Showing posts with label 2 years. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2 years. Show all posts

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Adam's Minecraft 6th Birthday.

 
Look who's turning SIX today?
Full of fun and laughter and play!
 
Oh boy, our first born, Adam, is SIX.
Which means I've been a mother for s i x years. Scary!
 
Adam wanted a Minecrafty birthday theme this year and as his [ahem] awesome mother who's brilliantly gifted at throwing fabulous themed parties, his wish is my command! 
 
Adam's AWESOME, smashin' Minecraft cake!

Jess from Sweet Perfection is my only favourite cake lady who has the special ability to transform any idea or photo sample into reality.
She does magic with her hands I wish I am half like her.
If you click on the Birthday links on the right hand side of my blog, the 3D fondant cakes are done by her.
A cake is the centre piece at any party, and the last thing you want to worry about is having an epic fail cake! With Jess, I never have to worry. #notasponsoredpost

PRESENTSSSS!!!
My Birthday Boy is Steve, and Ashton is Creeper. I think Ashton doesn't mind being Creeper because he doesn't know how creepy Creeper is. HEHE!

I went to source for Minecraft head gear and bought Minecraft Lego for his present. (There are 2 sets because the smaller set is for Ashton).
My kids only receive big ticket presents on three occasions every year - their birthdays and Christmas.
Yeap, my children lead very deprived lives.


 
 
Poor Adam had a sudden onset of fever the night before his school party and I stayed up all night oiling and sponging him.
I prayed that by morning his fever would break but it didn't.
He woke up at 0700am on Friday morning and told me feebly "Mummy I cannot go to school today, can we celebrate with my friends on Monday?"
In my head I was thinking Shucks. I can't be taking so many days Childcare leave at one stretch right?!
Time for a contingency plan. I oiled him, bathed him in cold shower and fed him some Panadol syrup.
Thank God the fever went off so I called his school and said he will be missing lessons today as he is not well but we will still be there for his party.
Thankfully his school agreed to let me bring an ill child to school just for the celebration otherwise a poor boy will be mighty disappointed. *Phew!*
 
 
So off to school we went, with Ashton in tow!
Look at the happy grin of my precious Adam.



Adam was overjoyed to be surrounded by his friends and showing off his Minecraft cake.
Apparently, Minecraft is a hit with all the children because they all went crazy over it. The boys could name all the characters on the cake!

Class shot with his teacher Mrs Ang. She's a nice and motherly teacher, God bless her.
This will be the last birthday celebration Adam has in kindy and I feel a bit sad already!






This year, I have an ordinary wish for you, Adam:
 
"Do  not  ask  your  children  to  strive  for  extraordinary  lives.
Such striving may seem admirable, but it is a way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show   them   the   joy   of   tasting  tomatoes,  apples  and   pears.
Show   them   how   to   cry   when   pets   and   people   die.
Show  them  the  infinite  pleasure  in  the  touch  of  a  hand.
And   make   the   ordinary   come   alive   for   them.
The    extraordinary    will    take    care    of    itself."
- "That Parent's Tao Te Ching" by William Martin.
 
 
May you grow up to be a healthy and happy child.
 
Lots of love,
Mummy and Daddy.








 

Thursday, April 30, 2015

[Sponsored] #FrisoMoment II: Flower Power at Gardens by the Bay.

I'm super OVERDUE in my blog post!
#FrisoMoment is ending tonight!!!
 
Don't miss your chances of winning the weekly draw prizes!
 
For the second instalment of our #FrisoMoment outdoor activity with the kids, we went to Marina Gardens by the Bay for the TulipMania.
 
On weekends, we are constantly on the lookout for fun places to bring the kids.
We love the kids to enjoy nature and the great outdoors.

This is called the Oleander or Sweet William. According to our Aunty Mary from US, she warns it's important to note that all the parts of this plant are poisonous. So do not let your children touch them if you see them!









Wah, got tulips and windmill in Gardens by the Bay, no need to go to Holland already!








My in-laws don't like to take photos so I'm glad I sneaked a photo of my dear MIL in this photo.
 After the flower power, we took a little stroll to Satay by the Bay to makan hawker food.
 
 
 Thank you Friso for inviting us to participate in your #FrisoMoment campaign.
 
You have until 2359hours today to participate and win your family some prizes!!
 
How to participate in #FrisoMoment? Submit a photo of you and your child sharing a special experience here.

You may submit 1 experience each week. Friso will select and print one photo in 4R size with a Friso frame and send it to you.

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Each photo submitted will earn you two instant rewards
1. A Friso Experience journal and
2. A Friso voucher worth $5, $10 or $20.

You will be eligible for weekly and grand prizes if you agree to display your image in the gallery to inspire other parents.

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Week 7 (20 Apr - 30 Apr): 5 x Fujifilm Instax Share Printer

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A year’s supply of Friso milk.



Visit Friso Singapore Facebook page here for more information.
 
 
 

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Kea Xplorer Insect workshop: Outdoor-bound fun for everyone.

As a kid, I grew up in Woodlands, and my parents' flat was just in front of the Woodlands Street 11 park. My brothers and I would spend our free time after school catching spiders and grasshoppers, and kept them in matchstick boxes.
Hands up if you remember this from the 80s!
 
Children of this era, however, spend too much time with gadgets!
Adam is an iPhone/ Playstation addict so when I saw fellow Mum-blogger ZhenZhu post about her experience with Kea Xplorer, I decided to sign both boys up for the insect specimen-making workshop.


First things first, everybody gather around for the briefing by Instructor Zhi Qiang.
Several kids are already swatting their nets around in anticipation.

Kea Xplorers setting off!

I caught our first butterfly! Zhi Qiang is helping me pinch the nerve of the butterfly.



 
I may be no insect expert, but I think you're holding the net the wrong way up, Ashton.
 
And another!
 


After a good 45 minutes in the field, we were all sticky and sweaty and gathered again for de-brief.

Back at Fern and Zhi Qiang's house: now we need to make the insects we caught into specimens!



 
 



Ta-dah!! We caught 5 grasshoppers and 2 butterflies.
The Rhinoceros beetle was bought from Zhi Qiang.
 
 
Thanks for the fun and enriching activity today, Fern and Zhi Qiang from Kea Xplorer!
We enjoyed ourselves very much, I think it brought out the kampong girl in me :P
The kids KO-ed right after we got home.
What a terrific way to kick-start the March holidays :)
 
Check out Kea Xplorer HERE for more workshops!

*Insect catching workshop (Pak 1) is $10/child.
Insect specimen making workshop (Pak 2) is $40/child which includes the display box and being taught how to pin the insects and preserving them in the box.
Another workshop available is Woodwork - if carving/ sawing/ creating things is your child's passion, then Woodwork is the workshop for him/her.

If you're interested in catching your own insects in future, the nets can be bought from Daiso at $2.
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*P.S. Had my braces fitted only yesterday and my mouth is in a lot of pain.
Talk, laugh, eat also cannot. Despite not having been punched in my face before, I feel exactly like I've been punched in my mouth approximately 15 times.