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Post Category - What's OnWhat's On - Post Category - Things to Do With KidsThings to Do With KidsActivities and fun things to do this weekend with kids in Singapore
Are you looking for inspiration for your weekend? Why not take the kids off to a green park to play or check out a kid-friendly café with a playground! If you need more inspo, here’s our weekly roundup of weekend activities and kids’ events – take the kids to the theatre; check out the free playground at Tampines Green Forest Park; join with the Family Fiesta fun at ForestPlay; sign up for Hollandse Club’s free pool party with kids’ activities, attend a free children’s storytelling session, and more.
1. Kids storytelling session (FREE!*)
Non-profit arts organisation Gateway Arts Club puts on weekend in-person storytelling sessions for kids (3-7 yrs old). There’s a different story every week and children are encouraged to interact, sing and dance with the storytellers as they describe and act out the story! *Tickets are free but there’s a refundable deposit of $10* (2-3 pax)/$20* (4-5pax). Click here to book now!
Deets: Saturday, 13 August 2022, 10.30am-11am, 3615 Jalan Bukit Merah, Gateway Kids Club
2. Sign up: Hollandse Club’s Pool Party & Kids’ Activities (FREE!)
You’re invited to Hollandse Club’s open day event, the Welkom Festival! Happening on Sunday, 14 August 2022, this event is open to the public and is completely free! Take the family over to explore everything that this social member’s club has to offer. There will be a pool party, kids’ activities, free yoga sessions, free tennis challenges, free Mandarin storytelling, free boxing, soccer, basketball and dance classes, craft activities and more. Plus, win exclusive lucky draw prizes! For the full schedule and to pre-register, click here. Read more about the fun day and special membership perks when you sign up here.Deets: Sunday, 14 August 2022, 11am – 4pm, Hollandse Club, 22 Camden Park, 299814, Singapore
3. Catch a movie under the stars at ‘Films At the Fort’
Films At The Fort starts this week! From 10 to 21 August 2022, Films At The Fort presented by Casillero del Diablo will screen 11 award-winning films from Cannes, Sundance, the Academy Awards and other must-watch classics – think Operation Mincemeat (Colin Firth), Licorice Pizza (Bradley Cooper), The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Nicholas Cage) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (Michelle Yeoh) among others. Go early when the gates open at 5pm to chill with drinks and food from the fully stocked onsite bar and snack menu. Enjoy the music until the feature film begins at 7:45pm. Bring your own picnic mats, or pre-purchase a reusable inflatable cushion online. Tickets are priced at $36.80 per person.Deets: 10 – 21 August 2022, Fort Canning Green (Canning Rise Road)
4. Learn about the Hungry Ghost Festival
Friday, 12 August 2022, is Ghost Day! Read up on the origins of the Buddhist Hungry Ghost Festival plus all the dos and don’ts in order to avoid encountering ‘bad luck’ during this inauspicious month.
5. Check Out Tampines Green Forest Park Playground (FREE!)
Tampines Green Forest Park is a massive outdoor playground in the East! The high cargo nets are the highlight of this play area that’s surrounded by Tampines Green Forest Residences. There are three sections – a large outdoor playground structure, a tall tower with cargo nets and a huge slide plus another outdoor playground with a sandpit, smaller climbing structures and slides for younger kids. Read all about Singapore’s best free playgrounds here.Deets: Tampines Green Forest Park, 879A Tampines Ave 8
6. Take the kids to the theatre
Take the kids to the theatre at Esplanade to watch PLAYtime! Together. We love the productions for kids at Esplanade Theatre Studio, as performances are relaxed and accessible for young children (plus, families usually sit up close to the performance on the floor!) This show (best for 3-6-year-olds) follows Gor Gor and Mei Mei who are bored while mummy is working from home. What can they do to entertain themselves? Join the siblings as they go on an adventure and discover new ways to play together using the power of imagination! This performance for kids focuses on how little ones can engage in unstructured play and how imaginative play can transcend boundaries and challenges. Click here to purchase tickets at $20.Deets: 10 – 21 August, Esplanade Theatre Studio, 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981
7. National Day Family Fiesta @ForestPlay
National Day celebrations ain’t over! Head on over to ForestPlay on Sentosa for their Family Fiesta! There’s a Salsa Dance Workshop for adults (or go as a parent-child pair) while children can have fun with unstructured free play at the outdoor play area, ForestPlay! Tickets are from $50 for 3 pax (2 adults and 1 child below 14) and include a free Cable Car Ride (Terms and Conditions apply). Buy tickets here.Deets: Sunday 14 August, 10 12:30pm, [email protected]
