Kickstart the March school holidays by visiting Kids Fiesta 2014: FUNtastiCarnival - a one-stop carnival where the family can eat, shop, play and have fun with ARTS! Kids Fiesta is no ordinary kids’ event. Held every year, Kids Fiesta aims to ensure that every child who participates in the carnival has a marvelously wonderful experience. They want to show Mums, Dads and kids, too, that learning goes beyond the pages of textbooks and the walls of tuition centres.With this in mind, the organisers … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
Larger than Life Legacies – Dinosaurs: Dawn to Extinction
There it was… right before me… the skeletal cast of a full Apatosaurus (from the Brontosaurus family) peering down at me. I stood, quiet…in a mix of awe, thankfulness and, well…you know that sort of feeling when one of your bucket list items is fulfilled? Yes….THAT feeling. That encounter was in March 2012 in the great south entrance hall of the American Natural History Museum in New York where I transited en-route after a conference trip. Finally, at age 41, I came ‘face to face’ with a … [Read more...]
Motivational Mondays: Have a Reunion Everyday!
Food reunites people. In Singapore, where everyone proclaims to be a foodie, it's not uncommon to hear people use food as a conversation starter to break the ice. In this part of the world, we ask "Have you eaten?" instead of 'How's the weather today?". In Asia, food often carry special significances and it's almost unthinkable if a happy occasion is found lacking of food. For example, we distribute red eggs to loved ones after a child's birth to celebrate the couple's fertility; we eat … [Read more...]
J is for Jesus – CD for Kids!
Music plays a large part in our family life. We sing in the car, listen to audio stories and we also introduce famous musical soundtracks (such as Les Misérables, Annie, Lion King, My Fair Lady and more) to Dana during car rides. Last Sunday, we added this children CD - J is for Jesus (from Emu Music, Australia) to our collection and couldn't be happier with our purchase.J is for Jesus By Emu MusicThe CD uses catchy tunes and simple lyrics to introduce gospel truths and and scripture verses to … [Read more...]
LEGOLAND HOTEL Malaysia -The ‘Final Brick’ for a Complete Lego Experience!
LEGOLAND Malaysia Theme Park and LEGOLAND Water Park opened with much fanfare last year. Any parent with children from preschool to primary school-going age would either have brought them to the parks at least once or have to put up with the constant hounding from their children to bring them to LEGOLAND.Welcome to the first and ONLY Legoland Hotel in Asia (for now)!Indeed, the LEGOLAND Theme Park and Water Park are designed with kid-friendly spills and thrills. They are magical places which … [Read more...]