Month: August 2015

Hong Kong – Last Vacation Days with the Kids

Family / Hong Kong / Kids / Travel

For some of us, the summer vacation is not quite over, there are a few days left.  Kids are back and hopefully over the  jet-lag.  How can we make the most of these last moments if we are trying to hold on to this vacation feeling. Let’s pretend we’re just visiting Hong Kong.  Here are a few ideas of things the tourist in us will enjoy with the children. 1.  Treasure Hunt in Sheung Wan I-discoverasia and the Hong […]

I-Spy game for kids in Paris – Musée Rodin

Family / I Spy Game / interactive / Kids / leap & hop / Museum / paris / Rodin / Travel

Photo Credit: Boddi Chrin With a few more weeks left of summer break and for those lucky ones (still) in Paris, here is an activity that will delight little and big ones as they stroll through the mesmerizing garden of the Musée Rodin. As an artist, Auguste Rodin spent his life focused on movement.   He used to say: “I always tried to convey internal feelings through the representation of muscles in motion”.  In his study […]

Scavenger Hunt: Street Art in New York with Kids

Kids / leap & hop / New York / Street Art / Travel

One of the reasons I write the Leap & Hop series is the excuse I get to do research with my own children.  In addition to the actual trip and testing of the drafts as a family, I need to find out what would peak a child’s interest.  Sometimes, I’m totally off but there is no better feeling than getting it right.  One of the subjects that I wanted to explore with my 8-year old while […]