For August 2020, McDonald's Happy Meal bring us the super cute bear brothers that the young and young at heart loves, the We Bare Bears - Grizz, Ice and Pan Pan Bear. Collect all 8 toys! You can also choose BOOKS, instead of TOYS alone. Remember the first 4 Cressida Cowell Tree Top Wilderness Adventure... Continue Reading →
How to Teach your Child to Tie his Shoe Laces
Glad to have time to teach some life skills to this boy. He has been independently dressing himself up even before he has turned 2 years old. He picks his own OOTD and dresses himself up, most of the time! I never thought of teaching him to tie his shoe laces because I thought I... Continue Reading →
How to Make an Animal Pocket Paper Plate | Skill Skout Session
For today's Skill Skout Arts and Crafts session with Teacher Nica Cosio, we Make something that can be useful from excess paper plates that we have at home. Coco choose to make a bird. Let's find out how he made it. Prepare the materials needed: Instructions: 1. Get the 2 paper plates. Cut one of... Continue Reading →
How to Make a Father’s Day Pop Up Card | Skill Skout Online Session
Skill Skout invited us to participate in an online arts and craft session with Teacher Nica Cosio and we made a Father's Day Pop Up Card, in time to celebrate our dear fathers on Sunday. Do you want to know how to do it? First, prepare the materials needed: Instructions: 1. Fold the 2 sheets... Continue Reading →
DIY your Own Cookies from SugarMonstersPH
Since we couldn't go out, we have no summer vacations, attend events with our friends and even attend summer workshops, I had to do something to make this summer during the #LifeInTimeOfCorona more fun and productive. I thought of activities that Coco would unleash his creativity and enjoy and of course, I am all for... Continue Reading →
McDonald’s Happy Meal is Back with Happy Meal Readers Books and Trolls World Tour Toys
Last February, McDonald's launched their Happy Meal Readers Program were in Happy Meals Fans aka the kids can choose whether they will add a toy or a book to their Happy Meal. If you remember it, the Books 1 and 2 of the Twintop Trees Adventures series, made especially for McDonald's Happy Meal Readers by... Continue Reading →
Most Love Pinoy Street Foods Available for Delivery at Avenida Pedestrian Delights
We've been in Enhanced Community Quarantine the last XX days and there are food that I miss eating that I have been craving for a while now. Pre-Covid days, we used to wait up for manong taho to pass by our street every morning and have taho for breakfast. In the afternoon, when I feel... Continue Reading →
Potato Stamps Project
https://youtu.be/JAMY-udkxUk Make your child busy today by doing this very easy and fun project that we just did - Potato Stamping! Things you need: Potatoes, Paint, Paint Brush, Knife, Pen, Paper PS: This is for those who don't have cookie cutters. I suggest if you have cookie cutters, you can just use it. Instructions: Cut... Continue Reading →
The M&M’s Rainbow Experiment
https://youtu.be/tTkLAKSGaRw One perfect simple science and math activity for your kids to do this summer is the M&Ms Rainbow Experiment. Such a fun twist to teach numbers, colors, shapes and patterns. There is actually more to it, because it is science, like how sugar dissolves with warm water, but I didn't go into that anymore... Continue Reading →
Google 3D Animals
To use the feature, you’ll need to google an animal, for example: ‘giant panda’. Just underneath the image search results and the Wikipedia description of the panda, you’ll be able to see a little box that says, “Meet a life-sized giant panda up close”. Click the ‘view in 3D’ button, then click ‘view in your... Continue Reading →
Spread the Rainbow | LoveInTheTimeOfCorona
In New York, moms started posting rainbows in their windows from their homes. It is said to spread hope to their neighbors and feel connected with humanity as we fight Covid19 together. I also remembered Noah's Ark - they were in a huge ark for 40 days and 40 nights as it continues to rain and it is flooded everywhere. They prayed... Continue Reading →
McDonald’s Introduces the Happy Meal Readers Program
To make way for families having more fun bonding moments, McDonald's has introduced the new campaign, Happy Meal Readers program. It means that in every Happy Meal, you have books and toys options to choose from. A total of 12 books to collect this year, spanning a series of McDonald’s-exclusive Happy Meal Readers books written... Continue Reading →
#FuelTheFuture Mossimo Kids x Likhang Bata T-shirt Design Contest 2020
Coco Marcus has been enjoying painting and drawing lately and he has posted them all on our wall. I'm amazed with his imagination and his memory when he draws logos of brands and other trademarked pictures. With that, I'm so excited to have him join the Mossimo Kids x Likhang Bata SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST and... Continue Reading →
The NEW Kids Happy Time
Around the second half of 2019, KIDSHAPPYTIME had a major revamp of their indoor playground, from a normal play place, it became a digital and virtual playground, which is very apt to what kids these days are into. You can visit the old KHT Blog to see the difference of the two here. The lobby... Continue Reading →
Summer 2020 Must Have Toys
Hello Hello SUMMER is HERE! Summer for me means it is Coco's birthday and it also means TOY SHOPPING for him. Luckily we were able to take a sneak peak of the MUST HAVE TOYS for this summer. These toys are the Top 3 Most Popular Toys at the moment. Boys will love these action-packed... Continue Reading →
Promil i-Shine 8 Camp Kick Off
Children all over the Philippines will again have a chance to discover their gifts, hone their talent and shine brightly under the mentorship of experts in the field of Modern Dance, Ballet, Music, Arts, and Theater as the PROMIL® Four i-Shine Talent Camp opens its eighth season, this summer. Today, at the kick off, we... Continue Reading →
Adrenaline Rush Activated with Jurassic Adventure
Probably one of Coco's favorite time during our Ilo-Ilo trip was when we chanced upon Jurassic Adventure, a pop up play place that is more focused on the agility, strength and balance of your child, which look like an obstacle course to me. First, the kids are, of course, given helmets for their safety. They... Continue Reading →
KidZania Manila | January 2020
It's been a while since we last visited KidZania Manila. I mean, we always had plans but it always doesn't push through. Anyway, since it just the start of the year and my calendar isn't that full yet. We finally had time when we got slots from St. Luke's Global City. It's their 10th year... Continue Reading →
6 Things We will Always Remember from Repertory Philippines’ The Quest for The Adarna
"Ang Ibong Adarna" in my memory as a child is Jolina Magdangal in Ang TV the Movie and as a high school frosh, the story that we tackled for a quarter in our Filipino class. In today's generation, for Coco, the beautiful Adarna Bird is the one that he watched in Rep. This year, Repertory... Continue Reading →
Indeed, the Magic Lives Forever at Enchanted Kingdom
Solid, it's been more than a decade since I last set my foot at the most magical place in our country, Enchanted Kingdom. I've been wanting to bring Coco to EK but since we don't have a car, transpo problems. Good thing dada's office has a "family day" trip to EK for the whole month... Continue Reading →