Monday, November 12, 2007

With kids on an excursion...

This is one of the Pro-family policies that I can applaude the Government - allowing 2 days of Childcare Leave (without condition). I seriously think that it should be allowed with kids up to 12 years old, not just 7 years and below.

This year, I took a day off to follow the kids and their friends at school on an excursion, to Kid's Kumpong at Pasir Ris.

Hardly get a chance to do it as their outing usually falls on our busy Term time that it is impossible to take leave. This is another chance hard to come by, so i went!

Wet wet Tuesday morning, if u all can still remember...

They started with a Pet Show. A race up the ropes between "Minnie" and "Mickey". Quite cute. Followed by close interaction with white mice, hamster and rabbit. Can you see "Minnie and Mickey"?

This is "Minnie & Mickey" on Wai Hoi's hand.

After that, the kids were given raincoat, a pail and a fishing net, and off they went Lungkang Fishing. Let me assure you, it is not as easy as you think... the fishes really can swim...

Pose for a pic...
After fish catching, the kids were brought to a section where they were given small packs of fish food to feed the kois. They are really fat!


For $10 each child, they get to see a pet show, catch guppies, feed kois, geese and rabbits. Finally, the kids were given a small mineral water, a chocolate bun and an ice cream.

Not bad for city children... there are other places where city kids can explore... like Farmway at Seletar, Farms at Kranji.

Well, all these are efforts for real life experiences... Engaged Learning?