Terrarium for Daddy
It was a beautiful sun-shining morning and we spent it at HortPark with The Plant Story and the good people of Actualyse. When I told Ewan our destination, he quickly chipped in, "No! I do not want to go to Hot Park? It is too Hot! I want to go to the Cold Park." I couldn't help but burst out laughing. What cute conversations we get to hold with innocent three year olds. I sure am loving our time together and wish for more every single day!
What did we do there at the Hort Park? We made our own terrariums! To be honest, I was a little skeptical. It is an intricate craftwork that requires stable hands and a lot of patience. Will Ewan be able to sit and design his own terrarium? Without a good mess of course! There were soil, pebbles, coloured stones and adorable glass-blown animals. Oh those coloured stones and animals did it for him. He was full of beans getting his hands into those bright neon pinks, yellows and blues! Sand, sand, sand strewn everywhere on his workbench and I was trying to hold back my anxious gasps so as not to embarrass myself in front of the other super mom bloggers. *haha* Oh man was I perspiring trying to guide him carefully without breaking anything or have him throw coloured sand confetti in the air! He is fully capable of doing either. Then, I promptly decided that I should allow him to have fun at this and not be a control freak. Obviously, I still ensured that nothing was broken.
It is an easy-going sanctuary with a garden cafe for patrons to sip tea and enjoy nature. It is also a shop that sells you your basic needs in setting up a cosy garden right at home. Walk further in and you will find workbenches for a workshop that will have you leaving The Plant Story with your very own miniature gardens.
Workshop DIY kit starts from $35/- and workshop fee is at $10/pax or $20/pax for a private session. Participants also have the option to add a hand-made Murano glass animal to further personalise their gardens. Everything is provided for. You just need to get ready to play with dirt! Oh and how Ewan loves playing with dirt.
If you think making a terrarium is a lot of work, you've got to pay The Plant Story a visit to find out more. There are only six easy steps to follow:
1) Drainage Layer (1-1.5cm)
2) Soil Layer (3-4cm)
3) Plants
4) Mulch Layer (Thin layer of coloured sand)
5) Decorative Pieces
6) Charcoal (for Purification)
A terrarium is a container made of glass, enclosing a garden of small plants. Terrariums are usually sealed, and therefore need little or no care. They water themselves! How cool! All plants breathe, taking in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. It takes in sunlight and carbon dioxide and through photosynthesis, produces food for itself and gives off the oxygen. The moisture in the soil condenses and it will turn back into moisture, running down the sides, effectively watering the plants.
If my three year old can come up with a miniature glass garden, I sure think you can too! I was a proud mama and learnt from this experience that we should never belittle the capabilities of our children. We had a group of about 10 moms and double the tots there at the workshop. Although we all fretted, we ended up beaming from delight as we photographed our children holding up their cute terrariums.
Ewan's rainforest terrarium includes a duck and a dalmatian. He decided on the spots they were to take in his apple glass bowl. Instead of layering a single coloured mulch, he mixed red and yellow to create a duo-coloured bed for his little animal friends. I didn't think he would stick to one colour anyways. Mixing is fun and he created his own identity for his garden. I would have preferred a tidy terrarium but I reminded myself that this was his story to tell.
This is also the essence of what Actualyse wants to portray in their vision: "To Inspire And Empower Everyone To Be The Best They Can Be". To empower means to give my child the authority to do certain things. Today, I allowed him to plant his own miniature garden without interrupting too much and handed him my OMD for a self-discovery journey towards photography. He sees me pointing and shooting all the time. When he requested to shoot his own terrarium, how could I say no? It could unleash some potentials we never might've known.
This Sunday is Father's Day. A terrarium-making activity with dad could make a very meaningful weekend spent together! Alternatively, mommy could bring the little ones for a session and secretly build a garden for daddy. We came home and painted on a rock together. Dropped it into the glass bowl and ta-da! Daddy's Day present is done! Can you spot a rock that shouts "Dad Rocks" in his terrarium? You could also do "I Love Dad", "Best Dad" or "Rockstar Dad"! Have fun with it!
Isabelle, May and Jolin, thank you for inviting us to such a meaningful session. I bagged away with a valuable lesson from our terrarium-making experience. Find some really information parenting articles on the Actualyse webpage and put yourselves in a Multi-Intelligence Quiz. It serves as a self-awareness tool and provides an indication of your Multiple Intelligence make-up; what you are stronger in or inclined towards and what you may need improvements on.
The Plant Story
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePlantStoryPage
Instagram: @ThePlantStory
Address: HortPark, 33 Hyderabad Road #01-01 (Beside the Lawn)
Telephone: +65 9722 0438
Email: ihaveaquestion@theplantstory.com
Opening Hours: 10am – 7pm, Closed on Wednesday and major PH
Actualyze
Web: http://www.actualyse.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/actualyse
Instagram: @actualyse
Workshop DIY kit starts from $35/- and workshop fee is at $10/pax or $20/pax for a private session. Participants also have the option to add a hand-made Murano glass animal to further personalise their gardens. Everything is provided for. You just need to get ready to play with dirt! Oh and how Ewan loves playing with dirt.
