playmatters Archives - Lup Wai

Our letter Xx week

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:August 30, 2016
Post category:English
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This week, on our homeschooling journey, we are learning about letter Xx. Frankly speaking, I find this a difficult alphabet as it is not frequently used and the words that…

Gallery Children’s Biennale 2019: Embracing Wonder

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:May 23, 2019
Post category:Play
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We were blessed to be invited to the preview of Gallery Children’s Biennale 2019: Embracing Wonder. Smarties were super excited as they love exploring the ever interesting artwork installations at…

Holiday playdate at the National Gallery Singapore

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:June 18, 2017
Post category:Play
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Everyone was raving about National Gallery Singapore and how could we missed that especially now is the month long June school holiday? Yes, we joined the crowd and headed over…

Finale: Rainforest Treehouse and Starfish Leisure Farm

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:June 20, 2016
Post category:Travel
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It's the last day at the treehouse. If you have missed our post on our past 2 days, you can read about our Day 1 here and Day 2 here. We…

Playground safety for kids without overparenting

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:June 27, 2017
Post category:Parenting Play
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Play is essential for a child's development regardless of social, cognitive, creative, language or physical development, it helps to stimulate their growth, imagination and learning ability. It is critical to encourage…

Home Learning Trip Part 2: Learning more about turtles and nature (with home learning and travel tips)

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:June 14, 2017
Post category:Travel
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One of the reasons we chose to go Bubbles Dive Resort is because it is blessed with nesting turtles and a house reef. Best of all, they run a conservation…

Our little adventure at Forest Adventure!

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:April 30, 2015
Post category:Play
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Have you been to the Forest Adventure located amidst the lush greenery of Bedok Reservoir Park? It's actually a tree top adventure course for both adults and kids starting from 5 years old…

Sensory play with tapioca pearls

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:April 28, 2015
Post category:Play
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Love bubble tea with lots and lots of pearls in it? Other than consuming it, do you know the tapioca pearls can be used for sensory play (sometimes being called…

Keeping little one busy with busy bags (Part 2)

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:February 5, 2016
Post category:Play
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Have you read Part 1 of the busy bag blog post? If you have not, you may want to refer back to our previous blog post "Keeping little one busy…

Keeping little one busy with busy bags (Part 1)

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:December 2, 2015
Post category:Play
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Bet most of you have heard about busy bags. If you haven't, well, it's a simple bag that contains simple activities to keep your child busy especially when you are…

Fun learning at Imagin8ors open house

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:May 10, 2016
Post category:General
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Have you heard of Imagin80rs? Imagin8ors is an Education Technology Startup that seeks to reimagine learning. Their activities always encourage creativity thinking with loads of parent and child bonding. Last weekend…

Museums hopping (Part 2): Masak Masak at the National Museum of Singapore

Post author:Lup Wai - Parent Whisperer
Post published:June 14, 2016
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Oh yes! We are continuing our adventure to the next museum and that would be Masak Masak at the National Museum of Singapore. Let's all posed for a nice picture before…