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Day 6: Introduction to painting in a structured way
Niall and I had a great time painting together. We indulged in some freehand painting. I say structured here because usually Niall is free to do whatever he wants on paper. We don't insist on him imitating another picture. It has its own pros and cons. In today's exercise, we picked an image that needed no drawing. We worked on different shades and then painted the tree. The silhouette of the cheetah was done with a hand made stencil (courtesy Vinod) and the sponge dabbing technique. The leaves on Niall's tree are dabbed with earbuds. We are super proud of ourselves. The biggest reward - the boy sat through this for an hour. Idea source: Pinterest
Day 7: Cooking, reading, and some DIY craft
Niall made his first dish today - carrot and beans poriyal. It was a cooking and reading activity where he had to read the recipe and put the dish together. The cutting was done by an adult. Needless to say, he loves the vegetable because he made it himself. And we opened a treehouse to assemble. It was time to put all those return gifts to use. Clearly Niall now is bored of the pictures I keep clicking during his activities. He is camera shy and is not too keen on me go click, click, click all the time.
Day 8: Biblical stories
Niall had the opportunity of being a part of a Sunday School activity today. Thanks to a friend of ours, who included him in their Chruch activities. He thoroughly enjoyed the Biblical story of Moses and the journey of the Israelites across the Red sea. He quickly made the sea on paper and took us through the story.
Niall has now begun reading on his own, so the Children's Bible is one of his favourite books. Tomorrow's a big day. Stay tuned!
Day 9: The best birthday party ever
Niall and Nigel (my younger son) share their birthdays. While we generally don't indulge in lavish celebrations, but we definitely try and make it memorable. With no options of going out, we camped on the terrace. We created a cozy corner with decorative lights and music. We baked two cakes with their favourite themes and their favorite food. This was an awesome party. Happy birthday to my boys. It was activity time for dada and mama today from setting up the place to making cards to cooking and feeding the 8 pups we spoke of in our previous posts. Thanks to all the video calls and two online meetings with Niall's friends from school and our family. It was truly a memorable day for all.
Day 10: Introduction to cameras and photography and fixing the drip irrigation pipes
Niall got his hands on three types of cameras today. The film camera (yes, we do have one with films), a point and shoot and a DSLR. It was quite a task to explain that photography before digital cameras existed. This lesson has gone a long way as Niall now keeps using the 'point and shoot' camera to click a lot of pictures.
Niall also got his hands dirty trying to fix the drip irrigation pipes in the garden. Tools used: hacksaw blade, pliers, winding tape, and immense strength. He loved it but we felt he had to grow a little more to do it. Niall was introduced to knives and scissors quite early and has been very careful. This activity required a lot of supervision. He finally did fix a few pipes and rearrange some pots. Gardening has been one of his interest areas for some time now.
That's not all. This camp just got a lot better. Catch up on the rest of the camp using the links below.
Day 6: Introduction to painting in a structured way
Niall and I had a great time painting together. We indulged in some freehand painting. I say structured here because usually Niall is free to do whatever he wants on paper. We don't insist on him imitating another picture. It has its own pros and cons. In today's exercise, we picked an image that needed no drawing. We worked on different shades and then painted the tree. The silhouette of the cheetah was done with a hand made stencil (courtesy Vinod) and the sponge dabbing technique. The leaves on Niall's tree are dabbed with earbuds. We are super proud of ourselves. The biggest reward - the boy sat through this for an hour. Idea source: Pinterest
Day 7: Cooking, reading, and some DIY craft
Niall made his first dish today - carrot and beans poriyal. It was a cooking and reading activity where he had to read the recipe and put the dish together. The cutting was done by an adult. Needless to say, he loves the vegetable because he made it himself. And we opened a treehouse to assemble. It was time to put all those return gifts to use. Clearly Niall now is bored of the pictures I keep clicking during his activities. He is camera shy and is not too keen on me go click, click, click all the time.
Niall had the opportunity of being a part of a Sunday School activity today. Thanks to a friend of ours, who included him in their Chruch activities. He thoroughly enjoyed the Biblical story of Moses and the journey of the Israelites across the Red sea. He quickly made the sea on paper and took us through the story.
Niall has now begun reading on his own, so the Children's Bible is one of his favourite books. Tomorrow's a big day. Stay tuned!
Day 9: The best birthday party ever
Niall and Nigel (my younger son) share their birthdays. While we generally don't indulge in lavish celebrations, but we definitely try and make it memorable. With no options of going out, we camped on the terrace. We created a cozy corner with decorative lights and music. We baked two cakes with their favourite themes and their favorite food. This was an awesome party. Happy birthday to my boys. It was activity time for dada and mama today from setting up the place to making cards to cooking and feeding the 8 pups we spoke of in our previous posts. Thanks to all the video calls and two online meetings with Niall's friends from school and our family. It was truly a memorable day for all.
Day 10: Introduction to cameras and photography and fixing the drip irrigation pipes
Niall got his hands on three types of cameras today. The film camera (yes, we do have one with films), a point and shoot and a DSLR. It was quite a task to explain that photography before digital cameras existed. This lesson has gone a long way as Niall now keeps using the 'point and shoot' camera to click a lot of pictures.
Niall also got his hands dirty trying to fix the drip irrigation pipes in the garden. Tools used: hacksaw blade, pliers, winding tape, and immense strength. He loved it but we felt he had to grow a little more to do it. Niall was introduced to knives and scissors quite early and has been very careful. This activity required a lot of supervision. He finally did fix a few pipes and rearrange some pots. Gardening has been one of his interest areas for some time now.
That's not all. This camp just got a lot better. Catch up on the rest of the camp using the links below.
Activities of Day 26 - 30 (coming soon)
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