In my last blog post on things we do these days to ensure our family is kept safe and healthy these days, I invited you to tune in to PLDT Home's #StayHomeSeries Stay Healthy Program over at Mommy Mundo's Facebook Page.  The live talks they produced were relevant and timely because moms these days could get anxious about their children's health.

As a mom, have you asked these questions?

• Is it safe to bring my child out for a check up?

• My child has a slight fever and is coughing, should I bring him to ER?

• Is it safe to self-medicate my sick child?

• How do I know if my child is getting the right nutrients, vitamins and minerals he needs for his age?

It's normal for us moms to worry about our children's health especially this time of pandemic.  That's why I didn't miss the chance to watch the two LIVE talks on Mommy Mundo's Page about this popular topic.


Here were my key takeaways that will surely help many moms too:

• A child's FIRST 1000 DAYS nutrition is most crucial.  This starts from conception until the child reaches two yeas of age.  This is critical because nutritional damage that occurs during this time is irreversible.  So make sure that you eat well so your child will eat well too.
• Immunity is the capability of the body to resist harmful microorganisms from entering it.
• There are two types of NUTRIENTS:
• Essential are nutrients required that can't by synthesized by the body and must be obtained from a dietary source.
• Non-essential are nutrients synthesized by the human body so they need not be obtained directly from food.
• 5210 Every Day! - You heard this right!  This means 5 or more fruits and vegetables; 2 hous or less recreational screen time; 1 hour or more of physical activity; and 0 sugary drinks - moe of water and low fat milk.  Some more inputs, canned and frozen fruits/veggies are just as nutritious as fresh.  As parents we should walk the talk.
• Increase Immunity in 2 ways
• Natural - by eating and drinking healthy, sleeping smart, exercising, and laughing a lot.
• Supplements - by getting it from "food supplements" or what moms usually call multivitamins and minerals.  Important vitamins/minerals: Zink, DHA/AHA during first 1000 days, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Vitamin D3, Vitamin C, and Probiotics.
• Bacterial and Viral Infections are totally different
• Viruses are smaller than bacteria (smaller than our red blood cells)
• Bacteria has a cell wall Viruses has no cell wall  - both have genetic material
• Bacteria can reproduce itself (moisture and heat).  Viruses need a living organism o host cell.
• Antibiotics are made for bacterial infections.  This just simply means one cannot take just any antibiotics without checking if the illness is caused by bacteria or virus.
• Never self-medicate - there's a correct prescription of the medicines to take depending on the progression of the disease.  
• Strictly practice the following: 
• Proper hand washing - at all times.  This is the most effective way of sanitizing vs applying alcohol or alcogel
• Food safety - wash food for cooking, separate raw from cooked food, etc.
• Avoid close contact when you have cough
• Avoid spitting in public
• Seek medical attention immediately when symptoms show.
• Good nutrition, exercise and breastfeeding - all help in staying fit and healthy.
• Vaccination is the most important and effective weapon against bacterial and viral diseases
• Viral:
• Polio
• Measles
• Rotavirus
• Japanese encephalitis
• Mumps 
• Rubella
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis A
• Bacterial
• Pneumococcal
• Diphtheria
• Pertussis
• Tetanus
• Typhoid

I've been on and off social media these days which isn't the case for some moms I know. Why? Maybe because they think there's nothing else better to do.

Wrong.

Being on enhanced community quarantine due to the Covid-19 pandemic could really make anyone get bored easily.  If I still am an office kind of working mom, I would definitely feel the same way!  It's different when you're used to going out every day for work compared to someone (like me or most work at home moms and stay at home moms) who sees community quarantine quite similar to her daily life (except the freedom of going out anytime).

I've read so many rants or funny comments from moms not knowing what to do for the rest of the quarantine days.  That's why I came up with a list of 100 things you could do during this period.  You may be doing some already, but feel free to read the other things on the list in case you come to a point when you don't know what to do next. 

