KKH Day One

This is our very first time meeting the kids from KKH.

A spread of coloured markers and glitter glue on the table, random bottles and coloured paper on a small round table with tiny chairs for the kids to sit on were ready when the kids come towards us with a little apprehension. Frankly, I was probably as lost as them because I really have very little experience working with little kids like those we met at KKH.

My first ‘little customer’ was a little girl. She took the bottle I handed her and began writing her name on it. After I told her to decorate the bottle with whatever marker pens she wants or even glitter glue, I decided to join in the fun. I was absently just drawing a little flower on my bottle. When I looked up, to my surprise, the little girl was doing the exact same thing I did!

One other story is of this little girl. She likes taking different coloured markers and just randomly ‘splash’ the colours across the white piece of paper. But because of that, her hands will get stained by the colours. The thing about her is that she does not like her hands stained. So she kept rubbing. I had to take her to wash her hands for like three times. For the first two times, she does not seem to have understood what I have said. But for the last time, I showed her how to wash her hands such that the stains will be removed more effectively, she actually looked at me, smiled and washed her hands exactly like how I did!

Through these experiences, I learn that little kids learn much better when we demonstrate for them rather than just tell them in words. Actions indeed speak louder than words. J