Eton City celebrates children's literature with a giant picture story book

Manila, Philippines - The benefits of storytelling go beyond mere entertainment. It helps in the emotional development of children as well as in their language and communication skills. Being a family-centric community, Eton City includes children’s literacy as one of the focal points in their kiddie activities.

To kick off month-long activities for kids, a “Gigantic Picture Story Book” exhibit about The Fourth Little Pig by Carmelita A. Cochingco-Ballesteros was put up at Eton City recently. In this tale, Gorgy, a self-reliant pig, works overseas in search of a dream — to build his own home. Gorgy meets a physically-challenged pig and they help each other make their dreams come true.

The exhibit will run until Aug. 12 at the ActivFunZone of Eton City in Sta. Rosa Laguna. It will be open every day (except Mondays) from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Held in collaboration with Bantay Bata 163, the giant picture storybook exhibit underscores the rewards of reading for kids. Children’s books will be on sale at the site and for every book sold P1 will be donated to Bantay Bata 163.

Every weekend until July 29, there will be a series of workshops and fun recreational activities for children to be held at the same venue. Today, July 8, is reserved for a read aloud book reading session with the book author, Carmelita A. Cochingco-Ballesteros. On July 15, all kids are invited to attend a scrapbooking workshop. July 22 is a day for youngsters with green thumb; they will surely enjoy the basic topiary flower arrangement workshop. On July 29, there will be a hand-painted coffee mug workshop while on the following weekend, Aug. 5, will be a hand-painting session for mugs-on-the-go. A culminating activity will be held on Aug. 12, which concludes the exhibit.

Eton City is a project of Eton Properties Philippines, Inc. in the south of Manila, Eton City has fused modern living with nature inspired suburban setting. South Lake Village is the first residential island lot development in the Philippines, comprising of 16 distinct islands surrounded by a 35-hectare man-made lake. The man-made lake of South Lake Village is a venue for regular weekend activities like fishing, kayaking and driving or flying remote-controlled boats or airplanes. 

For information, call 542-2858 to 59 or visit www.etoncity.com.ph or call. Eton Properties has launched a total of 43 distinctive projects in the Philippines encompassing residential, township, commercial and office developments in various growth areas in the country.