With the March holidays just around the corner, it’s time to start planning where to take the kids to keep them entertained, active and engaged while they’re off from school.
For parents looking for something less structured than a holiday camp, we’ve rounded up a list including amazing water parks, indoor playgrounds and just all around fun activities for kids to enjoy. Here’s a list of 18 activities sure to keep the kids enjoying their time off, be sure to join in too for a little quality family time!
Dedicated to outdoor play, Wildlings offers holiday camps as well as regular playgroup classes for children age 18 months to five years. Parents can bring their little ones to the nature play space for a unique opportunity to get into adventurous play and explore their surroundings. Creative, collaborative, and imaginative play in nature is the focus and it is recommended to get your children involved with their friends. The play sessions are designed for kids aged two to 10 years and cost $20 a session.
Wildlings holds its activities in the great green spaces around the island including Dempsey, Botanic Gardens and East Coast Park. Click here for details on their upcoming activities.
You can expect to spend hours at Singapore’s first indoor water playground. Spanning 24,000 sq ft and designed to a deep sea theme, this is where kids can splash away on play decks, challenge themselves to five slides, and try the themed splash pad.
To promote bonding, parents are encouraged to join in the fun with their kids on the slides and at the main play structure. Family package for two adults and two kid costs $40. Kidz Amaze also has two great indoor playgrounds at Safra Jurong and Safra Toa Payoh with the latter having great facilities for babies as well as toddlers.
Find out more about Kidz Amaze and Splash @ Kidz Amaze here.
Re-opened last year much to the joy of many young children, the refreshed Pororo Park is a geat way for the kiddos to spend the afternoon. Expect a multitude of activities for your little ones to take part in, including a playground gym, hinoki sensory-play pit, carousel and even a little supermarket designed to be just the right size for your toddlers.
Pororo Park, 6 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square #02-29
Take your little ones on a historical tour through Singapore’s oldest surviving brick-built, wood-firing Dragon Kiln that was erected in the 1940s. You also get to see a live demo at the potter’s wheel. Another option: take part in a hands-on pottery session with your child to create your own masterpiece.
Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle, 85 Lorong Tawas
Celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, Gallop Stables is all about bringing horseback riding to the general population and instilling a love for the animals in children.
From stable-inspired art classes to beginner classes in how to ride, there’s lots going on at the stables over March so be sure to check out their website for various details and timings. This public riding school accepts children aged seven and older for group horse riding classes. Younger kids need to sign up for private lessons. Best of all? There are no membership fees involved.
Gallop Stables, 100 Turf Club Road
Here’s your chance to do something amazing with the kids (they must be at least seven years old) by defying gravity at Singapore’s only indoor skydiving facility.
Under the watchful eye of professionals, you and your kids can skydive solo in the world’s first largest themed wind tunnel for indoor skydiving that is almost five storeys high.
The Challenge includes two skydives and The Adventure includes four.
#01-01 43 Siloso Beach Walk, Sentosa
Tucked away in a cozy corner of Siglap in the East, Little Artist’s Art Studio has been encouraging creative minds since 1977. Their holiday camps for kids in Singapore are a fun and easy-to-comprehend approach to learning about art and cater to kids of all ages. Parents can expect their children to be exposed to painting to sketching, with patient instructors there to encourage children along the way.
Little Artist’s Art Studio, 55 Siglap Road, #02-18, Singapore 455871. More details on their holiday camps here.
Help your kids develop confidence, mental strength, discipline and focus in a fun and energetic way with Evolve MMA’s Little Samurai Children’s Program. Run by the gym’s expert instructors, the children’s martial arts program helps kids to learn life skills that will help them in all areas of life including social skills and strong friendships. Children are also given opportunity to learn important self-defence skills and improve their coordination, motor skills and agility.
Evolve MMA has four locations at Far East Square, Orchard Central, Clarke Quay Central and Kinex
A huge indoor playground located in Marina Square, Kiztopia’s philosophy is to involve the whole family in collaborative play. Does that mean you’ll be climbing through the two storey playground along with your little ones? Yes, yes it does. From slides to sensory play, parents are encouraged to join their kids and play alongside. Once again be sure to book in advance.
