Online Art

Who says letting a little one do art has to be messy and a household disaster?

Here's one way to let my little one have some fun without the mess! :)

Alicia's art piece done during lunch time on 4 Nov... a good way to distract her while she eats... haha.



Simply go to http://www.jacksonpollock.org/ and have fun!

My titillating, toddling toddler!

Alicia started pushing the walker on her own without help on 13 July. Earlier, she needed close supervision when she used the walker because we were afraid she would fall flat on her face.

Here's a video of her pushing her walker happily across the hall on one of the days after she could push the walker confidently:

She took her first independent steps on 30 July. Baby steps. It happened so suddenly we had no time to get a camera to film it down. Besides she took only 3 baby steps and it was over so quickly. And so it was: she kept taking baby steps at unexpected moments so we couldn't really capture it. But there was this night when I happened to be taking a video of her playing on our bed, she stood up and walked the famous baby steps. You must be patient when watching this video coz she only stood up and walked later in the video:

Nowadays she toddles around the house. And somehow she loves to carry things along in her hand(s) when she toddles around. Here's a video of her toddling around with a box of buns meant for her breakfast the next morning:

She's walking more these days and even when we go out, she insists on walking on her own instead of sitting in the pram or be carried. But she's not so good yet walking with shoes so we still have to hold her little hands as she walks. It must be really exciting for her... but for us, it's simply back-breaking. :) Yet another parenting hazard... hehe...

Applesauce pancakes

I've fed Alicia pancakes before when she was younger but after awhile she stopped liking them and so I stopped making them as well. I used to make my own batter but one day I decided to try out commercial batter. I went to mummysg to ask for recommendations and finally I bought this brand:


I thought it tasted quite nice, like McDonald's hotcakes... and I even served it to her with a little honey after she didn't like the pancake, thinking that perhaps she may like it better with honey. But at that time, my fussy little one decided that Betty Crocker Buttermilk pancakes with or without honey just didn't appeal to her palate.

Today, after a few months of not feeding pancakes, I tried again. I made some for my own snack yesterday and ate it with a generous dose of honey and thought they were really delicious. So I thought well, no harm trying to feed her pancakes again and since she's into eating breakfast these days, pancakes could be on the menu if she liked them again. Anyway, here's the picture of the yummy pancakes with HONEY (I just love honey!!) I made yesterday:

These are just plain pancakes.

The ones I made today contained applesauce but they look similar anyway... :)

I had promised my hubby to make him pancakes with melted chocolate on a weekend but till today it hasn't happened. Ok, I finallymade the pancakes, but I didn't have chocolate on hand so he just had to have it with honey instead. That wasn't too bad anyway. :)

Today, I hadn't finished making all the pancakes and my darling was hungry for breakfast already so no photos were taken. But they all looked nice and pretty, just like McDonald's hotcakes. And the best part about it is that Alicia ate 1 whole pancake without honey, and most importantly, without fuss. :)

Here's how the pancakes were made:

Pancake Batter

4 Tablespoons of Betty Crocker pancake mix

3-4 Tablespoons of COLD water

11/2 Tablespoons of homemade applesauce

Method

Pour 11/2 Tablespoons of the batter into a heated nonstick pan (use low heat). About 1 minute later, flip the pancake over (you should see that the pancake has taken on a nice even shade of light brown) and cook the other side. Repeat process to make the rest of the pancakes. You may need to let your pan cool after each pancake if your stove has a really strong fire like mine!

Serve warm with honey!