Brownies...
For the price of SGD 2.60, I find these priced rather high. But the plus is that can always just keep a couple in the fridge and be able to have one, as and whenever one want to...

Yummy, especially for a snack right out of the fridge, no fuss and able to have it "right now"

Banana Pancakes

Using the below recipe, modified and made banana pancakes...which looked as well as tasted like banana roti pratas. Should have told the folks that am making pratas instead...



- that's the toy drum that cc stepped on ....she must have thought it is for doing step aerobics...
- after cutting into tiny pieces, the prata-pancake looks better, right?

Smart play – engaging your 11-Month-old's growing mind

Because he's becoming so smart and inquisitive, your activities together become more interesting, engaging him cognitively and physically.

Here's what you can do together:

• Help him walk with (or without) support
• Ask him to find his favorite toy in his toy basket
• Provide push/pull toys for him to play with
• Roll or toss a large ball back and forth
• Encourage your baby to pick a toy off the floor without holding onto anything
• Continue to talk to your baby

" 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