8. Check out the free performances at Esplanade (FREE!)
Esplanade has a bunch of free performances throughout the month of August. ‘Red Dot August’ celebrates Singapore’s 57th birthday with free concerts, free plays and band performances. Each day boasts a new line-up of uniquely Singaporean artists. Catch the Singapore Police Force Band (Saturday, 13 August at 6:45pm, 8:15pm, and 9:45pm) as they perform a three-set performance filled with songs from our nation’s history or watch Alyssa Lie, a homegrown Singaporean artist, perform songs inspired by her own life experiences. Click here for the full details.Deets: until 31 August 2022, various timings, Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
9. Visit Sunday Social Market
The Sunday Social Market returns to Sing See Soon on Sunday, 14 August 2022. Shop local brands and small businesses including Wanting Kimchi, Maverick Made, Claymate, WildChow Pet and more. Take your family down for a day out (dogs, cats and birds are welcome too!) as you enjoy the live music and food trucks. The dress code is pink, glitter and rainbow, so put on your best outfit and join in the fun! Read more about pop-up markets here. Deets: Sunday 14 August 2022, 11am – 6pm, Sing See Soon, 5 Simei Lane, Singapore 528710
10. Check out ‘Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure’
‘Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure’ is a dinosaur-themed indoor play space at Marina Square. Look out for dinosaur-themed attractions, life-sized, animatronic dinosaurs that roar (prep little kids as they can be scary at first), dino-themed activities, dinosaur rides plus a bouncy castle, mini trampoline and slide, ball pits and pretend sand play (bring socks for these). Kids will love learning about all the different dinosaurs and being immersed in the sights and sounds of the Jurassic age! Tickets for ‘Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure’ are from $25 per person (babies included).Deets: until September 2022, Let’s Play @ #03-208/209, Marina Square
Read More: Dinosaur activities in SG
11. Art Lab: Comic Book Adventure with Your Family
Have you checked out Apple’s free kids’ workshops yet? There’s coding, video lab, and the Art Lab: Comic Book Adventure with Your Family session, where families are invited to imagine a story about how to keep the planet safe. You’ll then head out of the Apple Store to take photos and add drawings and stickers to your comic book on iPad. Recommended for kids aged 8–12 and their parents. Kids will get a Camp T-shirt and certificate. Devices will be provided. Sign up here (you can book ahead for future sessions if these get sold out).Deets: various timings, Apple Orchard Road, 270 Orchard Road
12. Catch the National Day Light-Up (FREE!)
Take the kids on a tour of the impressive National Day light up around Singapore (drive past in the car, or just walk around). This year, you’ll see the facades of the following buildings lit up: National Museum of Singapore, Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Central Fire Station, The Cathay, National Design Centre and Stamford Arts Centre. The red and white projections on these landmarks will take you on a journey through our shared heritage (plus the kids will relish being out and about at night).Deets: now until 27 August 2022 (National Museum of Singapore until 10 August only), 7:30pm – 12am daily
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Have fun at a Dino-themed Water Playground (FREE!)
Dinosaur fans, not only is there a new Dino-Quest exhibit at Suntec with animatronic dinosaurs, interactive dinosaur exhibits and plenty of hands-on activities but there’s also a new dinosaur-themed water playground at Causeway Point that’s completely free! The Dino-themed Water Playground just opened this week – if you’re excited to see what’s in store watch our video here. There’s a Toddler Dino Zone, Adventure Volcano and Crater Zone. Kids will have a blast zooming down the two long slides, running through the dinosaur ribcage with water jets and watching the volcano erupt (with water!). In the evenings, the Dino-themed Wet Playground comes alive with neon lights! Entry is free and no pre-booking is required.Deets: Water Playground @ Causeway Point, 1 Woodlands Square Level 7, Singapore 738099
Read More: 16 Places Where Kids Can See Dinosaurs in Singapore
Visit The Arena @ Keat Hong (FREE!)