If you think making a terrarium is a lot of work, you've got to pay The Plant Story a visit to find out more. There are only six easy steps to follow:
1) Drainage Layer (1-1.5cm)
2) Soil Layer (3-4cm)
3) Plants
4) Mulch Layer (Thin layer of coloured sand)
5) Decorative Pieces
6) Charcoal (for Purification)
A terrarium is a container made of glass, enclosing a garden of small plants. Terrariums are usually sealed, and therefore need little or no care. They water themselves! How cool! All plants breathe, taking in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. It takes in sunlight and carbon dioxide and through photosynthesis, produces food for itself and gives off the oxygen. The moisture in the soil condenses and it will turn back into moisture, running down the sides, effectively watering the plants.
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| Photographed by Ashley Mak |
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| Photographed by Ashely Mak |
Ewan's rainforest terrarium includes a duck and a dalmatian. He decided on the spots they were to take in his apple glass bowl. Instead of layering a single coloured mulch, he mixed red and yellow to create a duo-coloured bed for his little animal friends. I didn't think he would stick to one colour anyways. Mixing is fun and he created his own identity for his garden. I would have preferred a tidy terrarium but I reminded myself that this was his story to tell.
This is also the essence of what Actualyse wants to portray in their vision: "To Inspire And Empower Everyone To Be The Best They Can Be". To empower means to give my child the authority to do certain things. Today, I allowed him to plant his own miniature garden without interrupting too much and handed him my OMD for a self-discovery journey towards photography. He sees me pointing and shooting all the time. When he requested to shoot his own terrarium, how could I say no? It could unleash some potentials we never might've known.
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| Photographed by Ashley Mak |
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| Photographed by Ashley Mak |
Isabelle, May and Jolin, thank you for inviting us to such a meaningful session. I bagged away with a valuable lesson from our terrarium-making experience. Find some really information parenting articles on the Actualyse webpage and put yourselves in a Multi-Intelligence Quiz. It serves as a self-awareness tool and provides an indication of your Multiple Intelligence make-up; what you are stronger in or inclined towards and what you may need improvements on.
The Plant Story
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePlantStoryPage
Instagram: @ThePlantStory
Address: HortPark, 33 Hyderabad Road #01-01 (Beside the Lawn)
Telephone: +65 9722 0438
Email: ihaveaquestion@theplantstory.com
Opening Hours: 10am – 7pm, Closed on Wednesday and major PH
Actualyze
Web: http://www.actualyse.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/actualyse
Instagram: @actualyse
Multiple Intelligence Test: Click Here
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We went Hort Park last weekend too. The playground is so big and fun! Will check the classes they have there too next time.
ReplyDeleteAi @ Sakura Haruka
I can't really remember the Playground though! Haha should have another walkabout in Hort Park soon.
DeleteI also want to go to a Cold Park. Hahaha.. This activity looks fun. Especially with that Murano glass animal finishing touch! Pinning this up for my future outing!
ReplyDeleteYou should like this place because there's a cafe within too. Let us know if the food is good after you've tried it!
DeleteYour terrarium looked so nice, so tempted to do one too!
ReplyDeleteOh yes why not? It's really easy actually.
DeleteThis looks amazingly fun for the whole family. By the way, nice photographs you got there!
ReplyDeleteThank tou Soon Koon! I'm going back w the kiddo again this month end!
DeleteWe did a terrarium activity there few years back on Valentine's too. Was a fun experience even for adults! Dana's school is holding a parent-child terrarium workshop this Sept hols, can't wait. :D
ReplyDeleteWow that'll be a nice bonding session! Love it that the school has interesting activities like these for parent-child sessions. Enjoy!
DeleteNice terrarium! Would love to make one with my children!
ReplyDeleteGo go! You'll be so proud of their work Lor. Admire it everyday after hehe
DeleteSo beautiful! I am going to try to do this by ourselves! The workshop sounds quite costly though.
ReplyDeleteHahah is it costly? I tot it's quite ok leh. I think there's a Bring your own jar option and you pay only $10 or so.
DeleteThis is on my to do list. What's stopping me is a right spot to place the final products in the house. Nice ones you've got!
ReplyDeleteNoon That cannot be your excuse Claudia! That's the worst I've heard! Hahaha
DeleteI love terrariums. They are so beautiful. I didn't have the chance to make one myself. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteI never thought terrariums were nice actually until we did it ourselves! heheheh Hand made stuff are always more special aren't they? Especially by your child =)
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