The task of homeplay is a challenge now that I have
more working hours away from home. Papa
is willing to homeplay of course, but he isn’t as confident when it comes to
being spontaneous and creative. He does
know how to follow Ant’s “lead” but I still have to prepare a list of to-dos for the week.
Lately, I haven’t been able to prepare materials and Papa
has resorted to a lot of videos. Waaah!
Fortunately, my childhood friend and I organized a series of 12 summer
playdates with other mommy friends with toddlers. We took turns hosting it (although I hosted 5
playdates) weekly. We had it in different
venues and we also took turns bringing merienda for everyone. I did arts & crafts, while other moms did
baking, music, sports and science. It
was actually a lot of fun for the kids.
It was quite stressful for me on my assigned days, but fulfilling
nevertheless.
My acrylic paint is water based and I store them in shampoo bottles or any bottle I see. Bottles make it easier to pour out. I bought the paint in tin cans to maximize on cost.
Luckily I had a lot of left over ceramic fish plates. Kids painted with acrylic. Ant did the orange and yellow plate. The moms helped the kids put glitter fish scales.
Weekly was a lot of fun for the kids, but too often for the
moms who were preparing for it. One mom
and I want to do it regularly, twice a month, since we want to homeschool our
toddlers. We’re teaming up with an
experienced homeschooler who is my friend in another mommy group. Hopefully this follows through.
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