Wow Art: Malay Kite & Canvas Painting

Ian attended 2 more classes in this June holiday, and he thoroughly enjoyed them, especially the canvas painting class.


Malay Kite Making
He got to learn the technique of batik print making.

Canvas Painting - Andy Warhol's pop art
I had been hesitating whether to let Ian try his hands on painting for quite some time, until I saw the results of a friend's daughter who attended it for the first time.  What the heck, I thought, just let him give it a try!  And, the outcome was more than satisfying - it was not just the artwork that he produced (under the teacher's guidance, of course), but the joy that beamed out of his eyes when I fetched him.

I asked Ian for feedback, and he said that he liked the painting class most of all!

And with this, it ended the series of holiday workshops for this time round.

Ian Wants To Buy Me Things

A conversation with my boy in the car...

Ian: Mommy, I will give you toys, ok?
Me: But I don't need toys.
Ian: I will give you all the books, ok?
Me: But I have a lot of books.  I don't have money.
Ian: Ok, I will buy things for you.  Daddy will pay the money.
Daddy: *speechless*

McDonald's Hello Kitty

Courtesy of Hubby!  He did not want to buy these, but bought them anyway because I liked Hello Kitty.

$3.60 each with breakfast meal or extra value meal, over a period of 4 weeks.

Activity Books Completed

We have completed another 2 activity books in the past 2 months!

#1 - Kumon - My Book of Alphabet Games
A book dedicated entirely to recognising and writing the 26 alphabets.  Ian completed this book pretty quickly, as we let him do 2 exercises a day most of the time.  We started this book a little late, as he had already mastered writing the alphabets.  I was pondering whether to skip this book or not, but had thought that it was good for him to practice his handwriting, and gathered that it would only take him about a month to complete it.

#2 - Chinese IQ Sticker Book (4-5 Years)
One of the favourite sticker books of Ian.  I had to help him in some of the exercises, such as counting money and reading the instructions.

Wow Art - Star Struck

It was the school holidays again, and that meant Ian would get to attend holiday workshops again at Wowart.  He was so looking forward to these workshops!

First 2 classes for the month - the Starstruck series - "Galaxy World" and "Friends from Mars".  We decided to let him attend the 2 classes back-to-back.  Hubby took leave to accompany us, and it was a very long wait, from 2.30pm to 5pm.

In "Galaxy World", he made a 3D galaxy, dripping paints on the background cardboard to make the stars, and kneading clay to make the planets.  The teacher mentioned that they learned marbling technique in this workshop.

In "Friends from Mars", he made Martians and put them onto the scene that he had created in the first workshop.

We returned before 5pm to pick him, but he was already waiting for us and had even finished colouring one full page of paper.  I wondered he had finished his class how long ago?  He was the only student in the second workshop, so probably it was a lot faster?  Anyway, I gathered it was not wise to proceed with the class if he were the only student.  He lacked the companionship of peers, and the motivation, I thought.

Nevertheless, I was pretty pleased with the artwork.  The teacher had helped him in some parts, such as the eyes, and the rocket.

Isabelle's New Skill - Putting Objects Into Containers

Recently, Isabelle had learned to put things into a container after taking them out.  Now, she had been trying to fit in things, into all sorts of containers.

So, I had passed her a box of wooden blocks, and she happily put them into the Busy Ball Popper machine.  After it was filled to the bream, she would clap her hands in delight.

She had also attempted to put other objects into the machine, such as the diaper cream, other toys of different sizes, and even a tennis ball (although it would not go into the hole).

Although it might not be a major achievement, it was a delight to see her feeling so happy at her own achievement!