tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59048116525899700292024-03-13T05:00:00.419-07:00Cheeky Monkeys Learning CentreFounded in 2005, Cheeky Monkeys is a second home for many kids both Indonesian and Expat families in Bali. We promote learning through playing and nurture children's love of learning. Following British Curriculum, we cater for children age 1 to 6 years.At Cheeky Monkeys we aim to create a fun, safe, positive and encouraging environment for children to express themselves and be facilitated through mutual respect, warmth, support, guides and responsiveness.Cheeky Monkeys Learning Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845152481289525481noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904811652589970029.post-19881493209068187502011-10-19T05:07:00.000-07:002011-10-19T05:21:08.838-07:00Halloween Party is next Sunday!The spooky festival is creeping so fast..<br />
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Yes we'll be having our most favorite event of the year, next Sunday, 30th October. We're so excited especially because Susan and Susi the amazing story teller with their shadow puppets will be there taking us into their wonderful magical world.</div>
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They're so super talented with huge passion on providing creative play and activities for young children. Here are some photos from their previous performance and workshop in <a href="http://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/">Ubud Writers and Readers Festival</a> just this past month. </div>
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You want to know more about them? Here is a link to their website <a href="http://www.meandmyshadows.ca/">me and my shadows</a></div>
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At the moment our teachers are so busy preparing for decoration there will be lots of balloon pumpkin, hanging spiders, we're dipping some cotton fabric into stiffener liquid to make some adorable ghosts and many more! </div>
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We will be posting more photos this week :-)</div>
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If you wish to attend the event, please do let us know so we can prepare enough craft activity for you, yes we will be making halloween finger puppets, mask and moorree. Visit our facebook fanpage <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=187744954633994">here</a></div>
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<br /></div>Cheeky Monkeys Learning Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845152481289525481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904811652589970029.post-60139663448427623972011-06-16T04:58:00.000-07:002011-06-17T21:28:09.932-07:00<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><b>Year Book 2011, the making.</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>It must be my lucky day today. I spent only 3 hours in the print shop to get the year book edited and ready to be printed. The queue was thin which is very rarely happen, so I'm sitting with my laptop few hours after with a print proof of the book in hand. Hooray!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Few words to describe the style of the year book this time are; fresh, cute and flowery.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I use graphic programme called Corel Draw, it's reasonably user frie</div><div>ndly and i can edit and import images very easily. The pictures used in the book mainly taken by the teachers so they need some cropping and exposure editing :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5SqxTsBgWgo/Tfn5CBlVNqI/AAAAAAAAASw/jjdmvhhq_fw/s400/IMG00001-20110616-1612.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618795823301473954" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Most of the scrapbook images i use here i got them online, some are freebies but some i paid for. I chosed a floral paisley design from The Paper Factory by Marieke V for the cover. I always love paisleys design and this one comes in a fresh red - orange - aqua blue combination, i find it perfect for the book.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">The book contains individual pictures of the children and teachers and also class or group photos.Taking pictures is the most exciting phase of the book! Our children just absolutely love to pose and of course the teachers too! So much that sorting and selecting them can be challenging.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway here are some of them:</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-31XRJ_ZLReI/TfoOW1wDADI/AAAAAAAAATY/E-Yq8sB2PXE/s400/kindy3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618819270646628402" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>There's a blurb for each child, something sweet to remember about this year. The children from Reception and Kindergarten class wrote the blurb themselves. Super sweet!</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PRPjfzA5tOk/TfoLMrGXdCI/AAAAAAAAATI/uJQbM4YlMJc/s400/Graphic3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618815797453878306" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RvkoaylkPV8/TfoOWfFLQvI/AAAAAAAAATQ/OT6zv1D7iZ0/s400/Graphic1.