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5 Fantastic Gift Ideas For The Modern, Millennial Guy

Father’s Day is just around the corner and I’d love to give my husband something on behalf of the kids to thank him for pushing boundaries, making sacrifices and becoming a better version of himself everyday for the kids. For all of you out there who is as clueless as me, help is here. Forget the boring and typical gifts for men lists that features things like wallets, laptops, mobile phones, bags, shirts, a meal, etc., you won’t find any of…

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Swimming Classes For Toddlers: Happy Fish Swim School

Swimming is an important life skill that everyone should have. I have been looking for a good toddler / baby swimming class in Singapore that has classes at a convenient location for us for months now. We finally found it and started swimming lessons at Happy Fish Swim School.

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My Go-To Skincare Brand For My NewBorn

I surprised myself at how happy I am to be a mom again. As a second time mom, I’m a lot more confident. I’m well prepared and I know which products are good and which I need. I’ve tried a lot of baby products on Daniel and there are definitely some good and some meh ones. The one brand I keep going back to is Mustela Bebe. I’ve tried a lot of baby products on Daniel and there are definitely some good…

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Best Diaper For An Active Toddler

Yes, that’s Daniel now. All grown up! Awwww. And we have just started him on Merries Diapers recently! Merries is a brand that I’ve always seen at supermarkets but never tried it before. This is my first time trying Merries Diapers. And excited I am. They are after all, Japan’s No. 1 diaper brand.

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Tips From My Mom To Prepare For Motherhood

Whether you’re a new mom, or a mom to be, or mom to grown-up kids, motherhood is such a special phase in our lives. Since I just gave birth to my second child, I thought I’ll share a little on the tips my mom has given me to help me prepare for motherhood, TWICE! ☺ I’m sure it’ll be useful tips for first time mummies in Singapore, so read on! ☺ #1: Taking Care Of Yourself #MyMumSays: You must watch what you…

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My Toddler Loves These Snacks!

Did you know Pigeon carries a range of nutritious snacks for babies? Well I didn’t until I saw it at NTUC! These are actually suitable for babies to chew in their late weaning stage (after 6 months) and it helps to develop and strengthen their jaw muscles. But guess who cannot stop eating it? Yes, my 2 year old Daniel. We discourage his childcare centre to feed him the tea time snacks on their menu because it consists of jam…

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Playing indoors with Daniel

We welcomed a new addition to our home just the other day and it has quickly become Daniel’s BFF. With the crazy humid temperatures in Singapore, we have been cutting back a lot of outdoor play time and looking for fun alternatives indoors. Anyhoo, meet happy bull, our new animal bouncer from Happy Hopperz. It’s basically a bouncy animal shaped toy that your child can sit and bounce on. We’ve seen this at many baby exhibitions and was even tempted to buy it…

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Kids Friendly Bistro – Sunrise Bistro & Bar

We hardly ever go to East Coast Park because it’s super far away for us but in the recent weeks leading up to the birth of our second child, we decided to spend more time going out and doing things with my firstborn, Daniel. We wanted to enjoy what’s left of our 3 person family. For starters, we started searching for things like “kids friendly restaurants in Singapore”, “where to bring the kids for brunch”, “brunch with children”, before we found…

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