2nd Day Of CNY - Kids Kampong... Eventually

It's the 2nd day of CNY and we didn't know what to do in the morning. So, I took out a DVD I bought for Papa and made the kids watch it with him. 

There are 3 animations but I could find only 2 of them on YouTube. The 3rd one is an animation based on the picture book 'Tuesday'. The kids and Papa were lukewarm so I was little disappointed. As usual, I try to expose the kids to different productions in hope to widen their horizon and spark their imagination.

Then Papa took the kids to the playground for some physical activities. I stayed at home and had a little 'me' time. They found their regular playground 'karkee' there so they were happy. They are somehow very sociable and they crave for interaction with other people.

After their nap, Papa suggested taking them to a park or at least outdoor (despite the dark clouds). We drove all the way to Pasir Ris Park but soon we had to run back to the car because it started to drizzle. Although we couldn't help it, we felt a little sorry that the kids had to cut short their play. 

So, we drove around and found a place open - Kid's Kampong.The kids were very happy to feel the fish, rabbits, ducks and chicken. Sophie was particularly fond of the rabbits. She didn't even complain when one mistook her fingers as food and bit her.

Alfee likes the fish instead. he enjoys watching them but not necessary feeding them. The fish were huge and scary. They almost jumped out of the pond at the sight of food. In fact, some were moving on top of others above water.

There is also a pond for fishing. The kids went wild. They were determined to catch as many fish as they could. And soon, we caught their enthusiasm and started 'fishing' as well. It was tougher than I thought. The fish were smart and they swam away really fast.

We were given ice-cream and water at the end of the session. Although it wasn't a big place and the activity was simple, the kids enjoyed themselves thoroughly. They were especially happy when Papa bought them fish tanks to house their catch.

Back home, the kids couldn't leave the fish alone. They perched their little faces close to the fish tanks and watched their prize lovingly. Too bad, the fish all died the moment the kids went to bed. Some bellied up while others jumped out of the water. It was much later that we realised the chlorine in the tap water killed them.