Cars

Our trip to Singapore had been very fruitful. Not only did we learn some lessons, we bought some worth buying toys for the children which we don’t see in Malaysia. Now, whenever they are free, they would pick up the pieces and fix a car, a plane, a helicopter and the list goes on. These sets which include the nuts and screws coupled with the screw driver are really awesome.

One day, Karl fixed a car and I thought he is really good at this. Wayne can’t catch up yet and Nyn is obviously not interested in cars. Talking about cars makes me ponder. I am a person who does not know anything about cars except how to start it and stop it. Now, it makes me wonder if I can really handle a car if hubby is not around. What if my car breaks down suddenly? Can I find the best mechanic? Do you know exactly what to pay for repairs on your car in your town? I definitely do not know!

I panicked when these thoughts flood my mind and I’m beginning to think I should attend some courses or read more on cars. As I browse through the internet, I found a site which is very good. It actually has most of the information one needs to know about cars. You get notified before your car drops below its residual value, list your car for sale for free, find accessories and parts specific to your car, see reviews on 2009 cars and get automatically notified on every recall for your vehicle. Isn’t this wonderful? These are exactly what every owner or driver of a car should know.

I’m hoping that my sons would grow up to be knowledgeable and know more about cars since they love cars so much now.

What’s The Time Mr. Wolf?

Telling time is one subject we ought to teach our children and I think I did not teach my eldest son well. To avoid the same mistake, I plan to teach my other two children how to read the clock.

I have in mind to teach them about time through games. Do you remember the game “What’s the time, Mr. Wolf?” For those who cannot remember, it’s a game where one person would become Mr. Wolf with his back facing the others and telling the children the time and the other children would take steps based on the time told.


Example:

Children: What’s the time, Mr. Wolf?

Mr. Wolf: Two o’clock.

Children would take two steps.

When the children are near Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wolf would catch one child and it’s that child’s turn to become Mr. Wolf.


Now, for a twist in this game, Mr. Wolf would take a clock (those that are used to train children to tell time) and turn the hour and minute hands to the time desired. He then shows the clock to the children and the game continues from here.


I can’t wait to try this on my children. Learning can be fun!