Showing posts with label 2012 Events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012 Events. Show all posts
11/11/2012
List of New Year Celebrations Around Taiwan for 2012-2013
The Sinotour website has a useful list of New Year Celebration spots around Taiwan. These are places you can go to see in 2013.
[Dec 9, 2012] Animals Taiwan Bake Sale
I'm going to send you off to another fabulous blogsite, A Handful of Sapphires, for information about this event. A Handful of Sapphires lists events hosted by charities in Taiwan that don't usually get much coverage.
This bake sale is huge. You will be able pick up some fantastic Christmas-y treats this time round.
This bake sale is huge. You will be able pick up some fantastic Christmas-y treats this time round.
10/21/2012
[Oct 28] Taichung Parents' Family Halloween Party
From their Facebook Page:
I think it's best you sign up for the event so organisers have a good idea how many people are going. From experience, it really helps!
Hello Folks,
It's that time of year again!
For our third annual Taichung Parents Halloween Party!
We will be having our Taichung Parents Halloween Party on Sunday,
October 28th in the park on Dong Xing.
3pm start. (set-up will begin at 2pm)
Last years Halloween Party was massively well attended and a
tremendous event!
We will be following a similar format this year.
We will establish 'activity stations' where kids can trick-or-treat
around to the different areas, play various games, and will receive
candy for their hard work and smiles.
There will be no groupings or time-lines so parents and kids can wander around to the various stations as they please.
We want to encourage parents and kids to dress-up for the event but it is by no means mandatory.
So, whether you plan to wear a costume or not, we hope you will
attend and join us on our biggest event of the year.
You can do a couple of things to help:
#1 If you plan to attend the Halloween Party with your children please bring at least two bags of candy (something good) to contribute to the trick-or-treat grab-bag. This candy will then be redistributed to the kids when they are making the rounds.
#2 We also need parents to help run some of the various activity stations and help with patrol duties. We would love to hear from folks who only have one child to supervise. This is a good way to pitch in folks!
If you would like to help out, please email me directly:
driftwork@yahoo.com
I hope we can all pitch in to make this year's Taichung Parents
Halloween Party a terrific success!!!
Many smiles,
Joe Cooperman
I think it's best you sign up for the event so organisers have a good idea how many people are going. From experience, it really helps!
[Oct 31, 2012] Halloween Cupcakes at Parents' Place
Bring your preschoolers along to a cupcake decorating hour at Parents' Place in Neihu.
Cost is TWD250 per child/three cupcakes. Feel free to bring lunch along, too.
Time 11am-12 noon.
Cost TWD250
Address: 2F, No. 315, Section 4, ChenGong Rd, Neihu District, 台北市內湖區功路四段315號2F, Taipei, Taiwan 114
Register on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/452897608085537/
Or on the website's registration page (payment info on the form): www.parentsplace.com.tw
Cost is TWD250 per child/three cupcakes. Feel free to bring lunch along, too.
Time 11am-12 noon.
Cost TWD250
Address: 2F, No. 315, Section 4, ChenGong Rd, Neihu District, 台北市內湖區功路四段315號2F, Taipei, Taiwan 114
Register on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/452897608085537/
Or on the website's registration page (payment info on the form): www.parentsplace.com.tw
[Oct 31, 2012] Kid's Halloween at the Eatery, Kaohsiung
Here is my first Halloween event for Kaohsiung. I am confirming that the kids' part starts at 5pm also, but you can also call and then let me know :)
Address: No 14 Lane 20 Ziqiang 3rd rd KHH City 802 Kaohsiung (Near Lamp across from The 85 building)
Tel: 72691813
Come Have a Howling Halloween with us at THE EATERY.
On Wednesday Oct 31st we will be celebrating All Hallows Eve. Come join us! Bring the family. We will have many treats for this special day including candied apples, home made pumpkin Pie, Special home made Hallow Ween Ice Cream and lots more. We will have discounts all night and at 12:00am will give away 1000 NT to best costume. We will also be offering CHEAP DRINKS so come get your drink on have some food then head out to the clubs 60 NTD drinks all night Vodka Whiskey and Rum drinks all night from 5pm till 12:00AM Hope to see you here.
