Giveaway: The Enormous Turnip by I Theatre

Do you remember The Enormous Turnip?

This was the story where I learnt my first 3-syllabus word: E-Nor-Mas. Quite a huge word literally, for a toddler! I remember they pulled and they pulled and they pulled and I think they got every possible person/animal to the field to pull out that turnip!

It’s such a well-loved tale (actions & big words!) and it’s now an interactive play for kids to watch & join in the fun! I Theatre presents The Enormous Turnip in a fast-paced, funny show with catchy tunes for the little ones. I showed my kids the poster, and they immediately started giggling at the various characters!

Mum’s the Word is partnering with I Theatre again to host a GIVEAWAY! Yes! Two Family sets of four tickets are up for grabs!  Join us now to find out who will eventually pull out that enormous turnip!

Here are the details:

~~The Enormous Turnip~~

Date: 1 June 2013 (Sat)

Time: 2 p.m.

Venue: The Alliance Francaise Theatre, Singapore

Prize: One Set of Four Tickets

Contest dates: 2 April – 21 April 2013

Here’s how to join! All the best!!

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Results will be announced on 22 April. I Theatre will be contacting the winners directly and prizes are to be collected at I Theatre office, 27 Kerbau Road.

 

 

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Giveaway: Style Essence Grooming Workshop

It seems that there’s a *hidden* goal in every woman to find out more about her body type, how to look better, what’s the cheat tips to looking slim, and bottom line, how to simply look more beautiful!

I came to this conclusion whenever there’s a Grooming Workshop/Make-up Workshop/Beauty Workshop etc. Anything that has an Expert sharing the trade secrets… and recently, I was reminded that Mummies are women too! They also want to look beautiful, slim and good!

You see, the Singapore Mom Bloggers organised a workshop on grooming, as part of their one year anniversary celebrations. And the turn out was great, the mummies were all excited to learn and try hands on beautifying themselves! The session was conducted at Style Essence, professionals for skin care, make-up and style coaching. Our facilitator that day was the gorgeous, vivacious Florinda Tay.

First up was the basic introduction to various body shapes and the very important—What to wear and what to avoid!

Then came colours that we should wear and how to match them, based on our colour tone. This was not something new, but as with all women, we all wanted to hear it again—what works and what doesn’t! It’s amazing, we women!

Now came the hands-on part! We were taught how to wash our faces! Haha!! Yes! Something so simple and so basic, but many of us did it wrong! Did you know that we should use only our third and fourth fingers from each hand to wash our faces? So that the pressure on our face is not too heavy to cause wrinkles, not too light to not clean it! Imagine, close to 10 grown women, all mummies, following instructions closely, which direction to move our fingers, where to clean first etc! It was hilarious but so so good!

Then came the half-mask. We didn’t get to do a full face mask, because when it’s half-face, we get to do a direct comparison on how our faces look like before and after a mask! I didn’t get to take a picture of my post-mask, but trust me, there was a difference!

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Before I go on, I have to say that Style Essence uses products from Mary Kay. From the skin care products to the make-up, Florinda patiently explained each item—how to use, when to use, who should use. I was very comfortable with her presentation as there was no hard-selling at all, no pressure at all to purchase the products. Every item was put on the table for easy access, we could focus on listening to the beauty regime and follow suit accordingly without worrying about sufficient cream or snatching for the best colour!

Now after cleaning our faces, we did the super fun part—Make-up! Florinda gave instructions for the easy part—foundation and concealer. Thereafter, she did on live demonstration on ONE eye and cheeks for one of the mummies. The very beautiful Sandra was the chosen model cos of her BIG eyes and her lovely lashes!

And that was it! It was now our turn to transform ourselves! And this is the final product!

All the Glam mummies, and we did it ourselves!! Woah!! All these in a 3 hour workshop! It was time very well spent!

Postscript: Over the Easter weekend, I woke up a little earlier, spent a bit more time on doing my make-up the CORRECT way. I figured practice makes perfect! I did get a few compliments in church! Woohoo! Happy is a woman who gets compliments. Happier is a woman who gets compliments for her efforts!

Good news for all Mum’s the Word readers! Style Essence is giving away a Grooming Workshop pass worth $150! And there are three passes to be won! The contest will run for 2 weeks and results will be announced on 15 April 2013! It’s easy to enter! Just use the Rafflecopter form below! All the best!!

*Style Essence will be contacting all winners on the details of the workshop.*

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Disclaimer: We were invited to attend the workshop, and received no compensation. All opinions are 100% my own.

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Giveaway: Build a camera workshop

Do you know you can make a pinhole camera out of cardboard and sticky tape? And with it, you can take photographs and learn to develop it using traditional darkroom methods! We learnt this recently in the Build A Camera Workshop at Npower Education.

Here are the materials you need for PART 1

• Cardboard Box (insides should be dark coloured)
• Pencil/Ruler/Penknife
• Thick aluminium sheet
• Pin (to make the PIN hole!)
• Sticky cloth tape

The workshop we attended was for Primary School kids. Together with a friend, Isaac (10 yr old), Nicole(8 yr old) and Nathan (6 yr old—specially squeezed in attendee) had a blast! I honestly thought it looked a little too challenging, but the kids really rose up to it, cut out the necessary, stuck on the sheets and followed the clear instructions easily. Check it out!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2: In the Darkroom

This was an eye opener for me! We go to see the chemicals that professional photographers use, and stick the special photo paper onto the camera.

