Project Life - Documenting Our Daily Lives

Let's face it.. People are forgetful (especially me!).

I can only remember vaguely what it feels like when Vio joined our family, and how were the days when we watched him grow up, though it happened only 6 years ago! So I can only imagine 10 years down the road, we would've forgotten most of the little precious details!

.. which is why I decided to create scrapbooks to capture all the little details that's happening in our daily life. Now of course we can't possibly capture everything. But well, at least we'll save some of the most precious little memories for us to reminisce few years down the road.

Soooo.. at the moment I'm using the all-famous Project Life.. The idea first came from Becky Higgins though I notice that it's been copied by other major scrapbook brands due to its popularity.

I must say that it's very effective way of documenting our lives, though I'm not exactly following the Project Life way - one week one spread.

I'm currently using this layout to document all family-related photos ever taken. Yes it's very ambitious I know, but it's been great so far! And I totally love the idea of jotting down some notes for the photos - totally useful! Sometimes we may forget what happened that time (and maybe, why we take that photo in the first place), so having a short journal really help us to remember the tiny details of the everyday life ;)

If you haven't tried it yet, do try it now. It's addictive! ;)

Game Time: Guess The Song!

Children love to play, that's no doubt. But one thing we (the parents) sometimes forget is that playing is not always equal to toys or gadgets.

Sometimes simple games are equally interesting for them. A good thing about this is that it's free! And the best part? You get to play with them too! (read: spend quality time)

One game that's currently popular at our home is:

Guess The Song

So this is how we play it. It's very simple, really.

1. I play the keyboard with tune of the songs they know (example: Five Little Monkeys, Wheels on The Bus, Twinkle Twinkle, etc. You get the idea!)
2. S & C will guess what song I was playing
3. The one who can guess first win the round!

Now if you don't have keyboard/piano at home, you can simply hum it. The children would love it anyway!

And some variations: have your child hum the song and you get to guess what song he's humming.

See? Simple, fun, and no fuss. And the kids love it!