MegaBugs are crawling in Science Centre

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We have tried Escargot before, but something so slimy and hugh as this snail must make Fear Factor contestants squeamish !

Thanks to Winston’s (Dear Xander) invite, we got to rub shoulder with the hairy and eerie stars from the insect domain.

Some came dressed in their insect finest, whereas Daddy and Wei were happy to spot some tattoos. The artist is Good, she can draw everything from six to eight legs !

Imagine 2m long centipedes with their fangs, 1m ants or scorpions with pincers longer than average human limbs ! Our hair is standing already.

No one is singing Incy Wincy spider…

We have heard how Praying Mantis will first decapitate their prey (which includes husband), and then proceed to chew the other body parts into bite size ! With a 3m model behind us, it is easy to understand why Mantis got a fearsome reputation.

Somehow, Daddy is reminded of some science-gone-wrong horror movies, like The Fly.

We understand insects’ life cycle better.

We found an awful lot of Dungs rolled into Giant balls. Boon Wee’s first response is “disgusting” when Daddy told him Dung beetles feast on fresh manure !

Wei pretends to spray baygon at the pest (小强), while Daddy tries to understand why Dung beetle’s job-scope sucks big time 🙁

We heard insects were served as tidbits during the MegaBugs event, but no thanks.

We would like to thanks Science Center for the invite. More event photos are available on our fanpage. If your little ones are curious about prehistoric (GIANT) bugs, drop by BBC’s Prehistoric series here and here.

Video : Listen to the crickets

More about Science Centre and the MegaBugs :

http://www.megabugs.sg/exhibits.htm
Fanpage
– MegaBugs run from 20th Apr to 18th Aug
– Fees – Adult $20 and Child $15 (inclusive entrance fees)

Smart Kids Asia activities

We pop by Smart Kids Asia last week. The organiser mentioned it is the World’s largest educational kids’ fair. The event is split into three general themes “Smart Edu”, “Smart Health” and “Smart Family”. Click for more info.

Held at Expo Hall 5, from enrichment to sports, we dabble in everything, just for Fun 🙂
Kids can enrol in all sorts of classes and activities, just to see which one they prefer.

Boating, rock climbing, bouncing castle and even cross-country biking. The amount of activities is dazzling.

Our kids are crazy about balls, be it soccer or basketball, or even Zorb !

Wei and Yi partnering each other to bang into the other “zorb” ball ! It was fun for us to cheer from the side too.

Video : Zorb ball fun.

Among the Fun and Enrichment classes, KindsVille reminded kids to be courteous and gracious.

The exhibitors are so generous, keep on stuffing freebies or food to our kids.

We learn how to eliminate dengue threat too, through some cool CGI shooting. A happy and healthy family, always start from our own home.

The coolest thing about kids-events must be the roaming characters. We had fun posing with them 🙂 Too bad we miss Garfield, Dora, Mutant Ninjas and SpongeBob, which only occur on Sat and Sun.

Sports council taught us how to improve our motor-skills, correctly. How do we walk, bend, throw, the Basics.

Then we upgrade to some slick Gymnasts twist and turn wow. Daddy did not know our kids are such fast learners !

The finale for us must be dancing with Mr Skippy. Yi and Xin enjoy their little dance routines 🙂

Daddy and Mummy could not cover all the booths, but we like the way SmartKidsAsia brings every one under one roof. It is really a one-stop hub for everything which child needs 🙂

We would like to thanks the management of SmartKidsAsia for the tour. For more details and photos, pop by :
–> SengkangBabies album
–> http://www.smartkidsasia.com
–> http://www.facebook.com/smartkidsasia