Harro Blogmatics, a local website that charts marketing trends, estimates that 1 to 5 per cent of Singaporeans keep online diaries. That’s 40,000 people. Not surprisingly, quite a number of these are created by parents who cannot resist posting the progress of their pride and joy. We trip through the blogosphere to bring you several that are worth their megabytes.

1 They Might Be Curly Giants
Hip Malay dad Moby – no, not the space travel-loving vegan musician – spins entertaining anecdotes about the lives of his sons: a two-year-old anarchist, nonconformist nicknamed Toddler Giant, and his five-month-old brother Baby Giant, affectionately called the Little Tornado. The blog contains engaging pictures of the adorable brothers, with a link to the Union of Bambinos, a gang of 21 (at last count), of which the Toddler Giant is the head honcho.

HunnyBunz
Read a Singaporean schoolteacher’s heartfelt musings about her parenting journey with her sons, one of whom has hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (a genetic disorder which results in abnormal development of the skin, hair, nails, teeth and sweat glands). Any parent will enjoy her ideas on creative pursuits to attempt with the kids, pictures of completed projects and a handy link to possible home-schooling activities

2 J-For the Record
J, or Jacq, is a craft-loving, scrap-booking Singapore mum whose nimble fingers have inspired other parents to get off their butts and start creating some permanent memories for their children. Learn more about the MM (Making Memories) Idol contest – a global competition organised by a US-based manufacturer of scrapbooking and craft supplies – that looks out for the next great DIYer.

Ashton & Ayden’s Diary
Experience life from the viewpoint (via the parents) of two brothers, one aged two, the other six months. Written with little tongues firmly in cheek and with plenty of insights into the daily life of a Chinese Singaporean family, the posts are peppered with local colloquialisms and candid pictures of the two monkeys engaging in their daily activities.

3 Let’s Get Wokking!
This one is written by a stay-at-homemum who loves to cook, shares quickand- easy recipes that she makes with, you guessed it, a wok. Click on the ‘For Kids’ link for colourful and decorative meals (like an airplane-shaped salmon and a ham-and-cheese house) that will be especially persuasive if you’ve got a picky eater.

4 Mumspotting
A work-from-home illustrator recounts the antics of her two daughters and talks about her life in general. There’s also a link to a playgroup she started for babies and toddlers living in the east of Singapore. While there isn’t much here about parenting, the writing is fluid and genuine, and it’s hard not to smile at her optimistic daily accounts fleshed out with drawings, paintings and photographs.

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