Oh dear! Sara, the forgetful dinosaur has left some eggs in the Singapore Botanic Gardens and she couldn't find it anywhere. She was getting very worried and she needed some help in finding all the eggs. But WHO could she ask?
Of course! They were Jason, Justin, Brandon, Jolene, Julia, Roxanne, Manfred, Irina, Megan, Miah, Samuel, Ashley, Shu Yi, Wen Pei, James and Vanessa!
During this guided tour, the children would discover some interesting members of the plant kingdom as they helped Sara to find her missing eggs.
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On the bus ride to Singapore Botanic Gardens
Wen Pei
Jason
Roxanne
Brandon
Vanessa & Julia
Justin & Jolene
Megan & Shu Yi
James & Ms Nisha
Manfred & Irina
Samuel & Miah******************************************************
Singapore Botanic Gardens ( The Green Pavilion)
Uncle Joseph was welcoming the children to Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Miah & James were paying close attention.
Uncle Joseph was surprising the children with Sara the Dinosaur's badge.
The children were getting anxious to write their name on Sara the Dinosaur's book.
Irina & Manfred were getting ready to write their names.
After writing their names, the children were waiting for Uncle Joseph's instruction.
Uncle Joseph was reading the story of Sara, the forgetful Dinosaur to the children.
The children were listening to the story quietly.******************************************************
Singapore Botanic Gardens - The children took a walk by tracing the roots of a BIG tree.
Megan, Jason, Mandred, Jolene, Julia, Irina & Wen Pei
Uncle Joseph & the children.
Jason
Manfred
Irina, Jolene, Roxanne******************************************************
Singapore Botanic Gardens - The children did tree rubbing.
James & Julia
Ashley
Megan
Julia, Vanessa & Irina
Miah
Wen Pei, Jolene & Ashley
Jason
Uncle Joseph & the children******************************************************
Singapore Botanic Gardens - The children drew 'Cannon Balls' on their tree.
The children
Julia
James
Vanessa
Samuel
Manfred & Shu Yi
Miah******************************************************
Singapore Botanic Gardens - Children's Treasure Hunt
The children were all ready to look for Sara's eggs.
Mission completed!******************************************************
For parents:
It was absolutely a perfect day to go on an excursion. We were blessed with good weather, warm sunshine and cooling breeze. Hurray!
After our scientific experiment on 'Volcano's Eruption', we ate some egg mayonnaise sandwiches before boarding the bus to go to Singapore Botanic Gardens.That really gave us all the energy we needed!
It was a short bus ride to Singapore Botanic Gardens but the children couldn't contain their excitment at all. Like the previous excursion, they kept on asking, "Are we going to reach soon?" And my answer, "Definitely! In a jiffy!"
Uncle Joseph recieved us at the Green Pavilion when we arrived at Singapore Botanic Gardens. He brought us to sit down at a cooling spot of the Pavilion and began to brief the children on the coming attractions. Uncle Joseph built rapport with the chidlren very easily because he was like a Santa Claus, giving out a lot of goodies for them. Each child receives a Sara the forgetful Dinosaur's book and badge, a set of crayons and not to mention their favourite sweets. No wonder, he was so popular!
Next, we embarked on the guided tour around Singapore Botanic Gardens. There were 4 activities wating for us, including a walk on the roots of a GIANTIC tree, tree rubbing on a HISTORIC tree and drawing 'cannon balls'. OH YES! And finding Sara's missing eggs!
GOSH! The children have managed to complete ALL the above activities effortlessly! And the bonus was they have learned something new about plants as they went through this treasure hunt. Not only that, they also practised their gross motor skills in balancing when they walked on the roots of the tree.
It was indeed a very enriching and entertaining way to acquire knowledge. While enjoying themselves, the children were also engaged in learning. It fits perfectly well with this idiom that says, 'One stone kills 2 birds'. Isn't it? You bet!
Cheers
Angeline
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