Thursday, March 6, 2014

School's OUT, Fun's IN!

MARCH-ing into the School Holidays

17 to 23 March 2014 @ Compass Point

 
 
Visit Frasers Centrepoint - Compass Point this March School Holidays for Loads of FUN!
 
Frasers Rewards Members get FREE one day Play-Pass to the Fabulous Fun Fair Carnival, Shopping Voucher, Time Zone Card, Complementary Parking for spending from $50 onwards and even earn 2X FCM$ for every $10 spent!
 
Kids can have an enjoyable time at the Main Atrium all day long. With Stage Shows from Mr Bottle's Kids Party (Magic Show & Juggling Show), Marching Soldiers, an enormous Bouncy Castle, Mechanical Horses, Carnival Game Stalls and Photo Booth, we bet every kid will never want to leave this place!
 
 
 
1 Sengkang Square Singapore 545978
Tel: 6881 2707
Opening Hours: 10:30am - 10:30pm



Tuesday, February 18, 2014

BEST Outdoor Fun 3

Port of Lost Wonder (POLW)

Singapore's 1st Kids' Club by the Beach


Though there are quite a handful of Water Themed Playgrounds around Singapore, POLW is one that you MUST visit. Aims to provide an unique experience for families, the attraction houses a signature water play area, themed islets for picnics and leisure activities and distinctive retail and dining experiences for the very young and young at heart.



Other than the water playground, Port Belly serves a wide range of food, Just Wonder's have a wide range of merchandise, Pots & Planks have seasonal workshops and there's also a Bubble Party on weekends.



To attract the grandparents to come along, POLW can consider to include relaxation spots like spa pools or fish spas. In this way, while the parents are having fun with the kids, the grandparents can also enjoy themselves too.

Birthday Party Packages are also available at POLW. An ideal place for Pool Parties. It would be great if they could have 3 slots per day rather that 2, as we believed that bookings on weekends are usually quite packed. Moreover, those who want to avoid the blazing sun would prefer the morning slot. In addition, since weekdays are the quieter periods of the week, POLW can consider to offer a discount for parties on weekdays.

Since POLW is a Water Themed Park, they can make use of their resources to gel into the party. One idea is to play Treasure Hunt in an inflatable pool, where the 'treasures' are hide inside the pool.


Though the party package is 2 hours, they can up sell their party packages and also at the same time not interfering the timing of the next party. They can have another small area for the activities. These activities include: Magic Show, Science Show, Balloon Sculpting, Face Painting, Caricature, Interactive Games, Craft and many more, which are offered by Mr Bottle's Kids Party.


POLW Sentosa
54 Palawan Beach Walk Singapore 098233
Opens 10am to 6:30pm daily
(Water Play Area closes at 6pm)
 

Thursday, February 6, 2014

BEST Indoor Playground 6

Spacezone Playgym

Spacezone Playgym is Singapore 1st space-themed indoor soft playground for children from 1-12 years old. Featuring Space Walk Bridge, Space Capsule, Aliens Shooting Ball Game and Double-Lane Slide.



 
Although there are numerous Kids Indoor Playground all around Singapore, Spacezone Playgym has its advantage whereby it's small yet cosy, where your family can have fun and even have the whole playground yourselves! It is also located conveniently located slightly off the town area.
 
As there are many competitors in this industry, Spacezone Playgym should at least have a website so people can know more about them. They can also work with the nearby pre-schools to organise outings, birthday party packages for the kids. Since weekdays are also the quieter periods of the week, this can be a great way to promote their playground to more people.
 
Private parties is also available at Spacezone Playgym. This is a plus point compared to some other bigger Indoor Playgrounds, whereby Private Parties might not be available. Client can also choose one of the following for their private parties: Mr Bottle's Magic Show, Face Painting or Balloon Sculpting from Mr Bottle's Kids Party, or Piñata or even Mascot Squirrel Appearance, @ $600 only! It is a place great for small parties!


