An e-vite to all parents out there!! You are invited to the 1st Scholastic Clearance Sale! August 27-30, Sept. 1-2, 2010 Friday to Monday, Wednesday to Thursday 8 am to 8 pm Scholastic Warehouse No. 70 C. Raymundo Avenue, Rosario, Pasig City Telephone Numbers: 900-1537; 628-4487 Mobile Number: 09175804784 Email address: scholasticbookfairs @ scholastic.com.ph (no [...]
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 [...]
Summer is ending and for most kids, the schoolyear will begin in the middle of June. Although the Spawn and I have been touching on his lessons already, he has mostly been having fun at the summer workshops he joined these past 3 months. Most of his summer was spent at MyTalent summer workshops for [...]
Just a cute hand poem I remembered from when I was a kid. (starting at the thumb) This is the Father, short and stout This is the Mother with children all about This is the Brother, tall you see This is the Sister with a dolly on her knee This is the Baby still to [...]
I was able to switch around my schedule so the Spawn and I were able to attend the Homeschool United Family Fun Day!! The sun was beating down on us but we all stayed out in the field and played the games prepared for the day. One of the parents had the great idea of [...]
**This blog post is my official entry into Avalon.ph’s Win a Moleskine Colour a Month Daily Planner 2010! contest. Please visit www.Avalon.ph for details** Christmas is just around the corner and not too long after that, a brand new year. A brand new decade. At around this time each year I select my “theme song” [...]
Last summer, I made a major decision. I banned the TV from the Spawn. He was, of course, upset by it. He would find ways to sneak in even just a few seconds of Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon. Although I unplugged the TV in his room and tied up the cable, he would plug in [...]
After more than a week, my internet connection has finally been restored! Just in time too! Halloween is only 12 days away and I want to launch a new T-shirt design for my Cafepress Shop. This cute little niña is sporting a Mexican “Dia de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) Sugar Skull mask. And [...]
I was talking about about putting creativity back into schools a few weeks ago with an old highschool classmate and she said she agreed because, “otherwise all offices would be boring white boxes.” That’s taking it a bit too literally. Fostering creativity and exposing kids to a good arts education does not only benefit kids [...]
