* Track of the little sparkles *

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

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2023-03-22

We gathered the dropped flowers and brought them back home. After that, we sew them into necklaces and bracelets. 3yo daughter also tried sewing. Well done! These accessories were beautiful for only one day, so they enjoyed it until they s…

2023-03-21

Ha-ha! Our 3yo daughter is always naughty! Naughty three!!! If we eyes off even in a second... she does the extreme things. This time, she made a ball with a bread. It's relatively better. On the other day, she made Onigiri with Natto-rice…

2023-03-20

My 6yo daughter created this small aquarium at the nursery last week. As soon as she came home, she told me how wonderful it is, and she is looking forward to bedtime because she can light it. She is addicted to this aquarium, so she said …

2023-03-19

It's yesterday's product of my 6yo daughter! She wanted to make a shop, and she did it almost by herself. I helped her cut the window part with a box cutter, but she cut other parts with scissors by herself. The thin cardboards are for fix…

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…

2023-02-28

We saw the tiger very near last weekend. Usually, he walks around far from us. But that time, he was sitting on the stone in front of the window. We saw him very well After that, he noticed something and jumped up. My daughter was surprise…

2023-02-27

I went to the zoo again, and we had our packed lunch again The broccolis are we harvested from our garden a day before. It's very happy for us that my daughters like these kinds of simple foods (just only boiled vegetables, or raw ones). W…

2023-02-26

We had the special lunch yesterday. To be honest, our weekend lunch after going to grocery is usually like that We have very cheep and fresh grocery nearby, so we love to go there and buy especially raw fish!! That was yellowtail and tuna.…

2023-02-25

She picked up this huge leaf during the hiking. She said "Oh, it's Tengu-chan's Fan!!". She meant her favorite picture book "Daruma-chan and Teng-chan", which she was given by her Japanese nursery. Bcz we have Japanese/English versions for…

2023-02-24

My elder daughter and my husband made this car yesterday🚗 The handle is rotatable, and she loves it🥰 She painted all aspects of the car with permanent markers with strong will😁 https://t.co/XuqTNRTpnC 24 February 2023 08:18

2023-02-23

I bought this "Kanji" book for her because she said, "I want to start learning Kanji!". I didn't expect she'll practice writing Kanji with this book, but she did After this day, she finds some Kanji in her life, like "Look! I found 下!" It…

2023-02-22

We found the new stumps during the hiking. I recommended my daughters to smell it. Hmm... it's the smell of new stump! new wood! It was the first time for them. Smelling is also a nice experience for children! https://t.co/6xKMF2pEkW 22 Fe…

2023-02-21

We went Hiking last weekend. My 3yo daughter didn't say "carry me" during the hiking and walked very well. My 6yo daughter and I hiked the extra path after the normal hiking, and she was still energetic... How tough she is... (I was exhaus…

2023-02-19

I made these dolls 2 years ago, for Girl's day, 3/3. Since my elder daughter's favorite animal is rabbit, she likes these dolls so much. She says that she also wants to make the "Hina-ningyo" by herself, so we'll try it this year. https://…

2023-02-18

My daughter drew her favorite English teacher again. She drew it at the nursery. She says she wants to talk with her, but it's time to try the other teachers Actually, her name is not Jodidin, but Jodilyn I found that my daughter called th…

2023-02-17

I bought this tea-bag set for Valentine's day. They are very rich and easy to make, so I love it! The problem is, it's not cheep and it's "Limited amount". I want the tea bag set will sold in future! https://t.co/jQCGxQcP4C 17 February 2023…