Art Time in Singapore

In our last blog post, we presented photos of our sport adventures around Singapore. There are many reasons to love homeschooling but one in particular is being able to include time for sports every day. This is a skill for life. It's a healthy habit. We do not find time for it. We make time for it. We also make very healthy food every day with one another. What could be more important that eating well and exercising? Finally, homeschooling allows us to build lots of artistic and cultural experiences into our weekly schedule. More time for art! Art on our own and art with friends! Art at home and art field trips! The boys had one hour of art a week at school at Tampines Primary. They were given a pencil and a white piece of paper. Due to all the homework in math, science and grammar, it was hard to juggle time to do what really counts in life...in our opinion! Expressing ourselves creatively is just plain fun! Here are some photos of our recent art adventures:

 We loved the drum show from Japan at the Esplanade!

 At an authentic Belgian pub, the boys doodled and sketched while waiting for their steak/frites. Pit drew this Mannekin Pis from his "homeland"!

 Frunty grabbed the camera from me once again to take photos of flowers at the Gardens by the Bay!

We invited our British friend, Jonah, over for a sleepover and a chance to cook with us! Great fun and yummy! Afterwards, story time with Papa.

The boys enjoyed throwing red dusty chalk around on Sentosa island!

 Frunty made an allergy-free birthday cake for Papa completely by himself. And it was delicious!

 A homeschool field trip to a Picasso exhibition at a print making museum:

 We meet with our Art group once a week to explore different artists and create our own masterpieces!

Dancing with friends sure is fun too!

The boys enjoyed several visits to the Singapore Night Festival where they could experiment with water graffiti, glow-in-the-dark art and other fun stuff!

 I want to go back to the Peranakan museume for more fun soon!

 Papa helps the boys doodle on a building using computers!

Our art teacher, Tanya from South Africa, teaches different techniques in her home and helps organize great field trips. This week we are going to the Liechtenstein treasures exhibit at the National Museum of Singapore. We really hope to host everyone in Toronto in the coming years and together, we can learn more about native Canadian art! You want to see kids smiling all the time!? Fill their lives with great relationships, fun sports and chances to express themselves creatively. When I watch Frunty lovingly tending to his little herb garden, my heart fills with joy. When I see Pit sketching a bird with Auntie Dee, my heart sings. When they get an A on their math quiz, I am satisfied with their progress for sure. But the smiles and giggles formed by doing sports and art adventures together are truly precious!