The Accidental Tai-Tai’s Guide To New Year’s Resolutions

Accidental Tai-Tai New Year 2018

Happy New Year, lovely subscribers, and I hope that the festive season delivered all that you could hope for! My letter to Santa included sleep, gin and noise-cancelling headphones… so I suppose one out of three ain’t bad (served with … Continue reading

Christmas Competition now closed! Win a winter camp class package at Baumhaus!

baumhaus-harbour-city

Please note that this competition is now closed: congratulations to lucky winner Rosa Cho and thanks to everyone who entered!  The winter holidays are nearly upon us and, aside from trying to find the precise variety of Hatchimal for Santa and … Continue reading

Win awesome kids swimwear from Noon Shadow, plus reader discount code!

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED! Thanks to everyone who took part and congratulations to lucky winner Charlie, who’ll be bagging US$80-worth of a swimmers for her totally on-trend toddler!  Got a Christmas sun holiday coming up? Then step right this … Continue reading

Trick shots: mind-bending fun at the Hong Kong Trick Eye Museum!

Trickeye Museum Hong Kong

When I initially told Family T-T that we were off up The Peak last weekend to check out the Trick Eye Museum, everyone’s first reaction was “Err… what’s a Trick Eye Museum?”. Fair question, folks, and one I couldn’t really … Continue reading

COMPETITION CLOSED! FOUR Henry and Brothers Travel Blankets up for grabs!

Accidental Tai-Tai Henry and Brothers

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED FOR SHARING YOUR FAB TRAVEL STORIES! Travelling with kids this summer? Want to pack less stuff? Of course you do! So when founder of Henry and Brothers (and busy mum-of-three) … Continue reading

Strike a pose: awesome reader discount and upgrade on family photography at Venture Studios

Venture Studios HK Review

Having now been at this parenting game for nearly five years, I can confirm that my transition into one of those annoying aunties that I remember from my own childhood is nearly complete. You know the ones – perhaps not … Continue reading

Breastfeeding in Hong Kong – six make-your-life-easier buys

Nursing gear in HK

Top image courtesy of nursingbra-shop.co.uk As mum to two strapping (read: constantly hungry) boys, I have breastfed in some pretty unusual places: on a stool – and to quite the audience – in the centre of Ikea Shanghai, high in the … Continue reading

The Rink at Elements Mall review: cool Kowloon for cooped-up kids!

If there’s one thing that a Hong Kong summer calls for, it’s powerful air-conditioning. So where better to chill your boots during the recent blazing hot weather we’ve had than an ice-rink, where you’re guaranteed a refreshing arctic blast that’ll … Continue reading

A day out at Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Baby T-T and I finally got to the Hong Kong Maritime Museum last week – only about six months after its reopening at Central Pier 8. Previously located down at Stanley’s Murray House, the new location is certainly more convenient … Continue reading

My junk trip wish list (try saying that quickly after a few cocktails!) in this month’s Expat Parent magazine!

What’s in your beach bag this summer? Here’s my wish list in this month’s launch issue of Expat Parent magazine! (I omitted the additional squished banana, Lightening McQueen toy and 5 packs of half-empty wipes for brevity).