Art Excel: There's fun in learning.

Here's another Art Excel activity in which the participants were so curious about the making of burgers. (In this video, the language used by the participants was Mandarin.)They saw how the buns were sliced, a spread of butter and then put into an oven to heat for a short while. Children are by nature so curious about the things around them.

Then, the buns are taken to the table where all the children were given the opportunity to make a burger. They waited eagerly to prepare the food. Parents can make use of this eagerness to make things to teach children about the food they eat and the things in and around the house. Why not take them even further afield and let them have a feel of boats and rowing at one of the ponds where adults are around to ensure their safety.

They were so happy with their achievement of being useful and able to be a part of life and living.

Being useful brings self-esteem to the children. And believe me, they have never tasted burgers as good as the ones they made. And that's what they did; finished all the food they made as well as some noodles made by Mei Mei, fried by one of the volunteers in our The Art of Living.

What a wonderful group of people I had for company that evening.