Our Sige Sabado Day + Win a Trip to Legoland Malaysia from Breeze

What was it that was said about conquering fears? That you just go ahead and face it head on, right?

Well, that's exactly what I did with Berry & Xavi.

We received a Sige Sabado Playbox from Breeze, filled with crafting supplies enough to last us many Saturdays, and the dare to say "YES to Learnings, YES to Stains!"

But, uhm, we all know that moms hate stains right? It's like our biggest enemy. There's something heartbreaking about seeing grass stains on your son's Gap skinny jeans, or spaghetti sauce dribbling down a pretty smocked dress from Gingersnaps.

Actually, make that spills, sticky goo, or virtually anything that comes from a fun, active childhood.

of course I freaked out, but thank goodness for that Sige Sabado Playbox reminding me to pull myself together and just be a Sige Mom!

But I gamely allowed the kids to open the box, and discover for themselves the mess they can make, I mean the fun that they were about to embark on.

We started off by filling a pot with soil and planting monggo seeds, so they can learn about how plants grow from seeds.

But since it will take days for us to see results, we moved on to the next thing - painting a Harlequin mask!

Masks freak me out too, not as much as stains, but they do. But hey, "Sige ng Sige" dapat!

 should have been a harlequin print, but accidentally colored the white parts, sige lang ng sige!

Berry: I don't want to put the mask on my face, Mom! 

Me: Sige lang, just do it! (Heeheehee)

It turned out pretty nice, if I may say so. Pretty enough to bring to a Venetian Ball perhaps? Haha.

If there's one thing that best represents facing one's fears, it's this mask.

We opened the Sige Sabado Playbox that might as well be Pandora's Box of stains.

We chose to do a Harlequin mask that gave me the shivers while Googling for inspiration (maybe it's from watching too many horror films).

We forged on even if paint was dripping into spaces it shouldn't be dripping into - and you know what?

It was fun!

As for you Dear Readers, why not share your Breeze Sige Sabado moment by uploading it via the Sige Sabado app in Breeze Philippines' Facebook Page? You might just win a trip to LEGOLAND Malaysia! For more details visit Breeze Philippines on Facebook!

It's a Breeze with My Masterpiece

In a perfect world, everything is like a scene out of a Ralph Lauren ad. Gorgeous family. Clean, crisp clothes. Not a strand of hair out of place. It's like they got everyone from wherever it was they were coming from - the boys from the polo field, the kids from the shore, the women from the tennis court, and quickly assembled themselves just outside their Hamptons home for a quick family photo. 

But the fact of the matter is, real life is nowhere near as perfect. There would be sweaty shirts, beer bellies, grass stains on the little boy's jeans, ice cream drips on the little girl's white dress. And at least one sullen-faced family member who hates having his/her photo taken. Haha.

Now getting a gorgeous family isn't that easy, especially if gorgeousness is not in the genes. Ahahaha. It's either you adopt some pretty darn good-looking kids and get them to marry good-looking partners so you get a gorgeous family in this lifetime or spend a fortune getting everyone's noses fixed. But man, how superficial is that? It's just like telling your kids not to play with paint, or roll in the grass so they don't get dirty. 

I think that's the point Breeze and My Masterpiece was trying to drive at when the SoMoms were invited to a fun day of yoga, art and swimming in Nuvali.

The kids & moms did yoga with Teacher Anna

The kids about to make a rainbow wheel with Teacher Kara

Berry how fun! Oh look, orange paint about to drip on your white pants! Ahaha! (read as nervous laughter)

The rainbow wheel, almost done

Berry & Gabbie inside the SoKids' masterpiece! Sige sa Mantsa!

Did the parents & kids have fun? You betcha!

"I want to go back, Mommy!" Berry told me on our way home. Well, our Nuvali activity was just a one day thing, but we will be seeing more of My Masterpiece. Apart from their ongoing activities for kids, they host kiddie parties and prepare activities for the young guests. In fact, we are getting My Masterpiece to host Xavi's 1st birthday party. Judging by how Berry became a big fan of yoga in a single session, I just know Teacher Anna & Teacher Kara could keep the kids highly entertained. You might want to consider them too for your own parties?

You know, when we got home that afternoon, all that Berry would talk about was the yoga poses she learned from Teacher Anna, and how very, very happy she was that she got to spread paint with her hands. Small pleasures that we can actually do at home, any time. Did I just say any time? 

Yes kids. Bring on the paint! Stomp on puddles! Roll in the mud! Swim in grape juice! Grab those Sharpies and draw on our bed sheets! But not on Frette and Pratesi sheets, honeys.

I was just joking about the sheets part. Smother us with stains! Experiential learning ba kamo? Sige lang ng sige!

*Uy, Yaya, itago na ang Sharpies!*