It has been ages since I last post. So hmmm, what have Maya and I been up too. Well, a lot. I have no idea how to summarise the whole lot up but perhaps a few pics of my latest craze should suffice for now. Does bento-ing sounds like something familiar?
Maya has started her collection off little dollies after falling in love with mummy's humble collection. Within a span of 2 months, she has collected quite a number of them. Her recent 3 favorites are these little Japanese dollies we bought from Singapore. Instead of playing cliche dress up with her dolls, we decided to have swimming / bathing sessions for them instead. With a small bowl of water placed on top of a huge towel, and a few dollies and accessories, Maya was ecstatic. She likes it so much, we have played this game 3 days in a row now.
While we were in Singapore, we stumbled upon a nice art shop near the La Salle art school. Lots of fantastic stuff in there. I was so excited, looking more like a little child in a candy store more than Maya. Maya was running around being chased by daddy while mummy was busy grabbing and putting everything on the counter. Sales man, well, was happy. One of the prized item I got from there was these plastic needles. Huge ones, and much safer to be used by kids for crafting purpose, and provides endless fun with little imagination needed. And the plastic safety pins, I got them from bakery shops. There are many other types of accessories there, just pick the ones you love with hole big enough for the needle to go through. Thread a string through the needle. Do not cut the ends so that all the accessories threaded through will not fall out from the other end. :) It's a great activity for kids, and for building synapses for young minds.
Maya, like her father, has a soft spot for dinosaur. As luck would have it, while on one of our trips down to KLCC Petrosains Centre, we stumbled upon this. A dinosaur that grows when submerged in water. On top of that, we got a simple plastic aquarium from our favorite RM5 shop, Daiso. While Maya was pouring water into the aquarium, I explained to her that this dinosaur needs a lot of water to grow bigger each day, therefore, like her plants, she has to water it daily. She smiled, and said, " STRONG!" So now I know my little princess associate growing up with being stronger as well.
Maya has been helping me with watering the garden since she was a tad bit younger than now. Yesterday, out of the blue, she said she wanted to plant flower like mummy. So after lunch, both of us went out and did some shopping for a simple pot, premix soil, and some seeds. She looked through the whole rack of seeds and in the end we settled for birds eye chili instead of flowering plants. Throughout the whole drive home from the mall, she kept reminding me,"Maya plants seed." Had to assure her that we will do that once we get home. Maya was all excited when I got everything ready behind our house. She clapped her hands so excitedly when she managed to pour the soil into the pot. My heart warms up at moments like this. With the seeds planted and watered, she promised mummy she will water her chili plant daily. :) Cross my fingers, I hope they will germinate well.
We have been back for a few days now and I am nearly done with spring cleaning the house. Just a little more to go and I guess all will be back to normal. Today, finally, there's finally some sense of normalcy. It takes a little challenge to get Maya back into her usual schedule but as she gets older, it gets easier. I am very exhausted but as a full time stay-at-home mum without any maid, I get no rest. Am just waiting for the day Harry comes back so I can have a little time off to do my pedicure. That's when I get fully recharged with a magazine within an hour.
During our vacation in Singapore, I managed to stock up a few things for Maya. One of it was this crystal growing set. Took it out from the box and we had some fun. Maya was entertained, amused and very absorbed in what she had to do. She had the most fun from wearing the safety goggle and stirring the mixture. It will take some time to grow the crystal garden.
After that, we did some painting by using stamps. I let her do what she wants, explore and create. From using the stamps, she took her own paint brush, and when she got a little more curious, she used her hands. That's when she shouted ,"STICKY!" and wanted to clean up. And toddlers will be toddlers, after I cleaned her hands, she decided to take out all the wet wipes from the packet and stacked them up. It's a joy to see the amount of happiness simple things bring into the life of a little child.
Right before she went into slumberland, a little cosplay for a sweet dream tonight.
And as usual, Maya did some crafting and free play while she was in the hotel room on the many days daddy was studying. :)