Here it goes:

1. Start a daily devotion.  I use Simple Joys App (free download on Play Store or App Store).
2. Set a weekly family meeting to ask how they are doing.  Ask the kids what they understand about what's happening to our country and the whole world due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This is a teaching moment for parents.
3. Write in your journal daily. 
4. Start an "Answered Prayers" notebook to teach you to be more grateful each day.
5. Start a blog or a vlog sharing what you're passionate about.
6. Read blogs or watch vlogs that inspire you and bring value to your life.  
7. Finish that scrapbook you started 5 (or more) years ago.
8. Organize your family or children's photos on your phone, desktop computer, cloud storage, CDs.  
9. Layout these photos for a nice photo book or print them on large canvass materials (Photobook PH has these!) the printing you may do after the quarantine.
10. Organize your personal files on your laptop or desktop computer.  Want to purge files?  This is the best time.
11. Do some art projects you've been dying to do but have no time such as but not limited to macrame, cross-stitch, painting, and crochet.
12. Read books or finish books you've longed to finish.
13. Cover your books with the leftover plastic covers from last year.
14. Manicure/Pedicure at home.
15. Foot scrub/foot spa yourself.
16. Teach everyone at home how to wash hands properly and thoroughly.
17. Create a Spotify Playlist of all your favorite songs (songs from teenage years, songs that uplift you, Praise and Worship songs)
18. Netflix and chill - I started watching K-dramas/Series and I never went back.  Current loves: Crash Landing On you, Kingdom, Something In The Rain, and Itaewon Class.  Also watch Money Heist, Elite, and other Netflix original movies. :)
19. Edit the travel or milestone videos on your phone or computer.  I use InShot for Android phones.
20. Download educational and entertaining apps for your kids' tablets.  Check each app your child uses and discern if you should uninstall or retain on the gadget.
21. Defrost and clean your refrigerator.
22. Take out all the dinnerwares from your dish drainer and clean it as well.
23. Use those nice plates, and utensils you've kept for special occasions. They are not to be kept anyway.  Life is too short to reserve beautiful things for tomorrow.  
24. Remove the hiding accumulated dirt in your washing machine.  You have to check in between the silicones/rubbers to see the dirt.  Remove and disinfect as well.
25. Konmari your closet.
26. Organize your closet apart from folding your clothes nicely.  Segregate to keep, to give away/donate or for selling.
27. Organize your husband's and kids' closets and rooms too.
28. Revisit your makeup and skincare products' expiration dates and throw the expired.  If you have too much, give it away or use them.
29. Practice putting on make up especially your eyebrows, kilay is life!
30. Start a nightly skincare routine if you have none.  If you do, start using the face masks you got as gifts last Christmas.
31. Satisfy that #PlantTita spirit in you.  Start caring for existing plants at home.  Talk to them, water them, make sure they are given enough sunlight exposure.
32. Grow a sustainable garden.  Easy to plant and grow are: Eggplants, Okra and Saluyot.  You may also try ginger, tomatoes, kangkong, malunggay, and ampalaya.
33. Rewrite your mom's or grandmother's recipes.
34. Revisit your family's financial budget or plans and see if you're on track or deficit.
35. Start populating an expense sheet and a budget tracker.
36. Discuss financial planning with your husband.
37. List down accounts receivables and schedule of remittance or payment.
38. Hang your small children's artworks on a dedicated wall mural.
39. Re-arrange your living area or dining area.  This is applicable to your bedroom and kitchen too.
40. Create a TikTok account and start filming funny videos you, your family and friends could laugh about to take your minds off the pandemic.
41. Share your TikTok funny videos on social media. 
42. Redecorate your room.
43. Redecorate your children's room
44. Call your parents and siblings and ask how their families are doing.
45. Reconnect with old friends.
46. Make new ones.
47. Make amends to those whom you may have hurt in the past.
48. Forgive those who had hurt you even if they didn't ask for it.  You're setting yourself free.
49. Write your husband a love letter.  Rekindle your beautiful love story together.
50. Start a home workout to keep fit, try yoga, weight lifting, and cardio routines.
51. Spread COVID-19 news and words of encouragement.  Please validate and make sure it's not fake news or something that would spread fear, anxiety, and worries.
52. Donate to our frontliners (hospital workers, military and policemen) and the homeless through different and legitimate organizations.  One is Brand Buzz PH.
