Multiparenting Cayen & Cayson

It started with Da getting a high fever on Thursday night. So we canned the usual Friday night plans and had dinner home. I also took Cayen to Jerome's 100 days party on my own. Cayen had a good time as Marilyn and Marcus had prepared some nostalgic old school snacks for the kids and his highlight was the bubbles that entertained him for a long time.  As Da was sick at home, I decided to bring him on a bus adventure where we randomly boarded the first double decker bus that came. It was so random that I didn't even know the bus number after I was comfortably seated. I had to ask my fellow passengers who might think I'm quite strange . I soon figured out that we are heading towards Boon Lay interchange , with the bird park and science centre in between. As I didn't have my membership card with me, I managed to convince Cayen to alight at the science centre instead,  We then spent the next 2-3 hours at KidsSTOP which was funny and educational. As we didn't have to rus...

For Cayen , that will be his first bowling game where he threw balls a third of his weight. He's so into it , he went for a second game. Thereafter he had a good time with his new friends in the indoor playground. After the game, he wanted to "see you forever" (in response to "see you tomorrow")  For the first time, we tried letting him try the bunk bed , he woke up midway sleep-talking about something so we brought him down to the queen size bed.  Then he experienced his first time rolling off the bed in between.  It's the first time Cayson slept in the lower deck of the bunk bed. All was well until 3am when he sat up, and knocked his head on the wooden side and woke up crying.  Cayson was up at 6.30am in the morning so I brought him to walk around. He  said his first double words (except Ah Ma, Ah Pa), he said "Big Bird" after I repeated it a few times in the morning when we saw so many birds.  On Day 2, most of the other kids have arrived and we...

Have heard much about Kidzania but didn't expect it to be so fun and so cute. Lots of occupations are made into miniature versions with role play. Fun , educational and very cute.  Even the one year old had a small area to play and entertain himself. Give the liberty to walk and roam , he walked his furthest independent steps thus far without tumbling.  A very fun day , especially as there isn't much crowds on Monday.  Some quick tips : - check for credit card promotions.  I had 15% off for Maybank card. Else, enjoy 50% of Senior's ticket with every kid's ticket. If you buy online, there's further discount but can't buy on actual day, need to buy at least one day in advance. You can also check out Carousell for deals - some look very cheap but do buy from reputable sellers.  - Apparently, the crowd is the lowest mid week so keep that in mind for your next visit. Each activity is on average 20 minutes so you won't be able to cover enough stops unless it's...

Read about the new playground at Turf City Grandstand and decided to check it out. It didn't disappoint as Cayen was able to entertain himself in the playground for around two hours and in the adjacent arcade for another two. The main playground was a little crowded from 2-4pm on a Sun but the crowd tapered off at 5pm+.  Interesting concept where you can buy a prepaid card and use it at various stations. For instance, the playground with unlimited play section cost $22, but playing at another arcade machine will cost $2 per play. There's also a rather clean looking sand play area where one can pay $5 I think to play for 30 minutes.                    I didn't let Cayson go into the playground as it was too crowded but it's free for under 1 year old. However, before that he did play at the playground at a Thai restaurant outside. He was super happy as there were other children playing there and he simply adores children. In fact, whe...