SINGAPORE – Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities.

       Get your hands on Little Miss Surprise and Mr Fib, the latest titles to the Mr Men Little Missy children’s book series.

       They are English author and illustrator Adam Hargreaves’ 15th and 16th additions to the enduring series, conceived by his father Roger Hargreaves in 1971.

       Before he died at age 53 in 1988 following a stroke, he had created some 85 characters who are named after the emotion or behaviour they embody.

       He started with Mr Tickle, a little orange man with a blue hat and arms of incredible length, after the younger Hargreaves asked what a tickle looked like.

       “It’s always fun creating new characters to add to the series, although I’ve got a way to go to catch up with my dad,” Adam Hargreaves says in a statement.

       “A Mr Fib has been rattling around in my imagination for a long while, and Little Miss Surprise, of course, popped into my head right out of the blue.”

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       The new books continue to be published in the series’ signature small square style.

       In the story of Mr Fib, your child will find out that he is the smartest, strongest and funniest Mr Men of all – well, so he says. He lies to impress people and, one day, he goes too far and his friends are upset. Can Mr Fib learn to tell the truth?

       Meanwhile, Little Miss Surprise will put a smile on your kid’s face with her unpredictability. But is Mr Quiet ready for one of her surprising days out?

       Buy the books for $9.10 each at Books Kinokuniya.

       A group of performers are preparing to start their show, but quickly discover they are not alone on stage. Little Monster, Dragon, Alien and Unicorn want to be part of the fun too.

       Take your little ones to the musical There’s A Monster In Your Show, which runs from Nov 28 to Dec 1 at Victoria Theatre.

       Recommended for families with kids from two years old, the 50-minute show is based on the book series Who’s In Your Book? (2017 to present), by English musician and author Tom Fletcher and illustrator Greg Abbott.

       Fletcher, a founding member of the British band McFly, is one of this musical’s composers.

       There is no minimum age for admission, but all audience members must have a ticket, which costs between $42 and $72. Book your seats at str.sg/G3Mp

       Kids aged seven to 12 can join free weekly Mandarin workshops in November at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC).

       Held on Saturday mornings, teen students from Project Litup will engage your children with classic stories Journey To The West, Romance Of The Three Kingdoms and Hua Mulan.

       Project Litup, formed by a group of students from Nanyang Girls’ High School, aims to make Chinese culture and language fun and accessible to the young.

       Your kids can also learn to play Chinese chess and Chinese musical instruments. Register at str.sg/8K3t

       Separately, you can also enrol your kids in I Can Sing, conducted by the Young People’s Performing Arts Ensemble.

       The weekly classes, to be held at SCCC, take place between Oct 26 and Nov 23. They cater to two age groups – five to seven and eight to 10.

       Fees are at $15 a session. Find out more at str.sg/wM9P6