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  • Snow Out

    Snow Out

    Montessori-At-Home

     

    Try this sensorial Montessori-At-Home activity that builds on your child’s memory and language skills while bringing a small part of winter. The goal is for your child to find the letters in the snow!

    You will need:
    1. Letter board (same size as clear tray)
    2. Clear tray
    3. Snowballs or pompoms (optional)
    4. A brush
    5. Salt

    First step is to make the letter board. Have your child sing the ABCs to you as you randomly draw the letters across a piece of paper.

    Next, place the letter board under the clear tray and fill the tray with salt (substitute with other kitchen items like sugar or powder).

    All your child has to do is find each letter by dusting the “snow” with their trusty “snow shovel”
    Have fun!

     

    Courtesy of Raising Dragons.

  • Finding Nemo!

    Finding Nemo!

    Montessori-At-Home

    Fond of the sea? Take your little one on a fishing trip at home! This activity aims to build a child’s coordination skills as they attempt to balance the hovering magnet over the paper clip, as well as understanding of zoology! Build their curiosity in both science and nature in this simple coordination game!

    Prepare a piece of stick, some string, a magnet, a piece of paper, a hole puncher and some paper clips!

    How to:
    1. Prepare the fishes! Draw your “nemo’s” and “dory’s” and cut them out.
    2. Punch a hole through the tip or the mouth and loop the paper clip through.
    3. For our fishing rod, tie one end of the string to the stick and the other end to the magnet.

    You are all set to fish!

    For a waterproof version, you may use hard pieces of plastic as fish!
    Have fun

     

    Courtesy of www.minieco.co.uk/

  • Thank You, MY Heroes

    Thank You, MY Heroes

    Since the start of the quarantine period on the 18th March 2020, we have been doing our part by staying home and staying safe. But there are still doctors, nurses, healthcare teams, janitors, police officers, delivery drivers, grocery store clerks, gas station attendants, warehouse workers, pharmacists and other essential team members who are out there trying to curb the disease and keep the rest of us safe! 

    To say thank you, we are getting busy at home and want to create a small token of appreciation for those in the frontlines. We’d like to invite you to join in as well!

    Show You Care 

    Join us by following the simple 4-step process by getting creative, submitting your masterpiece, sharing with us (if you want), and finally, anticipating the final video! 

    Terms and Conditions of Participation: 

    1. This #ThankYouMYHeroes campaign is open to families of The children’s house and members of the public. 
    2. Please send us a minimum of 5 photos, consisting of the images of your masterpiece and family photos with the masterpiece by the 3rd of May 2020. However, only a maximum of 2 photos will be included in the final video. 
    3. Please ensure the photos sent are clear and in high resolution. Basic photo enhancement made available by phone applications is allowed. 
    4. Please email the photos to contact@thechildrenshouse.com.my and provide us the details below upon submission. Parents’ names, Email address & phone number, Child/Children’s names & age and TCH centre that your child is attending (if applicable). 
    5. By submitting the photos to us, you shall be deemed to have participated in this campaign and accepted the Terms & Conditions stated. Please read the instructions and rules before participating. 
    6. By submitting the photos to us, you have granted The children’s house and Global Educare Sdn Bhd permission and consent to use the photos in any types of media, including but not limited to, the right to publish, distribute, copy, display in any printed or electronic media. 
    7. The children’s house and Global Educare Sdn Bhd accept no responsibilities for any entries which are incomplete, ineligible, inappropriate, corrupted or fail to submit by relevant closing date for any reason. 
    8. Submissions that fulfilled all the requirements stated will be considered and compiled in the final video. 
    9. The children’s house and Global Educare Sdn Bhd shall reserve all the rights to adjust or cancel the campaign or any of the arrangements, directly or indirectly related to the campaign, at any time and for any reasons if deemed necessary without any prior notice. 
  • At Home Activities

    At Home Activities

    It is completely normal to feel frustrated to stay home for long periods of time. Humans are social creatures after all. The children’s house wants to support you as best we can despite the situation. Here are a few suggestions to help improve you and your family’s well being. 

    1. Exercise 

    This may sound like a cliche but exercise is good for you! Which is why we suggest not to avoid moving your body and sweating where you can. 

    Make it a family activity and be as creative as you want to be! Chores around the house, dancing from room to room, some yoga practice or just a short play-session with your family ought to release endorphins (happy hormones). 

