Wondering what to do with the kiddos over the long December holidays in Singapore? We’ve found some great activities to keep them entertained and you sane.
Animated penguin character Pororo, considered the “President of Kids” in South Korea, is here in Singapore.
Pororo Park Singapore, an indoor edutainment playground, occupies 11,000 sq ft in Marina Square mall and is centred on the well-loved character and his friends including Eddy the Fox and Petty the Penguin.
Pororo creator Choi Jong Il says Singapore was picked as the character’s first foray into South-east Asia because it is “an educational and cultural hub” in the region and is therefore the right place to start. There are plans to open a park in Thailand by year-end.
The Singapore park is a wonderland for kids, with seven facilities including Pororo Express, a train ride for kids into a snowy cave; the Pororo House, an exact replica of the one in the cartoon, complete with bathtub and bed; and the Shark Ball Pool, an inviting ball pit filled to the brim with blue and white balls. Rody’s Toy Store sells toys, apparel and souvenir items.
While the children play, parents can relax over a cuppa at Loopy’s Cafe, which also offers free Wi-Fi.
Where: 02-29 Marina Square, 6 Raffles Boulevard, 039594
When: 10.30am to 8pm from Sunday to Thursday, 10.30am to 9pm on Friday and Saturday
Admission: $24.50 for children below two, $33.50 for children aged two to 12, free for babies below one (entitled to two-hour play time). Up to two accompanying adults pay $6 each
Introduce your kid to art at the Keppel Centre for Art Education in the National Gallery Singapore.
The dedicated art education facility houses four spaces, including an Art Corridor where kids can touch artworks, and the Art Playscape where they can explore a treehouse or roam in a labyrinth.
Children can also paint and learn to conduct exhibition tours.
Where: City Hall Wing, National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew’s Road, 178958
When: Open daily from Nov 24. 10am to 7pm from Monday to Thursday, 10am to 11pm from Friday to Sunday
Admission: Free entry to the Keppel Centre for Art Education but visitors will need to get a ticket.
Why let your children sit at home and watch television or play games on the iPad when ActiveSG, which encourages you to adopt active lifestyles, has programmes created specially for the school holidays?
Your child can learn to play sports such as basketball, floorball and wushu.
Children can also enrol in a three-day dance-fitness camp where they will learn three workouts that involve a mix of dance and aerobics – zumba, bokwa and KpopX Fitness.
Where: Various sports centres
When: Various dates this and next month
Admission: From $12.50. Singaporeans or permanent residents who sign up as an ActiveSG member can get up to 30 per cent off if they use their ActiveSG dollars.
In this fast-paced, highly competitive world, it may not be too early for your child to start learning real- world concepts.
Educational experience provider Inventive Kids has conceived holiday camps to cultivate critical thinking skills in children with adventurous or topical storylines such as being trapped on an island or starting a toy business.
Using their imagination, participants will pretend play and fashion solutions to road bumps faced throughout the camp, while using the Thinkertoyland construction system as their learning tool.
The educational toy consists of connectors, sticks and gears to promote inventive play.
Where:#02-83, Our Tampines Hub, 1 Tampines Walk, 528523
When: Various dates this and next month. More info here.
Admission: From $60. More info here.
If your tot is constantly acting up, a drama class (above) may just be the right outlet for him or her to channel all that energy.
Act 3 Drama Academy has curated several workshops for children as young as seven months.
Participants will not only learn about the theatrical form, but also gain confidence as they learn to exercise themselves.
Where: Act 3 International, One-Two-Six Cairnhill Arts Centre, 126 Cairnhill Road, 229707
When: Various dates this and next month. More info here.
Admission: $35 to $380 More info here.
At the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa), children can try different forms of art, from clay modelling to Chinese ink painting to needle felting.
With classes catering to different groups of children aged five to 16, there is bound to be one that will pique your child’s creative interest.
Where: Nafa, Campus 1, 80 Bencoolen Street
When:Various dates this and next month. More info here.
Admission: From $270. More info here.
By Gurveen Kaur, The Straits Times, November 2015 / Updated November 2019
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