NoQ Store For Book Lovers

If you knew me personally, you'ld know that I love buying books. I was a book worm when I was younger and now still do a lot of reading, although I may not have enough time to read all that I'd bought.

I love going to book fest and book sales to find a good bargain, but sometimes I want a specific title which can be difficult to hunt down in our bookshop. For example, I like reading Qiu Xiaolong's crime thriller series and it's not found in our bookshops; My best friend recommended me Half The Sky and I'd been searching for it but only found the Chinese translated version available.



And then I was introduced to NoQ Store, a subsidiary of Times Publishing, one of the most reputable names in book printing, publishing, distribution and retail in the Asia Pacific! It's an online book shop with 14 million titles spanning across different genres and all of them at discounted price! What more? Shipping is free if your purchase is RM50 and above.

And of course, I found Qiu Xiaolong's latest books and Half The Sky available there. I'd just ordered them and can't wait to receive them.

If you are a book lover, this is a good place to shop for books. And here is something for you.
From 14 August - 31 December 2014, you will be entitled to an exclusive 15% discount on all purchases at NoQ Store. Just use code MYTWOGIRLS at check out.

Happy shopping! (Like I did)

Notice added October - NoQ Store has since been closed from October 2014 onward.

Little Paper Crate

We got ourselves our 1st box of Little Paper Crate craft, and it's the Get Into The Wild set.

The craft arrived at our door step in a, well, little paper crate.



The girls were really excited to open and check out what came in the box (actually, me too).


This was the content of the box, all laid out. Oh wow, this is something that will keep the girls occupied (usefully and creatively) for a couple of hours.

Little Paper Crate is created especially for children to explore the world of arts and crafts at a convenience, this allows the children to manage the project themselves, with minimum help from the parents.

The simple instruction booklet has easy to follow steps.






The girls decided to split the responsibility. Zaria will make the alligator and colour the back drop for the puppet stage. While Zara will work on the snake, and all the puppets.



Instructions are so simple, Zaria who's just Standard 1 is able to read and follow the step by step instructions. With minimal help, she managed to get her Alligator Chomper done!


She then went on to work on the back drop for the Puppet Stage.


With both of them working on different projects, the stage, the puppets, the snakes were all ready in an hour.


Time for a Get Into The Wild Puppet Show. In Zaria's case, she got excited with having the alligator chomping up the animals in the wild.


Here is one happy girl who managed to create her own props for her puppet show!

How do you buy or order your Little Paper Crate?
You actually subscribe to it (3 months, 6 months, and 1 year subscriptions are available).
Each month, a new box will arrive at your doorstep, and in the box will be a new project theme, along with the materials and step-by-step guides towards completing the individual projects.
So children can configure projects on their own, and parents do not need figure out what crafts to work with their children and to go around hunting for arts and crafts material.

Wonderful isn't it?