Mid-Autumn Festival @ Gardens by the Bay

It has been a long while since the entire family went out for some relaxing family time. Brought the girls out to the FEO Children’s Garden for a fun time. Thank God that the haze situation was much better.

 

With the invite from Gardens by the Bay, we took a trip to the latest flower display at the Flower Dome. More than 10,000 Chrysanthemums were brought in to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chrysanthemums, a symbolic feature in traditional Chinese art to depict the autumn season, is the theme of, “Celebration of Chrysanthemums” (满园菊花香). It will run from 24 Sep 2015 to 10 Nov 2015.

 

With the Mid-Autumn Festival Children’s Promotion, kids aged 12 years old and below who show up with a lantern at the ticketing counter from 25 Sep to 4 Oct, between 5pm to 9pm, can redeem a free ticket to enter the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest on the same day.
Under the SG50 Seniors Special, local senior citizens aged 60 and above can enter the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest for free, while caregivers enjoy 50% off tickets. The SG50 Seniors Special is on until 31 Dec 2015.

Joey took over the camera while in the Flower Dome and this is what she saw.

 

 

 

One of the highlights for visiting Gardens by the Bay was to see the hundreds of lanterns that lighted up the Gardens in a really festive mood. As many as 300 lanterns shaped like various animals and plants decorate the Gardens. Cultural performances, Lantern painting competition, food street, for a moment, we were all transported to a Chinese New Year look-a-like setting.

 

The safari theme for this mid-autumn.

  

 

The “must-have” Chinese Zodiac lanterns. This is the Horse & Tiger for Kless and me.

 

The dinosaurs took over Marina Bay.

It was a nice touch to have a Food Street for the visitors. We had a great time setting up our picnic mats on the grass and enjoying a cool evening.

 

 

 

Stayed back for the twice a day OCBC Garden Rhapsody, presented at the Supertree Grove, 7.45pm & 8.45pm, both shows last about 10-15mins.

  

Happy Mid-Autumn everybody!

Father’s Day Gift

I gave myself an early Father’s Day gift. Spending time with my precious daughter.

Took a day off from work just to bring Jayne out for a 1-to-1 date.

After having a simple lunch, we headed to Gardens by the Bay FEO Children’s Park. We had practically the entire water play area to ourselves.

It’s such a joy to see how she enjoys the simple things, like standing in wait for the water bucket to pour down the water.

   

 

Totally in love with her expressions.

  

 

Swings at the dry area.

  

Suddenly the song changed at the water play area, to one of Jayne’s favourite song – Let it Go. Immediately she was back at the waters dancing all over the place to the music. So cute!

And she did a series of jump shots for me right at the end.

  

Bath, changed and she cleverly asked me to bring her to a café.
Jayne: Papa, do you want to drink coffee?
Me: Hmm.. Why do you ask?
Jayne: Let’s go to a café, so that you can drink your coffee.
Jayne: I can also drink my ice milo… and play games on the phone, ok?
Me: (so that’s the real reason).

Proof that she got what she wanted. Ice chocolate and mobile game time.

 

Well, since it was my Father’s Day gift, I had the best deal in the end.