PDL Module D : Facilitating Art Making

part of PDL is an internship where i assist in lessons & workshops for both kiddos and adults

#1 : Making Clay Charms with K & K @ Sage

2x K2 classmates made matchy heart charms & an animal charm; unicorn vs axolotl... my heart melted when one of the Ks saw her mum after the lesson and immediately went "This is for you, mummy."...

Art Hack acquired : chicken rice paper as paint palette

After thoughts: i like my job; 

I teach, u do, no chatter-boxing !!! ... 😂😂😂

#2 : Making Concrete Coasters @ NTFH

After thoughts: i like my job;

U use, u wash, u put back everything !!! ... 😂😂😂

#3 : Making Sock Plushies for 12 kiddos @ Sage

After thoughts: Oh my 老花眼;

threading needle is impossible without using a needle threader liao... 🙈🙈🙈

#4 : Glass Painting for 13 adults @ Sage 

Art Hack acquired : masking tape the picture + THICK marker outline + write any wordings last & in front of the glass 

After thoughts: 做 art 真的可以看人品

#5 : Needle Punch @ SCGS

yet to learn this craft so i could only assist the kiddos in sealing off completed work & the selection of ribbons & charms... 

#6 : Bearbrick Painting @ Allianz

44 bears painted and my favourite is referee M 

#7 : Musical Carousel for 26 teenage kiddos from EFSS

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6 weeks of craft lessons @ Fernvale Gardens School (MINDS)

< I >

 Let's do it together, one poke, one pull @ a time

< II >

to prep this for 40 kiddos, 8 man-hour was needed to trace, cut, outline, paste... 

i like my job;

no template! u create everything from scratch... 😂😂😂

< III >

no no no... dont touch the paint... no no no... dont touch your uniform... no no no... dont touch your face... so many 小花猫s with acrylic painting... 😂😂😂

< IV >

glue, glue, glue, press press press...

no, no, no... dont tear out the windows... 😅😅😅

< V >

< VI >

< VII >

< VIII >

Good Job little K on independent work!!! 

< IX >

Planner 2027

has always love stickers since i was a little girl ... my favourite was the furry ones during primary school days, used stickers as decorations in my homework organisors in secondary school till uni days, still luvs looking at them now and will buy them as little gifts for my kiddos... 

these 'thematic' stickers & washi tapes sets at Mr DIY in Batam were really cute & cheap, less than S$2 per box so on the spot decided that Planner 2027 shall be sticker & washi tape theme to give me a valid reason to BUY them... 😍😍😍

bought these square grids exercise books at Muji in Tokyo thinking that they would be suitable as Planner 2027...   

"since it will be decorated with stickers & washi tapes, the pages need not be thick" i thought... 

wrong, wrong, wrong, terribly wrong!!! in my excitement at seeing a square grid book at a low price of 120 yen at the end of a long cold day, i forgot that i will need to draw lines, write words & numbers in the planner too... 

the pages are so thin that i can only use colour pencils to add on to the designs in this book; markers and even gel pens will bleed through... 😭😭😭

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12th May (Tue)

orange colour stickers must be use for the month that's associated with oranges and Feb shall be the month since CNY will be celebrated on 6th and 7th Feb in 2027.... 

*not very confirmed that 9 Feb would be a school holiday

i still like my 4-parts weekly layout; one whole page for work tasks, while the adjacent page is shared among a habit tracker, personal to-do tasks and a weekly art sketch, just that i'm unsure if Inktober #52 would be something that i wanna carry on into 2027... 

lanterns cutouts and rectangular signages were from cookie boxes received during CNY this feb... =) 

Appreciating May

9th May (Sat)

crab feast from V Happy Crab... 😍😍😍

6th May (Wed)

my baobei

2nd May (Sat)

Happi happi to have a fellow colleague to go sing, dance, watch a magic show by Mr Dazzle and chit & chat with the residents with... 

found out that partner '23 CAN SING!!! 

