The wonders of RM1

Bismillahirrahmaanirrahim.
At this time of life, we are being tested..but alhamdulillah..in some ways, we know we have to go through it and learning has to go on.

It has now becoming our routine on every Saturday.
I love it, coz it always easy to wake up kids when it's outing time :-)
They will get up, take shower, get dressed and pray subuh as soon as they can....the sooner, the better. Reason being: kuih in the stall will finish if we're late.

This Saturday, Allah has taught us that.
Luqman was the winner, he was the first this morning. As others busy getting ready, I reminded that the best of Allah's bounty will given to those who are early.

Sakhr al-Ghamidi narrated that the prophet saw said: "O Allah, bless my people in their early morning." When he sent out a detachment or an army, he sent them at the beginning of the day. Sakhr was a merchant, and he would send off his merchandise at the beginning of the day; and he became rich and had much wealth. ( at-Tirmidhi and Ahmad)

Reading this hadith from sis Zabrina's  "Life  is an open secret" really motivate  me. I've seen it happening since my childhood so I truly believe on  the prophet's saw du'a. But passing it on to these kiddos is not simple yet a must. It is not simple since they're homeschooling, and we are running our own biz too. There is  no morning assembly, no punch card...yet we have to be disciplined enough to succeed.

Each child receives RM1 including Ameen, 1y9m. They get to choose any 3 kuih or 1 pack of nasi lemak. Most of the time, they mix 2 types of kuih of their choice.
What this really short weekly RM1 outing trip teaches us :

1. Early birds will grab the best
In our latest Saturday, everyone wanted kuih kacang (kuih kasturi). But  there was only 2 pieces left. So they've given the 'prize' to Luqman :-) we actually sapu bersih all the kuih, should we come a bit later we won't get any, or we have to hunt for stalls further away and cost 40 cent each, less value money ( will bring them anyway one day, they'll definitely surprise how inflation can affect them!)

2. Taking small step at a time and observe the surrounding
Teaching biology does not necessarily need to be done in day-long field trip. We always stop on the roadside to observe, touch, smell or feel...the flowers, the trees, different types fruits (and jantung pisang) they produce, how these reproduce and why. The fact that we do it on weekly basis also allow us to see the mango flowers turn into small fruits, become less in number and ripen. Different shapes of leaves showed by small wild plants by the road pavement.

3. Sharing is caring
When they buy the kuih, all they think of is what they want individually. But then, when we sit and have breakfast together, these kids naturally swap and share to taste each of the kuih and make comments :)

4. Interact with others
Homeschooling do sometimes makes us isolated. This is among the best time to speak to outsiders. The newspaper uncle who eagerly help us crossing the not-so-busy road. And pakcik kuih who patiently entertain each child to choose his kuih. These people certainly are add-on to our lifeschooling. Thank you Allah :)