53. Share on your social media accounts donation or fundraising drives organized by different communities, groups, establishments, companies, etc.
54. Sanitize your house especially frequently held/touched surfaces like doorknobs, staircase railing, switches, ref handle, etc.  I used UV Care, alcohol, bleach, and sanitizer.
55. Change your bedsheets and pillowcases.
56. Change curtains in all rooms.
57. Try baking easy recipes.  You may use your oven toaster or turbo if you don't have an oven.
58. Get some morning sun with the kids, just step out of the house.  This does not necessarily mean you have to go out in your neighborhood.  
59. Prepare your family's Emergency GO Bags in case you haven't done this.
60. Charge all existing powerbanks in the house and all other rechargeable small appliances.  You'll never know when you'll need them.
61. Advance your weekly menu-planning.
62. Cook your husband's and children's favorite meal.
63. Teach your kids how to cook.  Pancakes for little ones and easy viand recipes for older kids.
64. Start using your expensive planner/s (you redeemed for buying all those cups of coffee!).  Sell or give away your extra planners.
65. Calendar all your billing due dates (teleco, electricity, water, internet, insurance, health cards, memorial plans, etc
66. Teach your children some physical games you used to play as a child (that most probably they have no idea how to play it today) such as piko, patintero, tumbang preso, pitik-bulag, luksong-tinik, Chinese garter, chinese jackstones, etc.)
67. Teach boardgames and also card games to your child (Snakes and Ladders, Connect 4, Sungka, Memory Game, Pekwa, Ungguy-Ungguyan, and many more).
68. Learn your kids' games too and even lingos (have you heard of Roblox, Minecraft, Subway Surfer, Uno, etc.?).
69. File your kids' artworks and put their age or date they were made.  Putting them on a clear book is a nice idea.
70. Teach your kids some easy household chores appropriate for their age.  My toddler could throw trash in the garbage and pack away his toys.  My school-aged son can wash the dishes, sweep the floor, and help me with laundry.  My eldest is the official dishwasher, clothes folder, can do the laundry, tidy up his rooms, and run errands for me.
71. Do arts and crafts with the kiddos. There are many free printouts you could find on the internet.
72. Polish your wooden floor and furniture.  This can also be considered a workout for us moms!
73. Polish your jewels.  I use and highly recommend Kurin Water.  
74. Revisit all your PIN numbers/codes of your different accounts.  You may be forgetting some or some of your accounts may be compromised, so for security, change your PIN codes or at least try to remember them.
75. Revisit all the policies you've bought.  Take note of documents needed for claims, write down due dates, list down policy summary, etc.
76. List down important details about yourself and all the important assets you have, should anything happen to you in the future.
77. Wash your make-up brushes and tools.
78. Clean all your bags.
79. Wash or polish all your shoes.
80. Stitch your children's names on their handkerchiefs or towels.
81. Support a friend's business or blog or vlog by visiting and liking their websites or pages.  
82. Take your support a notch higher by purchasing their goods or hiring them for their services.
83. Take your support another step higher by promoting them to your other networks too.
84. Write your own dreams.  It's never too late to dream big and make it happen.  That's what I learned from Robert Kiyosaki.
85. Update your resume or Linked In profile/info.  
86. If you're a blogger/content creator like me, create a media kit.  A media kit contains information about yourself, your brand/blog, your stats, past projects and brand partners, awards, recognitions, and features.  
87. You could also create a rate card.  For all design needs, I use Canva.
88. Enroll in an online course or join an online activity or webinar on topics that interest you.
89. Plot your loved ones' and friends' birthdays on calendar.
90. Create signage at home as visual reminders on the following: Sanitation, Conserving Water, Garbage Segregation, Kids' things to do, etc.
91. Answer fun surveys on IG and share them on your stories.
92. Watch and support live concerts or shows online.
93. If you have talent in singing or playing an instrument, why not perform live too?
94. While you're at it, you could start your own fundraising event online as well.
95. Get a complete 8-hour sleep.
96. Listen to Praise and Worship songs, especially when you feel sad, worried, anxious, uncertain, or confused.
97. Read the Bible and get to know more about Jesus.
98. Memorize some biblical verses.
99. Share inspirational verses to loved ones and friends.
100. PRAY.

