To all kids and kids at heart, Happy Children’s Day!

In celebration of Children’s Day, we at IKR have teamed up with Team Patronus of Dunman High School to illustrate a very special comic inspired by a kid named Sage. This collaboration is to raise awareness for Make-A-Wish Singapore and to help raise funds in order to continue fulfilling the wishes of children with critical illnesses.

For Sage, there is not a dream too big and a dreamer too small. Diagnosed with maple syrup urine disease from birth, Sage had to undergo two liver transplants, and take immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of his life. Playing with LEGO with his brother helped Sage go through his operation.

LEGO has become Sage’s source of joy and also his inspiration to become a LEGO designer. With the help of Make-A-Wish Singapore and LEGO, Sage’s dream came true.

After an interview with Denmark-based LEGO designer, Marcos Bessa, Sage was given an opportunity of a lifetime. Now “hired” as a LEGO designer, Sage was able to build a spaceship and even had the honour to present it. To help raise funds to grant more wishes for children, Sage donated one of his spaceships to a charity auction. Martin Berry, chairman and founder of the Gong Cha Group, made a successful bid of $1800!

For the icing on the cake, Sage was even rewarded a stay in LEGOLAND Hotel on his birthday!

With his positive personality and tenacious spirit, Sage has become an inspiration for everyone around him.

We’re so glad to celebrate Children’s Day with Sage’s story! Read our full comic here.

How about you? How are you planning to spend Children’s Day?

Children’s Day is a highly anticipated festivity especially for our little ones. This is a day to celebrate them as unique individuals with a great potential to make an impact in the world.

Today, children are definitely given the free pass to be indulged with gifts and celebrations from their families, special school activities, and countrywide events dedicated to them.

And to the rest of us who think we are way past the age range for kids, age is just a number! In fact, Children’s Day is the perfect time for us to relive our childhood once more and reconnect with our inner child.

Regardless of age, Children’s Day can be about spending time with our parents, reconnecting with old friends, and revisiting past hobbies from our youth.

This is also a time for us to reflect and recognise the struggles that disadvantaged children go through. Take time to learn more about children foundations and how you can provide support with the best of your capabilities.

May this day be a healing day for you and your child, literally and figuratively. Happy Children’s Day!