Sunday, March 25, 2007 ;
8:14 AM
23 Mar Fri
After the recce trip for the preschool, dh dropped us off at Discovery Gateway again, to while away the time till 4.30pm when his school day ends.
They have this "Amazing Me" sessions for kids from age 3-7 on Fridays, so I signed ds1 up for the 2pm slot.
Meanwhile, they just roamed around, playing whatever they fancy.
Everytime ds1 comes he will want to wear one of the uniforms and this time it is a policeman's. Now he tells me he wants to be a fireman when he grows up. :-) Seems like boys naturally love these rescue heroes' jobs. ds2 rode a scooter, and pretended to be a postman.
After all the role play stations downstairs, we went upstairs to the helicopter pad which is outdoors to have lunch. I saw many other families having their lunch outdoors now that the weather is better. Surprisingly, the families I saw ate very healthy meals -- lots of fruit and packet milk, some had sandwiches and others had wheat crackers. This group of families are a different breed from what I have seen so far, those that usually eat fast food. I mentioned it to dh and he said, probably that group I saw were Mormon families and they have to take good care of their bodies which are "temples of God" and they don't drink drinks with caffeine too, so they don't drink coke.
After lunch, we played upstairs, which are mostly science or mathematical based games. ds1 spent a lot of time with a wooden balance, and ds2 with a ball structure that can expand and shrink.
Then it was time for the activity and they were making parachutes for that session.
ds2 and I were also allowed to be in the room, and there were toys and books to occupy the siblings of those participating in the activity but cannot join themselves due to their age or whatever. I thought that was very nice and convenient. So ds2 played with a Thomas Tank Engine wood set and then read books.
It was a half hour session, in a very relaxed setting, there weren't many instructions and the kids were generally left to do their own thing with the materials. Hence ds1 did this all by himself. The only assistance I needed to render was to help him tie the strings.
He got a toy tiger as the weight to pull the parachute down, and he was very happy with that. :-) It was a very simple activity but was so much fun for him. He is still throwing the parachute around at home to see it glide down.
I think I will be back for more, even though it is very tiring for us to be out the whole day, especially for ds2. But ds1 needs more social activities and they need to get out of the house more. If only I stayed nearer, then I can go home as and when I like. Or if I had a car myself. :-)
rainbows every day, do not worry for the morrow
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