‘Weekends’ Articles at Mumwrites

Weekends Made More Fun With Gardenia’s New Pocket Sandwich

03.06.2017 by mumwrites // 2 Comments

Kids grow up all too quickly! I cannot believe my nephew will be turning 11 this month! This is why it is always a delight to spend the weekend with him and his sister. Apart from them catching up with tita, the little man also has an awesome time playing with his kuya and ate! Check out our photo enjoying #PocketFullOf #Cheers yesterday. Gardenia’s New Pocket Sandwich was a great hit this weekend! The sandwiches were gone a few minutes after this photo was taken. My nephew even asked for more to bring to school today. Thanks #GardeniaPh for making our weekend more fun and memorable!

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I have always wanted to make my little man’s weekend more memorable. The best way to do this is to visit my parents’ home so he can spend time with his cousins. It is always awesome to spend time with my niece and nephew since my son is an only child. Also, I miss them so much since we do not get to spend more time with them. They are both growing up too quickly and it breaks my heart to not be a daily part of their lives. My nephew, Sean, is also turning another year older this month {my niece, Shane, just turned 10 last month} and I am amazed at how he’s grown from the tiny little bundle of joy who was too fond of biting his tita that I’d end up going to work with bruises on my arms.

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A Gustatory Adventure At The #McCormickFlavorNation Festival

05.02.2016 by mumwrites // 93 Comments

McCormick, a distinguished brand of spices and sauces the world over, presents a whole new tasty way to enjoy another Filipino staple, the noodles, with the introduction of the McCormick Noodle and Seasoning Mix. This latest addition to its delicious line of recipe mixes targets the well-traveled and globally-knowledgeable Filipinos who are familiar and enamored with a variety of Asian noodles. The 5 new mixes also aims to do away with the long hours of dishes preparation so families can enjoy restaurant-quality meals in the comfort of their own home sans the inconvenience and the hassle.

weekends, announcement, events, food, mum finds, kitchen and cooking — *Preparing oodles of noodles at the Laksa booth*

To give the public a delicious preview of the McCormick Noodle and Seasoning Mixes, an event dubbed the Flavor Nation Festival was held at the Bonifacio High Street Central Amphitheater this Saturday. Open to the public for free, 5 delectable noodle bars were set up so the crowd can enjoy the 5 new recipe mixes ~ Birthday Noodles, Pad Thai, Laksa, Chap Chae, and Palabok {yes, it is a delight to know they included a local favorite!}. I really love the flavors of Palabok, but it was the Chap Chae variant that I was most curious about, and unsurprisingly, it became my favorite among the 5! [Read more…]

An Awesome Weekend With Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival

09.13.2015 by mumwrites // 35 Comments

events, lifestyle, Disney Live!, Araneta Center, weekends, fun activities with children, Disney characters — *our Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival tickets*

It felt like the first weekend of September is an extension of our birthdays from the previous week. Aside from our Art In Island adventure with Jolly Cow on Saturday, we are capping the week with Mickey Mouse and his gang through Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival held at the newly-renovated KIA Theatre {formerly the New Frontier Theatre} at the Araneta Center. Disney Live!, the very first show to run at the re-opened theatre was slated only until that Sunday, and we were lucky to be among those who got to watch it. The little man was a huge Mickey Mouse fan when he was younger and I know for sure that he is going to enjoy this show as much as he enjoyed watching Disney On Ice a few years back {you can read all about our experience here.}

Our tickets was for the 2pm show and we arrived at the Araneta Center an hour earlier. The KIA Theater is just right in front of Gateway Mall so it was very easy to find. People are already lining up at the entrance by this time, with lots of little girls and boys in Disney costumes who simply cannot wait to get in and see their favorite characters come to life.

After grabbing a quick late lunch, we went back to KIA to line up. By this time, most of the people were already inside the theatre eager for the show to start. The Mickey Mouse symbol by the stage is enough to get everyone all excited. . The newly-renovated theatre has an approximately 2,400 seating capacity and we were seated at the second row of the Balcony by the aisle.

Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival started on the dot and everyone was excited to see Mickey, his partner Minnie, Goofy, and Donald. I was just wondering why Daisy was not around and the little man also noted the absence. Mickey and his gang opened the show dancing to a rockin’ upbeat tune to get the party started. [Read more…]

3 Things I Love About Smart Parenting’s Express Yourself Workshop + Why I Think You Should See Disney’s Inside Out

08.19.2015 by mumwrites // Leave a Comment

Awesome time at yesterday’s #SPExpressYourself event. The families enjoyed the cool booths, the goodies from @sm_cinema + @krispykremeph, the inspiring talks on Bento-making by Chef Rosell + about coloring + adult coloring pages by Mark Dean Lim of @colormedoodle. We most especially enjoyed the advance screening of #InsideOutPH It was also a pleasure catching up with mum friend @greendei + Drei ! ???? Thank you @smartparenting for inviting us! ???? read more about our experience on the blog next

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We were invited to join Smart Parenting, SM Cinema, and Snack Time’s Express Yourself Workshop held over the weekend at the Atrium Activity Center of SM Aura Premier. Mums, dads, and kiddos were treated to an afternoon of fun, learning, freebies, plus a free advanced-screening of the latest Disney Pixar film, Inside Out. Read on for my review of this latest animation flick later.

3 Things I Love About The Express Yourself Workshop

weekends, SM Malls,Smart Parenting, movie date, movies, SM Cinema — mums enjoyed some pampering at the Bioessence Booth, tasty snack + refreshments at the Snack Time Booth, had their photos taken at the Inside Out Photo Booth, and sampled delicious and healthy shakes at the Herbal Life Booth

It is always a joy to be in the company of mums and children having a wonderful afternoon together. Smart Parenting and SM Cinema prepared wonderful treats for all the participants to enjoy, including an overflowing supply of popcorn and colorful refreshments from Snack Time!

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