Chinese New Year is just round the corner, and no one loves Ang-Pows more than the kids!

I have heard that some of the “Ang Pow” designs this year are nothing to SHOUT about, but if you are looking for some great Ang Pow designs which will sit well with the kids – You can check out the Ang Pows offered by Disney Junior.

Besides offering Party Memorabilia that you can print out at home, you can also print out these great Ang Pows and other CNY decorations in the comfort of your home.

From Wall Decors, Fortune Cookies, Firecrackers, Scrolls to a bag for your oranges, the choices are endless – and they all come with DIY instructions.

For the CNY, Disney has also offered to give 2 packets of theses specially printed Mickey Mouse Ang Pows to 5 lucky Winners.

All you need to do is:

1. Comment on this blog and Name 3 Lunar New Year decorations which you can create from Disney Junior’s "For Grown Ups" microsite.

2. Join the ED Unloaded Facebook Page (if you have not done so).

3. Share this blog page on your Facebook Wall (For those new to this process, you can do this by sharing the link from the ED Unloaded Facebook Page, and pasting it on your FB Wall. Do help me by TAGGING me as well, so that I know that you have done it.)

Contest ends on the 18 Jan 2012 2359hrs.

Disney will courier the Ang Pows out to you, so that you can use the Ang Pows this CNY

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Congratulations to these Winners of the ED Unloaded “Giveaway”.

1. Jess Koh

2. Keith Tan

3. Jaime Chan

4. Yvonne Oh

5. Jade Lim

I will contact you shortly for your details! Thanks once again for everyone’s participation!

Just came back from Melaka tonight, and my wife has been updating me about what the kids have been up to.

Can you believe it…Every recess, she has been spending $1 dollar…and it is all spent on…………..

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Can you imagine it!

She has been eating Spaghetti from Monday to Friday! …

To all those Mummies out there who just gave birth – This is ONE GIVEAWAY that will definitely interest YOU!

That’s right! Australia’s best selling swaddle has reached the sunny shores of Singapore.

What’s great about this new revolutionary swaddle is that it promotes better sleep for both you and the child.

Instead if swaddling with the baby’s arms down, the “Love to Swaddle UP” swaddles the baby’s arms close to its head, providing access to its hands while asleep.

I think all babies will love the “Swaddle UP”, as the womb-like fit of the Swaddle, gives a greater sense of security and an ease of arm movement.

Made if 360-degree stretch fabric and superior quality cotton elastane, the material is lightweight and breathable, keeping baby cool.

This design is one of the safest swaddles in  the world and follows the “SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)  and Kids” safe sleep guidelines.

This swaddle retails at $49.90 , but as an ED UNloaded reader, I am giving away 2 swaddles (size small: which is for 3 to 6kg).

All you need to  do is:

1. Comment on this blog and tell us why you like the “Swaddle UP”

2. Join the ED Unloaded Facebook Page (if you have not done so).

3. Share this blog page on your Facebook Wall (For those new to this process, you can do this by sharing the link from the ED Unloaded Facebook Page, and pasting it on your FB Wall. Do help me by TAGGING me as well, so that I know that you have done it.)

Contest ends on the 14 January 2012 2359hrs.

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Our Giveaway is now CLOSED and the Winners are:

1. Jerb

2. Kat

Congratulations to the 2 Winners. The owners of Swaddle Up will be contacting you shortly to arrange the collection of your prizes!

Thank you everyone for your participation!

One of the Primary Worries of Every Parent who has a kid in Primary 1 is; how much Pocket Money to give, and how to give it!

Mummy decided that Nicole will only go to School with $1 and a small lunchbox.

Technically, it is only 90 cents, as she has to tithe 10 cents to God.

Unfortunately, with the effects of inflation, Mummy realized that 90 Cents can only go “so far”, as it costs Nicole 80 Cents to eat her Chicken Rice and horrors… $1 for Nasi Lemak! 

On her 1st day, she even overspent! She walked up and down the Canteen surveying the food (as if she was at the shopping mall), and after deciding on a Fish Cake (50 cents), she wanted to WangWang (20 cents) and another packet of biscuits (30 cents). The Snack uncle gave her a discount for the biscuits as she looked helpless and hungry holding on to her remaining coins. (Mummy notes: she totally ignored the packed lunchbox…claimed it didn’t look nice")

As a result, she got a raise in  her pocket money on Day 2, and currently it stands at $1.20, before her tithe . Mummy also improved the lunchbox with dried stuff she likes like Cereal, Biscuit etc.

Oh Yes! The Pill Box above – is where she is supposed to collect her pocket money from every morning. If she forgets to take out the money for the day, she is supposed to just go without any recess money for the day.

The Sunday box is for Tithe. The Saturday box is for Savings. And Mon-Fri for each respective day. On Day 3, she saved a total of 10 cents and she was ecstatic … until she realised she couldn’t find anything to buy at the supermarket. She wised up and told Mummy on Day 4, to pack more in the lunchbox, so she just ate chicken rice and saved the rest.

We are still testing out theory at the moment, as hopefully it will teach her the discipline of a daily routine, tithing and the ability to save as well.

We are still in the preliminary stages of  testing out the theory, and we are hopeful that it works out!

Today was the 1st day of School for Nicole, and it was a significant milestone for our family!

Primary 1 means that from now onwards, 1 Parent has to wake up at 530am to prepare her for school. Both of us never thought that we will need to wake up so early anymore after Secondary School. Just typing about the early hours, is making me Zzzz.

But the consolation about waking up so early, is realizing that we are NOT Alone. The Roads outside were really crowded, and it looked like every parent in Singapore was fetching their kids to school.

Some of the funny moments of this day was that, when Nicole was asked to fill up a questionnaire regarding her details, one of the questions that “stumped” her was that:

“What are some things that you want your teacher to know about you?”

She replied, “At home, I am known as N1!”

And she quickly added, “Can I add that I don’t want them to know, that I drink from the Milk Bottle!”  

N1 was totally funny, and she even thought of what she wants to have for recess time. She wants Chicken Rice and Nasi Lemak!

All this in 1 morning….it is no wonder that her proposed $1 pocket money may not be enough for her!