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618819264561234674" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C5KwG_y7AqM/TfoJJfJKNyI/AAAAAAAAAS4/_5SOTjnJSSo/s400/Graphic2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618813543681505058" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I quoted this beautiful and inspiring poem by Bruce Williamson for the book:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "></span></div></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; ">Walk in the rain, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial; line-height: 15px; font-size: small; ">smell flowers,</span></div></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">stop along the way,</span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">build sandcastles,</span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">go on field trips,</span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">find out how things work,</span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">tell stories,</span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">say the magic words,</span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">trust the Univ</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial; line-height: 15px; font-size: small; ">erse.</span></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"></span></span></div><div> </div><div>The book is 22 pages thick, printed digitally and available with Ibu Karin and Ibu Wayan in the admin. I hope you enjoy it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q5ZUncOvkJA/Tfwnco4xSfI/AAAAAAAAATo/3teWmy2hbow/s400/yb2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619409808016886258" /><br /></div><div><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TEBy8hV35mY/TfwosVtkU0I/AAAAAAAAATw/dqzINeJhG9o/s400/yb.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619411177259160386" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Cheeky Monkeys Learning Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845152481289525481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904811652589970029.post-77194339547280353902011-05-07T07:36:00.000-07:002011-05-09T01:40:44.382-07:00<div>Cheeky Monkeys' Mini Sensory Garden</div>Written by: Julianna Ricci, mom of Jasper and Xander<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W7KjYl8jahs/TcemRAaT6RI/AAAAAAAAAQE/5xLHWaqBHVo/s1600/IMG_0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W7KjYl8jahs/TcemRAaT6RI/AAAAAAAAAQE/5xLHWaqBHVo/s640/IMG_0010.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Roll up your sleeves and get ready to garden! Cheeky Monkey is planting a mini sensory garden, out in the playground, right behind the sand pit. What's a sensory garden, you ask? It's a place for the kids to learn with all their senses: to investigate the wild colors that nature puts together, to smell the different fragrances, to feel and see and compare the different shapes, sizes, and textures of plants, and to listen to...hmmm...the birds singing nearby!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AXzJWRaxy-M/TcemxwJEkxI/AAAAAAAAAQM/tbVNiN7qv7U/s1600/IMG_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AXzJWRaxy-M/TcemxwJEkxI/AAAAAAAAAQM/tbVNiN7qv7U/s640/IMG_0002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />“Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.” ~Henry David Thoreau<br /><br />We'll be doing a lot of other things in the garden as well. There will be science projects, memory games, blindfolded smell/taste games, arts and crafts, collages with the leaves and flowers, leaf rubbing, and of course lots of gardening. And since gardens are the perfect place for fairies, we plan to have some magical stories told and woven in our Cheeky Monkey garden...we can feel the magic already!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rcxwdfFgiCI/TcenBH3A6cI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/MH-DAJVfGiE/s1600/IMG_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rcxwdfFgiCI/TcenBH3A6cI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/MH-DAJVfGiE/s640/IMG_0005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.” ~John Lubbock<br /><br />So please, stop in and explore the garden yourself. We'd love any donations of plants, gardening tools, and pots of any shape, size, and color. Or perhaps you'd like to play around with your own green thumb and help us plant, pot, prune, etc? Any help you can offer is appreciated, as we plan to have this garden grow in the same way that our little Monkeys grow – joyfully and beautifully.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jlaa6w7aW8E/TcenQh_aswI/AAAAAAAAAQU/uWxpZDz3--Q/s1600/IMG_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jlaa6w7aW8E/TcenQh_aswI/AAAAAAAAAQU/uWxpZDz3--Q/s640/IMG_0009.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m_vAYGbHb7Y/TcenZtrB-eI/AAAAAAAAAQY/N6poAVrnAaE/s1600/IMG_0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m_vAYGbHb7Y/TcenZtrB-eI/AAAAAAAAAQY/N6poAVrnAaE/s640/IMG_0003.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y1tKUX6-q14/Tcen3AQstdI/AAAAAAAAAQg/_BZhQlBkpoU/s1600/IMG_0007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y1tKUX6-q14/Tcen3AQstdI/AAAAAAAAAQg/_BZhQlBkpoU/s640/IMG_0007.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8hqlG2nylPA/TcenoHBGypI/AAAAAAAAAQc/LidwpKSIvuQ/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8hqlG2nylPA/TcenoHBGypI/AAAAAAAAAQc/LidwpKSIvuQ/s640/IMG_0004.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />“Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers - for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.” ~OshoCheeky Monkeys Learning Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845152481289525481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904811652589970029.post-59746271360866782852011-02-11T16:02:00.001-08:002011-02-11T19:10:08.193-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aOpz81EL9wM/TVNbfiHKghI/AAAAAAAAAKo/7Non7BcqOt0/s1600/rabbit2011.