And yes, we finally made a day for Dawn to build sand castle! And I discovered something new about my hubby …..

He had no idea how to build a sand castle!! No wonder the last time, there wasn’t a proper photo taken for a sand castle!

And under the guide of his brilliant wife, we built our castle together!

Work half d0ne..spot the block beside the sand hill?  All along Dawn didn’t want to build the castle with us, she said that she is already building the castle by piling the sand up..

So after the brilliant wife impact the sand castle building skills to the dear hubby, she retreated to the picnic mat :p See how hardworking the dear hubby was!

Ta-da! Look at our castle! Like some Government House hor? Still got wall around it..

Our castle beside Dawn’s hill castle…

It was indeed tiring to squat and build sandcastle, I could feel that my legs were going to give way anytime..

We took a  day leave after our trip from Batam to spend time with Dawn and decided to bring her there so that she can have some fun + we can have some rest at the same time.  Because this place comes with a “cafe” beside the playground so that parents can enjoy a cup of coffee while the kids play! How good is that!

Rather big indoor playground…

Hello Dawn!

The entrnace fee comes with a free cup of coffee and the cafe serves food too! There’s also internet to use but the connection keep dropping though…and you will need to ask the staff for the password to access the network.  It’s much worth it to go there on weekdays as it’s unlimited play for 1 entrance fee while the weekends are charged by hour.

Tired Dawn trying to smile ‘cos mummy wants to take photo…

And she saw the stairs beside and insisted to take another photo…

Good place to keep your kids entertained and give the parents some coffee time

Peppa Pig!  Don’t go “huh”….you will soon realised that they are so cute!

Dawn love watching Peppa Pig via You Tube and she learn quite alot of stuff from there..including silly things..

I was having a hipcup the other day and she started telling me to jump up and down to stop the hipcup…and when I asked her where she learn it from, she said Peppa Pig!

Watch this, and you will like it too! More episodes available in You Tube!

Mummy : Ya lor, Because each time Dawn Dawn made mummy angry, mummy will have a pimple on the face.

A few days later…

Mummy : Dawn, how come your have a pimple (red spot) on your face?

Dawn : Because Mummy made me angry lo…

Mummy : ……..

The parking in Changi Airport is no longer as expensive like before..it’s affordable for the 1st 3 hours (cheaper than Vivo’s parking!)

There are alot of shops, eateries, and even a NTUC @ T3.  There’s also a playgound, Singkids & a Slide that is free for play!

We brought Dawn there over the weekend because of Strawberry Shortcake, and she discover the fun Slide!

At B2 where it’s the end of the slide, there are TV screens and cameras to see your child who is queuing at B1 for his/her turn.

Look @ Dawn & Daddy! (the little girl wearing red jacket with Daddy holding her)

Clearing view now ….

And here she comes! Paiseh, reflection :p

And so Dawn went for a few rounds of the slide while waiting for the Strawberry Shortcake ticket.

There’s a Meet & Greet Session every start of the month organised by Changi Airport and this month, it’s Strawberry Shortcake! Still remember Dawn’s 4th year old birthday? She just love the pink girl lo..

Here’s the terms & conditions for the session…

Daddy & Dawn were the 1st in the line…and people started to form the queue behind them..

And this is the pass, which guarantee for 2 photo shoot + printout!

Before the photoshoot, the emcee did some dancing exercise to warm up the kids..because we went for coffee after we got the pass, Dawn was not able to go into the watching area (which is so small crowded with parents -.-).  And so 伟大 daddy sat Dawn on his shoulders through out the dance. Spot the girl in red!

There they are! Strawberry Shortcake & Blueberry!

Waiting for her turn for the photo shoot..see how smiley she was!

After the photo, this was our conversation :

Mummy : You like Blueberry more?

Dawn : NO! Like Strawberry more!

Mummy : Then how come you are hugging Blueberry and not Strawberry?

Dawn : Oh

Guess she was so excited that she forgot what she wants to do!

I asked her to pose with her pass before we have to return it to exchange for the photos, and she posed!

Cute right!

By the way, the 2 photo-prints taken by their photographer comes with NO CHARGE!  This is the 1st meet and greet which gives free print and 2 photo-taking! Way to go Changi Airport!

But I do remember that my dad brought me to the Boon Lay Shopping Centre and let me play with the car rides. There were cars and scooters to chose from and I remembered I had always went for the cars.  Super loved it then!

My daughter seem to follow my “interest” now.  She saw the car rides in Vivo City and she kept reminding Daddy to bring her there.

The rides were so expensive now! For a mere 5 (or 10) mins, it’s $10! Gosh, that’s easy money!

Look at her satisfied smile…

This brought back alot of memories to me…If only I still can squeeze into the car? Haha!

Especially when one is a baby of 6 months and the other is 4.5 years old…the older one seek different kind of attention and play than the younger one.

We discover Singkids @ Changi Airport Terminal 3…and of ‘cos it comes with a price.  $18 for an hour is quite expensive, it’s not even enough time for me to enjoy a cuppa (‘cos when I finally found a seat, the young one needs milk  etc etc)..but oh well, as long as Dawn enjoys it.

There are many activities inside and 1 parent has to join the kid to ensure he/she is safe (Smart move hor?). Compare to those places where you can safely leave the kids there for an hour of shopping and assured that someone is taking care of your kid, this Singkids is really expensive! Parents need to wear socks too, so do remember to bring down the socks to avoid paying for $2 for a pair of white socks.

Can you spot Dawn and Daddy?

The Go-Kart! And from this station, you can really see how some parents behave…the kids can leave the kart in the middle of the race course and the parent “agree” on that action (without thinking of the safety of other children).  The parents can continue to leave the empty kart there and went away with their child to other stations.  Gosh!  Wait till one day their children were the ones being injured by someone else deserted-kart and they will start blaming the others without realizing that they had done this before too!

Happy Dawn!

I love Smaland @ Ikea…it’s also an hour of play and it’s FREE. Though the activities are not as much as SingKids, but it’s enough to occupy the kids for that hour + giving the parents some free time to shop / eat / read / cuppa etc!

And that’s why SmaLand were always so crowded over the weekends! We will always try to be early so that Dawn has a chance to go into a not-so-crowded SmaLand!

One sucking from the bottle and the other from the straw.  4 years of difference but both are my precious!