    Our Family Fun article on Stay Home activities has a simple guide video for you and your child! 

    2. Quiet time 

    Children are curious beings and tend to be restless at times. However, discipline is still an important part of learning. Parents can calm the child down and allow them to learn to appreciate quiet time. Just a few minutes spent breathing or reading a few pages of a children’s book can be a great way to introduce said “quiet time”.

    3. Expression 

    How does your family express love to one another? 

    Have you tried writing a letter? Try sitting down together as a family and write about anything you want (experience during lockdown, what makes you happy, what you want to do once quarantine is over). 

    Writing is a form of self-expression and in this case, a great way to let your child be more confident forming thoughts and putting them to paper. 

    Good luck! 

  • What Does Hygiene Mean to Your Child?

    What Does Hygiene Mean to Your Child?

    Wash Your Hands and Wear Your Masks: Why is it so important? 

    According to one infection control expert from the University of North South Wales, Sydney, people touch their faces an average of 23 times a day! 

    So what’s wrong with touching our face with our hands? Humans interact with their environment and other people via touch all the time; whether it’s grooming, shaking hands and playing. Thus, picking up bacteria and viruses along the way. When we proceed to touch our face, these bacteria and viruses may enter through the eyes, nose, or mouth and infect us! 

    So how does hand-washing and wearing a mask help? 

    While it doesn’t eliminate you from contracting sickness, it does lower your chances! An expert from Columbia University advises that it could be harder to tell people to stop touching their face, especially a child. So instead, you could encourage your child to wash their hands frequently. 

    On the other hand, wearing a mask helps to reduce the risk of the bacteria or virus entering your nose and mouth. Also be sure to wear a mask that fits your child’s face; there should be no gaps above or below the mask! 

     

    Source: BBC 

  • Montessori-At-Home

    Montessori-At-Home

    At the early stage of childhood, children rely on their senses to learn about the world.

    If you haven’t heard yet, sensory baskets are a great tool to introduce to your child! Aside from developmental benefits, you can also build the basket together and spend a bit more time as a family.

    Click here to read more on some DIY materials that you could make and create your own sensory basket for toddlers at home.

     

  • Flower Art For Preschoolers

    Flower Art For Preschoolers

    Introducing the “Soda Stamping Flower Art”

    With some colourful paint and recycled bottles, you are good to go! Normal bottles with a 5-point bottom is great to be used as they instantly give you ”petal” shapes! However, you can also use the rounded bottoms to give your flowers a “ring”

     

    Have some endless stamping fun with your little ones in these easy steps!

    1. Lay out different coloured paint on a paper plate and get stamping!
    2. Use fingers to create the pistils (centre of the flower) and leaves.
    3. Use differently shaped bottle bottoms for different patterns.

    We hope you had fun on this one!

     

  • Memory Booster Games

    Memory Booster Games

    For children aged 5 to 6 years old, parents could set the level higher through an alphabet memory game to boost their memory.

    Here are the steps:
    1. Prepare 52 empty cards.
    2. Have your children to write down each alphabet on each card, both uppercase and lowercase.
    3. Shuffle the cards and lay them out face down in a grid pattern.
    4. Ask your children to randomly pick 2 cards and see if they match.
    5. If the cards match, keep it aside but put the cards face down again if it doesn’t.
    6. The game goes on until all 26 alphabets are matched.

    * The game might take a while to finish, so your child can also learn patience during this activity. Don’t forget that everyone deserves a nice reward every now and then!

  • A-B-C Bingo!

    A-B-C Bingo!

    Another Montessori-At-Home activity, the alphabet bingo game is fun for children aged 2.5 to 4 years old who are on the road to recognising the 26 letters. All you need to do is to print out the bingo cards below or create your own. Pick a letter and let your children search for it. The first person with 2 connecting lines wins!

    Download the printable here.

  • Montessori-At-Home

    Montessori-At-Home

    Through the following activity, toddlers not only build up on their early handwriting skills but they also understand the concept of cause and effect.

    All you need are baby rice cereal or crumbed crackers or any baby snack that you can find at home and a cookie sheet or cloth to spread the crumbs. Then, show your toddler how to use a finger to “write” in the crumbs or just allow them to freely feel the texture as they explore their senses.

    This activity is similar to writing your name in the sand on the beach, so bring the feeling home to your little one!

    As a reminder, this easy-peasy activity might get a little messy!