This year's Christmas is different from my usual Christmases in the past 15 or more years.  I used to receive Christmas baskets full of goodies for our Noche Buena, receive 13th month pay, and multiple bonuses among other things.  Last and this year is different because I now live under the economy of God, I'm also fully dependent on my husband, and I'm a newly anointed stay-at-home-mom.

Weekends are precious for our family that's why we make the most out of those two days doing two things:  relax and look for recreational activities.  Recently, we decided to indulge in an opportunity to experience The Garage VR Zone and Food Park plus some Dreamplay time at City of Dreams Manila (will write a separate blog post about this fun experience too!)
It was our first time at The Garage and we were greeted with families enjoying their meals or at least going around the huge food park and kids excitedly playing at the VR Zone. The Garage has a wide range of casual dining choices of food and beverages for the whole family presented in nice-looking trucks and trailers. 
Set in a 2,714-square meter cool and comfortable space located at the upper ground floor, The Garage stands out with its modern industrial interiors catering to a 563-seating capacity. Designed by award-winning Paris-based creative design agency, Malherbe Design in collaboration with Westar Architectural Interior Design, a group known for its strong sensitivity to contemporary design aesthetics, The Garage is further given life and vibrancy with graffiti works of two prominent names in the street art scene: Kookoo Ramos and DeeJae Paste. 
For me, it's a must-experience latest entertainment and dining attraction. The Garage is offering a selection of more than 10 food and beverage trucks and trailers: Chip Shoppe, Hokkaido Ramen Santouka, Katsu Sora, Pink’s Hotdog, Little Flour, El Chupacabra, Pizza Grigliata, Farmacy, Chocol8, The Roaster and Juiced. I also love that The Garage is also enhanced with the sustainability drive of City of Dreams Manila, where they used only eco-friendly, biodegradable and compostable plates, utensils and take-out bags.

Let me share with you what we had during our family's visit:
We were served food from the Chip Shoppe and we enjoyed the COD Save the Queen (battered COD fish), Calamari, Coco Prawn Fritters, Corn Dog, Spam Fritters and Fries.  For dessert, we tried their Banana Fritters with chocolate ice cream on top.

Calamari, COD Save The Queen, Coco Prawn Fritters, Smap Fritters, Corn Dog, and Fries from Chip Shoppe

Pizza Grigliata Manila

Four Cheese Pizza

Pizza No. Two surprised us with a little kick of spiciness and tanginess with every bite.

Lots of cheese, basil leaves and alfalfa sprouts - THIS is my kind of pizza!

Real deal Carbonara and Tomat0-based

Jasmine Iced Tea

A cup of my favorite Cafe Mocha or was this Capuccino?

The Chip Shoppe

Beverage Bar offers a wide selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages

The Roaster's giant roasting machine which they actually use but is in a glass case making it look like an exhibit or an artifact.  This is so cool!

The Roaster is the go-to outlet for an array of gourmet coffee creations made from freshly roasted Philippine beans. In keeping with the resort’s sustainability campaign, the beans are sourced from coffee growers and farmers in various communities supported by the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc.

Chocol8 is an award-winning chocolate shop which can be found in The Garage at City Of Dreams Manila

Chocol8 features handcrafted chocolates in a number of shapes and forms, and are enhanced with special ingredients such as fruits, nuts, and spices.

These chocolates were featured in a number of TV shows, I bet their chocolates are one of the bests in the country!

Farmacy Food Truck

Care for some Soccer game?

The VR zone is not for the faint heart and super full stomach.  It's recommended that you play either before eating or an hour or so after because if it's your first time, chances are you may get nauseated.  How do I know?  I can message it to you privately!  Hahaha!  It was an awesome experience overall especially for first-timers like my husband and me.

