Scissor Mirror Activity, French Fries Game, The Game of Life Junior and Making Our Own Pizza!

This week, C and I got busy playing and making! Here are some of the activities that we did:

• Scissor Mirror Activity
• French Fries Game
• The Game of Life JUNIOR
• Making Our Own Pizza

Scissor Mirror Activity

The other day I was showing C how to create a square from a rectangular piece of paper. We folded a triangle from one of the edges and trimmed off the excess. She was thrilled to see how that can be done!

We then tried to create different objects by folding squares in half and cutting them, resulting in different shapes.

C got a donut!

Ta da! An apple! :)

This activity helped to show C how to create whole objects from two halves. I've come up with a few simple shapes for your free download below:

Download Scissor Mirror Activity!

French Fries Game

We just bought this really amusing game from Daiso (the two-dollar store)! It's really simple but loads of fun! It comes with a total of 18 french fries, and one of them is attached to the holder. Each player takes turns picking one fry, until the person picks the one that is attached to the holder and it pops! We declared the person who picked the special fry the winner! :)

We also did some counting fun while playing this game! A great and enjoyable way to introduce math at the same time. Inspired by this game, we came up with:

French Fries Game! The winner is the one who picks the fry with a pink heart at the bottom! :) You can also sneak in some counting fun while playing this.

The Game of Life JUNIOR

We bought this game called The Game of Life JUNIOR at the store. It comes with:

- a game board

- a spinner (number of moves)

- 4 player tokens

- action & VIP cards

- playing money

- stars 

The objective of the game is to collect or earn stars by going around the board, doing tasks, or by visiting places of interest on the game board. You receive bonus stars if you visit a place that is stated on one of your VIP cards! The first player to get 10 stars wins!

One of the Action Cards. We had to spot the basket on the board!

No prizes for guessing who won here! Haha.

This is a pretty interesting game that introduces the idea of paying entrance fees for visiting venues on the board (some venues are FREE), earning extra cash by doing tasks on the Action Cards, taking turns and counting! Overall, a good game that is suitable for kids 5 and above. :)

Making Our Own Pizza! 

Meanwhile, C had a great time making her own pizza this week! It was super easy and quick with this foolproof method. We used:

- Mini Sausages (Honey Chicken), baked and sliced

- Philly Cheesesteak (Beef Tenderloin cooked with peppers and onions) optional

- Pizza Crust (Sunshine brand - Ready to Use)

- Mozarella Cheese (Grated)

- Tomato Paste (Canned)

Step 1. Heat sausages in the oven at 200 deg C for 15 minutes till brown and cooked thoroughly. 

Step 2. Spread tomato paste on the thawed pizza crust.

Step 3. Top with sliced sausages and mozarella cheese.

Step 4. Bake pizza at 230 deg C for 5 to 6 minutes till crust turns slightly brown at the edges.

Step 5. Enjoy!

You can choose any toppings you wish, just make sure they are cooked before placing on pizza crust. :)

Ready to Use Pizza Crust. Just thaw and bake
at 230 deg C for 5 to 6 minutes.

C helping to bake sausages
in the oven.
15 minutes at 200 deg C.

C spreading the tomato paste and having fun
with the toppings! 

Final product! All ready in less than half an hour!

I hope you enjoy these ideas to keep our kids entertained while they learn! Till next time, have a wonderful weekend ahead! :)