Dough Dots (also called Foam Clay) are being sold locally by my good highschool friend and former employer. This is not a paid ad and although I have not yet been able to try this product yet myself, I trust her opinion that this is a great art activity to use at schools and at [...]
Although the Spawn has been making a very good effort in trying to speak Filipino whenever he can (which is regrettably, just a word or two each day since he does not know many words or expressions), I’ve had to devise ways in order to help him actually remember the vocabulary words we are taking [...]
The Spawn was excited for the Homeschool Headstart Bazaar held yesterday. He had all the crafts he made packed and ready to go and help me arrange all our merchandise on our table. We were able to get a great spot — A corner table to the right side of the bazaar facing the main [...]
The Spawn demonstrates how to use the Magic Wallets he made out of duct tape. Wallets will be sold at 50 pesos each at the Homeschool Headstart Bazaar. Limited supplies only! He will also be selling Finger Knitted Scarves and Scented Bath Salts. Manikako DIY Kits and Customizations will also be available during the bazaar. [...]
The Spawn and I have been taking a breather from our regular lessons in order to prepare some handmade goods to sell at the Homeschool Headstart Bazaar this weekend. I will be selling some pre-loved books and Manikako, while the Spawn has been very busy creating some finger-knitted scarves (pictured above), scented bath salts, and [...]
I splurged the other day and bought the Spawn a wooden artist’s box that can also be used as an easel. it contained watercolors, acryllic paints, oil paints, palettes, paper and canvasses. He said using it made him feel like a real artist and he was so inspired to begin painting with it right away. [...]
The Spawn and took a break from focusing on Math Drills all week (more on why we had to do this in another post) and did a project he has been excited about since he read Polar Bears Past Bedtime by Mary Pope Osborne two weeks ago. SPOILER ALERT!! In the story, Jack and Annie [...]
I received this invitation from a homeschooling egroup I am part of and wanted to share the information here: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES hereby invites you to a Presidential Exhibition, the first of its kind, on June 14th, 2010 at the National Art Gallery in the Old Legislative Building, in front of the Manila [...]
The Spawn and I did some Reading Comprehension, Arts and Crafts, and Science yesterday. He wrote his first book report on Pa Jinglebob And the Grabble Gang by Mary Arrigan and Korky Paul. He chose his own activity from one of the exercises in my Creative Teacher book. He made cut-out character report. The face [...]
This morning, the Spawn and I headed to Payatas with other Manikako volunteers to participate in a doll-making workshop with some kids who live in the slum area there. Payatas, in Quezon City, is infamously known for being Manila’s waste dump site. Literally, mountains of garbage surround the area and almost every bit of land [...]
