I have been volunteering with one of the parent organizations at my children's school, whose purpose is to raise funds for school's needs. For the last three years, we have been focusing on getting a playground for the elementary school where more than eight hundred students attend. Especially after the school hours were extended in Chicago two … [Read more...]
Volunteers build a new playground with KaBOOM!
Minecraft Birthday Party Ideas
We celebrated my son's 9th Birthday party with, of course, no other than Minecraft theme. There are so many great resources out on the internet to put together a great DIY Minecraft birthday party. I will list what we did and the sources I used. PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF THE PARTY I prepared my own Creeper backdrop from vinyl tablecloths. Materials: … [Read more...]
Kids’ Summer Vacation Away with Grandparents – Vol. I
Almost 2 weeks ago, kids packed their luggage for their annual summer vacation in Turkey. We went to the airport, checked them in, and handed them over to my brother and sister-in-law before the security check point. There went the kiddos, with their cousins to get on their 11 hour flight to Istanbul, without us. This year, I and my husband … [Read more...]
Easy butterfly wing cape for children
I had no plans to sew a butterfly wing cape for my daughter, until I came along with this amazing fabric at Hancock Fabrics. It is a sheer fabric with eye catching rainbow colors. All my materials were rainbow colored, including fabric, ric rac border and the thread. Materials: 3/4 yards sheer / light fabric (60" width) Ric Rac … [Read more...]
Outdoor arts with twigs and branches
Spring is here and hopefully no more snow for this arctic part of the world. The trees have barely started to sprout buds. My early spring bulbs, daffodils, hyacinths, didn't come out at all. We still keep ourselves busy. We went out and grabbed little twigs and some branches fallen from the trees. My daughter started to work on a 2D artwork. We … [Read more...]
How to evenly oil sliced vegetables and leafy greens
I love baking my own vegetables and leafy greens to make veggie chips such as baked kale chips. For a long time I had hard time evenly oiling and seasoning them. Some parts would be dry and stale, some parts would be too salty. Below is a simple way to evenly oil and season all the pieces with the just the right amount of seasoning. You can season … [Read more...]
Book Review: Lean in
I've read “Lean in” right after I've made a company change. I've had to think hard where my career was going after 9 years in a workplace where I loved my work and the people I worked with. I had long discussion with my husband and family. The decision to make the change didn't come easy. This decision was not only impacting my life but my family’s … [Read more...]
Arts & Crafts: Glittery Eiffel Tower
My daughter made this glittery Eiffel Tower for her class project, during a week they learned about France. She needed to build an Eiffel Tower and with what and how to do it was up to her. We came up with this idea. I helped her with the construction. Materials needed: Eiffel Tower print out from InternetCardboard (from old parcel … [Read more...]
Geocaching: A Modern Day, Global Treasure Hunt
Happy Earth Day! Last year, during the summer, our local public library held a small workshop on geocaching. I’d heard about it from few parents but didn’t have time to research myself. We learned what geocaching is, downloaded the app, and searched and found our very first cache during the workshop. It sounded really fun, mostly for kids but … [Read more...]
Fun activity ideas for long rides and flights
We've completed yet another successful long flight to Aruba and back. I am quite experienced in entertaining children in long flights and road trips, as you can read in this post titled, Preparing for long flights and trips with babies and young children. Good news is it gets easier, as the attention span of children grows by age. Parents or … [Read more...]
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