Thanks to The Christmas Collective (courtesy of ShMamas Sarah Krasicki and Janette Seach) for curating the best of Shanghai Christmas, from events, food and gift giving! Join the Christmas group to keep updated with the latest happenings through to the end of the year. To be added into one of the Christmas groups, add Sarah Krasicki (Wechat: … Continued
2020 truly has been a year like no other, for reasons both good and bad (bad being a huge understatement, obviously). As we enter our 15th year, the Executive Committee took a moment to reflect upon this year at our recent strategy planning day, and we wanted to share some of our thoughts and feelings with you all. … Continued
A recent casual conversation about books at the Downtown Coffee Morning led to Vicki Li and fellow Shanghai Mamas to organising a Book Swap last weekend in Xuhui. There were over 1000 books available for “swap” in all age ranges including baby picture books, toddler early readers, tween and adult. Vicki hosted the swap on … Continued
Thanks to the over 300 people and our fabulous sponsors who made Sunday’s Fall Family Festival a wonderful success! Guests of all ages enjoyed an afternoon of sports, arts & crafts, face painting and more! We have our amazing community partner, Awesome Kids Club, along with Coach Jeremy of Coach 23, to thank for a … Continued
By Dr. George Hu, PsyD Credit: Melanie Ham In 1997, while a university student at UC Berkeley, I stood on the edge of a cliff in the Berkeley Hills with the express desire to end my life. I asked myself a question that many have asked before—Why should I not jump and end my … Continued
We’ve got a fantastic day lined up for the Shanghai Mamas community on Sunday, October 18th. There will be games/activities for the kids, lots of friends and families to meet, AND amazing food from one of the newest hotspots in town! We’ll be sharing more details and how to register soon, but save that … Continued
By Laetitia Lemin In this new series, Shanghai Mamas features some of the amazing people within our community. You may have seen their names in WeChat and now you can learn a bit more about them and what makes them thrive in Shanghai. Our first feature is of the one and only, Nikki Malek. Nikki … Continued
