Rainbow Twins

When we were engaged to do a party for a pair of twins, little A and Little S as they turned 3,  what theme could be more appropriate than the story of pairs of animals on board Noah's ark!

So, armed with pairs of inflatable animals and books and toys, the MFB trio turned the venue into a rainbow-coloured play area for eighteen toddlers.

To start off the party, the children had a fun and interactive story time. The big book - telling the story of Noah's Ark of course -  was filled with flaps to be opened by each child to discover what shapes and items went into the building of the ark.

Next up, the children learnt to take turns to put animals aboard the ark. Then, decked out in animal masks, the children learnt about sounds that animals made and sang along to the tune of "Mr Noah Had an Ark, EE AYE EE AYE OH!" song time. Before the cake-cutting finale, the children had a great time decorating their own ark with animal stickers.

The next time you see a rainbow, think of Noah's Ark, and the reason for that first rainbow Noah saw (Gen 9:16).

It was in an awesome cosy home where family and friends gathered... once again, thanks for having us, Little A and Little S. HAVE A BLESSED BIRTHDAY!

Jungle Party

"One, two, three... ROARRRR!"

Five-year-old little D loved animals, especially the lion. It was no surprise that for his birthday yesterday, he got his venue decorated in a safari manner, and even had animal costumes for his guests to dress-up for the photoshoot. With added props from MFB, it was indeed a jungle out there.

And what more apt than to bring across the message to the children that in their everyday lives, they ought to look before they leap, and to be careful where they were treading. Danger lurks in every corner, be it physically or spiritually, and they needed to learn to take care of themselves, especially if their caregivers were not by their side.

After the meaningful story, the 14 children were all eager to have a roaring good time out in the jungle. First up was the boys-versus-girls LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP competition. It was a gunny-sack race and the children had to leap to a checkpoint to pick up and thread in a part of the team's animal necklace. Who would have thought that the girls would out-leap the boys in this physically challenging game? They certainly leapt with amazing speed and the threading of the necklace proved to be an easy task for their nimble fingers - the girls won this challenge.

Next up was the animal blow-wind-blow game, where each child was masked up as an animal. All of them were very excited to run for a seat in the "jungle" when blown away from their own seat. And in the process, they learnt about animal facts like which animal could be kept as a pet, or lived in the wild in Africa and so on. Everyone had a great time in this non-competitive adventure.

Finally, as they children paused for a water break and collected their party craft items, all of them had a go at pinning the nose on the lion - the one on the poster, not the birthday boy. And the child that pinned it the most accurately walked away with a surprise.

Moral of the story - Look before your leap; Even when you are blindfolded and twirled around and overwhelmed in this world (by lots of homework and activities), pause and steady yourself before you move on.

Happy Birthday Little D!

God Made Me Special and He Loves Me Very Much II

God Made Me Special and He Loves Me Very Much

That was the theme for pretty B’s 8th birthday party. It was almost an all girl affair except for her little brother. After a scrumptious buffet lunch, the group gathered for a story entitled, “Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover”. The children learned that we should not judge others by their appearance. God made everyone different and we are to love as He has loved us.

Next was the all exciting, all challenging, all rounded station games, except that the children remain stationary around a table. A total of 11 tasks have to be completed to determine the winning team. The group was put through a mix of physical endurance, mental stimulations, hand-eye-coordination etc that utilized the gifts and talents of each member of the group. The winner emerged after an intense, nail-biting, 45 minutes.

The final activity was a flurry of frames and stickers as the children gathered in groups to decorate their photo frames. Some chose a garden theme with butterflies and bees, while others prefer creatures under the sea. Everyone was happy to bring home their one of a kind frame with a picture taken with our lovely birthday girl.

MFB had such a great time with the Little B and hopes she and her friends had a great time too!

Start of School Reunion Party

It was a simple reunion for a group of kindergarten friends who have just started Primary One. With the first day of school still fresh in their minds, the party began with a heart-warming story of a dolphin starting a new term at school. The kids could relate with the story about having a buddy, making new friends and exploring the school. They came away learning that we should not judge people by how they look but be friends with everyone. After all, God made everyone special.

After story time, it was a crazy time of hunting for jigsaw puzzle pieces to complete a picture. The next game was quiet and intense as the kids, blindfolded, tried their best to pin the nose on the lion. After a snack break, the kids positioned themselves with their favourite inflatable animals for a group photo before getting down to decorating their own photo frame to remind them of the story they have heard earlier.

It’s amazing to see the kids work on their frames to make it so colourful. God has indeed made each of them unique. May they look back at this reunion with fond memories.

You are Unique, Just like Me

It was an evening of mini-games cum craft for medium T's fourth birthday and his little brother's first birthday gathering last weekend.

