Congratulations to the winners of Today’s Motherhood Children Storybook Giveaway Contest Apr 10. They have won themselves a book of their choice.
Below are the names of the winners:
**Winners will be notified by email individually.
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The prizes are sponsored by
Countless of research have placed strong emphasis on the importance of spending quality time together as a family. When families spend quality time together, they are building stronger bond and relationship. Furthermore, spending time together contributes to the well-being and development of the holistic child.
The underlying message here is quality and not quantity. Which means, spending a whole day watching TV programme does not contribute to quality time spend together. On the other hand, spending quality time together does not mean explicit and expensive activities like going to theme parks, going for a getaway etc. In fact, spending quality time together does not always mean spending more money. Here are some great ideas for family activities that will not burn a hole in your pocket!
1. Pot-luck with friends and family
Invite friends or neighbours over to your place for a gathering cum lunch/dinner session. Ask each person to bring food items to contribute to the mini-party. If you don’t want everyone to turn up with salad or junk food, have a organized list that states what food item is each one bringing so as to avoid having people bringing the same item. Since every family is only responsible for one item, it won’t cost anyone much money. Families can get together to talk, watch great movies, embark in games or any other fun activities.
2. Hitting the beach
Countless of fun can happen on the beach! In fact, kids just love hanging out at the beach, building sand castles, burying daddy and mummy, playing in the water, running about and so much more. All these funs does not cost a single cent! Singapore does have a lot of beaches around the island such as East Coast Park, Pasir Ris Park, West Coast Park etc. Just a little effort spend in packing all the necessities such as toiletries, water and sand play equipments and some snacks. Never forget to bring sun block lotion for you and your child too!
3. Cooking/Baking session
When family hangs out together in the kitchen, whipping up a delicious meal collaboratively is not just a simple chore anymore. In fact, it is a great opportunity for bonding and to teach your child some basic cooking techniques. Cooking and preparing meals together may take time, effort, patience and a lot of cleaning up especially with younger children, but all these hard work is worth the effort after all. Experts have said that it is a great way to keep your child interested in trying a variety of food, including healthy food that they usually avoid. Adding on, all these positive cooking experiences help to build up a positive and confident child. It is also a great way for parents to spend quality time together with the child.
Do check out this websites for simple recipe:
Easy Kids Recipes & Cooking with Kids
4. Teach your child a new skill
Why wait, when you can start teaching your child some new skills such as riding a tricycle/bicycle, skating, swimming, photography, baking and more. With an early start, it may inculcate a love and mastery for the skill as the child grows. Spending an afternoon to teach your child a new skill can be a tiring process, but it may be worth all the effort after all.
5. Serve the Community together
Have a free afternoon? How about volunteering and helping out at a Home for the Elderly or the under-privileged with the family? It is definitely a great and meaningful way for you to give it back to the society and to also teach your child the act of giving and be kind of all. The opportunity to render some form of help and care to the less privileged will instil love, values and charity in your child’s heart. In fact, whenever you have the opportunity to display charity, do it with joy in front of your children and encourage them to be a part of it. Years later, they might do it on their own!
6. Have a family game day/night
Setting a family day to have simple and yet fun activities at home will help to bond with the family. Select a favourite game – Board games like Scrabble, Mad Magazine and Monopoly; card games like traditional Happy Family card and Uno; or others like Bingo, Jenga, Pig Pile and more, for the family to have fun together. Playing these simple games will condition your family to look forward to simple and less-expensive ways of having fun.
7. Travel around and explore Singapore
There are tons of great places around Singapore that families can explore together, be it nature parks like Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Fort Canning, Mount Faber, Japanese Garden or Sungei Buloh Nature Park; museums like Asian Civilisations Museum, National Museum of Singapore, Peranakan Museum, Singapore Art Museum; exhibitions or the different historical buildings and attractions like Geylang & Katong, Chinatown, Changi Village, Little India and more.
8. Picnic at a park
A picnic at the park is something that most family enjoy. Indulge in some sandwich and fruits, fly a kite, play a board game and read a book together. After the whole family have their fun time together, It is a good way for Dad and mom to relax with a good book or conversation while the kids play some games. Some great place to have picnic includes Botanic garden,
9. Head to outdoor playgrounds
Indoor and outdoor playgrounds are basically everywhere, at every little corner of Singapore. However, outdoor playgrounds and play equipments provide better form of fun, fresh air, and exercises for children. Furthermore, these play equipments are specially designed to foster peer interaction and collaboration between the children and adults playing at the playground, which will also heighten children’s holistic development. What more, all these fun does not even cause a single cent! Some great playground recommendations include – Pasir Ris Park, Tiong Bahru Park, West Coast Park, Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden and more.
Check out here for a list of playgrounds around Singapore
10. Ask your kids for ideas
Before you start planning, you may consider having your child play an active participant in the decision-making process. You can put a list of possible ideas in a jar and have your child pick one or two activity for the day, or simply, have your child decide what he or she want to do for the day.
Do you have other low cost fun activities that families can do together? Please write in, we will like to hear from you!
