Thank you Nutri10Plus!

Thumbs up for Nutri10Plus! :)

Since my kids are growing, their activities and school works are more demanding and challenging. They need more energy to stay strong, active and be free from illnesses.

Thankful that Nutri10Plus had been my partner in taking care of my kids’ health and well-being.

For three months, I've seen the wonderful effect of Nutri10Plus on my kids. Yes, they remain to be energetic, focused and healthy.

What did Nutri10Plus gave my kids?

• Good energy level
• Ability to concentrate
• Strong bones and muscles
• Improves immune system
• Prevents health problems

Nutri10Plus also fills in the gaps in their diet whenever they drink sodas, take junk foods and eat processed food.

I feel better knowing that my kids are getting their nourishment from the food they eat and the vitamins they take. I'm sure that healthy living is possible with a good-quality diet, regular physical activity, and of course Nutri10Plus.

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Healthy school snacks and Nutri10Plus vitamins

Mondays can be a drag sometimes, but we can make it great especially for our kids!

School lessons, group works and home works, PE activities like swimming, and a lot more can take a toll on my kids' energy. The solution - I make sure they start their day right with breakfast and morning vitamins.

school baon and Nutri10Plus

Giving our kids a balance diet and good nutrition is very important. For today, they'll be having grapes, banana and "mamon" for snacks. Plus, a healthy and delicious lunch prepared by my mama. And of course, their Nutri10Plus vitamins.

This is like being blessed with healthy goodness for the whole day.

I don't have to worry. I know that my kids will remain active, attentive and focused throughout the day. For sure, there'll be no tired faces when they arrive home.

Aside from that, Ms. Class President can do her duties and lead the class responsibly.

always school ready :)

It's Monday... be awesome today and everyday!

Happy Monday!

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Nutrition Month Celebration

Every month of July, schools celebrate Nutrition Month. Some do it with Nutrition month costumes, poster and slogan making contests, essay writing contests, parades, declamation pieces and other activities.

In my kids' school, they celebrated last year's Nutrition Month this way (ok, I should have posted this last year). Anyway, here it is.

Each grade level were assigned with a food booth - rice, chicken, fish, pork, fruits, vegetables, beef, fruit juice, healthy snacks, etc.

our Hawaiian rice for my daughter's Rice booth

The booths were decorated and filled with food according to their "assigned food." I just like this idea!

get your fresh fruit juices here

want some fruits for dessert?

brighten your day with a healthy snack

The students got to visit each booth and taste what they want.

bagoong rice, Hawaiian rice or garlic rice

fresh mango juice for me please

The middle and higher grade levels had a cooking demo. While the little ones wore headdresses and stick fruits or veggies in their shirts.

remember - pork is a source of iron and protein

we're ready to cook the fish!

Through this, the students become aware with the importance of having good nutrition like - eating the right amount of food, adding fruits and veggies in their diet, and a lot more.

enjoying our healthy snacks

This 2015, Nutrition Month's theme is "Timbang iwasto sa tamang nutrisyon at ehersisyo!" No idea yet what their school activities would be.

Still, we should always make it a point to give our kids the right nutrition every day, right?

Need a costume for your kids or other activities for Nutrition month? Check out my son's cabbage headdress and my niece's fruit hat to give you some ideas.

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Go for the Gold

I'm a proud and happy mom!
Praying that my kids would continue to enjoy learning, studying and having fun.

Nutrition Month Costume and Activities

As much as possible, I make sure that my kids won't miss any important school activities. After all, it's part of learning. I want them to enjoy their school activities to the fullest.

cabbage and malunggay

For Nutrition Month, my Grade 1 son asked me to prepare a vegetable headdress. Saying, "I want a big cabbage headdress!"

With limited time, my husband made a crown-shaped cardboard base. I drew and cut leaves and pasted it at the back. We bought a cabbage and sitaw (string beans) which we placed on the cardboard base. I just covered it with cling wrap plastic to maintain the fresh look of the cabbage.

I braided sitaw (string beans) to secure the cabbages and complete the look as well.

Glad that my son loved his cabbage headdress!

my son's cabbage headdress and my niece's fruit hat

Also from their Nutrition Month Activities:

My daughter in their class Go, Grow and Glow food parade.

food parade

My sister and her teammates cooked Chicken with Broccoli for the competition.

