Cherry Blossom at Gardens by the Bay

Cherry Blossom at Gardens by the Bay, until 27 Mar.
Who would have imagined the pretty Sakura blooming in tropical Singapore!

We took many wefies, but this is my favourite 🙂
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Gardens by the Bay’s “Blossom Beats” feature a variety of cherry and peach blossoms in a Japanese-style garden setting. The Cherry blossoms (樱花) looks nice from far, and even more spectacular upfront.
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Wefie and Selfie craze! How many times do we get an opportunity to pose with the pretty Sakura (white, red, pink). We only need mats to picnic under the Sakura 🙂
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We were not the only one taking photos, many other families and couples were seen clicking away.
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As this is the school holiday, a list of activities was designed to captivate the young ones.
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We saw some cosplay characters, they were dressed to blend in with the Japanese culture. We also noticed that some Cherry blossoms had already withered.

Even on the floor, the petals looked mesmerising.
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The attention to details (moss, water) is impressive. Even the reflections off the glass panel look good!
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Do be prepared for jams (both vehicles and human) and photo bombs 🙂
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Additional tips :
– Cherry Blossom Gardens by the Bay end date is 27 Mar
– Please book your tickets online (24hours beforehand) to avoid queues
– Take tons of photos!
– The exhibit is wheelchair friendly
– Do pop by Gardens by the Bay Fanpage for the latest Sakura updates (or website)

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Heart Studio Chipmunks and Zombie

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You are not seeing double, both kids drew Alvin Chipmunk at Heart Studio 🙂
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From a whiteboard, kids choose their desired cartoon, and teachers will draw out the outline. Teacher Erma and Jay (not in photo) are passionate, and kids really enjoy their sessions.
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Alvin for him and Alvin for her.
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It is not easy to paint Alvin, especially his face. Kids find it tough to apply tones to different part of Chipmunk’s face. Proud of the kids’ achievement, they finished their masterpiece with a lot of encouragement from teachers.
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The older kids’ classes stretches over three hours (school holiday specials), giving me a lot of time to browse Heart Studio’s gallery. Stormtrooper looks pretty cool!
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Love the drawing of Singapore’s skyline. Never mind if Merlion is at wrong location, Arts is all about expression and creativity.
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Round 2 for Boon Kang, “Plants and Zombie”. He wanted Starwars’ Bobafett initially, but my schedule crashed. We slot him into Plant and Zombie workshop 🙂
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Boon Kang’s Zombie has fused with a pirate. His Zombie is not scary at all, and he told me his Zombie is one of the higher-ranked Walking Dead (in the game).

I thought the parrot looks very abstract and has a 3D feel.
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Of all our kids, Boon Kang is the most creative and patient. The other boys are restless and more into sports. He always look forward to more Heart Studio workshops 🙂

Thank you for the Fun invite, Heart Studio!
Our previous workshops are tag under “heART Studio“.
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heART Studio – Teaching Art from the Heart
Do pop by their website and fanpage for the latest activities.