There’s a new sport in town and it’s not horseracing
- it’s Baby Racing! Those who attended the region’s 1st annual Thai Baby
Derby were howling with laughter at these little tots. Hoards of babies and
their parents descended on the Pacific Park shopping complex in Sriracha
last weekend to find the Fastest Baby in the East.
The
rattle sounds and away they go! Fast as greased lightening, able to leap
over a stuffed teddy-bear with only a few bounds, is it a bunny rabbit? A
turtle? No, it’s Superbaby!
The crawling contest, organized by Awesome Organizer Co.
Ltd focused on child development and relationship building within families
with children between 8 months to 1 year old - and still unable to walk.
Organizers said that further competitions will be held in
the southern province of Songkhla, Khon Kaen in the northeast, the northern
city of Chiang Mai.
Winners crawling across the finish line in each event
will get a chance to compete for the national title and the Thaksin
Shinawatra Trophy.
Screech!
Bump. Hey, what are you doing in MY lane?
Ooops.
Getting a little sidetracked by the pretty balloon.
Throughout the day’s events a number of booths were
open promoting children’s products and information from local hospitals on
how to effectively look after young children’s health and development.
Plenty of activities were provided for the kids including puppet shows,
kid’s aerobics; even Thai and ballroom dancing.
The tiny regional winners of the crawling contest received 5,000 baht in
cash and products, runner-up 3,000 baht cash and products, while 3rd place
and Baby Congeniality received 2,000 baht in cash and children’s products.