Chicken with Broccoli cooking teammates

was not able to taste this

[late post for last week of July]

Leaving Preschool Behind

congrats Brent! :)

Preschool had been very great for my son. His development and of course, his achievements makes me a proud mom. I'm happy for this wonderful start. It makes him enjoy learning and value the importance of having a good education in one's life.

Seeing him on stage wearing his toga keeps my family smiling. More than that, we're proud that he was able to deliver the Welcome Speech during their school's graduation exercises. Delivering that 2-minute speech in front of everyone wasn't easy, but he finished it well.

He also received a medal for ranking second in the graduating class. He earned the 2nd Honors Award (which is equivalent to being a class salutatorian). Aside from this academic achievement, he also received the Best in Conduct and Most Humble awards. These character awards are truly worth mentioning.

Here's the video of his opening speech.

Graduation Opening Remarks

Time indeed flies so fast. I remember his first few days in toddler class (in a different preschool). He was still a little baby back then, being carried by their teachers in their arms. Now, I bet his previous teachers won't try carrying him anymore! He has grown so big and healthy!

He would be in Grade 1 this coming school year. I know that there would be lots of things he would miss from preschool. There'll be lesser playtime at home. And because he would spend more time in school, I'll miss our daily bonding time together.

Praying that the next school year would be another fruitful learning experience for my son.

Recycled Princess Castle

My daughter and I enjoyed doing this Princess Castle.

It's made of materials that we found at home. It's a project that she created and submitted during their school's Math and Science week.

Materials used: box, shoe boxes, popsicle sticks, old puzzle pieces, styrofoam boxes, take-out boxes, soap boxes, decorations from magazines, old folders

So instead so throwing these materials away, we turned it into a castle!

The princess throne is from the scrap shoe box, a styrofoam cup and cut-out from Disney Princess magazine.

She personalized her project by cutting letter's from the magazine and formed the words - Skylah's Castle. This recycled project activity gave her a sense of accomplishment. It expressed her creativity and boost her imagination.

Recycling is fun and enjoyable! It is important that we teach our kids to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. It's a great way to make new crafts.

Google Maps Helped Me Find Places

In a few weeks, my kids would start enjoying their school summer vacation.

Aside from going to the beach and traveling, summer is the best time for summer workshops. Parents are already looking for fun activities that their kids can do this summer. These workshops develop and enrich every child’s self-confidence, skills, creativity, imagination and self-expression. It allows them to explore their talents and interests.

Google maps marketing are really helpful. Business that can be found online has a potential of reaching more clients and customers. 

I've already seen many summer classes for kids and teens  - from sports clinics, art classes, music and theater courses, cooking and baking classes. Aside from that, there are also academic enrichment classes in Math, Science, Reading and foreign languages. See, there's really a lot to choose from and consider.

Aside from checking out the locations of these different summer schools, my husband and I spent time searching online for schools near my mother-in-laws' house. Good that there's Google map. I rely on that map most of the time. My husband didn't have a hard time checking out the schools since Google map provided him with a sense of direction.

I really like using Google map to find locations of businesses. It always helped me find directions and locate establishments easily. It's even better since phone number and exact addresses are listed as well.

I am participating in a blogger campaign by Bucks2Blog and was compensated. However, the views and opinions are my own.

Be a Kid Entrepreneur

My daughter made this For Sale sign for their school event.

school food sale

As part of their Math and Science week, students from Grades 1 to 3 participated in the school food sale.

She told me that students bought candies, chocolates, cookies, foods (shanghai, cheese sticks, spaghetti, carbonara, sandwiches) and drinks for the activity. Though, they could not sell food as high as 20 pesos. This event teaches them about Philippine bills and coins, how to count and make changes. 

She enjoyed selling her chocolates and marshmallows. We only bought few pieces and her food container was nearly empty when she arrived home (though they ate leftovers in the school service). She excitedly announced, "Ang dami kong nabenta!" She sold around Php 140... and for her, that's a lot already. That's her first earnings and we're proud of her! But she also realized how hard selling can be! Learnings.

She shared funny and inspiring stories based on other students' food sale experiences as well - as to what items are the best sellers, who made lots of money and foods that she bought. Now, she's looking forward to the next school food sale event! :)

This food sale also allows kids to experience setting up their little businesses, and buy items from their fellow students.