Spacezone Playgym
UE Square Shopping Mall
81 Clemenceau Avenue #02-24 Singapore 239917
Contact: 62351089
Opening Hours: 10am - 8pm

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Best Outdoor Fun

New Children's Garden at Gardens by the Bay

 

Children's Garden

Families now have another reason to head to Gardens by the Bay, where the Far East Organization Children's Garden was launched on 20 January 2014, and is now open free to the public six days a week.



The 1ha garden, located between the Cloud Forest conservatory, Satay by the Bay and the Sun Pavilion, features tree houses, climbing ropes, slides and water play areas for children aged one to 12.














Sand and rubber bottomed play areas are woven among more than 100 species of plants, including the old man palm, yellow jade orchid tree and even a baobab tree from Madagascar. This is to give children a chance to climb trees, dodge hanging vines and swat away low-lying leaves and branches in a garden cum playground, to help them interact with nature.

This is a ideal place for family outing, great for family bonding. The kids can experience the outdoor scenery, understand the different types of plants and breath fresh air rather than staying in an air-conditioned room. Children can also build their courage through the climbing of ropes and even by playing slides. The BEST thing is of course, the kids can learn through play, together with their family!

Garden Hours
Bay South Outdoor Gardens
5:00 AM - 2:00 AM, Daily
Cooled Conservatories & OCBC Skyway
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Daily
Last ticket sale at 8:00 PM
Last admission at 8:30 PM
Outdoor Gardens Audio Tour
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday* to Friday
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Saturday, Sunday, eve of and on Public Holidays
*Tours begin at 12:30 PM every 1st Monday of the month

Shuttle Service
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Daily*
Service begins at 12:30 PM every 1st Monday of the month

Thursday, January 16, 2014

The Ideal Place to Cook, Bake & Host

ToTT

Tools of The Trade

 
ToTT is a place to cook, bake and host parties! You can either take up cooking/ baking lessons OR rent a space to do your cooking/ baking. Yes, it is as convenient as it sounds.
 
 
 
Hunting for something unique for your kid's birthday party? ToTT could be your choice. Let the kids express their creativity through baking. 30 minutes is all you need for a bag of freshly-made yummy cookies! Thinking of activities to keep the kids busy during the baking? No worries, other than the Children's Play Area, you can engage entertainment programmes from Mr Bottle's Kids Parties like Magic Show by Mr Bottle, Science Show by Professor Messy, Balloon Sculpting by N2, Face Painting by Twinkle Artist or Interactive Games.
 


ToTT not only caters to individuals and kids, it is ideal for corporate events like Team Building and Family Day etc.

Buffet, ranging from high-tea to 8-course meals, is also available for your events.


ToTT Store
896 Dunearn Road Sime Darby Centre S(859472)
Email: cookbakehost@tottstore.com
Tel: 62197077

Thursday, October 3, 2013

EatPlayLove Cafe

Welcome to EatPlayLove Cafe!


Cafe

Hunting for a Cafe where you can relax, while the kids can use the imagination to do craft? Running out of ideas to bond with your family? Missing the old school charm you had? Love to do handicraft but find it cumbersome to get all the materials?

If it's a 'YES' to one of the above answers, EatPlayLove Cafe is one stop that you cannot miss for your next outing with your family or friends.

The Cafe is situated at Aliwal Street, off the buzz from Bugis. It serves Thai delights with simple western fare at affordable prices.   The cafe also sells old school snacks and toys like Ding Dang & aeroplane.





Kids Craft Corner


Craft ranging from coloured beads, coloured pasta, strings in rainbow colours, crepe paper, crayons, markers, glitter glue, cardboard egg trays, bottle caps (plastic and metal), paper plates, Yakult bottles, coloured furry balls, feathers, confetti and a whole lot of others! The cups used are the old school metal cups and the water at the water station is stored in an old school thermos flask!If you're a big fan of retro stuff, you difinitely cannot miss this place too~




Think that it will cost you a bomb to use the craft corner? Then you are wrong... Simply $5 is  enough to fill up your kids for 2 hours during the weekdays & 1 hour during the peak period, on weekends. 