Before messy dinner-food stains and sweat drops tarnished the little guests' images, they were all asked to pose in their very own unique way, with or without props. This would eventually become their self-crafted party favour.

With Lunar New Year just round the corner, MFB decided to incorporate Red Packet Snap. The young children had fun hunting for their matching angpow to score points for their team. It was not an easy task as the angpows MFB chose looked really similar, and the children had to be very sharp to spot the correct one.

Game 2 was a real life Photo-Hunt. The children expended their limitless energy running wild looking for locations seen in the photos. Of course, MFB staff were accompanying the teams as they ran around yelling the photo numbers they found.












As the guests cooled down after all the running, they received their own photograph and a frame to decorate as a party favour and momento. Every child was excited to paste always-too-many stickers and make their own photo frame pretty. And unique, just like everyone else's.

As special as the frame and photo was to each of them, it also served as a reminder and analogy of how each one of them, and us, was uniquely handcrafted by God and indeed, deeply loved by the Creator.

Have a SPECIAL new year ahead, little T and medium T! Thanks for having us at your party.

God's Handicraft - You and Me!

"Hi, I'm little A and I'm a tree - Ting!"
"Hi, I'm little D and I'm a rooster - Ta-da!"
"Hi I'm little S and I'm an ape - Ooh ooh!"

And so sixteen little girls went round introducing themselves at Little A's seventh birthday event last Saturday. The theme of the party was being fearfully and wonderfully made by God (Psa 139:14), and of course, the games and activities were along the line of God's creation and eventually crafting something of their own.

They had an amazing memory, remembering each other's animal double and call-sign. As a result, they had a fun time calling one another and took a long time to decide which team won. Next, they had to match some of God's amazing animals to their special properties, like the "CAMEL" should be matched to "It has long eyelashes" and the "GIRAFFE" should be matched to "It has a 45-50 cm tongue". Each team won one round, so to break the tie, the score difference was taken into account and the birthday girl's team was edged out. Nevertheless, all teams win a token prize and were more than excited to begin the last activity --- Scrapbooking!

Each girl then sat down to do up a nice acrapbook page to include their picture with the birthday girl taken earlier. After almost an hour of hard work, each girl went home happily with their beautifully decorated page and hopefully, it introduced them to this new artwork well and got them started on a new hobby.

For first-timers, these girls were really quite good, here are some of their pretty hard work:

We are all God's handicraft. Just like the verse in Psalms 139 verse 14 says, "we are fearfully and wonderfully made by God". Knowing this, would we accept whatever "flaws" we have, and find out the purpose of it, or complain that God did not do a good job? Do you think He will/can do a bad job?

And from a 7-year old guest at the party:
"But not everyone believes in God right. Then how would they ever find out who made them?"

Whether you are a Christian or not, how would you answer her?

Boat, Brains, Balls and More!

Little S and L had a poolside party to celebrate their birthday together. Although grey clouds loomed in a distance, God was indeed faithful once again and held up the grey clouds. Everyone got to enjoy the afternoon of events under the cool, cloudy shade.

For the record, this was by far the largest guest list with the widest age range for an outdoor activity party - 32 children from 7 - 14 years old! It was challenging for MFB to come up with suitable games that "must have water guns (according to the host)" and along the theme of the Battle of Jericho scenario, plus having to take into account the varying age and abilities of the

numerous guests.

MFB racked their brains and finally decided to bring the children through three battles:

Round 1 - to SPY on the land of Jericho (Jos 2)

Round 2 - to cross the river Jordan (Jos 3)

Round 3 - to find the gold, silver, bronze and iron treasures (Jos 6:19)

It was a "boys versus girls" afternoon of games. Round 1 tested the memory and speed of both teams, as the children had to memorise the theme verse Joshua 1:8-9 and the position of the wordings on the ground. Both teams were evenly matched in terms of speed and accuracy.

Round 2 proved to be a man's game. Although the girls put up a tough fight, blasting their opponents and soaking their banner with water pumps, the boys did an excellent job in surviving the never-ending water projectiles and emerged champion river-crossers. They collected 35 out of the 50 balls (points) en route to the finishing line, compared to the girls, who were a tad too focused on sailing the boat across and ended up collecting only 5.

In the final round, where the children were tasked to search for the treasures and transport them to the finishing line, the ladies were so organised and efficient it seemed almost impossible not to defeat the playful boys.

Based on battles, the ladies had won 2 to 1, but based on the points-scoring system, the gentlemen beat the ladies and were crowned the winners that day. Nevertheless, well done everyone! Give yourself a pat for surviving the 3 poolside battles!

We hope all of you had lots of fun, as much as we had planning and running the activities for you! "For the glory of God!"

P.s.: For those just reading, we're sure you can't imagine the fun we had - contact us to plan an event for you and have a feel of it yourself :)