Parenting on Purpose

Lights! Camera! Action! Every eye is riveted on the glitzy actors and actresses in their fancy costumes. And every effort is made in order to transform an ordinary theatre stage into a magical wonderland. After all, didn't the great bard once remark that "All the world is a stage and that men and women are merely actors and actresses with their own entrances and exits"? But William Shakespeare did not tell the full tale. Behind every successful actor is not only his or her performance, but also the numerous hidden men and women who work tirelessly behind the scenes, the "unseen but always present" invisible hands that keep the theatre production going like a clock in perpetual motion.  Ever wondered who are behind the "invisible hands" that make each musical production work? I Theatre's Poultry Tales is a show within a show. The production centres on the work of four stage crew as they make preparations for an upcoming performance. T...

Cluck Cluck! Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the Golden Eggs of course! Wait a minute. That doesn't sound right. Of course.  She crossed the road because the sky was falling! Oops. I meant she actually had some delicious bread to bake, but no one was there to help her! Oh no. I got it all wrong. But did i? I Theatre presents a new and interactive musical production that tells the story of not one, not two, but three feathered friends! There's The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs, The Little Red Hen, and Chicken-Licken! And the trio band together to hatch a tale which stitches together a whole host of well-known folk stories. And it's no fowl play. The chickies will be sharing with the audience how a musical is made, and will share about the themes and morals of the stories. As I Theatre promises, the show is "g uaranteed to engage young and old alike", and is "specially designed with exciteme...

Yes, I know. It's not a new tall, dark and handsome Korean movie star in our home, but the prospect of my new Korean backpack arriving by courier filled me with much anticipation last week.  I have been searching for quite a while for a new "Mommy" bag for myself, ever since my kids grew out of diapers. Something practical and still convenient to tote around, yet presentable and functional, which I could still wear out on most occasions, like going to church, without me looking like I was out for a trek with my boys (which happens to be my usual sort of OOTD, accompanied by a comfortable pair of shoes.)  As a homeschool mom, my bag often serves lots of purposes, from carrying picnic food for a park outing to holding homeschool resources for our weekly Classical Conversations class. W hen TLO, or Thelittleonesinmylife , distributor for some of the household brands of baby products, such as Haenim and Bellamom, offered the chance to review their new range...