Shall we give our children electronic pad like an I-pad or a Samsung Galaxy Tab?

Well although I have done my reading and I knew that we should not let our children watch too much TV or even use a-pad before the age of 2; however I have totally failed in executing this theory.

My hubby bought JY a Samsung Galaxy Tabs 3 as her 2 years old birthday present! Before getting this tab, she had already been using my I-pad for some times. She usually stream the You Tube videos playing kids songs until later on, she started to watch "products review"! Yes, I am saying "products review". She watch how people opening each piece of the Surprise Eggs for example, and how people use Play Dough to wrap the Surprise Egg and dressing up the Princess dolls!

There is no return of giving a kid an I-pad or a tablet I think. JY now cried non stop whenever I decided to keep her tab....until I would give her back or bring her out!! I enjoyed letting the i-pad or tablet baby sitting JY for me while I can do other things but worry that this would ruin her eyesight and make her unable to focus when start schooling! Well, everything has its pro and con I guess. The good thing is JY could sing the ABC song before she approached 2 years old and recognized all the capital and small letters from A to Z without "anyone" teaching her. She learned it from the You Tube!

Can I obtain a balance by getting our kids out more often while still letting them jiggling around with these electronic pad???  I wonder.....

Let's go outside so that we can stop using electronic items and instead watching the birds and trees..... and of course taking some fresh air and sunshine... Showing JY with JL in our old fashion stroller. The old fashion stroller enable JL to have her 360 degree unobstructed view.  

Online Shopping for Affordable Baby and Children Cloths and Food in Malaysia

Where do you guys buy your baby stuff from?

1. Try www.tongtaionline.com (discount code "tongtai30" to eligible for 30% discount) 

Well again, I normally get cloths for my little one at Jusco (now AEON) although the choice was somewhat limited. Recently, one children cloths company, Tong-tai had emailed me asking if I am interested to try and review their product (children wear). After browsing their webpage at www.tong-tai.com.my, I found that their cloths were of good quality and sold at an affordable price. Hence, I decided to give it a try.

I have received a giftcard from Tong-tai and bought one T-shirt and two leggings for JY. So happy to received it after 2 days. I will take some picture to show here during this coming weekend. By the way, Tong-tai had also offered me a discount code to be given out to my readers in this blog. Just go to www.tongtaionline.com, select the cloths you like and upon checking out, key in "tongtai30" to be eligibled for 30% discount!

One of my colleague who had been looking everywhere for a plain white shirt for her daughter's performance but in vain. At last, I browsed in Tong-tai web site and found a white shirt which I immediately recommended to her. She was so happy with it. So the next time you are looking for some good quality cloths with affordable price to shop for your little one, why not give this a try?

This is my JY dressing in clothing bought from Tong-tai. The size for 3-4 years old looks fitting on her although she is only 2 years old. The cloths look and feel comfortable and I will definitely shop again there.

2. Try www.babydash.com.my

I seldom purchase things on line until recently I found it to be a good experience. I have tried purchasing organic rice cereal for baby JL at www.babydash.com.my. As it was my first time purchasing from that site, the seller contacted me and offered to give me two pieces of organic cereal bar for baby as a free gift! The products arrive the next day upon ordering, saving my time to shop practically just for two item. The seller also assured me that they offer the best price for baby products sold online! It was my another wonderful experience of shopping online for baby goods. Being a busy working mother, I hope you could benefit from this site too :)

 Showing here instant organic brown rice porridge (Baby Natura brand) which I bought from babydash  at RM11.20. It was made with 100% organic brown rice without addition of other ingredients. I found this as a very good choice as baby first solid. It comes in 6 small individual pack rendering it handy to bring along when we go out. My milk powder dispenser now also served as a little bowl to prepare the porridge for baby wherever we go. The porridge was nutritious, easy to prepare and delicious :)

When shop for baby food, I normally choose the simplest (if possible without additional of artificial ingredients) formulation. You may refer to the ingredient list to check it out next time you shop for your little one.

Look at how happy my little JL was with her first solid food. It was delicious I guess :)
Do share with me if you found other good, convenient and affordable baby food around the corner.


3. Cheap and nice pajamas and casual wears for children
Try: http://www.qqbabyshop.com/

Lately I have tried to purchase pajamas from an online store namely QQ Baby Shop. There was a promotion selling pajamas and casual wear for children at RM150 for 10 sets. Since Chinese New Year is just around the corner and I could not spend time doing detail shopping while taking care of two, I decided to give this a try.

I have ordered a total of 10 pairs of pajamas plus casual dresses for JY and JL respectively. Three days after ordering, the goods arrived safely. Interestingly, some of the cloths quality were over expectation while some were merely acceptable although they were of the same brands. However, selling at RM15 per set, I think I couldn't ask for more but were overall satisfied with the trade. Showing here two sets of the cloths that I have bought which I thought were a super value buy. I recommended buying from this site especially for those who have many children! :)

Hello kitty T-shirt with tutu dress

Princess Sofia the first short sleeve pyjamas

Details of the dress

Details of the Hello Kitty picture

Sewing was neat