Can't remember the last time we woke up so early on a weekend (or a weekday) and travelled SO far just to attend a 'homebased playgroup' =P. But it was well worth the effort as dd enjoyed herself tremendously. At first I was worried that dd might not be able to follow the lesson since the age band for the group is for 2-4 years old. Not to mention that she also skipped her breakfast. But her active participation soon put my mind at ease. Let the pictures do the talking...
Hanging on to every word from teacher Lili, dd followed her instructions and answered her questions promptly. The theme today was 'apples'.
Eagerly participating in the lesson with a big jiejie that looks like she's almost 4. She was almost a one and a half head taller than dd =P.
Following Lili as she distributes toothpicks for trying out the different types of apples.
Hmmm.. yummy .. dd loved the granny smith! I was surprised she could poke the apple by herself but then, its probably the curiousity of trying out new foods.
Going back to try a different type of apple
After all the munching, the kids were asked to choose a colored circle to depict their favorite type of apple. Naturally, dd chose green
DD assisting teacher Lili in the counting of the 'poll' results to see which apple had the most votes.
It was a tie between red and green apples.
Its storybook time!
Checking out the 'star' at the heart of the apple. At around this time, a little girl started seriously bawling at the back of the class. Her mommy carried her and tried to soothe her but she won't stop. Feeling sorry for her (girl & mommy), I tried to entertain the little girl and dd caught sight of me playing with the girl and came over to sayang her too. Unfortunately the girl refused to be appeased and bawled relentlessly for the next half hour or so.
Art and craft time! DD drawing little 'apples' on the border .
Her completed work! According to dd, the little dots on the left border were 'tiny' apples.
The teachers asked all the kiddos to stand in a line to take a group shot with their handicraft raised up high...(very tough task!)
Oops ... Jerome dropped his picture. Megan (on the right) isn't quite ready yet. Hmm.. where's Caius' (boy in red) craftwork??
Ok, now everyone's ready . Randall (tallest boy) has even got his 'V' sign all ready. 1, 2, 3, say cheese everyone ...
Ooopsss.. Faith decides to do a sudden dash thru, minus her craftwork
We popped over to Jack's Place restaurant after the lesson and ordered ourselves a good meal as we were starving. DD got herself a fish and chips children's set. The only item on the dish that she wolved down was the fish as well as the corn (she finished most of ours too)! I was one surprised mommy. Perhaps kids these days are so discerning that, they can tell which are the 'good' stuff to eat??
