Woods in the Books Blog

Happy faces all around this Children's Day weekend! Here's a taste of the fun we had... Anyone who was on our mailing list or who signed up on the spot to join scored a little Bonus Gift to brighten their day. Inside a little brown paper package, we'd wrapped up cheerful washable stamps, just nice for siblings to share. One of our big Children's Day events was the Make with Uncle Mike: Puppet-Making Camp! Once in a while, customers will ask if we have any art sessions for slightly older children than the 4 - 6 year old category we...

  'You, me, birds flying through the rainforest. We are all connected. We are all nature. ' Through puppet performance and sensory play, discover the connections that link us to our planet. With a little help from everyday objects, Myra Loke uses her research in child-led play to create a journey filled with different sounds and textures of the world in a puppet show inspired by ‘You Are Stardust’ by Elin Kelsey and Soyeon Kim. Last Programme with Myra at Woods in the Books! Who: 6+ Months to 2 Years Old3+ Years to 9 Years Old When: 19, 20 October11.00AM – 11.30AM (6...

This Children's Day weekend, Woods in the Books is happy to host our first parent-child Body Safety Workshop: Say No, Walk Out, Tell a Trusted Adult, led by the Singapore Children's Society. We think that this workshop is extremely important for our kids in today's day and age, and here's why... Lately, it seems there's been a lot of news about sex crimes involving kids. While we know intellectually that these crimes happen, this year seems to be extraordinarily heavy on news with big profile crimes regarding the sexual abuse of children, including the story of Australian paedophile Boris Kunsevitsky...

When we have book events at Books Ahoy!, we like to hold them in front of the big window, which is always dressed up in beautiful paints conjured up by the magic hands of our resident artist, Uncle Mike. Right as we were about to begin at an event this month, one of our elves overheard a little participant commenting to his mummy. "Whoever painted the windows must be very naughty!" We suspect this young person might be or knows someone who's banned from using colouring materials on the walls, the floors, or even, perhaps, the windows. Whether Uncle Mike...