Located at the beautiful, free-spirited, Acacia Waldorf School in Santa Rosa. The Balik Bookid Halloween fair has been something I’ve been looking forward to since I saw their posts last year! Unfortunately for me, last year’s tickets sold out before I could grab any… so this year I made sure to turn my notifications on for any of their posts and I was happy to be able to grab tickets the first day they went on sale. I wasn’t sure of how many people would be coming with us, so I grabbed 6, just in case. My total bill was around P2,000, not bad!
I’m always looking for some nice things to do with the kids in Manila, or the Philippines in general. Anyone who knows me knows that I’ve just recently found a new love for living in the Philippines. After my intense infatuation with wanting to move out of the country, for the sake of the kids, I’ve only just realized that we actually have it SO GOOD HERE! The award for the cleanest air in south east Asia, cheap air flights to any nearby Asian country, having the world’s most beautiful beaches, some of the most intense mountain & volcano ranges to hike, nannies, the list goes on! I find the most important selling point of the Philippines would be the communities of people who are passionate about organic, natural- living, free of judgement. I find this rare in other parts of the world. (The judgement part).
And from these wonderful communities, events like this come full circle for everyone to enjoy. The Balik Bookid fair is committed to hosting an environmentally friendly, all natural event. From the food vendors, product merchants to each attraction, the Balik Bookid fair is a plastic-free event. You’re asked to bring your own bag, water bottle, and even utensils!
We enjoyed so thoroughly the carabao rides, horse rides, petting zoo, and zip lines for the kids. As well as the shopping, where I picked up some children’s books and non-toxic nail polish (which we also carry at The Chai Nail Spa) from local vendors. I loved the kombucha from Wholesome Table so much, I had two servings of it!
Everyone had such a wonderful time, including the nannies. I cannot wait for next years Balik Bookid event! And now I’m off to see if sending Luca to school here is an actual possibility…
