Rochester Park – The Playhouse

My company organised a family day for staff last weekend. This is the first year I decided to go for it mainly because of Xi En!

We had the cosy event at Rochester Park – The Playhouse. It is tucked in a quiet corner within Buona Vista.

 

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Parking is relatively easy followed by a short walk to the premise.

Because it was a company’s event, the organisers pumped up a bouncing castle (some sort) for the little kids.

It was Xi En first time in such structure and thank God there weren’t many kids in there; otherwise he will probably be bounced upon instead! haaa… Open-mouthed smile

 

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There was massage service, a magic show for the kids, balloon sculpture man and face painting for the kids. But Xi En wasn’t the right age to enjoy all these yet.

Instead we brought him here:

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This is the “nursery” or play area for little kids. It is like our church’s nursery except bigger with more activities corners and toys. Smile 

 

There is a costume corner:

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 An art and craft corner:

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 A play kitchen corner:

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 Railway tracks for the boys:

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 Toys:

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 And more toys:

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 Pianist-in-the-making: Smile 

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 A slide & plastic balls pool:

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 Xi En prefers the slide to the ball-pool:

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 Xi En loves this place! Look at him trying to wiggle out to the toys when I tried to take a photo with him:

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 For the older kids, there is a Wii and play station room as well:

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 Overall I think it is a good place for family events, birthday parties and play dates! Smile There is a bistro for alfresco dining as well.

 Details below: Smile 

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Le Cafe Confectionary & Pastry

Just had these yummylicious bean curd tarts 2 days back. (2 disappeared before I took the photos!)

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Lecafe is a pastry shop which sells these healthy bean curd tarts. We bought the 8-in-a-box mixed favours. Actually I am not sure if they sell them individually. The shop assistant (or boss) was rather curt and said that there were only this selection for the day. Hmm… maybe other outlets might be different.

 

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Nonetheless, the tarts are really good!

The pastry crust is slightly sweet and the bean curd has good soya taste! My favourite is the Original, Red Bean and Peanuts favours. Smile 

 

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Check their website for more details if you like healthier tarts! Smile 

Red Star Dim Sum/Science Centre

Bro had some free Singapore Science Centre tickets and so we decided to make it a family outing. Smile 

The last time I was at the Science Centre was probably primary school days! These days, kids start younger. Smile 

Before the exploration, we had morning dim sum at a centuries-old dim sum restaurant – Red Star. It is a well-blogged about one which I had always wanted to try.

Verdict: Nostalgic feel with old-fashion decor and push cart aunties. But food is probably just alright.

Damage: $82 for 6pax

 

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After brunch, we went the Science Centre. Xi En had a go at everything that he can reached out to – total curiosity:

 

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In particular, he enjoyed running in and out of this confined zone with small animals (and cockroaches I heard. Eekkk…)

 

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We saw how lightning was created as well:

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A pity we didn’t managed to get into the Waterworks area which is an outdoor area with lots of water play for kids. But knowing Xi En, he is probably still afraid of such play. Confused smile

After this trip, I think it is best to revisit when Xi En is at least 2.5 years to enjoy the exhibits better. If you are heading there, my suggestion – go in the later afternoon or early morning so that kids can play at the Waterworks without the hot afternoon sun. Smile Oh – and remember to bring a jacket as it can get cold in inside! Smile