Friday, October 26, 2007

"Back to School With Dad 2008" Initiative

Dear Friends

Greetings from CFF. Very soon it will be the start of a fresh school year. We continue with the initiative “Back to School with Dad” which was launched last year, as part of our on-going efforts to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen family ties.

If you are an employer, we urge you to support this event by giving time off to male employees in your organization to bring their children to school during the first week of January 2008. For the individual, you might want to interest your organization to participate in the initiative.

Please write or call us for more details.

Grateful

Irene Lee, Administrator
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Centre for Fathering

(O) 6252 8408

Hope that many fathers will participate in this initiative! Js-family!

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Balloon Sculpting Lesson at Tampines Regional Library

Hi friends

Like to share with you a photo of a wonderful time I had with my mum at Tampines Regional Library during the June school holiday - learning balloon sculpting! It is indeed a creative craft.



We almost didn't make it for the lesson as my younger brother was down with fever and my mum had to fetch my grandma from her home last minute so that she can look after him for the duration of time we are away.

I had so much fun. We met a father with his daughter in the class, and also a pair of brothers who came for the lesson by themselves! SO brave of them (wearing blue T-shirts, standing behind me)... had a burst balloon and without an adult! Well, they got some adult help from my mum; who conversed in Malay with them.

Wished that you had been there too?!!! Well, look out for any lesson at the library near you. It cost my mum $2/- for both of us. Balloons and reading materials included too! We made a flower, a twisted hat and a sword... all these we can bring home...YIPPY!! Balloon sculpting is really fun, I'm looking forward to a next one so that I can learn more tricks!

One needs to be creative to make more things with balloons and I asked my mum to look for more ideas so that we can learn together during the next school break. Want to learn too? Get my mum to teach you if you see here... oh, please do get the balloons and pumps ready.

Bye for now!
Jasper Chia