A&D Visits Dollyjoy Gallery and Museum!

My memories of field trips were Manila Zoo and a farm in Alabang when I was in nursery and kinder then I never had any again! Medyo KJ ata ang school ko non. So ever since Y started school started, my co-mommies and I had been talking about if the kids' will have a field trip. Excited mommies lang! Haha! So when the school finally gave us their field trip itenerary, I couldn't be more excited! 

I woke up extra early to pack Y's lunch which was also my first bento meal I made. O diba? Mas excited kesa sa student hihi! We left Y's school around 8AM and arrived in Dolljoy Gallery and Museum around 9:30AM.

Not the healthiest I know but it's the easiest ulam so Y can eat fast too!

Dolljoy Factory started in 1972 in a backyard-cottage industry in Mandaluyong City. The owners' four daughters always received dolls as gifts and thought of making their own dolls, hence the birth of Dolljoy!

We were given an ID each before the tour

In the 1980’s, Samuel Butcher, the creator and owner of Precious Moments Company, whose dolls were known for its teardrop-shaped eyes. He commissioned Dolljoy to manufacture these dolls which were released only in the USA.   

Photo from here

The museum is divided into different galleries. We had a tour guide who explains the different sections as well the their back story.

 Circus and pandas!

There's also a Wedding Gallery where different kinds of weddings are showcased.

 Garden Wedding

 

There's also Dress Your Own Doll area where the kids got to dress up. And the first one to dress the doll gets to take home her doll!

We also got to take a peek on how they make the dolls. It's a bit creepy haha! But the kids were very amused and that's more important hehe!

From how the hair is sewn to the doll, how they braid the hair one by one, and more! It's really interesting to see the whole process!

If there's one gallery that all the girls loved, it would be the one with the Disney Princesses! Moms and little girls went crazy over their Elsa and Anna dolls.

 

There are two gift shops where you can buy their dolls and other stuffed dolls. The Elsa and Anna dlls costs Php500 each (not sure!), same with the other Disney Princess dolls. They also have Hello Kitty, and other characters. But they don't sell Precious Moments dolls because they're for export only.

You can call them if you want to order these dolls!

Y kept talking about her field trip to Dolljoy for days! She kept saying we should go back and take shoti there. She was also excited to buy a pasalubong for her brother which was so so sweet of her.

Museum Schedule:

Tuesday to Friday - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Monday and Saturday - By Appointment

For more information, you may check theeir website http://www.dolljoygallery.com/ and their Facebook Page, Dolljoy Gallery and Museum. If you want to take your child/ren to Dolljoy Museum, you may reach them at 6710253 or 6721939 or 09228390554.

Back To The Daily Grind!

No, I'm not back to work.

Y started school last week which means I'm back to waking up early. Like 5:45am early! My body is not used to waking up early anymore after a year of being a stay at home mom. Every morning (well, it's only been three days haha!) is a struggle. I wake up, get everything ready for Y (uniform, breakfast, baon) and get her ready! We have about 30-45 minutes to do everything before we leave the house so we can a parking slot near the school! So this is the life of a pre-school momma! I am writing this as I wait for her dismissal. Better be productive right?

So far, we're good in school. Ang hirap lang niya gisingin (nagmana sa tatay!). She didn't cry on her first day. Ako ang umiyak! She is still adjusting to her new environment, classmates and teachers. I stayed outside her classroom during her first 2 days, observing how she is in the classroom. She follows her teachers but I think she gets bored along the way and doesn't listen haha! I guess that's normal?

Plastic cover assignment!

I am looking forward to this new journey of ours. Sabi ko nga sa isang co-parent, we're also going back to school! Shucks. We're all anxiously looking forward (or scared?) when it's time for us to teach and tutor them Chinese subjects. We're also making a conscious effort to teach the kids how to speak in Fukien. I promise not to be a Tiger mom and apply what I've learned from Coach Pia from all the #BetterMe sessions I've attended. Good luck to us! And please grant me all the patience I need in this journey. 

I am embracing this new adjustment to our lives! In 2 years, it will be R's turn naman. Waahhhhh! Time, please slow down naman! Hingal na hingal na ako kakahabol. Heehee! For now, I'm happy that Y likes school. Sana hindi mawala ang love niya for school.

And on that note, I am officially a pre-school momma!