Playing Dress Up

Picking outfits for a kid’s birthday party is supposed to be fun, right? One new-to-Singapore mum says not necessarily.

- Emily Abbey

Of the many aspects of expat life that I haven’t got quite right, it would seem children’s parties are one to add to the list. Coming from the UK where the weather varies between cold and rainy, warm and rainy, extremely cold or sweltering heat, we’re used to parties being almost exclusively held indoors. In England, we were either battling headaches in play centres that seem to be designed to amplify the ear-popping squeals of delighted kiddies, or out in the garden trying to avoid sunburn and wasps, politely attempting to make the most of the one day of summer for that year.