One-on-one time
Since our recent trip to Jakarta, Vai somehow starts to nap twice a day, instead of just once in the afternoon together with Anya.
And so today while Wilson’s away, Vai napped for some 45 minutes at noon, and thus Anya and I got a bit of one-on-one time. Something nice that we somehow can’t really have too often. Especially now that she’s started school.
I feel our days have become so much ‘shorter’ too now that she goes to school. It’s like: wake up, eat, get ready for school, school time, come home, eat, nap, a bit of playtime, dinner, get ready for bedtime! And frankly I kinda miss having her around for ‘much longer’.
Anyway.
We did some simple activities together when Vai napped away.
She made sunflowers. We talked about flowers in general and I showed her some photos of sunflowers too from our laptop.
What we used:
– Yellow coloured paper for the petals
– Some used carton from Vai’s snack for the middle part
– Glue, scissors and crayons
It’s a simple activity for the kid and we get to chitchat with no ‘interruptions’ too. And oh, it’s also a great way for Anya to practice her ‘shape cutting’ skills, I think.
Shortly after, Anya asked if she could nap for a while, and so while she dozed off, I then had some one-on-one time with the well rested little guy too, who’s now very much awake.
We cuddled up on the sofa and looked through some pictorial books together. We went through their names and Vai pointed at those he knows.
I’ve got to admit though, as I spent such a time with them, I didn’t get any housework, cooking, or cleaning up done.
But then again, I feel chores will always be there, and they can always wait for a while, but rare one-on-time with my kids doesn’t come by that often.
And given the options, I’d choose the latter.