Any children 12 and under will get a free Trick or Treat bag filled with goodies :)
Address: No 14 Lane 20 Ziqiang 3rd rd KHH City 802 Kaohsiung (Near Lamp across from The 85 building)
Tel: 72691813
10/15/2012
[oct 2012] Halloween Events at Taipei Zoo
Well, unfortunately we all missed out on the Zoo's Halloween event. Only 300 kids could take part, so it was unlikely I'd be in time to get a ticket. They do have a Halloween-related exhibit in their Education Hall, that runs through to November 4th. Okay, it's not really Halloween-related, but they put it under the theme anyway. It's looking at our futuristic world, and how it might be in coming generations.
Chinese link here.
Read about the cool Halloween event you can no longer sign up for here.
Chinese link here.
Read about the cool Halloween event you can no longer sign up for here.
[Oct 21, 2012] Halloween Kids' Party at Carnegie's, Central Taipei
I've heard this is always a super-fun event for the family. Carnegie's is a good place to take the family during the day, anytime, too.
When: Saturday, 21 October, 2012, 2:30-5pm
Where: 1F, No. 100 An He Road, Section 2, Taipei. (台北市安和路二段100號1F)
Tel: 02-2325-4433
Cost: 888 per child, 555 per adult (10% discount for early purchase)
Check out full details on the event page of their website.
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| Poster from Carnegie's event page. |
Where: 1F, No. 100 An He Road, Section 2, Taipei. (台北市安和路二段100號1F)
Tel: 02-2325-4433
Cost: 888 per child, 555 per adult (10% discount for early purchase)
Check out full details on the event page of their website.
[Oct 27, 2012] Halloween in Tianmu - Lots of Events for Children Again
The Chinese version of the events going on in Tianmu is already up on the dedicated blog. Check back here a little later for an English version, or run it through a translator to get a quick idea first.
Additions:
October 27th from 3pm, at Tianmu Sports Park (天母運動公園)
貝丹的秘密市集
Market Day (from 3pm)
Over twenty stalls.
The Coca-Cola Fun Car will also be there to liven things up. (People dressed up as cartoon characters and other fun stuff for kids.)
The Storyhouse will be running at night:
First Session:18:00-18:30
Second Session:19:00-19:30
At the entrance of the park, from 3pm to 10pm, there will be a Tarot Festival, run by seven witches.
天母運動公園中央走道
From 3pm to 10pm, on the boardwalk in the park, there will be games and activities for kids, including DIY.
天母運動公園水景廣場前
3pm-10pm
In front of the water area of the park, bands will play.
Chinese schedule:
Buses that get to the area:
220、224、267、535(中山)、601、616、685、中山幹線、紅19
Shuttle buses from Shipai Station:
紅12、紅15、紅19
Address:
No. 77號, Section 2, Zhōngchéng Road, Shilin District Taipei City, 111
臺北市忠誠路二段77號
Additions:
October 27th from 3pm, at Tianmu Sports Park (天母運動公園)
貝丹的秘密市集
Market Day (from 3pm)
Over twenty stalls.
The Coca-Cola Fun Car will also be there to liven things up. (People dressed up as cartoon characters and other fun stuff for kids.)
The Storyhouse will be running at night:
First Session:18:00-18:30
Second Session:19:00-19:30
At the entrance of the park, from 3pm to 10pm, there will be a Tarot Festival, run by seven witches.
天母運動公園中央走道
From 3pm to 10pm, on the boardwalk in the park, there will be games and activities for kids, including DIY.
天母運動公園水景廣場前
3pm-10pm
In front of the water area of the park, bands will play.
Chinese schedule:
時間
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活動內容
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15:00-16:00
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中西逗陣走
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15:30-16:00
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可口可樂區活動
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16:00-16:10
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主持人開場
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16:10-16:30
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團體表演1
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16:30-16:40
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主持人介紹活動
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16:40-17:10
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活動開幕儀式
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17:10-17:30
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共飲魔法湯
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17:30-18:00
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長官視察
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18:00-18:30
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團體表演2
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18:30-19:00
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可口可樂區活動
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19:00-19:30
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團體表演3
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19:30-20:00
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可口可樂區活動
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20:00-22:00
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魔音傳腦音樂饗宴+故事屋
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Buses that get to the area:
220、224、267、535(中山)、601、616、685、中山幹線、紅19
Shuttle buses from Shipai Station:
紅12、紅15、紅19
Address:
No. 77號, Section 2, Zhōngchéng Road, Shilin District Taipei City, 111
臺北市忠誠路二段77號
10/13/2012
[Oct 14 2012] Hakka Festival, Hakka Culture Park, Taipei
Oops! Missed giving a warning on this one. Already half-over, but there is another day. The Hakka Festival at the Hakka Culture Park (formally the Transportation Museum for those who had kids around the same time I did).