1st May (Fri)

真的是老了 cos i feel that i can finally carry off a perm liao... 😅😅😅

our 红绿灯 cocktail @ 水; a very dark, very minimalist bar and i found out i dont mind whisky... heee 

happy happy stayca catching up as PAM over yummy food @ HDL, Lepak Corner, 7 Oaks & Antipodean Gold

and our must-do in JB > massage!!!  

because we are 'young' and 'thin' so transport uncle always like to pack us into the last row of his vehicle... 😅

I Read ... (in progress)

quite proud of myself for re-developing a reading habit and in this 3rd year, i read...

(9) completed on 9 May

too much work on my end... i choose to not work then... 😅😅😅

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(8) completed on 18 Apr

yup, not everything & everyone deserve my F*CK

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(7) completed on 3 Apr

Money, Money, Money

Must be funny

It's a Rich Man's World

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(6) completed on 12 Mar

learnt about the relation between pain & leisure, how over indulgence and addiction messes up lives, why is it so difficult to quit an urge and how will and awareness are critical to overcome them... 

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(5) completed on 16 Feb 

first kiddy picture book of the year... interesting & weird attack tactics some animals have!!! 

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(4) completed on 13 Feb 

reminds me of JC 背 GP essays 的日子... 😅😅😅

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(3) completed on : 26 Jan 

Believe in the butterfly effect: 

take action today, no matter how small that action is.

Think Big

Start Small

Act Now

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(2) completed on : 7 Jan 

oki! need to do up my LPA.. found out that i had a draft 4/5 done in the system back in 2023, just didnt get it certified... wahahhaa... 

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(1) completed on : 1 Jan 

 

at the expense of my patience... 好累 好烦 还不想面对

Appreciating April

29th April (Wed)

learnt a plentiful @ this year StarChamp Sharing:

. drawing favourite memories & challenges instead of writing (DI)

. discussion on Collaborative Norms instead of assuming kids know how to collaborate (21st CC) then scold them when they dont... oopx 😅😅😅

. success criteria on collaboration (21st CC) 

but my favourite part was catching up with StarChamp-mates '21/22 

followed by the freebies and the interesting art-making opportunities of button candy & cardboard & tape whale shark!!!

25th April (Sat)

Joyce : Yo, 1 2 go in now? 

me : sure

Joyce : oki then i come over now

and that was how we ended up in JB for dinner... 😂😂😂

24th April (Fri)

cy : want go walk walk 

me : when?

cy : Anytime. i'm almost done

and that was how we ended up cycling at East Coast Park... 😂😂😂

22nd April (Wed)

蔡妈咪想我咯

21st April (Tue)

无奈的为了一个 SBT 安装了一个 $999 的 digital lock... 😡😡😡

20th April (Mon)

Waffling with mx @ Apricus Coffee, Jalan Kayu after class... 

19th April (Sun)

American breakfast @ Joji's Diner... yummy & pretty!!! 

18th April (Sat)

Xp's hatchday meal @ Sio Pasta where the teriyaki chicken & cheese pizza stole the show... 😍😍😍

17th April (Fri)

claire's belated hatchday meal @ Modu

到了, 看了 menu 才知道是来吃人参鸡汤的... oopx... heng the classic 一点人参味都没有!!! 😅😅😅... 还蛮好吃的!!!

free tofu gelato to celebrate the restaurant new opening... 😍😍😍

the night was still young so into Mondo, a super happening & classy cafe a few units down, for another 2 hours of chit & chats... 

14th April (Tue)

感恩有家人... 有人陪吃饭, 有人陪睡客厅... 😍😍😍...

11 April (Sat)

Happy to 自然醒 on my bed and next to my 小老太婆... 😍😍😍

2 hours @ Nail Fashion, 5 hours  @ Kazoko & 1.5 hour @ Bangkok Spa

had us waiting for the last bus home past midnight even though we were at JB custom before 10pm... 😂😂😂