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 169px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aOpz81EL9wM/TVNbfiHKghI/AAAAAAAAAKo/7Non7BcqOt0/s200/rabbit2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571897761278362130" border="0" /></a><span><b>Chinese New Year Celebration i</b></span><b>n Cheeky Monkeys </b><div><b>February, 9th 2011</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Welcome to Rabbit Year!<br /></b><div><br /><div><b>What Is Chinese New Year?</b><br />Chinese New Year is the most important of the Chinese holidays, and is a time of feasting with the family, celebration, fireworks, and gift-giving. It is a 15-day holiday, beginning on the first day of a new moon and ending with the full moon on the day of the Lantern Festival. The Chinese calendar is based on the lunar year, so the date of Chinese New Year changes every year. The Chinese calendar follows a 12-year pattern with each year named after an animal. There are various stories which explain this. The simplest is that Buddha (or the Jade Emperor) invited all of the animals to join him for a New Year celebration, but only 12 animals turned up. To reward the animals that did come, Buddha named a year after each of them in the order that they arrived, starting with the Rat, followed by the Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (or Sheep), Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. (Find another version of the story to print, below)<br /><br />Depending on the year you are born, you are believed to have the various character traits of that year's animal.<div><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t9qS2FVXirA/TVNfo5SjhlI/AAAAAAAAAK4/3BQsnIh-W-o/s320/chineseny.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571902320165488210" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Chinese New Year Craft Activities</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>We made some exciting Chinese culture inspired crafts, here they are:</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D0IrkK2dXZc/TVShi2suC5I/AAAAAAAAALI/1XRQDpIa25E/s400/chineseNy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 178px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572256259134851986" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;">'Kali is cutting up some money to feed the dragon in the Barongsai performance'</blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><br /></blockquote><b>Chinese Food Festival</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Dim Sum</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dim Sum is a Cantonese term for small snacks. These bite-sized portion</div><div style="text-align: left;">s are prepared using traditional cooking methods such as frying, steaming, stewing and baking. It is designed so that one person may taste a variety of different dishes. Some of these may include rice rolls, lotus leaf rice, turnip cakes, buns, stir-fried green vegetables, soups, etc.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TVSr_A9sAVI/AAAAAAAAALQ/FE_Y9cPKb_8/s400/food.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 176px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572267738042990930" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Tea</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fun fact:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; "><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; ">"The word <i>tea</i> in English, <i>thea</i> in Latin and <i>chay</i> in Turkish, all originated from the word <i>cha</i> in Cantonese or <i>te</i> in Xiamen dialect from the Fujian province of China."</p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Dragon Fruits</span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 22px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Myth</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">In ancient eastern legends when dragons still roamed the earth, man and beast would do battle for territory. A soldier sent to kill a dragon for his emperor would be aiming to bring back one thing — the prized dragon fruit.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">When he thrust his sword into the dragon’s heart, the dragon would breathe out his last fire and also the dragon fruit. This fruit would then be presented to the emperor and the soldier would be revered. The tastiest flesh of the dragon was said to come from his tail, as this is where they believed his fire and fruit was breathed from deep inside his body.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">It is said that the emperor’s taste for this delectable flesh is what caused the extinction of the illustrious dragon.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Fact</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">A dragon fruit, also known as a strawberry pear or pithaya, is actually the fruit of a cactus. It originated in South America, but is now cultivated widely across both Americas, Australia and is Vietnam’s biggest export.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">There are three main varieties; pink skin with white flesh; pink skin with red flesh; and yellow skinned with white flesh. We, in Bali, can get the white and red flesh from the local markets. The interesting shape of the fruit and the dragon scales look like skin will definitely attract children's attention.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Mandarin Oranges</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span">When the guest arrived, we gave each of them a mandarin orange. According to Chinese culture, Mandarin orange is a symbol of wealth and good fortune.