Chinese timetable is here.
Official English website here.
I haven't been here for many years, so can't really add anymore insider information.
You can park at the water park carpark.
Address : No.2, Section 3, Tingzhou Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
Chinese timetable is here.
Official English website here.
I haven't been here for many years, so can't really add anymore insider information.
You can park at the water park carpark.
Address : No.2, Section 3, Tingzhou Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
10/11/2012
Looking for a New Wardrobe? Support New To New's 2nd Charity Sale!
With all the charities focusing on sharing kids' stuff round, it's nice to see one sharing adult (I think mostly women's) clothing come in for a second time. Get a new wardrobe, shed the clothes that are weighing you down, and feel good about it!
The ‘New to You’ Second Hand Charity Sale is back again by popular demand for the 2nd year in a row! The date will be Sunday, December 2nd, but more details will come soon.
If you would like to get rid of your clean, used items that are still in great condition, please consider donating them to this charity event.
We are looking for men’s and women’s clothing, such as: shirts, pants, jackets, shoes, dresses, skirts, belts, scarves and also jewelry. We would also like books and English magazines. Othe
r small household items may also be taken.
This year, we are supporting two charities.
One is Happy Home Orphanage in Nepal that Lorena volunteered at this past summer. They are in desperate need of everyday items and funding is crucial. Happy Home now has 60 children who have been rescued from drug addiction and horrible street conditions in their care. They have grown a lot and rescued many children since this video was filmed, and they will continue to help more children as they can afford to. Please check out this short documentary about Happy Home Orphanage:
The second organization is the local, Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation. The TWRF provides assistance to women and children of domestic violence, female victims of human trafficking and recognition to former Taiwanese comfort women. Please check out their English website:
(Chinese Website: http://www.twrf.org.tw/index.asp)
If you would like to donate items, please take them to the following locations:
A) Forkers, Zhong Xiao Branch: 1 F, No 8, Alley 10, Lane 223, Sec 4, Zhong Xiao E, Rd. Taipei City Open Daily 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm Zhong Xiao Dunhua MRT station, Exit 2,
Website: http://www.forkers.tw/
B) Frankie’s Pies: Wen Hua Rd, No 15, 1 F, Yung He, New Taipei City Open 5:00pm-1:00am Daily. Closed Mondays Dinxi MRT Station Exit 2
Website: http://www.frankiespiestw.com/
C) The Green Hornet: 1F, 108 Xindian Rd, Xindian, New Taipei City. Open 5:30pm-12:00am Daily. Closed Mondays Xindian MRT station
Website: http://greenhornetcafe.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenHornetCafe
D) Carnegies 1 F, 100 An He Rd, Sec 2, Taipei City Liuzhangli MRT Station
Website: http://www.carnegies.com.tw/
E) Carleen’s English Language Center: 128 and 132 Xin Yun St, Neihu. Neihu MRT Station Exit 2. Across the street from Kang Ning Elem School.
F) Parents' Place: No 315, Section 4, Cheng Gong Rd, Neihu. Please call 09-8757-6771 for daily hours
***** The most important part of The New to You Second Hand Charity sale, the location, has NOT BEEN FINALIZED, so we reach out to you for help. We are in need of an unused apartment or empty office space in central Taipei in which we can access for 1 month in total to sort, organize, prepare for the sale and then re-sort so that we can distribute the leftover items to other local charities in need. Ideally, a space of 25+ pings would be perfect. We hope there is a kind person out there who would offer the space use for free (we can pay for the electricity) as having to pay rent would then come out of the amount of money we would like to donate to the charities. But, we are open for discussion on this. Please help us spread the word!!
The New to You II sale can be really successful with your help.
