We’ve been attending church here in Jakarta for a while now, and the best part of it is that N absolutely loves going for Sunday School...

I’ve always loved the idea of personalised storybooks, and even toyed with the idea of writing one for N myself, but never got round to...

N has been learning to read in school, so we introduced some simple readers at home, to give him a bit more practice. To be honest, I...

Some time ago, I wrote about Little Genie Box’s Everyday Chinese Program, and promised to share our experience with the Literacy Program,...

Ever since we moved to Jakarta, the kids have been falling sick, usually with runny noses and coughs. I blamed it on N initially,...

We first heard about Union’s amazing Red Velvet pie from a friend in Singapore (I have no idea why she even knows about it), and decided...

Hello everyone! It’s us, Didi and Meimei! Mummy thought we did such a great job reviewing our favourite Pigeon products that she made...

When I started this Friday Flips series, I intended to write about not just children’s books, but also books suitable for adults, since I...

When we were living in Adelaide, one of N’s favourite board books was ‘Pouch!’ by David Ezra Stein, so recently, I decided to see if I...

Houbii Urban Adventure Park opened recently, and after hearing good things about it from our neighbour, we decided to bring N down to...

On our recent trip back to Singapore, I contacted 兒時的故事 Our Childhood Stories to ask if she has any new Chinese books to recommend. She...

Our friends from Once Upon a Bookstore gifted the twins a set of Chinese pop-up books as a going away gift, and it struck me that I...

Hello, everyone! It’s me, N! Mummy asked me to tell all of you about my new light, since I have so much fun playing with it. I’m so happy...

It’s the seventh day of the Lunar New Year today, and I’m trying to keep the Chinese New Year (CNY) mood alive here in our Jakarta home...

UPDATE: THIS HAS CLOSED DOWN. When we were in Singapore, I really wanted to bring N to check out Diggersite, as I thought it would be...

Like many other English and Literature teachers, I am easily amused by word play, so I was keen to read ‘Sarahbelle’s Playful Puns’, as I...

When we arrived in Jakarta, one of our priorities was to find activities for N, and a friend suggested bringing him for a trial at Little...

I don’t remember when I began learning about proverbs, but I vaguely remember my mum using this blue grammar book which covered all the...

Our recent relocation meant that we had to find a new school for N, and when we got here, one of the first things I did was to arrange...

Just before we left for Jakarta, we received a very special parcel from Armour Publishing, and N was absolutely thrilled to see so many...