Who knows, maybe some of these students would grow up to be future entrepreneurs!

Kids can be entrepreneurs while they're still young. Parents can give them encouragement and support that they need. Since school summer vacation is almost near, you can allow your kids to enjoy and experience running their own little businesses too! 

Turning 6, a School Birthday Celebration

My youngest turned 6!

We had a simple celebration at school on his exact birth date which falls on a Friday.

This time, he wanted an Angry Birds cake. I ordered cakes and mini cakes from Iko's Bakeshop. Their cake is good enough, delicious and moist with the right sweetness. I prefer it since it's very affordable. The place is near their school and we can easily pick it up.

cake and cupcakes

I just created DIY cupcake toppers with Angry Birds characters and a couple of his favorite Ben 10 alien characters. Everyone got excited upon seeing the cake and mini cupcakes as soon as we entered their classroom. Mini cupcakes would always be a good choice for kids for they can easily eat it up.

For simple celebrations, I remain to be a certified Iko's client.
8" choco moist cake + 32 mini cupcakes = P 1,075 (very affordable)

Iko's Breads and Cakes
C.Raymundo Ave., Pasig City

+ Food

We ordered food from Jollibee, but served Refresh juice drinks instead. Jollibee One Mercedes Plaza branch, delivers on time. There were paper bags (which I requested) so the kids can bring home their leftovers. There are no plastic food containers (except for the gravy containers) and plastic bags since these are already banned in Pasig City.

+ Loots

loots

My son's party loots contain chocolates, candies and Angry bird items (an eraser, sticker and a slap bracelet). I just placed personalized stickers on top of the microwavable plastic container. Kids really have simple joys and they appreciate all these!

+ Gifts

This simple celebration made my son really happy! He's thankful for the gifts he got from his classmates and from his family members as well.

gifts from classmates

Ben 10 alien Wildmutt

more Ben 10 alien gifts! :)

We thank God for this day and another precious year for my son!

Remember 2011 | Trips and Adventures

"Memories make the best souvenirs."

2011 had been a year filled with learning and adventures. New lessons and experiences made each of us better persons. It allowed us to appreciate every little things there is and every single moment shared.

SGIS Outbound Learning

It is not an ordinary school field trip. Outbound Learning is about learning while enjoying and having fun.

I appreciate the role of Lakbay Kalikasan's Outbound Education program in my kids' school. It helped every students value safety, education and adventure. Through their Zero Waste Management mission, students become responsible for their own trash. It also emphasizes love for self, the environment, others and of course, God. They make use of the social and natural environment as resources for learning.

This year, students from the preschool and Grades 1 to 3 get to visit the Manila Ocean Park, Museo Pambata and Manila Zoo. Other grade levels get to explore the La Mesa Ecopark and Avilon Zoo.

Manila Zoo

Kiddie Zoo

Museo Pambata

Museo Pambata

Manila Ocean Park

Ocean Adventure in Subic

Ocean Adenture is truly an enjoyable water marine theme park. Every visit is always an informative and entertaining experience.  

Walk on the Wild Side at Eco-theater

Sea Lion Marine Patrol Show

Adventures of Olongapo Jones

Dolphin and Friends Show

Read Family Moment: Ocean Adventure, Subic Bay


Munting Buhangin Beach in Nasugbu, Batangas

Our family and relatives enjoyed riding on the boat, island hopping and swimming in the beach. It's good that the month of October was not a peak season. The beach wasn't crowded, in fact only a few people were there during our stay. We enjoyed its idyllic setting, clear and unspoiled beach to the fullest.

Munting Buhangin is an affordable beach resort and a great place for outdoor activities, family trips and company outings. You can choose to stay on the cottages, rooms, inns or a tree house. 





Fisher's Farm Resort in Dasmarinas, Cavite

A place where everyone can enjoy swimming, fishing, and other activities. We only visited the place so the kids can enjoy fishing and they got more than a good catch!





Swimming at Laguna

The coldness of January month didn't stop the family to enjoy swimming at a private resort in Laguna. This is one way of enjoying each other's company and strengthening ties with cousins and relatives.

breakfast at Burger King :)

These trips and adventures make us see that Life is indeed Beautiful!

Hope you all had an adventurous 2011!