**Please invite friends to the event, and post it on your Facebook wall.
**Mention it to friends and encourage people to sort through their things and then drop the items off at the mentioned drop off points. (We especially really need clean, quality men's clothes!!)
**Come shopping on the day of the event to buy second hand items for a very low price.
**Offer to volunteer with picking up items, sorting and selling
**DONATE USED CLOTHES, HANGERS, LARGE PAPER SHOPPING BAGS AND CLOTHING RACKS! All these items are needed!
For more information, please contact us in English at:
charitybakesale@hotmail.com
Thank you so much for your support!**They still need a space for a month to store, sort, and hold the sale. If you know of anywhere they could use, please get in touch!
10/05/2012
[Oct 28, 2012] Latin American Food Festival and Charity Sale
Charity sale -both old and new items
Live music, hot food.
Raffle includes a GIANT bike, pearl necklace and a bottle of really good Tequila.
When: October 28, 2012, 12:45pm-6pm
Where: Catholic Church, Shipai.
Address: No. 20 Lane 90, Shipai Rd., Sect. 2, Taipei City. (Shipai MRT)
臺北市石牌路二段90巷20號
Church website (Chinese): http://www.catholic.org.tw/shipai/pastor/ext.htm
Live music, hot food.
Raffle includes a GIANT bike, pearl necklace and a bottle of really good Tequila.
When: October 28, 2012, 12:45pm-6pm
Where: Catholic Church, Shipai.
Address: No. 20 Lane 90, Shipai Rd., Sect. 2, Taipei City. (Shipai MRT)
臺北市石牌路二段90巷20號
Church website (Chinese): http://www.catholic.org.tw/shipai/pastor/ext.htm
9/07/2012
Animals Taiwan's 2012 Humane Education Art Contest
Animals Taiwan is inviting kids ages 6 to 11 to participate in a poster contest to celebrate the 2012 World Animal Day.
Invite your friends, win great prizes and support the strays in Taiwan by creating a poster that expresses the theme “I am a stray and I can be your pet”
*Deadline is September 26th, 2012.
*You need to enter through your school, so encourage your school to participate. (An English-speaking contact is needed, so this your chance to bring something new to your school!)
*Limited to children aged 6 to 11 residing in Taipei.
*Some nice prizes and a chance to educate kids about animals welfare.
Official site can be found here.
Invite your friends, win great prizes and support the strays in Taiwan by creating a poster that expresses the theme “I am a stray and I can be your pet”
*Deadline is September 26th, 2012.
*You need to enter through your school, so encourage your school to participate. (An English-speaking contact is needed, so this your chance to bring something new to your school!)
*Limited to children aged 6 to 11 residing in Taipei.
*Some nice prizes and a chance to educate kids about animals welfare.
Official site can be found here.
6/24/2012
"Best Pals" Training Camp - Little Triathletes (Grades 3-6)
I found this information online. It sounds like a great little camp for the athlete in the family. All information is in Chinese. I translated this first page, but please click on this link to get more information. Sorry, I can't translate it all, but at least you can decide if it's something for your kids before finding someone to help you with registration.
2012百事特Olympic小鐵人夏令營報名表
- 費用：每人5500元 (含住宿費用、園區門票、臺北至龍門的來回車資、精美TEE恤、設備租賃、結業證書、保險、餐費及點心) Cost 5500/person includes everything
- 報名限額： 80名。Limited to 80 people
- 報名日期：即日起至7月18日(三)止。(名額有限，額滿截止) Register before July 18, once full no more registrations will be taken
- 主辦單位：百事特童裝名店 Sponsored by Best Pals
- 指導單位: 協辦單位：中華民國鐵人三項運動協會 Run by ROC Triathalete Assn
6/22/2012
2012/07/07-2012/08/19: Dong Shan River International Children's Festival
Bring on the summer! If you find summers in Taiwan hard to get through, you DEFINITELY need to get to Ilan's Dong Shan River and go wet and wild, in a family-friendly way. There are lots of international acts, water to play in and delicious food to eat.
Here are some pictures from our trip last year. We stayed for the day. I was very tempted to stay overnight. There are many great little guesthouses in Ilan.
Some English information: http://sinotour.com/news/2012yilan-intlchildrenfolklore-folkgame-festival.html
Hours: 8am-8pm daily
Here are some pictures from our trip last year. We stayed for the day. I was very tempted to stay overnight. There are many great little guesthouses in Ilan.