After having an awesome experience hanging out at The Garage VR Zone and Food Park, here are some of the reasons why we recommend this to families looking for a new place to comfortably hangout:
1.  It's spacious.  Spend time with the family at ease.  Having a spacious area means kids could run around, you don't worry much that you're disturbing another family, hahaha!  Honestly, this happens to every family with little kids in tow.  I love the high ceiling, and really the big space of The Garage.
2.  It has a wide selection of food choices.  There's literally something for everybody!  If you want finger foods that are easy to eat yet filling and satisfying there's The Chip Shoppe or Pink Hotdogs.  For Japanese or Mexican dish lovers like me, you'll be happy to try Katsu Sora, Hokkaido Ramen Santouka or El Chupacabra. Pizza and Pasta Day?  Then Pizza Grigliata Manila is the right truck destination.
3.  It's well-ventilated.  Space is big yet very cool.. I love the air-conditioning system because it adds up to the total happy customer experience for the whole family.  Indeed, anyone's stay or hangout experience is a comfortable one.
4.  It's clean.  Who wants to dine in with the family in an unkempt place right?  They've got you covered, from the dining areas to each of the food stalls, and especially their comfort rooms, totally clean.
5.  It's child-friendly.  I say this because the couches are perfect for sitting small children safely and comfortably.  Having a spacious area to hangout also is a plus point for being a child-friendly venue.  The selection of food even for our little picky eaters is friendly, so you're assured your little man or little girl will also be filled with food he/she will enjoy.
6.  It's pro-environment.  They use both reusable and biodegradable materials for serving food, from bowls, plates, wooden utensils, they are all impressively sustainable, making love for our planet and the future generation felt as well!  Good job City of Dreams! :)
7.  It's casual.  Lastly, no need to dress to impress!  This casual hangout place for the family makes the experience a lot more carefree, not restricting, and comfortable while making great family memories last a lifetime.  No social pressure, no venue pressure, just come as you are and be REALLY HAPPY with the family!  I love this about The Garage VR Zone/Food Park!

WHAT TO TRY NEXT:
What we want to try the next time we come here are the following:
1. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka’s well-loved ramen.
2. Katsu Sora's tonkatsu with rice and other side dishes.
3. Pink Hotdogs' intriguing "The Hollywood Legend" hotdogs and their burgers too.
4. Little Flour Café by the highly successful Wildflour Café + Bakery's rice bowls, delicacies, and grilled items.
5.  El Chupacabra's delectable array of Mexican-influenced dishes such as street tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and grilled chicken sticks.
6.  Farmacy Ice Cream - all flavors! :)

Operating Hours:
On Sundays to Thursdays, the VR Zone is open from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m., food outlets at 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and The Roaster at 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and on Fridays to Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m., the food outlets at 10 a.m. to 12 a.m., and The Roaster at 8 a.m. to 12 a.m.

Rates:
Single VR activity ticket is at Php 380; while packages are available for those playing in pairs or groups: Php 700 for two persons playing Ski Rodeo or Galaga Fever; and Php 1,300 for a group of four playing Mario Kart Arcade GP VR, Hospital Escape Terror or Winged Bicycle. For those who want to avail of three or five activities, the ticket prices are Php 1, 300 and Php 1, 650 respectively.

For more information, call (+63 2) 800-8080 or email guestservices@cod-manila.com or visit www.cityofdreamsmanila.com.

Wes finally got back to school last week and he survived the rainy week of meeting his new classmates, getting around his newly renovated campus, and getting back to the old routine.  That routine involves waking up earlier, dressing up, eating a nutritious breakfast, going to school, finishing his #WesBaonToday, going home, and doing homework.

I believe every student needs all the energy they could get to get things done at home and in school.  For that to happen, they should pack a good snack and lunch to school so that even when they are away, we know they are still cared for through the food we prepare for them.

Kaya for the going three years in a row (I still have a full school year ahead!) ineeffortan ko talaga ang #WesBaonToday preparation niya.  Recently, I discovered so many new snacks for his recess from Snackeroo.  If you're my Facebook or Instagram follower, you've noticed that I've been posting his baon and snacking already.

The whole family is raving about Snackeroo's Bits 'n Chips!  They are packs of BAKED and not FRIED flavorful biscuits that kids will love and even everyone in the family!  It comes it two most favorite chips flavors: Cheese and Barbeque.


WHAT I LOVE ABOUT BITS 'N CHIPS:
1.  The taste of chips, just healthier - Instead of eating junk foods, which happily my kids are not so fond of, these biscuits give the same flavor and yummy treat only in biscuit form!  I've never looked at biscuits the same again after tasking these.

