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Top 10 Things To Do in June/July
1. Happy Fathers' Day
Make Sunday, June 20 a special day for Dad with scrumptious food at one of Beijing's finest brunches. Choose from dim sum at Shangri-La's Kerry Centre Hotel, snow crab and champagne at Westin Financial Street, a wine buffet at Hilton Beijing, an outdoor Great Wall barbecue at The Roadhouse and more.
2. Make a Splash
The Beijing heat can be sweltering, but don't let this take the fun out of summer. Careen down water slides, wade in pools, float on water tubes, and lounge in hot tubs - it's the number one way to cool off. Try Tuanjiehu Park with its waterslides and lap pools, or visit Crab Island for the mock beach experience.
The Right Fit
How fondly I remember that day one year ago when I cavalierly said to my wife Savvy, "I'll do it." How hard could it be to figure out Reina's education options and choose a school? We're talking about kindergartens. It's not like picking a university, right? Foolish, foolish Baba.
A Click Away
With the 2008 melamine milk powder scandal still fresh in our minds, many Beijing residents prefer to purchase foreign-brand products. The trouble is they're often hard to find and come with sizeable price tags. Unfortunately, we're left to choose between skimping on quality to save a buck or paying large sums for imported goods. Luckily the ease of online shopping means your favorite brands can be delivered straight to your door at prices that won't break the bank.
Diary of an Expectant Mother
The idea of having another child had been on the cards for sometime, so last summer, while on holiday in Europe, my husband and I decided to expand our family. I have survived two relatively easy pregnancies in Australia. How different could it be in China?
Football for Life
What happens when an NGO collaborates with a community sports organization? You get Football for Life, a soccer program that trains, educates and inspires some of Beijing's poorest students. CAI has a long history of providing educational services to migrant children in schools across the capital - courses focuse primarily on the arts, including photography, drama and music, as well as basic physical education. What they were lacking was exactly what ClubFootball (CF) specializes in: professional coaching that teaches children more than just a sport. In the autumn of 2009, the two organizations came together to establish Football for Life (FFL), now a thriving soccer program that has already touched the lives of hundreds of children.beijingkids spoke with Judy Shen, the founder of CAI, and Keith Bradbury, the general manager of CF, to find out more about the "beautiful game" and why it's more than just a sport.
