The 2nd quarter of the year has been extremely hectic for us. With the daughter's birthday in April, the hubby and my own birthdays in May, our 20th Wedding Anniversary in mid June followed closely by Buddy's birthday one week later. I heaved a big sigh of relief when the party celebrations finally drew to a close yesterday. We held a simple birthday celebration in his preschool last Friday with a customised Number 5 pull-apart cupcakes from our fav home-baker, Kai Lee of Cativating Cake and … [Read more...]
Planning a Fantastic Tween Birthday Party
From catering, to venue to guest list, we share 5 tips and useful contacts for planning a fuss-free, fantastic tween party. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0rfnabf_3g&t=7s Party Highlights So, the inevitable happened. Our ‘baby girl’ turned one year older and no longer counts getting balloon sculptors and magicians as essentials for her party. In fact, as a tween, she now has more opinions on how she wants to celebrate her birthday. Be it party venue, party theme to choice of f … [Read more...]
Birthday Party at Pororo Park Singapore!
Fun-Filled, Weather-Proof, Worry-Free Pororo Party! Childhood and birthday parties invariably go hand-in-hand together. For our children, we want them to remember the special day when they were born and how much that day means to us. As working parents, the planning of parties can be quite overwhelming. In addition to coordinating the guest list, settling the caterer, door-gifts and ‘entertainment’, having to deal with multiple contingencies on party day itself may prevent us from truly enj … [Read more...]
Perfect 10 Party at Wave House Sentosa
Every year for the past decade, we would endeavor to throw a birthday bash for our daughter that appeals to her sporty and active nature. It’s our own way of celebrating her life. In a way, it’s like our gift to her. This year, we thought we’d let her try wake boarding (a.k.a flow riding). ‘Surfing in Singapore?’ Yes and right on Singapore’s very own holiday island of Sentosa – the Wave House Sentosa. What a memorable party it turned out to be! Here’s sharing our experience of our daugh … [Read more...]
Buddy’s Elmo Party
Even though the party was long over (last year), I still owe it to myself and the birthday boy to document it on the blog. Buddy turned 2 on 23 June 2016. We had just returned from our Scandinavia Summer holiday then. With barely 1 week to go, we put together a small celebration involving our extended family members and a childhood friend in our estate's function room. We chose an Elmo-themed party as Buddy loves to read Elmo books. Those who know me know that I am good at outsourcing my … [Read more...]
How to plan a kid’s birthday party in 10 steps
Planning a child's birthday party is no easy feat, considering in affluent Singapore, some children's birthday parties have become so extravagant that it can chalk up a bomb. For David and I, our intent is always to celebrate our children's birthday milestones with a close circle of family and friends so it need not be elaborate. We also try to keep to a pre-set budget that both of us have agreed on. Having planned no less than 10 major birthday parties … [Read more...]
Buddy Turns 3: The School Celebration
Buddy turned 3 last Friday on 23 June 2017. Due to our Iceland trip, I did not have time to plan for his actual day celebration. By coincidence, Mommy Kai Lee, a Mom of 2 who bakes at CATivatingcakeandcupcake got in touch with us through our blog's FB page. Since she comes highly recommended by our friend May (of A Million Little Echoes), I got acquainted with Kai Lee through whatsapp. Soon, I was won over by her enthusiasm and decided to outsource Buddy's school … [Read more...]
A Terrific 8th Tag Team Party!
Before Dana's 8th Birthday drew near, we decided we would throw a unique party for her and her Primary 2 classmates before they part ways to different classes next year. On a daily basis, the girls have limited interactions which are centred around lessons, recess and after school CCAs. A laser tag party would allow the birthday girl and her friends to let their hair down (literally) and experience something special which they can talk about for many days after! We managed to keep it a … [Read more...]
He Chose Us…Celebrating Alexander’s 1st Birthday
A year ago today…this tiny little baby chose us. It happened within a day. A phone call, a trip to the hospital and then we began this journey, all over again… It was a regular day, both David and I were at work and the daughter had just returned home from kindergarten. I was in a long-drawn meeting when I received a missed call from an adoption agent whom I had contacted months back. We had prayed for an open door to adopt a sibling for Dana since 4 years ago but it somehow did … [Read more...]
An Arty Abrakadoodle Birthday Party!
Abrakadoodle is the pioneer art school in Singapore where children learn about famous artists and try to replicate their styles of painting. Indeed learning from best practices sets the benchmark for effective learning, even for adults. Abrakadoodle's art syllabus is customized to bite-size nuggets, easy for young kids to comprehend, apply and retain the knowledge. When Dana was a pre-schooler, we spent many fond Saturday mornings at Abrakadoodle's studio where she dabbled in kiddie art … [Read more...]