Oral & Word Recognition Wisdom Card Series
Learn “Chinese Picture Description” and “Word Recognition” Effortlessly With The Wisdom Card Series!
“Wisdom Card” comprises of visual learning flash cards, which help children to recognise Chinese words and enhance their oral skills efficiently and at a faster pace. To date, other than the students of Skylace Language School, about 60 other primary schools and preschools have adopted our flash card programme.
In addition, we have also organised many educational workshops for parents in these schools to form strong partnerships in learning and teaching Mandarin to their children. We have been very pleased to hear the positive feedback from all the schools, teachers and parents. Thousands of students have benefited from the Wisdom Card, as such we are expanding our word recognition and oral programme outreach to more learning institutions in Singapore, making Chinese learning a fun and stress-free experience.
Word Recognition Wisdom Card
The ‘Primary School Wisdom Card’ and ‘Preschool Wisdom Card’ will solve all your problems in learning the Chinese vocabulary. Using colourful visual learning Story flash cards, children’s photographic memory will be enhanced and that will enable them to recognise Chinese characters rapidly. It is easy to use and come complete with an audio CD to guide the user.
* STUDENTS WHO USED THE ‘WISDOM CARD SERIES’ HAD A BOOST IN THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE, AS WELL AS THEIR CHINESE RESULTS.
This Goodie Bag Giveaway Contest is closed. Thank you.
Stand a chance to win The Wiggles Hamper in Innokidz and Today’s Motherhood Giveaway Contest. We have 3 sets up for grabs. Each set of goodie bag + DVDs are worth $78.
Simply fulfill these 2 conditions
a. Sign up Today’s Motherhood mailing list for free below;
Note : Existing subscribers need not sign up again
b. Like InnoKidz Singapore Fan Page in Facebook.
Each hamper consist of:
- 3 DVDs (picked randomly from the 4 DVDs shown)
- 2 puppets (movable)
- 1 Wiggles Tote Bag
- 1 Wiggles Live In Concert Catalogue
Contest ends 17 May 2010.
This Goodie Bag Giveaway Contest is closed. Thank you.
The above contest is proudly brought to you by InnoKidz Singapore and Today’s Motherhood
P.S. Names wlll tallied for both Today’s Motherhood mailing list and Innokidz fans page
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Congratulations to the winners of Today’s Motherhood Kids Colouring Contest Apr 10.
1st Prize : $30 Stabilo product hamper (1 winner)
Consolation Prizes : $20 Stabilo product hamper (2 winners)
All 3 winning entries will be featured in Jun issue of Today’s Motherhood Magazine.
1st Prize Winner
Melissa Mak Zi Qi 8 years old (Parent’s Name - Jasline Soh)
Consolation Prize Winners
Legolas Lee 7 years old (Parent’s Name - Jennifer Ho)
Ethan Lim Wei Xun 5 years old (Parent’s Name - Elaine Ng)
**Winners will be notified individually.
** Terms and Conditions apply
Prizes are sponsored by:
They have won for themselves a full sponsor of one Perfect Mini² package worth $118 sponsored by Colorful Photography.
1. Lai Qi Xuan (Coverpage Winner)
2. Lauren
3. Isabelle Lim Kai Xin
4. Sherilyn Song
Their photos taken by Colorful Photography will be published in October issue of Today’s Motherhood Magazine and the winner will be the Coverpage Model of the same issue.
The Coverpage Photo Contest - Baby Photo Contest Jul-Aug 10 is on-going now. To submit a photo, please go to Baby Photo Contest Jul-Aug 10
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Today’s Motherhood Coverpage Photo Contest May/Jun 2010 is open for submission. The contest theme will be the popular Photogenic Baby Contest.
1. You must be a subscriber of Today’s Motherhood mailing list to enter the contest. To subscribe
2. Only ONE photo per child (multiple entries will be deleted)
3. File size of photo must not exceed 1M btyes.
4. You can only submit photo of your own child.
5. Age of child is 5 years old or less
For details of prizes, rules and regulations, terms and conditions and how to enter the contest, please see details at Coverpage Photo Contest.
The contest will be an INTERNAL voting contest by Today’s Motherhood panel of judges. The judges decision are final and no correspondence shall be entertained.
Closing Date : 20 Jun 2010
This Baby Photo Contest is held together with Colourful Photography.
Steps To Submit a Photo:
1. Click Upload Photo below
2. Select an image to upload : You can either choose from your harddisk or a WebURL (Note : File size must be less than 1M bytes)
3. Caption : Please enter photo description
4. Enter Your Name, Your Email (the one used to join our mailing list)
5. Key in Your Phone Number, Your Child’s Name, Your Child’s Birthday
6. Click Submit
7. Once the photo shows up, click Done
For enquires, please email support@todaysmotherhood.com
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Today’s Motherhood Kids Colouring Competition
This Colouring Contest is closed. Thank you.
Take part in Today’s Motherhood Kids Colouring Contest May 10 and a stand to win
1st Prize : $30 Stabilo product hamper (1 winner)
Consolation Prizes : $20 Stabilo product hamper (2 winners)
All 3 winning entries will be featured in Aug issue of Today’s Motherhood Magazine.
