Kids got bored during this trying time? You have no idea how to entertain them while at home? Fret not, I am sharing our 14 Pre-Writing Skills and Fine Motor Activities You Can Do at Home With Your child.

Over the past weeks, homeschooling has been a hit topic by every parent across social media. Many are afraid to send their children to traditional schools due to the fear of COVID-19, so homeschooling is only an option.

If you want to ask my opinion about homeschooling, I made a video (which is against my will since I am not used to facing a camera hehe) to answer some questions from our Facebook page followers.  These are the questions I answered in this video.

✅How to start homeschooling a preschooler?
✅What is the difference between homeschooling with providers and independent homeschooling?
✅ Why I homeschool my preschooler instead of sending her to a traditional school?
✅ What are the things you need before setting up preschool at home?

I hope the video below will give you some thoughts on whether to homeschool or not your child specifically a preschooler during this trying time.

Of all the recipes we've made in the past few weeks, this recipe inspired by Teachingmama.org has the best ingredients. The finished product was soft and super floppy. My kids love it. My verdict is cooking the playdough gives the best result.

Watch the video below to see the ingredients and recipe.

I am wearing multiple hats since Enhanced Community Quarantine began. From being a mother, a teacher of two kids, a worker, a blogger, a vlogger,  and at the same time as a wife.  As much as I want to post all of our daily activities here, my energy and time cannot accommodate them all. But fortunately, I was able to set aside a little time over the weekend for video editing of all our fine motor skills.

To those who do not know yet, fine motor skills are very important for young children. It involves the use of small muscles in the hands like holding toys, feeding themselves, buttoning and zipping clothes, lacing, etc. Thus, they are prerequisite skills before the child can learn to write.

I am excited to share with you some of our fine motor skills we've done in the past few weeks. Just click and watch the video below.  If you haven't yet subscribed to our channel, please click this link and smash the subscribe button. Your single click means a lot to me.

How's your Holy Week? For me, it's a blessing to have celebrated Holy Week while on Community Enhanced Quarantine.  My family and I had ample time to rest and reflect as we commemorate the death and resurrection of our savior, Jesus Christ.  As self-sacrifice, I decided not to browse even a second to all my social media accounts since my employer shortened my work hours from Holy Monday till Wednesday. It feels so great to have dedicated my time just for myself, family and most of all to God.  Despite our early work break, I still followed my schedule faithfully.  In place of my free work schedule, I watched the free retreat online initiated by Bro. Bo Sanchez, our online inspirational figure.  There were plenty of inspiring talks that deeply touched my heart and soul.

However, while watching the retreat online, I was also a hands-on mommy to these kiddos.  Starting Holy Thursday, we already created some arts and crafts for the easter. They had to follow their own schedule, too,  to make their days productive. I don't want to resort most of their time to gadgets and TV.  I wanted to share with you the activities we indulged in last week.

1. Bunny Mask

The ECQ limits our mobility and we can hardly find art materials right now since only grocery stores are open. We are so lucky that the walking-distance convenience store outside our subdivision was selling construction papers, folders, colors, and other art materials.  So we were able to make these masks out of construction paper. You may get the free bunny mask template here.

2. Easter Egg Pop-Up Card

3. Bunny Basket

4. Easter Basket

5. Bunny Paper Plate

6. Egg Sensory Play

7. Indoor Egg Hunting

It was indeed a productive Holy Week for all of us.  How about you? How did you celebrate Easter?

You may watch our activities on our Youtube Channel. 

Day 19 - Davao City Community Quarantine
April 7 - Enhance Community Quarantine Will Take Effect

Not much has changed on our daily schedule since my husband and I work at home except, of course, during weekends where we go to church every Sunday and attend Feast, a weekly prayer gathering of the Light of Jesus family.  This routine was completely stopped since the lockdown in our city took effect a couple of weeks ago.
While the lockdown doesn't really impact our daily schedule, I cannot avoid being anxious about what is happening in our world today because of the coronavirus. Aside from that, the media has become scarier than the virus by bombarding us scary information that escalates our fears, worries, and anxieties.  That's why I chose not to start my day watching the news and browsing social media where posts are overflowing with so much negativity. My mental health is what matters most to me at this time of crisis. This is why I wanted to share with you my daily activities on how to reduce my anxiety.

I have followed the schedule above for five days streak already and I love the benefits it provides to me. For example, I didn't do deep breathing before but by doing it already I felt like I could breathe well. I have also strengthened my relationship with God and known Him better by reading daily devotionals. It eases my burdens, cleared my mind from any anxiousness, knowing that He is the provider and protector of all.  Additionally, one of the benefits of the schedule that gives to me, believe it or not, the time I spent in social media was reduced which gives me more time in homeschooling and tending to my kids.

Let's use this lockdown period as an opportunity to nourish our relationship with our family,  improve our physical and mental health, enhance our skill,  and most of all strengthen our faith in God.

I hope you find this post helpful. I love to hear comments from you on how you use your time during the lockdown period?