Some English information: http://sinotour.com/news/2012yilan-intlchildrenfolklore-folkgame-festival.html
Hours: 8am-8pm daily
2012 July 2-Aug 5: Taipei Children's Arts Festival
My apologies! I've been a bit wrapped up in other things and haven't shared this information. Ticket sales started noon on 16 June. Tickets go very fast, so if you want to see something, please check out the website ASAP.
The free concerts should be good, weather permitting:
The website (English version): http://www.taipeicaf.org/News/NewsContent.aspx?id=4838&NewsID=564
The free concerts should be good, weather permitting:
Four free outdoor performances featuring the Ju Percussion Group and circus acts will take place from July 5th to July 8th at Da-an Forest Park to mark the grand opening of this year’s Festival. From July 26th to July 29th, another four free outdoor performances will be held to celebrate the end of the festival. Also, there will be 60 free community performances during the festival, which will allow visitors to explore the enchanting cultural spaces of Taipei. Open your eyes to fresh perspectives, and let your imagination be transported by the 2012 Taipei Children’s Arts Festival!
The website (English version): http://www.taipeicaf.org/News/NewsContent.aspx?id=4838&NewsID=564
6/03/2012
[2012 July 21] Kids' Talent Show at Taipei Expo Park
Taipei Expo Park, now located at Xing Sheng Park, seems to run ongoing events for children. July 21st, there will be a talent show. Every child signed up before June 22 will get a free ticket into My Story Island (an interactive story-telling venue, lots of fun!). There are about TWD100,000 in prizes on offer, too.
To download the entry form, visit the Chinese site.
For children aged 5 to 10 (born between July 21, 2002 and July 21, 2007) who have a passion for singing or dancing, Taipei Expo Park invites them to sign up for the talent competition—application ends on June 22. Interested youngsters will need to submit a proof of visit to Pavilion of Dreams, their photos, and a performance clip for registration.More information in English here.
To download the entry form, visit the Chinese site.
6/01/2012
[2012 June 4-6] Polish Puppet Theater Group
克拉科夫偶劇團- Crime and Punishment
Venue: 新北市立圖書館演講廳（新北市板橋區莊敬路62號）
New Taipei City Library Performance Hall, No.62, Zhuangjing Rd., Banciao Dist., New Taipei City 22042, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Date: June 4,5,6. 7:30pm
Ticket Price: TWD150
[2012, Jun 2] Taipei Artist Village: Exposure 3 Art, Food, and Music
From what I have gathered...
*Dogs welcome
*Outdoor arrangement
*Music
*Food
*Cheap Drinks
*Noon until 5pm
*22 artists showcasing their work
*Artwork for sale
*Free entry
If dogs are welcome, I guess kids are, too! Seriously, Artist Village is a great space for families to enjoy. I hope we can make it.
Address: Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村), 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei City (台北市北平東路7號)
Tel: (02) 3393-7377
Taipei Times article here.
*Dogs welcome
*Outdoor arrangement
*Music
*Food
*Cheap Drinks
*Noon until 5pm
*22 artists showcasing their work
*Artwork for sale
*Free entry
If dogs are welcome, I guess kids are, too! Seriously, Artist Village is a great space for families to enjoy. I hope we can make it.
Address: Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村), 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei City (台北市北平東路7號)
Tel: (02) 3393-7377
Taipei Times article here.
5/26/2012
[2012 June 2] Taipei European School Summer Fair
Address: 727 Wen-Lin Road, Shih-Lin District
Parking is pretty limited so it's probably easiest to take the MRT.
4/08/2012
2012 Apr 14 9am-noon: Bethany Market Day
Although not as large as those run by TAS or TES, the Bethany Market Day is always a great success, especially for shoppers looking for a bargain.
I'll be there, selling some of our old books and clothes, as well as the last of the swim diapers and diapers from my on-line store Little Wonders.
Address: #97 Ting Chou Road, Section 3, Taipei (near the water park at Gongguan)
I'll be there, selling some of our old books and clothes, as well as the last of the swim diapers and diapers from my on-line store Little Wonders.
Address: #97 Ting Chou Road, Section 3, Taipei (near the water park at Gongguan)
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