational toys are available in the market. Upon which, can look for alternatives with similar functions? :P
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Little Miss Potato...

Toys

Finally found an online seller who sells the type of toys that I wanted to buy! i.e. toys for 6 months old (safe, can be washed/cleaned) and yet are of some educational value and....not that expensive!!!!!

oops ...the item on bottom left is the potty and not a toy :P

And yes...she love them. Hmmm...I do have to confess that she love newspapers and carton boxes just as much!

MagMag

Was looking for a sippy straw cup to "train" bb...finally decided on this Pigeon MagMag sippy straw (stage 3) cup. Stage 3 is meant for Month 8 onwards, while stage 2 is the normal sippy "pour" cup with a modified teat meant for month 6 and above. Decided to skip the stage 2 and go straw to stage 3 as read that "sucking" is a natural reflex of bb and going straight to stage 3 may even be easier

she love her magmag, by the way...


Wall decal
Having this "secret" hobby of stenciling...scrapbooking...
finally put the wall clock + decal up..after buying it for 3 months..oops

1st taste
of pumpkin puree...yum....

Making Sweet Potato Puree

(1) Pre heat oven to 190 degree c

(2) Wash and poke holes with fork, then wrap in tin foil (no not peel)

(3) Place in lower rack of oven and back for 45 mins until soft

(4) Remove skins by slitting sweet potato lengthwise when cooled, scoop out the "meat"

(5) Mash with a fork....with formula/water

Making baby food - Pumpkin puree

(1) Preheat oven to 180 degrees C

(2) Split pumpkin in half, remove seeds, remove stringy fibers by scraping the insides with a metal spoon

(3) Place side down in roasting pan with 1cm water

(4) Bake for about 90 mins, till meltingly tender

(5) Scoop the flesh out to puree in food processor

Making baby food - Carrot Puree

Things needed:
- carrots
- formula milk
- spoon
- baby cubes (or ice cube trays)
- steamer
- blender

(1) clean & peel carrots, chop into pieces of 2-3 cm

(2) steam till a fork punctures them easily (steamer = 45 mins, stove = 30 mins).

or boil it in a little water - until tender (this will probably take around 5 - 8 minutes... don't overcook the carrots to the point where they become mushy or watery, as they will have lost much of their goodness

OR wrap loosely in foil and pop into an oven preheated to 180 degree c

The carrots will cook in their own steam and should be tender and ready for pureeing within 20-30 minutes - please take care when you open the foil parcel, as steam will escape!

(3) allow carrots to cool; make some formula milk to mix with the carrots

(4) when carrots are cool enough to be handled, puree them (2 cups of carrots with 4 oz of formula)

(5) Puree till no chunks. For 1st few feedings, strain the carrots through a sieve and discard any pulp that won't strain

(6) Spoon the puree into baby cubes and freeze. Can be kept for up to 3 months

To defreeze, put in warm water (or food warmer) for 5 to 10 mins