One of my best childhood memories was when my parents would whisk us off for a surprise outing on an otherwise ordinary school day. We’d be in the middle of an typically boring day, expecting to do boring stuff like go home, take a nap or mess around with some crayons, when they would show up all badass like “ok kids get in the car, we’re going out somewhere fun.”
“Really? We’re going out NOW? On a Wednesday afternoon? OMG YOU’RE SO AWESOME!”
Even if we ended up going somewhere lame like McDonald’s or any old playground, it would still turn out to be the Funnest Outing In The History Of The World.
So I try to do that from time to time with the kids. Sneak them out somewhere fun in the middle of the afternoon just because, and then watch their little minds struggle to cope with all that awesomeness. I usually get to spend the rest of the day feeling like a rockstar and making them do whatever I say.
Like yesterday, I picked them up from school and we took a trip down to the Science Centre for a special Disney event. Mai and the rest of the Disney team had prepared a preview screening of an upcoming movie called Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Space Adventure. It’ll be launched on the Disney Junior Channel on Feb 20 and by movie, I mean a longer-than-usual 40-minute episode.
It was so cute because all the kids were gathered in the front row to pilot test the movie.
Being the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse connoisseurs they are, my kids found themselves prime seats and got really comfortable for the screening. They have to have their blankets whenever they watch TV, don’t ask.
While the kids watched, the adults had our own version of fun, which included some food and lots of conversation. It was nice to catch up with some of the other parenting bloggers without having to chase after the kids and yell at them every so often.
I’m not going to be able to tell you what the movie was about because I spent a total of 3.27 minutes watching it. All I know is there’s going to be a space parallel universe green alien Mickey and Pluto is from the planet, wait for it…Pluto. Didn’t see that one coming, did you? But the kids loved it and they’ve made clear their intentions to watch it when it airs.
Judging by the looks on their faces, it was enough fun for a midweek school day surprise.
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Such a great idea to give the kids a surprise sometimes.. hihi.. gonna do that.. :D
cheers..
The kids are going to be so thrilled…have fun!
Fwahh, that is so awesome. I MUST make a mental note to do the midweek surprise outing thing with my girl when of school-going age.
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Yeah, it’s good to take a break and just hang out once in a while. :)
Does it offend you if I say that I want to pinch Kirsten’s cheeks? They look soooooooo pinch-inducing!!! LOL! Now I know why people used to love pinching mine all the time.
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Hahaha not at all! Pinch away, I do it all the time, right after I bite them. Gently, of course.
My girl spent the same amount of time as you did watching it! She’s still too young for it lah.. or maybe just not into space stuff haha.
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LOL enjoy this period of non-interest in tv while it lasts. My kids didn’t use to like tv when they were younger but these days, they can seriously slug it out in front of the telly for hours if we don’t stop them.
I, like you watched a few minutes of the movie, whereas Miss C watched most of it, although was distracted by the food!
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Mine weren’t really keen on the food at all, I brought them to McD’s just before the event – they were happy just watching the show