Last weekend we had quite a lot of left-over plain bread, and I thought it would be fun to turn them into mini pizza. I just utilized ingredients that I already had at home. This mini pizza is so simple to make. It only took me about 30 minutes to prepare the sauce and toppings, […]
Five tips to cultivate reading habit in children
As a family, we would like to nurture our children to be a book lover. The reason is simple. Books contain a wealth amount of knowledge that children or even us as adults need. By loving book, there’s more tendency to get much more knowledge. Some of you may argue but hey, this is a […]
Abdurrahman is four years old (+ four months)
Ok, I should post this four months ago, but I was just turned off by how hectic my work was, so here is my late post about my son. Being a four year old, my son loves to be called big big boy. He’s a lot more talkative and able to express his feeling really […]
Little Postman Role
A few days ago, suddenly Abdurrahman wanted to be a postman and he started delivering ‘mail’ with his tricycle. As impromptu as it was, i didn’t have enough ‘letter’ for him to deliver. The day after that, I thought it would be nice for him to get the experience of sending a letter and delivering […]
Easy Grilled Fish Recipe Your Family Will Love
Before this weekend, grilled fish is one kind of dine-out menu, because I rarely made one at home. But today I have proven that making grilled fish is easy, with very simple recipe of basic marinade sauce, and I bet your family will LOVE it. I use whole red tilapia fish, but you can use […]
We got new bikes, not only one, but FOUR
It’s been a while since my husband wanted to buy our son a child bike so that he can enjoy a new experience of cycling by himself. With Abdurrahman’s birthday around the corner, hubby began viewing available bike models in the neighboring bike store. But suddenly, one night he brought a surprising new for us. […]
9 Tips To Get Your Children Stay Motivated to Learn Reading Qur’an
Alhamdulillah Abdurrahman has just finished iqro level 3. Things are smoother now and Abdurrahman is more eager to read every single day. Honestly, I was amazed that he can read part of verses really well. Looking back when he struggled to read even one by one letter, I didn’t expect him to progress this fast. […]
My breastfed baby refuses bottle, what to do?
This is a problem that I faced prior to returning to work. My breastfed baby refused bottle-feeding. Whenever she’s offered a bottle-feeding by her caregiver, She would refuse it and cried unstoppably until she’s tired and fell asleep. Sounds familiar to you? How did i cope with this issue? It is normal if your breastfed […]
10 minutes a day challenge
If you feel that you don’t have time to do certain thing, perhaps you want to give it a 10-minute chance. Who does not have 10 minutes spare time every day? Hey, it’s just 10 minutes, what can I do in such short amount of time. Well, start simple, set a realistic goal on what […]
Preschool Math: Fun Counting with Caterpillar
Looking for a fun was to learn math with your preschooler? I bet they will love to learn counting with caterpillars. Last Sunday I stayed at home with the kids. Baby Khadijah had a high fever so she was attached to me almost all the time. I need to find quick activity to keep Abdurrahman […]