The newly opened free Choa Chu Kang outdoor playground, also known as The Arena @ Keat Hong, is making waves with its three amazing playgrounds for kids of all ages. From a stunning treehouse-like tower and massive slides that loop multiple times before reaching the bottom, to pirate ship play equipment and swings, there is something fun for children of all ages in each of the three playgrounds. Read all about this playground and 20 other free spots to take the kids to play, here! Deets: The Arena @ Keat Hong, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4 and 5.
Check out food-themed play space at The Artground (FREE!)
The Artground has a new playspace with a foodie theme! Part indoor playground, part arts and interactive theatre space, The Artground offers heaps of movement and dance workshops along with arts and craft activities. The new play installation, Masak Masak, features a food-themed play area with food-related installations to play with. From climbing huge bowls of cendol to jumping on an egg tart trampoline, and making prata and kopi at their own ‘hawker stalls’, there are so many fun things for little kids (best for toddlers up to 6 years old). Check out our Instagram Reel for all the highlights! Free to enter the playspace but special programmes are ticketed. Deets: 28 May – 26 March 2023, The Artground, Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road, Block J #01-40
Head to the Singapore Zoo for water play!
Did you hear? Singapore Zoo’s Wet Play Area at KidzWorld has reopened after two years of restrictions! Hands down one of our kids’ favourite spots in Singapore this water play area is the best thing after a morning spent seeing all the animals in the zoo. Don’t forget to book a slot to feed some of the animals from giraffes to rhinos and elephants, plus see the educational animal shows while you are there! Read our full guide to Singapore Zoo here.Deets: Now open! Wet Play Area at KidzWorld, Singapore Zoo
Have fun at Jurong Lake Gardens (FREE!)
Treat the kids to a play at Jurong lake Gardens’ playground Forest Ramble. The water play is open and the main playground is lots of fun, with structures to climb on and a long slide too. There are 13 different adventure play areas to explore at Forest Ramble, with mini trampolines, rope obstacle courses and other equipment that is nature-inspired based on the actions and motions of the animals that inhabit the freshwater swamp. More info on the Jurong Lake Gardens here.
Deets: Open daily (except Mondays) Clusia Cove and Forest Ramble at Jurong Lake Gardens
Go on a Treasure Hunt: Try Geocaching! (FREE!)
We love a treasure hunt (we can’t wait for Easter where we hope hunting for Easter eggs is back on!) but in the meantime, you can try geocaching with the kids! Geocaching involves finding treasures (called geocaches) hidden by fellow Geocachers – you find the clues to where each treasure is hidden using the GPS on your mobile phone. All you’ll need to do is to download the Geocaching App (the basic access is free), look for a geocache near you and start hunting. Once you find the treasure (which is often a small waterproof container containing a piece of paper where those who found it can write their name) you rehide it in the same place and log your find on the app. A fun way to get the kids out into nature and exploring your neighbourhood.
Visit a Fire Station Open House in person (FREE!)
It’s all systems go as our beloved Fire Station Open Houses are back! Selected Fire Stations are open for visits on Saturday mornings over two time slots – 9am to 9.50am or 10am to 10.50am. Both timeslots are guided tours. Tots will love this experience where you can learn about the cool Emergency Vehicles and their capabilities, watch a demo on donning the full firefighting protective gear, see how the equipment is used (nothing beats seeing those massive sprays in person!). Walk-ins are allowed, but groups of 10 pax or more will be required to make a pre-booking.
Take the kids on a street art hunt (FREE!)
Looking to get the kids out walking? Make it fun by spotting street art along the way! Check out our most comprehensive list of recommended street art murals sorted by neighbourhood here. Head out with a fully charged phone (for all those cute pics) plus a paper and pencil for the kids so they can search out “treasures” that you can challenge them to find.
Ride the playground “train” at Tiong Bahru (FREE!)
Looking for outdoor playgrounds where the kids can let off some steam? The playground in Tiong Bahru makes for a fun kids activity and when the kids have had enough of the choo choo train, you can head to the Wet Market to gorge on pau at Tiong Bahru Pau (or grab a croissant at Tiong Bahru Bakery). We wrote a whole guide to Tiong Bahru neighbourhood here or check out this article for a list of other amazing outdoor playgrounds that are all FREE!
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