All About Your Child

Oh my! Now I’m in a dilemma, should I post those backdated posts that were supposed to be up in June or should I write posts on what’s happening currently. Only 2nd day of school and so many events have happened….

I can’t do both (or can I?), meaning there will be 2 posts a day? Hmmmm…..nahhh… too many. Ok, go with my feelings then…. today will be a backdated post.

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This happened on 25th June:

We decided to end the June school holidays with a loud ‘Quack’. The all-out-to-make-you-two-rascals-happy day began with a bus ride on the double-decker bus, upper deck, front seat.

These boys don’t really know how lucky they are. With car ride almost 99.9% of the time to wherever they want to go, a bus ride which so many kids dread, becomes a pleasure to my boys.

Allan had a meeting to attend to, hence we went to Suntec City separately. While waiting for him to come, the kids had fun at the Koi Garden. Binbin was so excited, he joined the fishes in the pool (accidentally)!!!!

So instead of waiting at a lovely place, with my butt glued on the bench, I was up in the open SUNNING his socks and shoes!

As the sun were setting, I had to ‘shift’ the kids from one bench to another, so as to get as little sunlight on them as possible. ‘cos if they get all sweaty and sticky, they ‘transformed’ into cranky little monsters.

The displeased brother and the happy little problem-maker…..Hmmm…

The footwear were still not completely dry after an hour. We had no choice but to leave or we would not be able to catch the last ‘Duck’ at 6pm.

Luckily we made reservations earlier, it was a full ‘Duck’. After the tickets were collected, the kids proudly wore the duck stickers on their chest.

We watched a short video briefing of the safety measures (which I could recite effortlessly 4 years ago, when my retail counter was next to the Ducktour’s counter. Listening to it  for more than a year is more than enough to ‘eat’ into my brain).

It was so full, we had to sit separately. The kids with me, while Allan sat infront of us.

He came over for a brief moment just for the photo shoot.

Yes, our boys were little ducklings. Those mouth pieces, which they onced received as a free gift from one of my customers 4 years ago, which they had lost over the years, are purchasable at $3.50/piece.

So they were over the moon, when we agreed to let them rekindle their lost love by allowing them to pay for what-we think-would-be-lost-again-in-no-time. Its been proven over that when they pay for something, they treasure it more.

It gives the ‘Quack Quack‘ sound when you blow into it. Pretty cool eh? *wink*

If you were wondering if its safe enough for kids, here’s a view of them in the ‘Duck’. Keatkeat was kneeling on the seat while Binbin was standing on the floor. They are around 1.2m tall. To me, that handrail is ‘high’ enough to prevent them from falling over.

We were pretty lucky to see some dragonboats having their practises shortly after we ‘waddled’ into the sea.

My rewards from the ride: These angles of the Singapore Flyer and the Merlion could NEVER be captured if one is on land.

So will I recommend? Yes, for the kids. As for the adults, I will leave you with these 2 signboards…..

After yesterday’s Transformer show, we went straight to Parkway Parade for the Disney Hoopla Workshop, where all their favourite Playhouse Disney Channel characters were gathered. Yesterday was practically a ‘Janice’s lobang’ day. *laugh* Thank you once again.

Its located at the basement of Parkway Parade. A total of 6 sections. Upon entering each section, every kid will be given a stamp collection card. Stamps were NOT given in the 1st and last sections. They need to complete all the tasks in the 4 other sections before they will get their prize.

1st Section was colouring….

2nd Section was Handy Manny section, where the real fun began….

1st they were asked to name ALL the tools, they breezed through it without a blink. Then they were tested on which tool should be used for which job; again, no sweat at all.

3rd Section was Little Einsteins…..

It began with matching the musical notes. That was too simple for Keatkeat but too tough for Binbin to handle.

Next, they were told to pick a musical instrument. The lady beat a rhythm with her hands and wanted the boys to follow. 3 different rhythms were given. Difficulty increased as she went.

The 3rd level was way too complicated, both boys failed! They completed it by receiving lots of hints from the nice lady, who eventually still give their cards a stamp. *wink*

4th Section was Pooh and Friends….

This was super easy. Ride the tricycle by following the orange path and raise the flag at the end.

5th and final Workshop section was Mickey Mouse Clubhouse…

Fixing 4 pieces of the big puzzle was the first assignment. Next, they were required to dig deep into the pool of balls to find the right shapes to paste on the wall.

Again this was completed in seconds!

And so they had the card completed with stamps.

As you can see (above picture), this did not come without spending. But buying their milk powder at Giant helped us hit that minimum easily. *wink*

What was their prize after all the ‘hard work’, a disappointing EMPTY eco-friendly bag with Handy Manny and Tools’ picture on it.

The kids ‘filled‘ up the space with their unfinished colouring paper. Though the ‘bag’ was disappointing to the adults, who were expecting at least a pencil or ruler to come along with the bag, the KIDS held them around their neck proudly all the way home!

*huge grin*

Final section was TV….

At the end of it all, kids had big nice comfy cushions to sit on while watching their favourite Playhouse Disney Cartoons. No time constraint, they were allowed to sit there for as long as they want. *wink*