I always believe learning starts at HOME, whether they are learning languages, cooking, motor skills, nurturing, or establishing relationships with family and friends. It starts with the people around them at home, don’t you agree?

Home is also where they learn about themselves and the world, through the interactions with the people around them, through daily hands-on activities! Such as grocery shopping, cooking, home chores, gardening, and other activities that you and your children, or grandchildren, can do together.

Children learn through being hands-on while having FUN.

By being hands-on with your children and having fun together, you are not only creating opportunities to bond and connect with them, but also instilling the love of learning in them.

Learning occurs by interacting with them, demonstrating how to do things, communicating with them while they observe and mirror your actions, hearing different vocabularies, learning about your values and beliefs, and hearing your vocal tones and seeing your expressions etc.

FUN is also another huge component. When they are having fun, they want to repeat those activities again and again…, repetition is how children learn new skills, start to believe in themselves, and build confidence along the way. With the newfound confidence, it propels their curiosity and encourages them to explore, investigate, and learn more.

So if you are going to start the connection exercise, why not start from the heart of your home – your kitchen!

You will be amazed at how much children can learn from the kitchen! It is also a place for you to connect and bond with them and introduce your culture and traditions through your childhood dishes!

For the older kids, use the readymade delicious Nyonya pastes. Introduce your favourite childhood dishes to them and get them to be hands on with the cooking!

Start connecting and have fun with your children!