Self Heating Milk Bottle

They said bringing a few months old baby to go traveling is a stressful event to the parents. Partly because not only you have to bring a big stroller out, but also have to prepare lots of necessary things for the baby. For instance, preparing milk for the baby. Imagine you are in public areas, it's just a hassle to find hot water to prepare the milk.

But fret not! Thanks to the technology these days, we now have a self heating milk bottle! 

The iiamo Go designer milk bottle

iiamo Go allows you to heat up your baby’s milk in just 4 minutes, whether you are in your car, on the plane, at the café, beach, park…with an iiamo feeding bottle, there are no boundaries.  iiamo Go is designed by world renowned Karim Rashid, who is famous for his designs for Prada, Georg Jensen, Audi, Sony, Ralph Lauren, Lacoste and many more…

Key Features and Benefits:

· Bisphenol-A (BPA), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), lead and phthalate free.

· Heats up the milk to 37 degrees in 4 minutes without the use of batteries nor electricity – just an organic heating cartridge.

· Heating cartridge contains no chemical – a 100% organic heating cartridge that only contains salt and water.

· iiamo go is tested and approved by Forbrugerlaboratoriet, security group A (the best category).

· iiamo teats have a built-in anti-colic ventilation system.

· Compatible with some other brands' standard size teats.

iiago warm: the warmer cartridge

Totally Organic, totally Cool, totally Disposable, totally Lightweight and totally Portable, this cone-shaped cartridge warms the iiamo bottle content in just 4 minutes to 37 degrees celcius! Super cool (ahem..."warm") in both looks and function, at a simple twist after fitting into the cartridge chamber in the iiamo bottle, the salt and water content in the warmer simply mixes naturally to release natural heat to warm up the milk. One-time use only. 

Thank you and enjoy! 

Fun Activity For Children : Floating & Blossoming Paper Flowers

This was one of the many activities that I did with my niece last year. It is easy to prepare and is guaranteed to be truck loads of fun for you and the little ones! All you need is:-

 o   Paper (the colourful the better)

 o   Pencil, scissors & glue

 o   A bowl of water

 o   and of course your kid’s pair of chubby little hands to assist you!

But, before I delve into the whole process-making, allow me to digress a little to share with you the inspiration behind this activity.

Last semester, I had “Science for Young Children” as one of my subjects for the Diploma in Early Childhood Education course that I am currently undertaking. We were taught that in order to teach science to young children effectively, we have to create stimulating and engaging activities for them to partake; activities that piques their curious little minds and above all else, meets their needs so as to help them understand and discover their surrounding world.

I aimed to put what I learnt into practice. So, I pored over some books and came across this activity that I thought will interest my niece tremendously since she is in this “I-like-flowers-because-they-look-pretty-on-my-hair” phase. So what better way to integrate some science learning into her evening play time with making floating & blossoming paper flowers!

So, this is what you need to do. (Have the kids to join in the fun. Not only will they enjoy cutting, pasting and folding but they will be working out their little muscles and fingers! For kids who are not confident or ready to cut on their own, your assistance would be required).

1.     Cut out the paper into squares. Better yet, if you have origami paper, you can skip this step altogether.

   

2.Then, fold the paper in half, then in half again. Draw a petal shape

coming from the folded corner. It should look something like this. Then, cut it out

 

3. Open up the paper to reveal a 4-petaled flower. Cut paper circles
(preferably of a different colour than the paper flowers) and glue them on the center of the flowers



4. Then, fold the tip of each petal into the center of the flower, like this

5. Finally, fill a bowl with water and have the kids drop the paper flowers on the water
and witness the floating paper flower “blossom” before your very eyes!



My niece enjoyed the whole process of making her own paper flowers. Firstly, she was intrigued that a folded piece of paper when cut “changed” into a flower. Then, when she placed the flower into the water, she burst with such great excitement and enthusiasm when the flowers opened. Questions after questions rolled out of her tongue as she tried to comprehend how the paper flowers could open by themselves. So I tried to explain to her in the simplest form that paper is absorbent and thus, water can soak into it. As the paper flower absorbs the water, the paper swells, forcing the paper petals to open.

That day, our “growing flowers” session (as my niece calls it) lasted for a whole hour. In fact, she wanted to extend it but I had to cut it short as it was time for dinner.

I must admit that the big grin on her face and her many shots of laughter that day was simply priceless and I think that is what every aspiring teacher (like myself) wish to see in their students’ faces after an activity.

A child's smile brightens up your day in an instant doesn't it?

Looking back now, I think it is safe for me to say that my endeavour to apply what I learnt from class into practice was a great success. I was able to teach my niece the science concept of water and its properties all under the pretext of “playing”. In fact, she still requests to “grow flowers” now and then; and I have to say, her understanding of it all gets better and better each time.

So, this is my verdict: TEACH CHILDREN THROUGH PLAY. THEY LEARN BEST THROUGH PLAY & IT BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN THEM .

Go on, give this a try TODAY!!! You and your kids surely would not be disappointed J

Picture of the day :)

Children are so adorable!

Technology in the classroom.

Dear readers, do you still remember what kind of board your school used when you were young?

For most of us, I bet it was the infamous chalkboard or blackboard.

Remember this? The board that uses chalk to write on and produces lots of white dust.


After that, when I entered high school, my school no longer used the chalkboard.
We used the whiteboard.

This board uses marker pen to write and produces no dust at all which is more convenient for the teachers. 

Not long after, they came up with the glass board.

It is basically a piece of magnetic glass that allows you to write things on it. 

And now, let me introduce you to the SMART Board.

What is a SMART Board exactly you may think?


Well, the SMART Board is an interactive whiteboard that uses touch detection for user input – e.g., scrolling, right mouse-click – in the same way normal PC input devices, such as a mouse or keyboard, detect input. A projector is used to display a computer’s video output on the interactive whiteboard, which then acts as a large touch screen. The SMART Board typically comes with 4 digital pens, which uses digital ink and replaces the traditional whiteboard markers.

The SMART Board interactive whiteboard operates as part of a system that includes the interactive whiteboard, a computer, a projector and white boarding software called SMART Notebook collaborative learning software. The components are connected wirelessly, via USB or serial cables. A projector connected to the computer displays the computer’s desktop image on the interactive whiteboard. The interactive whiteboard accepts touch input from a finger, pen or other solid object. 


Here's a video that I would like to show all of you about the SMART Board: 

NOW, ISN'T THAT SMART!