February 2016
contents
VALENTINE DATES
news
08
WHAT’S ON
The hottest happenings around town
10
GETTING ORGANISED
Time to sort out your lives with a new job
and labelling your kids’ favourite items
12
PARTY & SHOP
Lots of fun resources for your next party,
along with shopping updates
14
ACTING & LEARNING
Find some fab opportunities for your
children to explore their acting talents, to
admire others’ and to learn
16
HEALTHY LIVING & CARING
The best ideas for living healthily and
giving back
18 CHARITY SPOTLIGHT
HandsOn Hong Kong brings together
people who want to volunteer with
organisations that could use their help.
advice
20
FEELING GREAT
Each month, our undercover spa spy
samples some of the city’s top treatments.
22
SPARE THE ROD
Most of the times we punish our children,
they have in fact already been punished,
and by dishing out our own punishment, we
make the situation worse.
26
MONKEY BUSINESS
The Year of the Monkey is upon us, so what
should parents-to-be expect from their
newborn bundles of joy?
resources
28
HEART OF GOLD
Optimistic and positive, gold adds richness
and warmth to our lives.
30
TOY BOX
A special selection of toys and games to
entertain the little ones we love so much.
Photography
Shutterstock
STRONG
BONDS
Bookshelf
pg 32
Toy Box
pg 30
Heart of gold
pg 28
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