My 4 Math gnomes were born

I am so glad you know about Waldorf dolls. I wish I can make a Waldorf doll. I have been planning and looking for how to make it for a few years, but just have not start making it yet. I really should schedule a time to do that, since my eldest son is already 7 years old now. I wish I can still make one for him before he gets too old to play with dolls. He's still playing with dolls now. Yes, pinterest is another place I can easily get hooked into, especially for crafts!

@kaka135 Now that Pinterest is mentioned, may I ask you - do you do the puppets and the gnomes for sales too? And if so, have you considered selling them online? Maybe via Amazon/ebay etc or even your own website? Just curious and interested, if you sell online. I might buy some as these look so very loving and beautiful. *And no, I will still learn making puppets as I mentioned on my above response for my baby.

@thesids Thanks. My handwork skill still needs to be improved a lot, so I don't dare to sell them yet. I wish I can do that one day in future. The dolls or puppets I made are not that neat, perhaps the photo is not clear enough for you to see. I'd like to make one and give to your daughter. I thought about this last night. But, I'll need to wait until February (after Chinese New Year), and please bear with my handwork skill.

Thanks. Math has always been my favorite subject. I like English as well. I am so glad that I get to learn English since I was young, though it's not my first language and I don't use it often. Now that I am doing research or study for homeschooling, most resources are written in English. Moreover, I am glad to be able to communicate with everyone here.

@JudyEv Thanks. I am glad there is mylot and previously Bubblews, I think I improved my English from writing and reading in these sites.

@kaka135 Your English seems to be very good even if you don't use it often. I'm sure it will improve even further with the practice you will get from the children's lessons and from MyLotting.

Sure, you can use the picture if you like. I am very happy with it. There are actually different temperaments for each process, and the color represents it as well: - Plus - phlegmatic (green), Minus - melancholic (blue), Times - sanguine (yellow), Divide - choleric (red). I like the yellow one the most, though yellow is not my favorite color, perhaps I am Sanguine. Besides these Math gnomes, I have actually made quite a few table puppets for storytelling, and my children of course play with them and use them to tell stories as well. I have also made four that represent our family members, and I am going to add another soon once my baby is born. Perhaps you can make one for your little one as well.

@kaka135 OMG.I knew that you had some gifts from Up Above -- when I read about your first gnome one. And now as I read that you also make puppets, that makes me feel all more happy. I feel inspired when you say, "you can make one for your little one as well". Today, I got her a very soft ball like playable with some lights inside. And when I showed it to her, I felt, I was too early. But I think that if I start learning about making puppets from today, I might have something ready for her (in good shapes) by the time she is ready to play with them. Love you for this suggestion Congratulations and do take good care of yourself. Wish you and the baby to come a great health.

@thesids This is certainly not difficult to make. You can check out this video tutorial: My children play with the table puppets sometimes, and sometimes they will carry the "family puppets" to bed and sleep with them. The family puppets I made are even simpler, without the gnome hat and the cloak, just the head and the body, but the children like them, and call them papa (dad), mama (mom), and themselves. I got the motivation to learn making these toys because of my children. I rarely buy toys since I make them myself. Perhaps you'll be a toy making dad soon.

My son likes Math, both my husband and I do. These gnomes are just added more fun together with the story when teaching him the 4 processes.

@infatuatedbby Wait until you have your children, then you can bring them some interesting and fun Math concepts and others as well.

@kaka135 Yes, it does sound fun! I wish I knew about the math gnomes when I was younger! My parents are a fan of math, but I'm not, lol.

Thanks. I like Math since I was young. But the way I learned to teach my children attracts me as well. I think learning through stories and activities make it more fun and make the students easier to understand. Besides the teaching method, I always think the teacher who teach affects whether we like the subject or not. I am glad I have met some good Math teachers when I was young.

@kaka135 You are fully right, the method and how a teacher teaches are both important to like or appreciate a subject. I think I have something against math, because my last professor was a awesome young man, not boring at all and also funny.

Thanks. Yes, I myself fell in love with how they teach Math in Waldorf Education as well. I enjoy myself when preparing the teaching materials to teach my children as well.

@kaka135 It makes a big difference in learning and teaching when you like what you're doing.

@just4him Yes, I think it'd always be good to be passionate in what we are doing.

Thanks. Math has always been my favorite subject too. I am glad now I have an opportunity to learn it differently.

Thanks. The different colors represent different temperaments for the Math processes.

I didn't know about that. It's interesting.