And so the kids were excited taking the photos! The trainer gave tips to compose nice photos. One tip was to stand very still if you are the model while the camera ‘captures’ the shot. That takes a full 30 seconds, or in some cases 90 seconds!!

And the final product? After developing them in the darkroom themselves, ta-da….

So cool ya? The models looked blurred cos they moved (haha obviously!). But they were such great shots! The kids were so so proud of themselves for making the camera and taking their own pictures! And I am so so proud of them too!

And the trainer was great with kids, knowledgeable and clear in her instructions. I have to give her credit for trying to explain the physics of making a camera palatable for the kids. The theory lesson was necessary, but it made the workshop a tad bit too long.

Here are the workshop details:

• 3 hours workshop (There’s Primary School edition & Secondary School edition)
• Available Dates:

2 March 2013 (Saturday), 930am to 1230pm
2 March 2013 (Saturday), 1pm to 4pm
9 March 2013 (Saturday), 930am to 1230pm
16 March 2013 (Saturday), 10am to 1pm
16 March 2013 (Saturday), 1pm to 4pm
23 March 2013 (Saturday), 930am to 1230pm
23 March 2013 (Saturday), 1pm to 4pm
30 March 2013 (Saturday), 930am to 1230pm
30 March 2013 (Saturday), 1pm to 4pm

• Venue: Npower Education, Blk 157, Ang Mo Kio Ave 4, #01-578, S(560157)

• Cost: $45 per participant

• For more information, click here

And for ALL Mum’s the Word readers, there’s a special discount packages for you!

20% discount for Build  a Camera workshop (Key in Discount code “mumseword20”)

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But wait!! There’s more! I have TWO passes to give away!! Here’s what you do to take part in the giveaway. You have till 24 Feb to join in!

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Giveaway: The Little Red Hen

It’s time for a giveaway!!

Woohoo! Remember my previous write up on the upcoming musical by I Theatre—The Little Red Hen? The 2013 production is coming and we have tickets to give away!

The previous years’ production in 2007 and 2008 were all sold-out and there’s news buzzing that the production this year is filled with brand-new set, costumes, songs and dances! And from the past years’ fun elements like audience participation and hilarious jokes remain to create a wonderful theatre experience for everyone in the family.

So this is what you have to do to take part in this giveaway:

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GIVEAWAY: Ashputtel-The Story of Cinderella

We went to the theatre on Saturday to watch <Ashputtel-the story of Cinderella> by I Theatre.  Honestly, I was a little nervous bringing them alone. Actually, I was nervous bringing Nathan! When I told him we’re watching Ashputtel, his first reaction? “HUH? What is that?”

There’s something about boys. They look like they don’t care, but they do very much actually, more so than girls some times!

I said, “it’s about Cinderella… Not the one that we always hear about, it’s a new story about Cinderella.” Sigh. you can imagine his response! “Ewww… Cinderella? I don’t like Cinderella!” But the girls overheard and it was “Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!”

Can you spot the boy? He really didn’t want to be in the photo

So it was, pre-show pictures clearly clearly displayed his excitement for the show. (You can see the girls and THEIR excitement!)

How was the show then?

It was one of the best adaptation of Cinderella I saw! It was simplified to something easy for the kids to digest (imagine Ashputtel had to carry shopping bags for her stepsisters!), the music was easy to hum along, the humour was great (Nicole cackled through some parts!) and although there were not much opportunity for audience interaction, the little that the cast did went extremely well with the kids!

Here are the reviewers’ comments: (Warning: Spoilers ahead!)

I will ask Marissa, Sarah, Janelle, Ally, Pei Ling, Denise, Shania, Jewel, Danielle to watch. It is very very very funny. Ashputtel is very pretty, I like her very much. The show is a little bit sad, and it is very very funny. I also like all the songs. And the stepmother is so rude, why is she so  rude?  Nicole Tay, 7 years old

I like it when one sister chopped off her toe and the other chopped off her heel. What is a heel, Mummy? I like the part when the prince asked all of us to help. I don’t have anything else to say. Nathan Tay, 5 years old

I like the birds, I like the dancing, I like Ashputtel. Nadine Tay, 4 years old

Would I recommend this show? Yes! Especially if you have daughters. Every girl should watch this. I didn’t find it childish or kiddy, and the kids didn’t find it adult-like or boring. I guess the classic love story with a Prince (and a good looking one here!) always works! For the boys, Yes, too! You see, officially, Nathan had little comments. Unofficially, he laughed and participated during the show. His morbid comments showed the ‘boyness’ in him to discredit all things girl-related.

Stepsister 1, Stepsister 2, Stepmother, Ashputtel’s Mother/bird, Ashputtel, Handsome Prince, Butler

Ashputtel-The Story of Cinderella is showing at Alliance Francaise Theatre from now till 17 Nov 2012. Tickets are available from SISTIC. You can find more details here.

And for my readers, I have two pairs of tickets to giveaway for the 11 Nov (Sun) 11.30 am show. Woohooo! Wanna win the tickets? Look no further!

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UPDATE

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There were 11 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Dominique Goh
2. Angeline Sim

Congratulations to Dominique Goh & Angeline Sim for winning the two pairs of tickets! i Theatre will be contacting you about your tickets. Enjoy the show!

 

 

 

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