Geography 1

Seasons

The earth's tilt creates seasons and different regions on the earth have different seasons. That's one of the things said in "Introducing Planet Earth" book. (photo: brrrrrr...... it's freezing. It's indeed winter)

Heritage 4

Spicy Red Hot Kim Chee

One can't be a real Korean if he/she doesn't know how to make kim chee. Kim chee is fermented cabbage which is served in every Korean meal. It's fresh and nutricious. There are hundreds kinds of kim chee. Da Hye made the very basic kim chee called "be chu kim chee".

Heritage 3

New Year Celebration

In Korea, new year is based on lunar calender so it always changes every year. New year is the time of great feast. Parents tell stories about family ancestors and new year rituals. Children play traditional games. Da Hye's favourite moment was getting 'se he don' (new year money) which she put in her bok jumoni (some sort of traditional pocket).

Heritage 2

Shadow Puppet

There are many kinds of puppet in the world ....stick puppet, hand puppet, string puppet, etc. The book "puppets" inspired da hye to be the "guardian" of Indonesian shadow puppet (Wayang Kulit). Her favourite character is YUDISTIRA.

Heritage 1

Korean Chu Sok Day

Chu Sok day is similar to thanksgiving in western culture. It takes place during the harvest season in Korea so people are thankful for every nature's gifts. During chu sok, families visit older families and ancestral sites. The elders cut the growing plantation, as a symbolic gesture meaning the remembrance of their heritage and ancestors. Being far away from Korea, da hye and friends celebrated chu sok with other korean children by making chu sok special cake 'song pyon' and wearing Korean traditional dress 'han bok'. Here's where you can learn more about other Korean holidays.

Forest 4

National Park

There should be more forest protected by the government so that the wildlife can live there undisturbed. (photo: Alas Purwo National Park)

Forest 3

Wild Beauty

Forest is not always about huge trees and wild animals. We can always find the beauty of wild flowers here and there on the forest floor. (photo: Da Hye's snap shots)

Forest 2

A Reason NOT to Cut

Forest is a home to various species of animals. Destroying the forest means destroying all of these animals' life. Some animals may extict even before we discover them. Da Hye learnt about the forest 'habitat' by taking pictures of animals she spotted at the stream running in the heart of the forest. (psstt.....there was a dead bird too floating on the stream)

Forest 1

Rainforest Explorer

Half the earth's forest are gone, and growing demand of wood threatens those that remain. How would we love or care about the forest if we haven't even been there? Da Hye learnt that a huge trunk that grow in years can be gone in few minutes because of human. However human can also do something for the forest. Be a rainforest hero!

Art and Craft 4

The 70s Fashion

It was started with a question: What was the fashion like in the 70s? Then Da Hye did a little research on the internet and came out with her own design. What a fashion line....at least the stuffed animals didn't complain. need inspiration? here it is.

Art and Craft 3

What animal pattern is it?

edible animal pattern.......yummy...yummy...yummy

Art and Craft 2

Playdoh Art

It's easy..it's inexpensive...it's fun ...get play doh recipe here and ideas here.

Free Time 7

Nefertiti

What would you do with an empty chocolate box after you have finished gobbling them all up? Da Hye put it on her head and shouted " I am queen Nefertiti, the ruler of Egypt. I am in command and you are my slave. " Curious about who Nefertiti was.....visit Discovery Channel.

Free Time 6

Not Just For The Boys

Homeschooler is still busy even during the free time. (photo: trying to fix a broken yoyo)

Free Time 5

Pretend Play

It was hot sunny day and there hasn't been any rain in days. A perfect time to play a pretend rainy day....otherwise, what's the use of a raincoat?

Health 5

A Dilemma

Smoking is bad for health, no question about it. However tobacco as the main ingredient in making cigarette means life for many tobacco farmers around the world. Hm....(photo: da hye observing the tobacco plant which she thought was a cabbage) Check this site to learn more about cigarette anatomy.