JOEY's DIY Homeschooling ~How my 18months toddler learnt alphabets & 123

Fully utilize the ABC mat in your house. This is how both my boys learnt the alphabet in their 18 months. At the same time, beside learning, they are helping parents to arrange the mat. For my 20 months toddler, he took about 30 minutes to put back all the alphabet (A to Z) back into the mat. During this 30 minutes, I able to cook for my families. YEAH!!!!

In fact, they are not only learning alphabets, but:-

• develop hand eye coordination
• fine motor skill, by putting in the alphabet, they will be interested in playing puzzle soon

**Tips: Do not arrange the alphabet mat in right order, just put in randomly. In order for them to learn.

Crochet - Fondant Minion

I am not crazy in Minion, but my boy like them. After spending a few days working on this, my boy holding it for lunch, dinner, sleeping etc....

Anyone interested to order this crochet Minion, can email me, psedornna@gmail.com OR do it by yourself following the steps below. Frankly speaking, I am the original of crocheting this minions, but I have lost the original post.

Body ~ Yellow yarn
Round 1 - 8sc, mc
Round 2 - inc 8sc (16sc)
Round 3 - inc 8sc (24sc)
Round 4 - inc 8sc (32sc)
Round 5-19 - remain 32sc
Round 20 - dcs back to 24 sc
Round 21 - dcs back to 16sc
Round 22 - dcs to 8sc
Round up the end, it a cylinder.

Overall ~ Blue yarn
Round 1 - 8sc, mc
Round 2 - inc 8sc (16sc)
Round 3 - inc 8sc (24sc)
Round 4 - inc 8sc (32sc)
Round 5-9 - remain 32sc
The following step will be the overall front/back,
Line 1 - 8sc, ch & turn
Line 2 - 8sc, ch & turn
Line 3 - 8sc, st. crochet about 30 chains for the overall strip, depends on your size.
Space 8sc, start up with the 3 line for the overall for the front/back.

Arms ~ Black & Yellow yarn
Round 1 - 5sc, mc (black yarn)
Round 2 - inc 2sc (7sc)
Round 3-9 - remain 7sc (yellow yarn)

Legs/Shoes ~ Black & Blue yarn
Round 1 - 6sc, mc (black yarn)
Round 2 - inc 5sc (11sc)
Round 3 - 11 sc
Round 4-5 - 11sc (blue yarn)

Eye with goggle ~ White & Grey
Round 1 - 4sc, mc (white yarn)
Round 2 - inc 4sc (8sc)
Round 3 - inc 4sc (12sc)
Round 4 - inc 6sc (18sc) (Grey yarn)

Goggle Strip (Black)
1st line - chain 35 (depends of the size of the head), chain and turn
2nd line - chain 35.

Combine the arms, legs, goggles strip, eyes together.