Yesterday, I bid goodbye to May and my "30-I-guess-it’s-6th-but-I-don’t-really-want-to-remember” year. Yes, I'm one year older this June, and one year wiser (hopefully!). This year, I wanted to get away for my birthday so we zipped off to Gold Coast when school ended using the Scoot tickets that I won from the FlyEntertainment Socialathon at SAF50 earlier in the year. (Thanks Fly!) We haven’t got much planned as we only confirmed at the very last minute that we were going to make the trip, so ... read more
Munching Up A Storm with The Incredible Book Eating Boy
"Henry loves books, but not like you and I, not quite. Henry loves to EAT books. And here is the best bit: the more he eats, the smarter gets.” But what happens if he eats too many? It is on this interesting and quirky premise that The Incredible Book Eating Boy is based. We are huge fans of Oliver Jeffers and this book is one of our favourites. The idea of eating books instead of reading them to (quite literally) digest the information within completely fascinates my kids. I guess it's a ... read more
Swimming Like Fish (Almost!) with The Swimming Room {Giveaway}
When it comes to signing up our kids for extra activities, we here can be quite spoilt for choice. There are so many fun and educational classes out there! I always feel very tempted to sign my kids up for a bunch of activities but with limited time and resources, I’ve had to choose carefully and go for what I really think they need first. Chinese was the first one on the list, but very close behind that was swimming. To me, swimming isn’t an enrichment activity as much as it is a life skill. ... read more
6 Years As A Mummy And Still Learning
I think as a Mummy, one of the most common pitfalls that one could suffer from — and it certainly is true in my case — is to assume that you know your child inside out, so much so that you think you know what they are going to do next before they do it. I certainly do know my children very well and there have been many instances when I can almost read their minds. But if there’s one thing I’ve learnt from my six years as a Mummy is that with children, they always manage to surprise you. This ... read more
Cards For Happy Mothers’ Day
So, Mothers’ Day. How did yours go? This year, I celebrated my 6th Mothers’ Day, but it was the first year that I received plenty of cards from my kids that they made of their own accord. This was spearheaded by my little card-making guru Mei. She has recently become quite obsessed with drawing and colouring, and was therefore thrilled to spend her time making cards for me for “happy mothers’ day”, as she called it. In the process, she’s now learnt to spell “THANK YOU” and “LOVE YOU” all on her ... read more
P1 Booklist: Chinese Books From Flip For Joy
As you can imagine, getting Noey ready for Primary 1 involved preparing lots of things for him, from his new school uniform, school bag, school shoes, wallet for pocket money, stationery and a whole host of other necessities. I managed to get most things sorted before the start of school, but in the first week, I quickly discovered there was something I forgot to think about: Chinese storybooks for silent reading. Noey has a period of silent reading every morning before assembly and on two of ... read more
Legoland Malaysia Star Wars Miniland
On our recent trip to Legoland, one of the things the boys were most excited about was Star Wars Miniland. There’s just something about Star Wars that continues to capture the imagination of each successive generation of children — and adults! It was the Lego Star Wars series that rekindled my husband’s childhood love for Lego and it continues to his favourite line. My kids naturally took an interest in Star Wars through Papa’s influence. We had first encountered Star Wars Miniland in ... read more
Telling Tales with The Fantastical Story Factory
If your children could set their imaginations free and create a musical production, what would it be like? That is the premise of The Fantastical Story Factory, a 60-minute improvised show where the audience gets to decide the where the story is set, who the characters are, and what happens every step of the way. It’s improv theatre for kids — where every suggestion, no matter how silly, is carried through to create one big crazy, funny story. My kids have not experienced improv ... read more
Nurturing Creativity In Kids {Giveaway}
I think one thing we can all agree on is that our kids have is fantastic imaginations. They tell wild stories, have tea parties with their toys, and build complicated structures with their blocks, and generally have a ball playing pretend. And yet as an adult, how many times have we heard others say (and indeed said myself) “I am not creative”? Somewhere along the line, in the process of growing up, we lose that spark as cynicism sets in and self-doubt starts to grow. Which is a pity because ... read more
A Splashing Good Time at Legoland Water Park
The highlight of our visit to Legoland Malaysia in February was surely the Legoland Water Park. I had heard great reviews from friends but had not previously managed to visit, so the kids and I were most excited! The Legoland Water Park is very conveniently located just steps from the lower ground floor exit (LG2) of the Legoland Hotel. A hop, skip and a jump and we were there! Welcome to the Legoland Water Park! We were not disappointed. The Legoland Water Park at Legoland Malaysia is the ... read more
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