2.  Two flavors to choose from - Whether you're team cheese or team barbecue, you're covered! I love the tanginess of its barbecue flavor making this my new healthy snack for times when I crave for chips.  The cheese flavor is my kids' favorite variant.
3.  It's BAKED! - I love that it really says on its packaging that it's baked and not fried, making it a healthier snack option not just for the kids but for the whole family.

4.  It comes in a perfect size - The packs of biscuits are just right for kids and even adults to consume.  Only 95 calories per pack.  It's a pack that your kids could finish feeling full so you're assured there will be no wastage.  Wes came home with his empty baon after school and any baon-prepping-mom's happiness is just that!

5.  It's versatile - It can be prepared as baon of the kids or served to guests during gatherings with dips. You could also use it for cooking loves!  Just crush the chips, roll your marinated chicken fingers on the crushed Bits 'n Chips, and fry them!  So versatile and any practical mom would love it!

For baon preparations, I recommend this new discovery, Bits 'n Chips from Snackeroo!  Snackeroo is the makers of Iced Gems, our childhood favorite snack.  They have so many other variants which you could also add to your children's baon too!

Check out the other cookies and biscuits from Snackeroo that are part of my baon prepartion for Wes:
Snackeroo Bits 'n Chips and all other variants, our current favorites too (Big Boss, Itsy Bitsy, and Heartsies) are available in selected Robinsons Supermarket and Puregold Supermarket branches.  For updates and other details, you may follow them on Facebook and Instagram.  Try them too loves so you'll also find a lot of #HappinessInASnack!

So many kids today want to be seen on video, be in their mom's or dad's phone or tablet/iPad while some kids want to be seen on social media especially YouTube.  These kids are very much knitted in the digital culture and are very comfortable talking in front of the camera and feel confident seeing their videos get published.  This new generation of content creators using videos, it's called VLOGGING by the way, should be properly taught how to do it properly, securely, and safely.  Moms and dads of these talented kids, could support their children, the future potentially earning YouTubers, by attending a workshop next weekend, Vlogging 101 for Kids: How To Start Your Own Channel organizes by The Manila Workshops featuring the honest sweet couple speakers Omni & Bryce Larrossa of #TheClingyFam.
Happening on June 22, 2019, from 9:00am til 4:00pm at Richprime Global, Inc. office in Quezon City, learn the ins and outs of Vlogging for Kids.  For parents who have many questions about this millennial trend and activity called Vlogging, this is your perfect chance to ask the expert parent/family speakers and vloggers themselves all.

The speakers Omni & Bryce are my personal friends and I vouch for their authenticity, their desire to educate and help others, their selflessness in sharing their skills, and in ensuring they say and teach the correct techniques and lessons about good and safe vlogging.  With this, I can assure you that you and your children will get so much more than just vlogging stuff.

Here's what you will learn from the VLOGGING 101

• Doing it right the first time.
• The right mindset, purpose, and equipment that can help kickstart your vlogging career.
• Youtube Basics: On Branding
• How to properly present yourself and make your vlog standout
• Youtube Basics : Setting Your Channel Up
• Creating your channel art and other items needed to attract more viewers
• Youtube Basics : Building your content
• Crafting your content plan
• Monetization 
• Turning your passion into profit through the different ways of monetizing your content

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Omni & Bryce Larrossa with their three children: Zia, Zela, and Zed

Omni and Bryce Larrosa is the couple behind the fun and quirky family vlog dubbed as Omni & Bryce or #TheClingyFam. They started their channel in March 2017 with the aim to capture their children's milestones on video. Little did they know that people are looking forward to relevant family content and they realized this when their channel reached 3000 subscribers in just 4 months after launch and receiving thousands of heart-warming and encouraging comments from Filipinos all over the world. Since then, their passion to inspire more people that having a happy family life is possible by sharing their story grew bigger day after day.

Their story was also noticed and featured on different TV shows such as Social TV's FamBam,
ABS-CBN's Tapatan ni Tunying and GMA's Reel Time reaching an even wider audience both on traditional and digital entertainment channels.  Today, Omni and Bryce has garnered over a million watch minutes with over 400,000 watch views and more than 6,500 subscribers and counting in just less than 2 years of existence, making them one of the country's fastest rising family vlogs. They are also trusted by over 30 companies to execute branded content for their brands including Babyzen, Foldaway, Ergobaby, Baby Dove Cheez Whiz, Eden, The Araneta Center, and many many others that cater to moms, dads or families in general.