Some handicafts which you can do with the kids include DIY dolls, shrink art, necklace, handbag, key chain, puppets, rings, and the list never ends.






Get inspired! Browse though the Crafty Books before getting started.  

Party Packages


A unique and fun way to celebrate your kid's birthday party at EatPlayLove.You can book the entire craft corner or even the whole cafe for your party! Isn't it great to get the kids to DIY something on the spot for the birthday kid?

As kids are charged only 50% of the adult package price, and kids craft are charged separately based on the no. of pax joining in, this is very attractive and fair to the client.

Decoration packages are also available for your party. Although own decoration is allowed, their client is only allowed to set-up & remove within the party slot of 2.5 hrs. It seems like restricting their clients to have their own preferred decorations and kind of 'force' them to get the Cafe's Decoration Packages. We do know of some restaurants where helium balloons are included in the party packages. Moreover, they also help their client to helium-fill the balloons the client bought and add into the party too. Hence, this is a point they might want to review on, in order to remain competitive in this industry.

Personally, we think that there should also be more Helium Balloons included for the higher-priced packages, then it will be more attractive to their clients and a better way to up-sell their decoration packages. They should also print their Cafe's logo on the helium balloons, for marketing purposes, as the kids can bring home after the party.

Party host is also not included in the package. We think that a party host is important in this kind of setting. As least the client and their guests will have someone to attend to whenever required. Cake-hosting is also what most parents would require in a party, rather than simply 'renting' out the venue. 

EatPlayLove can also up-sell their party packages by including Shows like Magic Show & Science Show and Fringe Activities like Balloon Sculpting, Face Painting & Caricature, which Mr Bottle's Kids Party can offer.

The Cafe only opens at 12pm, even on weekends and PHs, we think that they should open slightly earlier, e.g 11am on weekdays and 10am on weekends. On top of that, with their kitchen closed from 3pm-6pm on weekdays, parents will think twice before going into the restaurant, as they and the kids will not have something to munch on while the kids are doing the craft.


28 Aliwal Street
#01-07
Singapore 199918
Tel: 6444 6400
Email: eatplaylovecafe@yahoo.com
Open 12pm to 10pm Daily, Closed on Tuesdays
Kitchen closes 3pm to 6pm, except weekends & PH

Monday, September 23, 2013

Kids Friendly Restaurant: Stuttgart Blackforest - Boutique S-Cafe


What is Stuttgart? Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, in the southwest Germany.

One uniqueness of S-Cafe is the showcase of art, culture & innovation of Stuttgart and the Black Forest. Slow down your foot steps to take some time to experience the cuckoo clock wall, art gallery and wine vault. 














Other than the ground floor, S-Cafe also provides event space for rental, including Mezzanine and Private Room.




Thinking that S-Cafe is only suitable for adults but not kids? Wrong! S-Cafe is also an ideal venue to hold your kids party. The cafe is spacious and have different parts that caters to different party sizes. When I first stepped into the Cafe, it gives me a mystic garden kind of feeling. It even comes with a 'flowing river'. So if you are having a Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood or forest theme party, I think the venue will be ideal! (Add some balloon animals and microfoils for the forest theme.)

Your guests will definitely enjoy the authentic German food on the buffet spread, which is very uniquefor a birthday party! 


Book some children entertainment and the adults can have their own relaxing time; drinking S-Cafe's signature beers! 




Smacked right in the city, with Bugis and Bencoolen MRT just a stone's throw away, it is convenient for guests who don't drive. Ample parking lots are also available at the HDB carpark at Queens Street.

I guess the only con is that you do have to pay a separate charge for the use of the venue space on top of food. If S-cafe can do away with that, then I am sure that it will be a very popular place for birthday parties! 


In summary, S-cafe is definitely a great place for birthday parties and families. Drop by and have a meal, they even provide tablemat with kids activities to occupy your children while waiting for the food to come!


Here's some details.


Stuttgart Blackforest Boutique S-Café

141 Middle Road #01-01, Singapore 188976
Telephone:6336 8675
Fax:633 68713