Organizing Toys

First, I prepare 3-4 large container/boxes. Then, I sort all toys according to types (balls, soft toys, miniature vehicles, puzzles, etc). Divide each type into the boxes equally, more or less (for 8 balls, each box will have 2; for 12 soft toys, each box will have 3). So at one time, only 1 box will show up and keep the rest in the store room or anywhere out of their sight. The box will rotate weekly or monthly or when they get bored.

Precious Toys

Really want to share my thoughts about these precious toys. I bought from amazon. Surely no regret. Keep them busy for hours! But the most important is possible to bring during vacation.
First: Stack & Roll Cups

Stacking into nest

All in one - easy to bring along for journey

Coupled into different sizes of balls

Second: Lacing Button

Easy for little hand. Store in plastic bucket with lid

Lacing, sorting, recognizing shape or colour

Girl, it can be your accessories too

Third: Lacing Cards

Laced alone or laced together into a book or  hanging art

Has centre shape that can be traced

Counting money skills

Fake money 

Benefits of this activity:
- not watching tv for at least 1 hour
- learn counting money
- early exposure into business and handling financial. Is it? I hope so.. since they need to work, get salary & spend money.

Idea:

• Prepare fake money. For bills, I scan real Malaysian money (RM) and print out them so that my kids will not confuse when comes into real situation. (Setiap keping kena la conteng mcm dalam gambar tu. Takut tak pasal-pasal anak-anak bawa ke sekolah terbagi kat makcik kantin. Kang tak pasal-pasal masuk penjara pulak..)  Coins? I use the real one.. 
• Gather some toys or recycles things and mark each with price tag.
• Pick a job. I feel we need to be more creative. So I suggest them to choose a job because I want them to know in real life, the money is rolling in and out. Haziq choose to be a magician, Husna want to be a beautician and Hanim want to be a cashier at Giant superstore (hmm.. boleh la) 

Task:
Magician - Get money from the show. Hire assisstant and pay salary.

Beautician - Get money from customers. Buy product from the supplier, Giant of course! (kerjanya sikat rambut, pakaikan bedak, pakaikan tudung, ala.. yang simple-simple je).  

Casher - sit quietly at counter waiting for customers to come. Hire a nanny to take care of her kid (nanny tu maknya la. Anaknya pulak Haikal).

• Each get their allowance as for start (ala-ala personal loan).

My reference: http://suite101.com/article/how-to-make-fake-money-for-kids-a336487