Orchid Mini Bowl at Downtown East

We went to Downtown East for dinner about 2 weeks ago and although we had passed by the bowling alley before, Gerrard was quite keen to go in there to take a look this time round. We had bowled at there previously but because I did not like the shoes rental there, I was reluctant to bowl again so it’s just to go in to watch the people bowl. However, we were met with a pleasant surprise at the side of the bowling alley.

As well as having the usual bowling facilities, Orchid Bowl also has a coin activated mini bowl for the littlies. This is great to play when your kids are just a little bit too small for the bumper bowl. The balls are much smaller, as are the pins and distance to roll. It is a great introduction to bowling for our young ones. We had 2 rounds of games and I could see that Gerrard had great fun although the balls were quite heavy for him. With my assistance and superb skills (ahem!), we managed to knock down most of the pins in each round =)

Eager to start his bowling game

Daddy helping him with Round 1

Mummy helping with Round 2- we striked!

19 May 2008- DIY Baby Art

Have been wanting to do this for the longest time but time never seems to be enough. Finally got down to doing it during the Vesak day holiday. The instructions on the package said 1. This task is best completed with at least 2 adults and 2. To do this when baby is asleep or in a good mood. With the help of Yi-Yi, we figured that Gerrard is in the best mood in the morning after his feed.

The first time, we tried by pressing his foot against the clay while he was laying down. It ended up slanted so we had to re-knead and roll the clay.

My mum reached home in time just before I lowered Gerrard and she helped to press down his feet to make a lasting print.

What a fun but straining time! Now we gotta wait for it to dry before framing it. The instructions stated 10 hours to dry but it took us almost 2 weeks for it to dry real thoroughly.

Tada- It's completed!

Gerrard's first photo to join ours on top of the shoe cabinet =)