Occasions & crafts
Celebrations, crafts and gifts
A baby experiences a celebration as atmosphere rather than as narrative: light, smells, music, being handled by a great many people. That is the organising idea here: pick one sensory element, schedule it before the second nap, and abandon it without guilt when it stops working.
The craft guides follow the same rule. Anything requiring cutting, precision or small parts is an adult craft the child watches, so these are the other kind. Where a holiday is national rather than global we say whose it is, and the activities are written so they still work if you do not keep it.
Multicultural Holidays to Celebrate This SeasonA year of celebrations families around the world keep, what each one is, how to include a baby, and what's dangerous in somebody else's home.
Nature Crafts for Kids in SingaporeNo acorns, no conkers, and better substitutes. What deserves collecting here, what to make with it, and the things not to pick up.
Deepavali With a Baby or ToddlerOil lamps at crawling height, ear defenders for the firecrackers, the sweets to skip, and how to tell when a small child has had enough before she tells you.
Mid-Autumn Festival With a ToddlerThe gentlest festival to do with a small child. Nine things to try, why mooncake is a no, the candle-lantern hazard, and the hour that makes it work.
Chinese New Year Crafts for FamiliesCrafts a one- or three-year-old can do, sorted by age, with the festive hazards flagged and a plan for the mess before you start.
National Day Food With a Little OneWhat a small child can share from a hawker plate, the salt limit that applies, the one-hour rule for picnic food above 32°C, and what to put in the bag.
National Day Crafts With KidsTwo colours and a crescent, which is within reach of a one-year-old. Crafts sorted by what a child can do, the hazards to watch, and a plan for the mess.
Baby Full Month vs 100 Days: Singapore Gift-Giving GuideFull month and 100 days, what each one marks, what to give at either, and what to spend depending on how close you're to the family.
Best Newborn Baby Gifts in Singapore: 25 Practical Ideas Parents Will UseTwenty-five gifts parents use, sorted into everyday, companions, the months ahead and keepsakes, with a one-minute way to choose.
Baby Shower Gifts Singapore: What to Buy at Every BudgetShower gifts arranged by budget, from under S$30 to the office whip-round, with the etiquette. And the one rule about newborn-size clothing.
Getting Ready for Chinese New Year With Young ChildrenSpring cleaning in twenty-minute pieces, feeding a toddler before reunion dinner, two houses a day as the ceiling, and what to stop doing altogether.
Cherishing Your Baby's First ChristmasThe baby doesn't care, which is freeing. Pacing the day around naps, what relatives should buy, the tree hazards, and why the photograph goes early.
Family Christmas Traditions to Start This YearA tradition is a promise to repeat something for fifteen years. What makes one survive, which ones to start, and how to combine two families' Christmases.
Chinese New Year Foods for Babies and ToddlersWhat a baby can share from a reunion dinner, the salt limits that apply, the two glutinous foods to be rigid about, and how to hold a rule with family.
Teaching Kids GratitudeYou can't make a child feel grateful. When the capacity arrives, why the prompted thank-you doesn't build it, and what does.
Pregnancy Announcement IdeasThe order of telling counts for more than the reveal. The Singapore employment dates that deserve checking first, ideas people used, and telling both sides.
Confinement in Singapore: What It Is and What to KeepThe Chinese, Malay and Indian versions compared, which rules hold up, which are actively risky at 32 degrees, and how to decline one without a family row.