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rc6za_UgLyw/TVXGtXHq0eI/AAAAAAAAALg/9lxTXpV5lyY/s400/food2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572578596543451618" /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p></span><blockquote></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Fortune Cookies</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; ">Rumors that fortune cookies were invented in China are seen as false.</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">In 1989, fortune cookies were reportedly imported into Hong Kong and sold as "genuine American fortune cookies".</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Wonton Food attempted to expand its fortune cookie business into China in 1992, but gave up after fortune cookies were considered "too American". </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">A fortune cookie is a crisp cookie usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla and oil with a "fortune" wrapped inside. A "fortune" is a piece of paper with words of faux wisdom or a vague prophecy. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in some countries particularly America, but are absent in China.</span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Barongsai/ Dragon Dance</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Dragon dance</b> is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the Lion dance it is most often seen in festive celebrations.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 24px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 24px; ">Dragons are believed to bring good luck to people, which is reflected in their qualities that include great power, dignity and wisdom.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Cheeky Monkeys Learning Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845152481289525481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904811652589970029.post-72420608659603650752010-09-19T08:54:00.000-07:002010-09-21T19:18:54.530-07:00Here comes the rainLet's get ready for the wet season, gear up yourself with raincoat, umbrella and rubber boots.<br /><br />The cloud may be gray and the ground may be wet but we all know better how to have fun and bring the sun shine in our smiles!!<br /><br />This month we had fun celebrating Islamic Holiday, Eid-ul Fitr, by having an Arabian Fair - 1001 nights. Thank you Ibu Dayu and Ibu Made from Reception Class for organizing this. We loved the decorations, the kubah arched doorway in golden material was fabulous, the stars and crescent moon ornaments, loved them all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TJY5iomWMLI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/gZ3JsR68k_E/s1600/Graphic1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 349px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TJY5iomWMLI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/gZ3JsR68k_E/s400/Graphic1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518661660565713074" /></a><br /><br />Thank you Lotta for being our wicked fortuneteller. The kids absolutely enchanted by you and your dazzling crystal ball, predicting on how many gifts they'll be getting on their next birthday. We loved the tea pot set and the burning incense too!!<div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TJZBi_7o2hI/AAAAAAAAAGo/AIu-H_72F-8/s1600/Graphic2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 324px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TJZBi_7o2hI/AAAAAAAAAGo/AIu-H_72F-8/s400/Graphic2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518670462922054162" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>Our BBQ was a hit!! We had it in our under roof snack area with the breeze of cooled air and the remaining of the afternoon rain, the BBQed corns and sausages were favorites.</div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TJZCDij1JDI/AAAAAAAAAGw/GxINn8GB4xo/s1600/arabian5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 375px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TJZCDij1JDI/AAAAAAAAAGw/GxINn8GB4xo/s400/arabian5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518671021973251122" /></a><br /><br />In this picture is Ibu Nyoman, Ibu Lida, Ibu Titis and Ibu Karin.<div><br /></div><div>We love dressing up, taking a journey beyond time and space, these little princesses are adorable in the cutesy shiny face cover costumes. Get patterns and instructions on how to make them here.</div><div><br /><br />Thank you Ibu Ika and her friends to have came and belly danced for us. They did 4 dances for us and we all enjoyed and joined the performances. They performed Raqs baladi, (Arabic: رقص بلدي; literally "dance of country", or "folk" dance) is the folkloric style, danced socially by men and women of all ages in some Middle Eastern countries, usually at festive occasions such as weddings.<br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TJZE2JTtl4I/AAAAAAAAAG4/-r5xfjFlrcM/s1600/Graphic3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 307px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TJZE2JTtl4I/AAAAAAAAAG4/-r5xfjFlrcM/s400/Graphic3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518674090391345026" /></a><br /><br /><br />The day ended with a story of Aladin, read by Miss. Allison. The kids loved this classic number especially that they get to see the magic lamp. How exciting!