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Many families would go to SG in November or December or during our school vacation like Mar-May, but I think going there with your kids during THEIR school vacation (June-July) is so much better. Pasir Ris for nature walk and Punggol Park for playground and nature walk are some of our favorites!Most malls have libraries, but Vivo City in Harbourfront has an amazing playground, Sky Park, library, and an amazing view of Sentosa. GO WHERE THE (LOCAL) KIDS ARE GOINGI've noticed that when Pinoy families go to SG, they'd only go to the usual places ~ Sentosa (Universal Studios, SEA Aquarium, Adventure Cove, Trick Eye Museum, etc), Merlion Park, Snow City, Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Ferris Wheel, and Bugis & Orchard Rd for shopping. I remembered lining up for more than 2 hours just to have a picture with Shrek and to ride the Transformers in USS ~ which of course did not even reached Charley's most favorite times in SG.Luckily, because we stayed there long enough and i think i knew better this summer, we were able to enjoy the children's festivals with Charley.

Besides, in celebration of International Museum Day last May 18, Museo de Intramuros, Bahay Tsinoy, Destileria Limtuaco offered free entrance on that day while Casa Manila, and Bagumbayan Light & Sounds Museum offered free entrances on May 18 and 19 - so a trip to Intramuros on International Museum Day seemed pretty good. This was a lifestyle museum that features the domestic life of the 19th century upperclass family. I learned so much about the Chinese influences - from the galleon trade, to the building of the Intramuros walls, to the roles of the Sangley before, to the Chinese version of Doctrina Christiana (yes, apparently there is!!). Overall, Charleybear enjoyed her first ever museum trip!

Our family has always been a fan of McDonald's Happy Meal toys. We were so thrilled when we saw that Discovery and McDonald's have collaborated on bringing STEM Robots in every Happy Meal box.#TeamHernandez immediately scheduled a family dinner at McDonald's and grabbed three of these amazing robots. Each robot also comes with a gaming card with challenges, information, and lessons related to the STEM-inspired principle of its toy. We love how each toy sparks her curiosity, and of course, we're more than happy to explain to her the principle behind each STEM-inspired robot (thanks to the gaming card included).Charley still needs five more Dicovery #Mindblown robots to complete her collection and we're *close to blackmailing her ninongs and ninangs* for a toy already.

Bathing Bunny comes with a bright pink bath tub + a cute purple brush as a surprise toy inside a yellow bunny box. Kitty Kitchen comes with a gas range with oven + a cute stainless pan inside a green kitty surprise box. Pat Patio comes with a lawn recliner chair + a cute yellow and pink umbrella inside a pink surprise box. Since these are McDonald's Happy Meal toys, you're assured of the quality and the cuteness of the toys in each Happy Meal box.