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Looking for ideas to have fun with your family? You have come to the right place. Here you'll discover excellent tips, checklists, and real life examples of how parents have fun with children.

Why you should change the way you celebrate your child’s birthday

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Photo Credit: Amanda Tipton
Photo Credit: Amanda Tipton

We are invited to her birthday party this Sunday. Domenique is celebrating her 11th birthday and we have been her guests for more than 5 years, I guess.

It seems her parents throw a party for her every year without fail.

And get this: While this sounds like a party for children, it is also one hell of an event for adults to have fun. Talking about killing two birds with one stone.

From the get go, I can tell that her parents treasure and enjoy the togetherness with family and friends, besides food, of course.

That is not what I want to tell you. There’s something else. [Read more…]

The untold benefits of tidying up a home… on a big scale

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Photo Credit: Marc Dufour

In the past one month or so, our family was busy doing a major tidying up (it’s not planned that way but coincidentally the timing was just right for the annual Lunar New Year spring cleaning) ever since we moved into this house.

It’s tiring but meaningful and worthwhile.

Even though there are still minor areas we need to clean up, it’s not too early for me to reap the benefits of a clutter-free home.

The principles outlined in the book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” fit nicely in the concept of what a minimalist home should be. [Read more…]

ParentWonder has a new look!

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In the previous post, I shared with you about a huge project of tidying up my home that I am still embarking on.

The result?

A clutter-free, spacious home that I really like. So do my wife, J and K.

This is not the end. I continue with the cleaning spree and it has now spread to my blog: ParentWonder.

Yep, you guessed it right. I “tidy up” the website by removing the unnecessary designs, buttons, links, graphics, and everything else I deem would create distraction on the website.

Once again, the result? [Read more…]

Learn about money: Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery

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Who doesn’t love money? Even kids know the importance of it. Without it, there will be no new, shiny toys.

One of the ways to teach children about money is to tell them about the history of the most sought after stuff in the world.

What better way to do this than to bring them to the very institution that prints money: the central bank.

I did not know about it until recently that Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank of Malaysia, has its own museum and art gallery. [Read more…]

Born in Malaysia: Malaysian Legacy on Print

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Born In Malaysia book cover

I love things that bring nostalgic feelings. That’s why this exhibition drew my attention.

While it was still on, I took time out to visit “Born in Malaysia” photo exhibition in one of the art galleries.

What a pleasant surprise. I met the photographer – the man behind the project – at the exhibition. He took us around and explained to us the stories behind photos that he took around Malaysia.

[Read more…]