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TJZH1Fzst6I/AAAAAAAAAHA/DN7k6PHosRk/s1600/arabian6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 396px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/TJZH1Fzst6I/AAAAAAAAAHA/DN7k6PHosRk/s400/arabian6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518677370806777762" /></a></div>Cheeky Monkeys Learning Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845152481289525481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904811652589970029.post-75248430854648079252009-10-08T02:30:00.000-07:002011-05-07T04:14:55.502-07:00beach excursionOn our last day of term one, the Reception and Kindergarten children went on a fun excursion to Sanur beach along with five teachers and some parents. The children were all very happy and excited. At the beach, the children and teachers played on the sand, collected shells, built sandcastles, played ball, and afterwards had drinks and snacks on a beachside café in the area. It was a very enjoyable moment. Have a look at these photos taken during the excursion.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/Ss2wrhskpuI/AAAAAAAAADY/nI2cwcuHbjU/s1600-h/kindergarten+and+reception+excursion.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/Ss2wrhskpuI/AAAAAAAAADY/nI2cwcuHbjU/s400/kindergarten+and+reception+excursion.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390158590858536674" /></a>Cheeky Monkeys Learning Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845152481289525481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904811652589970029.post-26467906567843616672009-10-08T01:54:00.000-07:002009-10-08T02:20:04.708-07:00African Drumming and Dancing in Cheeky Monkeys<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" 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</span><span style="">the African drumming and dancing lessons</span><span lang="EN-US">, children are not only involved in playing the drums, but they could also dance along with the instructor’s drumming. The children get into the drumming and dancing very fast as the rhythms are easy to follow and they can just follow their own intuition. These lessons can provide excellent hand and eye co-ordination and brain training for the children. The most important thing is that the children enjoy the lessons very much and it certainly could make them enjoy school even more. </span><span style="">Here are some cute photos taken during the lessons. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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It was an amazing performance and the children were very enthusiastic to participate in drumming, dancing and playing some additional music instruments. </span><span style="">Check out this interesting video recorded during the performance. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='343' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyjw0XSrQxZOuHe8qAcJVxcuAfKN1qU2KE9MI1kyJG81YJwLE0uRXFYfSCNNpyn5_Wt9OwMp0eS34Jd31Y7' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Cheeky Monkeys Learning Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845152481289525481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904811652589970029.post-79029158408606904662009-09-23T20:18:00.000-07:002010-09-19T10:35:20.921-07:00Indonesian Independence Day Celebration, August 2009<div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Every year on month August, we celebrate Indonesian Independence Day with some fun folk games, traditional costumes and festival food.</span><br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrrtpSV3J5I/AAAAAAAAABo/HU-tYnby8FI/s1600-h/DSC09737.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384877598028801938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrrtpSV3J5I/AAAAAAAAABo/HU-tYnby8FI/s320/DSC09737.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div>Hanging Krupuk Feast is our most favourite game in the event. </div><br /><div></div><div>Look at these cute photos..</div></div><div> </div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrsKGwvoIQI/AAAAAAAAAC4/PLu-zVc2uOY/s1600-h/sept3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384908890731716866" style="WIDTH: 369px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 123px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrsKGwvoIQI/AAAAAAAAAC4/PLu-zVc2uOY/s320/sept3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrsCKsJefOI/AAAAAAAAACo/wD69qnBCVxg/s1600-h/sept1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384900162124414178" style="WIDTH: 369px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrsCKsJefOI/AAAAAAAAACo/wD69qnBCVxg/s400/sept1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrrzJrsrzrI/AAAAAAAAACA/Fpe9yQaBMHM/s1600-h/DSC09739.JPG"> </a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrrzJrsrzrI/AAAAAAAAACA/Fpe9yQaBMHM/s1600-h/DSC09739.JPG"><br /><br /></a>Check out these vibrant colored costumes from some traditional Indonesian tribes<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrsD6qBIpDI/AAAAAAAAACw/FEJjt7qTHF8/s1600-h/sept2.jpg"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrsNh6nMlrI/AAAAAAAAADI/hXV7yyoCrh4/s1600-h/sept2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384912655772063410" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrsNh6nMlrI/AAAAAAAAADI/hXV7yyoCrh4/s400/sept2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Merdeka for Indonesia!!</div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrsL0Sfho6I/AAAAAAAAADA/bmFEEBCR0Ik/s1600-h/merdeka.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384910772396729250" style="WIDTH: 151px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jamSpKsp8_I/SrsL0Sfho6I/AAAAAAAAADA/bmFEEBCR0Ik/s320/merdeka.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /></div></div></div><div></div>Cheeky Monkeys Learning Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845152481289525481noreply@blogger.com0