Bird Nest Craft

Hello! Today, Ivy and Ishaaq will be doing a bird nest for them to play. Recently, Ivy has been curious about where birds live. So we decided to do an activity about birds nest. Let's get crafting!!!

Here, are things you need.

Let's get started!

First, put the flowers.

 

Then, put the eggs.

Lastly, put the birds.

Done! Aww look at those happy birds!

New Members of the Family

Let me introduce you to our newest member in the family. Meet our little princess and prince. This is Ivy, she's 2 plus. She's very cheeky and naughty but she is always cheerful and playful. This is Ishaaq, he is 6 months old. He likes to scream and eat anything in front of him [Today he ate our bird nest craft, luckily he didn't choke]. Hehehe. 

Hi I am Ivy! Do I look pwetty?

Me is Ishaaq. Me is very cute.

New Bloggers in the House!

Hello! We are Iris and Iesha. Starting from now, we will be taking over Mummy's blog since sooooo~ long. We will be posting a lot about our family. We are really looking forward to positive reactions since we are young bloggers.  Till then, enjoy!

xoxo,
Iris & Iesha

Us!

Hello everyone!

Checking out. Hello everyone! (Is there anyone who still reading us?

Iesha's First Day at School

My lovely Iesha, I wish you:

• Lots of success and lots of new friends.
• I am so proud of my little princess. I wish you all the luck in the world!
• Have lots of fun at school!
• Congratulations on your enrollment!
• Loveeeee you!

xoxo,

Mummy

Magnificent Magnet!

We love magnet. There are lots of activities with magnet the kids can play and explore. It is such a simple iron bar yet so intriguing. Here are some of the information I've discussed with my girls about magnets and magnetism:

1. The shape of magnets: Magnets come in variety of shapes such as U-shape magnet, horseshoe magnet, bar magnet, button magnets etc.
2. The poles of magnets: Magnet has two poles, the north and the south poles. The like poles attract to each other, while the unlike poles repel.
3. The magnetic and non-magnetic objects: The magnetic objects are the objects that attracted to the magnets such as nails, scissors and steel ruler. The non-magnetic objects are the objects that aren't attracted to the magnets such as plastics, woods and certain metals.
4. Application of magnets: We listed some uses of magnets such as compass, fridge magnets, floating train and scrap magnets.

We also got excited over some fun facts about magnets:

1. Magnetic pull is strongest at two points- the north and south poles.
2. If you cut the magnet half, it will still has two poles, no matter how many times you cut it. 
3. The first magnets used were natural stones called lodestones. The word "lode" means lead and so the stone was used to magnetize compass needles and lead sailors home. (Source)

And we jumped in excitement when we found this Quran verse about magnets!

"And We also sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind..." (Quran, 57:25)

Oh Allah, we couldn't thank You much for the scientific information You give us in the miraculous Quran! We love You so much! (Refer to this link for further explanation on the ayah).

Here are some of the activities we did with magnets.

Hanging paper clips.

Magnet is strongest at its poles.

No matter how hard Iesha tried to put the paper clips at the middle of the magnet bar, the clip stubbornly went to the end of the bar.

A freely magnet will always points in the North-South direction. 

This shows how a compass work. Iris calibrated it with the iPhone compass, and she jumped in joy when she got the magnet bar points to the same direction as in the apps.

A simple worksheet for Iyra. (Click here for the free worksheet)

Frog Life Cycle Craft

We're still learning on animal's life cycles. Last Sunday we learnt about our green hopper friend, Mr Froggy.  We learnt that mother frog lays thousands of eggs in a pond.  It will then turn into a tadpole, which Iyra would love to keep in her small insect house.  She said "It's too cute! I cannot tahan!" We also learnt that the tadpole will then change to a froglet and finally to a charming prince after a good greeny kiss. 

You may need these materials to make this frog life cycle:

1. Paper plate
2. Green cardstock (Manila card)
3. Felt paper for the lilypad
4. Bubble wrap for the eggs
5. Pipe cleaner for the frog's tongue
6. Ladybug craft peg
7. Googly eyes
8. Sharpie

We found out some interesting facts about frog too.  You can check them out here:

1. Frogs are amphibians.
2. Frog drinks the water through the skin.
3. A group of frog is called an 'army'.
4. There are over 4,700 species of frogs. (Source)
5. The study of amphibians and reptiles is called Herpetology, and those who study them are called Herpetologists.
6. Croaking is used by male frogs as a way to attract females.
7. A frog won't turn into a prince, no matter how many times you kiss him! (:P)

Videos on frogs:

1. Video 1
2. Video 2
3. Video 3

There are a lots of free worksheets on frogs you can retrieve from the internet.  I think it's a good practice to have them do the worksheets to get to know their understanding after all the lessons.  

Till then, croak croak!

Worksheet for Iyra

Worksheet for Iris

Worksheet for Iesha

Easy Fish Aquarium Craft

Iesha's aquarium

Iris's aquarium

Iyra's aquarium

To Arr is Pirate

Pirate Iris

Pirate Iesha

Pirate Iyra

Symmetrical Portrait Drawing

Angels are often disguised as daughters.

A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give. 

Daughters are another version of yourself, only better.