TRAMPOLINE MADNESS AT AMPED! 9 May 2015 in HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Playdates

We got our bounce on at AMPED Trampoline Park over the weekend! AMPED is Singapore’s first indoor trampoline park with 5,000 square feet of interconnected trampolines, foam pit and parkour walls. If you have energetic young kids, or energetic old kids, or just I-fancy-myself-really-fit-and-energetic folk,...

HORSERIDING FOR KIDS @ GALLOP STABLE 6 May 2015 in Carter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, School

When I was a kid, I lived in Australia and had horse-riding lessons. I loved it! It felt wonderful to sit on a horse and move with it, and even getting all mucky was fun to me. In Singapore, horse-riding options are more limited...

VISITING CENTRAL FIRE STATION 2 May 2015 in HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Living in... Singapore, Playdates

Most parents in Singapore are already aware of this, but if not, Singapore’s fire stations are open to the public every Saturday morning. You can see their official site here. It’s a very entertaining and very informative family excursion, and really highly recommended! We’ve been...

LIFE’S LITTLE QUOTES: You look like you taste like va... 23 April 2015 in Hunter, Things my kids say...

  “Mummy”, Hunter (4 years 3 months old) walks to me as I’m sitting on the couch. “You look like you taste like vanilla.” *leans in and licks my cheek* “Hmmm. Not quite like vanilla. You just taste like a good Mummy.”   Righty-o then!

YOU MEAN MANDARIN WORDS HAVE STROKE NAMES? 18 April 2015 in Hunter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Hunter's progress, School

So kids learn Mandarin differently these days. The strokes within each character all have a name! Kind of like how we spell out each alphabet in a word, but way cooler because instead of words, Chinese writing is kind of pictorial. Here’s what they look...