Thainie Visits: Root Garden on Thonglor

I love living on Sukhumvit, it's a wonderful area to live in.  The people, shops and places around my neighborhood have become everyday fixtures in my life.  And every now and then, there will be something good that pops up and surprises you one day...

Just recently we came across "Root Garden" (a cozy little urban garden/farm) on Thonglor Soi 3, next to the Pridi Banomyong Institute.  For once, a plot of land that wasn't going to be a condo, a strip mall or forgotten dilapidated land.  Once you step in the garden, it's like you're really not on Thonglor anymore.  There's a little pond, a chicken and goat shack, a mushroom shack, a vegetable garden and other plants that have been labeled in English.  There's also a cute little coffee shop right in front serving some drinks and snacks.  

Here's an article more on Root Garden:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/461145/

And check out their FB Page too:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Root-Garden-At-Thong-Lor 

It's located in Sukhumvit 55 and at the top of Thonglor Soi 3.  About 5 minutes from BTS Thonglor Station.

Certainly worth a trip with the kiddies!

 

 

24 Goods Things To Do Till Christmas

Our Elf on the Shelf arrives on the first day of December and along with his arrival he brings Santa's sack filled with Advent Calendar pouches and Christmas books.

 

In past years we usually filled the pouches with candy but the kids have been having way too much sweets lately so I thought we would do something new and a little bit more meaningful.  I got this idea from a fellow mommy friend and tweaked her (already amazing) list to suit our family a bit.  It's a list of 24 good things, so each day the kids will open a pouch and we'll do what is on the sheet of paper.   

 So here is our list for this year.... 

1.         Make popcorn and watch a holiday movie

2.       Bake cookies and bring them to friends at school

3.       Gather clothes to donate

4.       Sing Christmas songs and dance around a lot

5.       Make cards for your friends at school

6.       Donate books to your school

7.       Write a letter to Santa

8.       Make cards for all the grandparents and mail them

9.       Gather toys to donate

10.      Color a Christmas picture and hang paper snowflakes

11.        Make special cards and send to your cousins

12.       Have a campout by the Christmas tree

13.       Dress up and take silly Christmas pictures.   

14.      Make Olaf marshmallows and dip in hot chocolate!

15.       Bring coffee gift cards to your teacher and say thank you

16.      Give the guards some cookies and say thank you

17.       Do a Christmas song & dance show for your parents

18.       Make cards for all your teachers

19.      Give flowers to your teachers and say thank you

20.     Go look at Christmas lights

21.       Make bread dough ornaments

22.     Call grandparents and sing a Christmas song

23.     Draw a thank you note for Santa

24.     Leave a treat for Santa and his reindeer

So here's goes hopefully something special and hope this December brings you and your family a lot of somethings special too!!