* Track of the little sparkles *

Daily log of childcare, cooking, gardening, sewing, and so on.

2023-03-18

Recently, sometimes my 6yo daughter read books to her little sister. Especially the phonics practice series or Read it yourself series. At first, her sister soon became bored because she read too slowly for her. But yesterday, she listened…

2023-03-17

My 6yo daughter was given a lot of gifts from each grade's nursery friends. 3yo kids (her younger sister) gave hand-made necklaces, 4yo friends gave bookmarks, 5yo friends gave lunch mats & pen stands. And, teachers gave them the illustrat…

2023-03-16

I went to a pancake shop in a Chinese town with my family and sister-in-law. The pancake was very soft and fluffy, and it was a special time! My daughters ate a lot & very quickly than usual One of the happiest things in the world is, eati…

2023-03-15

My 3yo daughter was peeling the bud which she picked up from the ground. She said "I'm sorry, but it had already dropped..." so, she knows it's not good for buds. She wanted to know internal the bud, and found some sprouts internal the pee…

2023-03-13

We joined the Go!Go!Live! which is an online event of #DWE. That was the cooking event with teacher Mark, and we made the same recipe "Broccoli Cup" after that. That was very easy and good for cooking with children, so we enjoyed cooking v…

2023-03-12

We went to Yokohama Chinese town, yesterday. We saw this character in the middle of the town and were surprised. Nowadays, Chinese town is not only for Chinese cuisine or culture but also everything we enjoy (I learned that Hong kong is al…

2023-03-11

Here is my elder daughter's memo (almost a diary) for when we went on hiking. She drew a map of the way we hiked. Her letter is still sometimes reversal, but well done! She had write her diary in English last year, but now, she prefers Jap…

2023-03-10

I bought this trainers for next winter. When I saw this trainers at first, there was no size for me at Amazon or other online shops. But, finally, I found it on the unfamiliar (for me) online shop named GLADD. And at that shop, it was on s…

2023-03-08

My 3yo daughter chose this picture book at the library. She wanted to borrow this book very strongly... I read it for her, and she wanted to make read it again and again I couldn't find what attracted her so much, but not only cuteness or …

2023-03-07

My 3yo daughter drew this picture I love this face and something bottom-left. She said it was a "Little man", who she and her nursery teachers pretend to exist. I don't know who is the right one, but she said the red things under the face …

2023-03-06

From our garden, we harvested the broccolis regularly. Mainly, it's our 3yo daughter's job now. If she plays near our garden and finds some broccolis blooming, she shouts "The broccoli is blooming! Can I get them!?" and starts (of course, …

2023-03-05

Yesterday was our Girls' (Doll) festival. We had Chirashi-zushi with Salmon & Ikura and ate the snacks for this festival day. Concurrently, I prepared the documents for my elder daughter's school & after-school entry. Because I had to refe…

2023-03-04

Yesterday was the Girls' festival day(?) in Japan. We usually display the dolls of prince & princess wearing Japanese traditional cloths "twelve layered cloths". In the nursery, every grade infants made the craft for it. Here's the 3yo and…

2023-03-02

We planted the strawberries in our planter. I hope my daughters will water them every day 2 years ago, we also planted the strawberries, but unfortunately, we have to move to the UK before it fruited. My elder daughter remembers that, and …

2023-03-01

When we went to the zoo recently, it's seldom to see the animals for a long time, carefully (because they like to play in the park or playground). But last weekend, they carefully observed the kangaroos, because all the kangaroos were lyin…