Hi, I’m Yvette! 👋
And here are my two kids, M + N.
I used to be an early childhood teacher and curriculum writer. When I decided to become a stay-at-home mum, I don’t want my years of knowledge and passion for play to dissolve, so I started documenting my home-teaching journey on Instagram.
It is not easy to just focus on play in Singapore where the kids’ academic learning is seemingly fast-paced and very advanced. As much as I want them to free-play all day, I still do activities with them at home to develop their motor skills, English and Chinese language skills, Math… You know, skills you think is useful in the classroom. I cannot use the “worksheet” method on M because he will just shut-down. So I try to search or come up with ideas that are as fun as possible to engage my super-active kids.
I really love low-prep activities that I can do in minutes as I do not have enough time (my kids don’t sttn). I’m as busy as I was a full-time working mum (maybe worst, without the freedom to pee and drink as and when i like to).
STILL, I can’t stress how important play is for children… When children play, they are developing in all aspects: intellectually, physically, socially and emotionally. I really want to be a tigermom to see fast result, but I know that the skills which are learned through play are far more important in life in the long run. Thus in our timetable, we reserved a large chunk of time to play and if possible, to play outside.
I’m also a children literature lover and strongly believes that (besides the literacy skills) reading stories develops empathy in young children as it broadens their perspectives through the story characters. Hence I enjoy reviewing storybooks as much as reviewing toys. I like to do bookish play with the kids; using a storybook to kickstart an activity or theme.
My opinions, views and suggestions are purely my own. Any post in my log r IG that is sponsored or affiliated will be stated (hastag in IG) but sponsored or not, I’m usually very honest when it comes to kids’ stuff.
Join us in our play-full journey, as we soak in the fun of childhood days while trying our best to meet the educational standards in SG with as little stress as possible.
Children Love to Play 