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Flashcard FAQs
Recently, a few blog readers wrote to me with questions about practicing flashcards as well as making them. So, I decided to write this post to share my knowledge and personal experiences.
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First Anniversary in The Shichida Method
All About Maids
Children's Birthday Cakes
The birthday cake is always the center of attraction in a birthday party. This cake sits in a place of honor, with beautiful candles glowing on top it, as we sing the “Happy Birthday” song. After the birthday song and all the oooh-and-aaah are over, it’s time to cut and taste how delicious the cake is.
Besides the taste, we also need to consider the shape, color, size and design of the birthday cake. If the birthday cake has a theme or cartoon characters, the children will definitely love it. It is better to decorate the birthday cake using the favorite color of the birthday boy or girl.
For the girls, we can choose something like Cinderella castle cake, Dora the Explorer, Winnie the Pooh, Barbie, Barney, Care Bears etc. For the boys, we can pick Bob the Builder, Thomas the Train, Cars, SpongeBob, Nemo and even sports theme.
Take a Moment to Hug Your Child
Most parents love their children more than their own lives. But sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of our busy lives, we are too busy to notice that our children need a more loving emotional connection with us.
Do we show our love and compassion to our children everyday? If no, please take a moment to hug and kiss your child now.
We, as parents, do menial tasks for our children everyday to prove our love for them. We take care of them, cook for them, send them to school, tuck them to sleep etc. But to our children, they may not be able to ‘feel’ our love and the emotional connection from all these daily activities.
Books for Toddlers

My wonderful, creative and active 21-month-old son absolutely adores books. Every night when we reach home, he will quickly walk into my room to take his books. We will sit together – he flips the pages while I read to him. This makes me extremely happy. It’s a good bonding time for us.
Review: Maclaren Quest Lightweight Stroller
I bought a Maclaren Quest stroller from a recent spree. It arrived within 3 days after I made the payment. So, we collected it last weekend. It comes with a free Maclaren Universal Organizer and a front bar. The organizer holds two cups and the front bar allows us to hang toys on the stroller.


