KL Bird Park With Kids

The Kuala Lumpur Bird Park is a 20.9-acre aviary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

It houses over 200 species of birds and most are roaming freely in the aviary.

There are more than 3000 birds!!! 

I am not a fan of beaks and claws but it is for the kids. 

The weather was crazy hot and humid on the day we went.

We brought a stroller, so the four kids took turns getting pushed around.

The place is huge, so I assumed the kids would tire quickly with all the walking.

Malaysians, you know....we drive everywhere.

My advise, bring umbrellas, hats, wet wipes and hankies. 

You will need them. 

You can bring your own water bottles.

(Water is expensive inside)

The park is pretty well maintained despite being 24 years old.

That is pretty amazing for anything made in Malaysia.

Our government LOVES building stuff, take pictures with the press,

 then NO MAINTENANCE.

This is at the main entry.

There were lots of tourists bustling about.

The tickets are not cheap.

We paid rm200 for (4 kids, 2 locals, and our helpers)

We spent about 4 hours in the park.

They are always excited to see fish ponds. 

We spotted a gigantic rat in the love birds' cage and it got everyone excited.

The storks are not shy...

and the kids are braver than I with birds.

This white egrets came as soon as we walked towards the birds/fish food dispenser :)

That's a stork.

This lil bugger is the egret. 

They basically started stalking Tiger.

So many storks!

We tried to name the birds we see but it wasn't easy for novices like us.

The walkways maybe pretty high up, so the adults spent most of our time

shouting at the kids to stop running and be careful :)

The magnificent peacock.

The beautiful owls. The furry ones are adorable.

We took lots of breaks.

It was surprisingly quiet and calm at zone 2.

The roads can be slippery and steep at certain parts, with slopes on one side. So do be careful.

But it's gorgeous and it felt like we were in a reserve forest, apart from the well paved roads :) 

There was a stream, so we decided to go for an adventure.

Another break.

The kids just wanted to spend money on fish food.

There were worms in Deedee's packet.

The kids were happiest at zone 4.

I should mention that no one paid attention to the bird most of the time.

Especially the cage ones.

Spying on the emus.

The very cooling walkway behind the artificial waterfall.

And their absolute favorite part of the trip :)

Coincidentally, it was near the bird show arena and the show was 4 pm,

just 20 minutes waiting time. Lucky us!

Tiger volunteered to hold the hoop for the macaw to fly through.

Fine, I put his hand up. Hehe.

Just pushing him out of his comfort zone :)

He did well!

The education center.

There were incubators and some life cycles information.

But mostly, we just wanted to enjoy the air-cond!

Tired

See you next time, bird!

On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being best):

Price: 3

Fun: 4

Educational: 5

Kid-friendliness: 3 (dangerous slopes)

Froebel Gift 4: Forms of Life

Occasionally, I will sneak some Froebel's blocks into our study time.

Their favorite: still these yarn balls...

Printables from Confessions of A Homeschooler

 When I presented Gift 3 to him earlier on, he didn't know what to do with the 8 cubes.

I demonstrated a series of Form of Life to him, namely

a wall, two towers, chair, train, stairs, etc.

and Tiger just copied whatever I created for him using some purple blocks.

When I opened Gift 4, he said, 

"Come, I show YOU. Hmmmm.....what can we make."

I was cheering and skipping inside, finally, some creative initiative!

I could hear his brain working and he had his thinking face on :)

First, he created a domino effect.

Nothing spells fun like destruction.

He had to be delicate and continually adjust the distance between two blocks

to create the right distance.

We repeated this creation many times.

The next one, I didn't like.

Clearly, MIL has been too indulgent with his TV time.

He created a big TV.

=.="

Adjusting his big, comfy sofa.

This simple one blew my mind.

It was initially a table but he added a block below the table and said,

"This is papa barbeque one, the bottom one is kakoal for fire"

A BBQ Grill!

Creating without destroying :)

 A bed.

He asked for pillows and blanket.

Then he turned around and shouted, "Mama, don't look, don't look..I have a surprise for you."

I was anticipating a cake or some stupendous creation.

=.="

A wall

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Oh well. I said, "Sturdy"

He redeemed himself with....Ze' Toilet.

Bwahahahahha...didn't expect that but it is my personal favorite.

He was telling me where the pooping action should take place.

Two side blocks are for resting your arms,

and ermmm, to put coffee/book while waiting.

Complete with a high back and soft pillow for comfort.

The flush button is also on the right hand side for convenience

Kids...and their crazy ideas.

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Should I patent the toilet design?

No?

Perhaps I should throw in a coffee maker?

Coffee is good for pooping.

Let me discuss with hubs and see what he says.

Till then, do tell me some stuff your kids did/said :)