LEARNING RATES:
Early Bird Rate: Php 2,499.00 (Adult + Kid)
Early Bird Group Rate: Php 2,999.00 (Group of 3)
Regular Rate: Php 3,499.00 (Adult + Kid)
Group Rate: Php 3,999.00 (Dad + Mom + Kid)

**Workshop Fee is inclusive of handouts, certificates, giveaways and snacks!**
You may buy your tickets at: https://manilaworkshops.com/events/vlogging-for-kids-2019
For more details contact: VENI – veni.anabo@manilaworkshops.com | 09272816651

Did you know that there are many types of intelligence?  Not all intelligence are measured in school by high grades, certificates, and medals around a child's neck. The theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University. Often times, what's measured or given more focus or attention in school are linguistic (word smart) and logical-mathematical (number-reasoning).  But other intelligence types take a backseat and are often read as underachievement or attention deficit disorder in some kids who possess these. I wish more schools, organizations or institutions take equal focus on other types which make kids the next architects, artists, musicians, designers, dancers, and even entrepreneurs.

A recent event I was a proud media partner of, BIZ KIDS 2019, was held in Commercenter Alabang.  It's an awesome event for the next-generation entrepreneurs who got their real-world business experience last May 18-19!  In the first-of-its-kind event in the South, the participating youngsters brought and sold various self-made products to a new and bigger customer base — which even included Filipino rock music icon Bamboo, who dropped by at the event!
For its second year, BIZ KIDS provided free expo space for a total of 14 businesses — 2  more than 2018 — run by kids with a strong entrepreneurial flair over the two-day fair. This allowed the budding young entrepreneurs to focus their energy and brainpower on making their products and thinking of creative ways to sell.
At the end of the weekend event, the standout kiddie ventures were honored at the BIZ KIDS Awards. Lois Faith Berino bagged the Best Booth Design Award for her biz, Lois Faith Gourmet Recipes, which offered pasti-mallows, crispy mushrooms, and yema spread.
Little tycoons Hidde and Rinke Bartlema and Lucius Manalac, the trio behind homemade skincare brand Flubber Blubber Soaps and Scrubs, received the Most Innovative Biz Award.
The biggest-selling businesses were also recognized with the Sales Genius Award, which was given in four categories: Desserts, Snacks, Handicrafts, and Arts. Beatrice Veloso’s Grand Slam Cookies, Zac and Zion Jimenez’s Yummy Bites, Natalie Sumagpao’s CLAYThings, and Christine Yenko’s Sandy’s Little Nook topped each segment, respectively.
A new award was added to the original lineup: theAsianparent Philippines Biz Kid 2019 Award, which was given to the venture whose photo posted on The Asian Parent Mobile App garnered the most number of likes. Crisps Gourmet Snacks, helmed by Aria Gacutan, Anree Ignacio, and Almond Wong, bagged the honor, which was awarded by Commercenter Alabang’s Bianca Pabello together with Richelle Morana, Community Manager of The Asian Parent Philippines.
“The event was a very good opportunity for the kids to experience what it’s like to run a business,” shares Maria Flor Bueno, mother of kiddie entrepreneur Chelsea Bueno of DMC Sweet Treats. “We’re grateful for a chance to be part of this.”

Before last weekend’s expo, BIZ KIDS also hosted the future tycoons on a two-day workshop that introduced them not only to the fundamentals of entrepreneurship but also to the basics of stock market investing — either as a means to raise capital or an alternative venture.

“BIZ KIDS is about empowering kids with real-world experience and with basic business and finance concepts that will help them realize their potential,” notes Tagle-Dinglasan. “We’re thankful to everyone who helped us do that by dropping by last weekend to support the participating kiddie ventures. We hope to see everyone again next year!”

BIZ KIDS 2019 is presented by Commercenter Alabang, and is supported by media partners theAsianparent Philippines, Inquirer.net, InqPOP, Manila for Kids, CNN Philippines, Pop Life TV, Yuneoh.com, ClickTheCity.com, WhatsHappening.PH, WazzupPilipinas.com, Mom Center, Mommy Practicality and Mommy Levy.