Rules and Regulations
1. You must be a subscriber of Today’s Motherhood mailing list to enter the contest for your child. To sign up, simply enter your name and email below
2. All entries must be made using the standard Stabilo colouring template (as shown below).
To download, click Stabilio Colouring Template.
3. Contest is open to children aged 10 and below.
4. The Contest will be judged by Today’s Motherhood panel of judges. The judges decision are final and no correspondence shall be entertained.
Closing Date : 31 May 2010
This Colouring Contest is closed. Thank you.
How to Enter
To enter the Kids Colouring Competition, download the Stabilio Colouring Template. Let your kids colour it and post it to Today’s Motherhood, 167 Jalan Bukit Merah Tower 4 #05-12 Singapore 150167 or email the JPEG images to drawingcontest@todaysmotherhood.com with email subject title “Kids Colouring Contest May 10” and the following details
a. Name of Child
b. Child’s Date of Birth
c. Your Name
d. Your Email Address (the one used to subscribe to our mailing list)
e. Address
f. Contact Number
Prizes are sponsored by:
Terms and Conditions
This contest is open to subscribers residing in Singapore ONLY. Prizes must be taken as provided and are neither transferable nor exchangeable for cash. Sponsors reserved the right to substitute the prizes with things / services of a similar value. Upon submission of your entry, you are deemed to have agreed the organisation / sponsors can use, archive and distribute the data provided by you in a manner we deem fit, without reference to you. The winner is not automatically guaranteed to be featured in the magazine.
* In the event that the eventual winner is not residing in Singapore, the management of Today’s Motherhood reserves the right to replace the winner by the next eligible entry.
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Details of Stabilo Product Hamper
Winner Prize-6 items
1. S1869T-24pcs colour pencil - 1bx
2. 2812-12pcs wax crayon - 1set
3. B36606-3pcs Graphite pencil - 1set
4. Colouring book - 1 book
5. Recycle Bag - 1pc
6. Pencil Case -1pc
Consolation Prize-3 items
1. S1869T-24pcs colour pencil - 1bx
2. Colouring book - 1 book
3. Recycle Bag - 1 pc
The Story of Skylace Language School
Established in 1989, Skylace Language School is the first MOE-registered private language school in Singapore, specialising in providing enrichment classes for children.
In 1997, we entered the Malaysian market, and currently have three branches in Kuala Lumpur. With the government emphasis on the bilingual policy, we make it our aim to deliver lessons, which enable our students to master the languages in an effective manner.
As the saying goes, “What we sow in spring, we reap in autumn.” We believe strongly that to be proficient in the languages, one has to start young. With a solid foundation laid, the child would not only be able to speak the language fluently, but this would also have formed the very basis for learning.
Besides enrichment courses using a systematic approach in teaching, we also conduct intensive revision classes that are in-line with the school curriculum and reading and writing classes for children of all ages. Our well-established curriculum is comprehensive and systematic, and we focus on building the child’s language foundation with emphasis on pronunciation, grammar, word recognition, sentential usage, comprehension skills, writing techniques and extra-curricular reading materials.
We believe that children learn best in an environment they enjoy. By integrating the element of play into our lesson plans, our aim has always been to provide a conducive learning environment for our students, encouraging them to engage all their senses in the process of learning.
As of today, we have seen up to 20,000 students pass through the portals of Skylace Language School, both in Singapore and Malaysia. We have not only improved our students’ grasp of the languages, but have also instilled a new-found confidence in their use of the languages.
Teachers play an important role in a student’s learning journey. We believe that all educators should approach the profession with a deep sense of passion and professionalism.
The earlier the child gets a head-start in learning a language, the easier the journey and the better his chance of mastering it with near-native perfection.
Website: www.skylace.com.sg
Email: skylace@singnet.com.sg
Address & Contact No.:
• 109 North Bridge Road, #05-21/22, Funan DigitaLife Mall, Singapore 179097
Tel: 62971971 Fax: 62970488
Pasir Ris:
• 1 Pasir Ris St. 3, White Sands, #05-01, Singapore 518457
Tel: 65821971 Fax: 65829282
Yishun:
• Blk 846 Yishun Ring Road, #02-3631, Singapore 760846
Tel: 67581971 Fax: 67586727
Malaysia:
• No. 32, 1st and 2nd floor, Jalan Wan Kadir 4, 60000 Kuala Lumpur
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
Tel: 03-77251121 Fax: 03-77255121
Website: www.skylace.com.sg
Email: skylace@singnet.com.sg
Address & Contact No.:
Malaysia:
• No. 32, 1st and 2nd floor, Jalan Wan Kadir 4, 60000 Kuala Lumpur
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
Tel: 03-77251121 Fax: 03-77255121
Find out more about Skylace Language School in Today’s Motherhood.
Website: www.skylace.com.sg
Email: skylace@singnet.com.sg
Address & Contact No.:
Pasir Ris:
• 1 Pasir Ris St. 3, White Sands, #05-01, Singapore 518457
Tel: 65821971 Fax: 65829282
Find out more about Skylace Language School in Today’s Motherhood.
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