Kiztopia, Marina Square, 6 Raffles Boulevard, Level 1, 01-09
Kids and parents can combine forces to engage in multi-weapon battles, where each team player uses his own weapon of choice from Tag Team’s laser series. Young ones will have a blast trying out the Laser Rifle, Laser Handgun, Laser Sword, Laser Bow and the Laser Glove.
Tag Team, #01-03 Parkland Green, 920 East Coast Parkway
Nothing like a friendly race in the family to start the weekend. At Singapore’s first and only indoor go-karting space, fun rides will be available for both parents and kids. For the little ones, SuperKarts has a specially curated race track for them to learn about road safety while driving with a max speed of 8km/h. For the adults, the track has a novice and advanced option with differing speeds and you will require a valid driver’s licence for the advanced route.
Happening till 31 March 2023. Resorts World Sentosa, East Carpark (Orange zone)
The Esplanade’s annual children’s festival is back. This year, there will be three commissioned artworks that explore relevant issues for the young through multi-disciplinary programmes and participatory arts experiences. The theme for the year hopes to help children navigate their environment and take the beginning steps of crafting an identity.
Happening from 9 to 19 March 2023. The Esplanade
The first Mattel Playhouse in Asia is proud to present a real-life Playhouse that is fun for both children and adults. Featuring 12 different interactive stations and lots of instagrammable opportunities, the family is sure to have an unforgettable experience. Pose away with Barbie or feel your adrenaline with Thomas the Tank Engine themed arcade machines.
Happening till April 9, 2023. Let’s Play at Marina Square, 6 Raffles Boulevard
This March Holiday, sail with Disney on Ice and watch your favourite characters come to live. Travel to Arendelle with Anna and Elsa and learn how love is the most powerful magic of all. Just keep swimming with Dory and Hank as they set out to find her parents. Celebrate true friendship with the Toy Story gang and venture through Disney stories as you make memorable memories with the family.
Happening from 11 to 19 March 2023. Singapore Indoor Stadium. Purchase your tickets here
A great way to expand the world view of your kids is by taking them to art exhibits where they will learn to develop confidence in expressing themselves while being exposed to different mediums. In Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, the 360 degree digital experience is a whole new way of experiencing art and with more than 300 of the Dutch artist’s sketches, drawings, and paintings there is bound to be something for everyone in the family.
Museum goers will also be able to explore the added bonus of two special Japanese culture introductions – the ancient art of Japanese woodblocking and an authentic matcha tea ceremony, curated as a tribute to the “wabi sabi” principles that guided his artistic style.
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience will open to the public from 1 March, 2023. Resorts World Sentosa, B1 Forum. Get your tickets here.
Enjoy some Instagram fun with the family at the Asian installation of 29Rooms, a design and sensorial experience featuring 29 interactive spaces that let you create your own adventure as you move into different spaces. All ages can enjoy the workshops, “sleepzones” and totally Instagrammable spaces, plus a cafe to rest and recharge at the end.
Now until 16 April, 2023, Gardens by the Bay, West Lawn, $35 (Adult) / $28 (Child) – check tickets here.
Running until the beginning of April, the T3 Underground Carnival and Changi Airport promises fun carnival games, amusement rides and lots of fun and exciting things to do for the whole family. On the B2 level, you can expect old-school carnival games like a shooting gallery and a catapult game, in the carpark is where the amusement rides are. Then head down to B3 where a pirate ship and go-karting experience (for the slightly older kids) await.
Changi Airport Terminal 3, Basement 2 and Basement 3, Opening hours: Friday: 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Saturday, Sunday, Public Holiday, March School Holiday: 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Join your kids and discover the wild animals living beneath our noses on Pulau Ubin. Discover more about the anteaters, bears, bats and 409 species of ants which all reside on our shores. At the same time, kids can learn valuable conservation skills and how to play an active role in protecting the wildlife around us. The day even is priced at $110 for a parent-child pair, plus $75 for every additional child and $45 for every additional adult. Recommended for kids over 5.
Pulau Ubin, 12 Mar 2023, 9 am – 11.30 am, register here.