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Kids love to be involved. To be a part of something important. To contribute.

And I think Christmas is one perfect time for us parents to get our kids involved in ‘making’ the cards and posting them out or personally giving the cards to their friends.

In the end, even if their ‘artwork’ ends up not looking anything close to being ‘presentable enough to be given to someone’ (read: will be kept by Mommy instead), I think that’s okay too because they at least had fun making, experimenting and creating something together with us.

Anyway, here are some shots of the kids busily stamping, cutting, scribbling, colouring, writing and drawing.

When it comes to activities for the kids, generally every family has their own preference over certain activity types. You know, the stuff that we tend to do more with the kids than the others.

But since there are SO many things that we can (and should) expose our kids to, I often remind myself to try and vary the kinds of activities that they do each day.

Things like:

>> Outdoor activities
eg. going for a walk to nearby shops, playground sessions, observing animals and whatever stuff you encounter when you’re out and about

>> Activities that require concentration
eg. doing puzzles, reading, sorting stuff

>> Arts and craft
eg. drawing, scribbling, painting, cutting, making stuff

>> Indoor play
eg. tumbling around the bed, moving and dancing while listening to music

>> Activities that need ‘building’ and ‘constructing’
eg. Lego bricks, wooden blocks

>> Helping around house
eg. sweeping, vacuuming, taking out the laundry, mixing the chicken marinade

The list is endless.

PS: Today the kids had their ‘watercolour’ session (Vai used the brush, Anya used a toothbrush). And towards the end, Vai sort of decided that painting his feet was pretty fun too!