GRILLED TOMATOES

My twins started the "big school' this year as Pre-Kinders and I was a little worried when I found out that the school (or level) they are in practices free hand writing. When I was little, I remember starting with short straight lines, slanted, horizontal and vertical and shapes that included circles, half circles, triangles, rectangles, wavy and zigzag dotted lines. But this time when my girls went home with their homework, it said "Sound and copy the letters 3x." without guides or dotted lines. We helped the girls write by holding their hands and showing them how to write them. I would though prefer them writing on their own, practicing the strokes without us having to hold their writing hands. So on to the world wide web I go, searching for templates and found thousands on Google and Pinterest. And I have here my favorites, straight and wavy lines and the letters of the alphabet. I printed these and they practice three times a week. Apart from these, t...

Looking specifically for places where the kids can run and play? See our updated guide (2026) to the best playgrounds in Quezon City. Read here: Best Playgrounds in Quezon City. Ever since the twins were allowed to enter play floors, we have been bringing them over to such places to let them interact with other kids to improve their socialization skills. This and to let them have a bit of physical activities. It's such a shame though, that we do not have enough public playgrounds for the little ones, and the ones that are existing are not well maintained. Now this generations play areas are in malls and we have to pay a fee so they can have fun. We have been frequenting Trinoma lately since it's near our place and we love this mall because it isn't very crowded and even if the airconditioning is bad most of the time. There are some playfloors that my kids love to visit and everytime we are at the mall my twins would pester us to let them in and play.  Here are the play ar...