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8 Family-Friendly Activities To Do From 16-22 May

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8 Family-Friendly Activities To Do From 16-22 May

Unique tours, interesting workshops, an amazing race, and more

by Jesslyn Lye  /   May 13, 2022

With a nice long weekend to kickstart the week, take a break and spend some time enjoying these exciting activities with the family.

Foodies can look forward to a host of events, including a UNESCO hawker food tour, an edible plants tour, and a blue pea workshop where you’ll learn to make traditional kampong dishes using blue butterfly pea flowers.

If your family prefers to be active, take part in an amazing race at the National Gallery, or spend some time playing kampong games for a nostalgic blast to the past.

From unique tours to interesting workshops, here’s what’s on in the upcoming week.

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8 Family-Friendly Activities To Do From 16-22 May
Blue pea wonder workshop
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This workshop combines both culinary and craft experiences to help you and your kids appreciate the wonder of the blue butterfly pea flower. Native to Southeast Asia, this blue pea flower is known for its healing properties.

You’ll get to harvest blue pea flowers – as well as lemongrass and pandan leaf – from a home garden, and savour your welcome blue pea drink as you learn more about the cultural significance and culinary uses of the humble blue pea. After that, enjoy a cooking demo experience where you’ll learn to prepare traditional nasi lemak and sweet kuih dadar using blue pea. To end the day, take part in a printmaking craft activity, where you’ll learn to carve a blue pea flower stamp to make prints on cards.

Happening on 21 May 2022 at 1.30pm – 4pm, and 22 May 2022 from 10.30am – 1pm. Priced at $90 per person, the workshop will take place at 420 Pasir Ris Drive 6. Find out more and book your slots here. 

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Amazing race for the family @ National Gallery
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Come together as a family and take part in an amazing race around the National Gallery!

Inspired by the fantastical worlds depicted in artist Jeremy’s Sharma’s Superstar, the race will take you to different parts of the gallery to solve problems and find clues. At the end of the race, all the participants will come together to share your discoveries in an act of collective world-building. 

This activity is for families – unaccompanied children will not be allowed to participate. Children aged 12 and under will require the accompaniment of an adult aged 18 or over. 

Happening on 21 May 2022, 10.30am – 12pm or 1.30pm – 3pm. Admission is free, but requires prior registration. Located at the National Gallery, 1 St Andrew’s Rd, Singapore 178957. Find out more and register here.

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UNESCO hawker food tour for foodies
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If you have a family of foodies, make sure to check out this UNESCO hawker food tour. Part one of a three-part tour series, this event will focus on all things boiled and braised.

You’ll get to try award-winning hawker dishes (including some that have been awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand!), as well as traditional snacks, and artisanal ice cream and drinks. As you eat, you’ll also learn about how the five major dialect groups in Singapore – Hokkiens, Cantonese, Hainanese, Teochews, and Hakkas – have integrated the best of their cuisines to create the local dishes that we all know and love. 

Happening on 21 May 2022, 10am – 12.30pm. Tickets are priced at $50. Located at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, 1 Straits Blvd, Singapore 018906. Find out more and purchase your tickets here. 

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Blast to the past and play nostalgic kampong games
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Relive the kampong spirit with your family in this blast to the past. 

Catch spiders and bugs, forage for edible plants, and spot the kampong chickens running around in this nostalgia-filled weekend. Share the kampong spirit with your kids as you play kampong games together and enjoy familiar snacks from the good old days.

This activity is recommended for children aged four and above.

Happening 21 – 22 May 2022, 9am – 12pm. Admission to the event is free, but coupons are needed to purchase snacks and participate in activities. The coupon albums are worth $12 and available at the door, but you can get them for a promotional price of $10 if you purchase them online beforehand. Located at City Sprouts, 102 Henderson Road, Singapore 159562. Find out more and purchase your coupons here. 

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Edible garden tour
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When it comes to taking in the beauty of nature, taste is a sense that we rarely get to use.

Excite your taste buds in this edible garden tour, where you’ll get to discover various types of edible plants that can be grown in your own home. Learn more about sustainable gardening practices, and the types of plants that can be used in cooking. 

If your child is interested in gardening and wants to try their hand at growing something other than green beans, this is a good place to start. 

Happening on 21 May 2022, 9am – 10am. Admission is free, but requires prior registration. Located at HortPark, 33 Hyderabad Rd, Singapore 119578. Find out more and register here. 

Children’s puppet castle
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Ever caught a puppet show?

In this delightful puppet show performed by puppet master Arii Azharii, kids will get to enjoy two well-loved tales – The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and Doctor Tortoise. They’ll also get the chance to learn more about performance techniques through this exciting puppetry performance. 

Children must be accompanied by an adult for this event. One adult can accompany up to two children.

Happening on 22 May 2022, from 3pm – 4pm. Admission is free, but requires prior registration. Located at Ang Mo Kio Public Library, 4300 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6, Singapore 569842. Find out more and register here. 

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Insect farm tour
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Did you know that Singapore has an insect farm? Insectta is Singapore’s first black soldier fly farm, and it’s located right in the heart of Singapore, in Queenstown.

Learn about how insect farms are revolutionising sustainable agriculture in this interactive tour. You’ll also get to find out more about the black soldier fly, and try your hand at various insect farming activities. If your kids are fascinated by bugs and creepy crawlies, the seven highly-interactive stations are sure to give them a good time.

This activity is recommended for children aged five and up. 

Happening on 21 May 2022, 10am – 11.15am. Tickets are priced at $20. Located at Insectta, 60 Jalan Penjara, Singapore 149375. There will be a free two-way shuttle bus service to and from Queenstown MRT station. Find out more and book your tickets here. 

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Wings of Time night show @ Sentosa
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Sentosa’s iconic award-winning night show, Wings of Time, is finally back after more than two years. Boasting enhancements such as upgraded pyrotechnics, the show is even more spectacular than before.

Follow Shahbaz, a prehistoric bird, as well as his friends Rachel and Felix, as they journey across beautiful landscapes and the mysteries of time. Set against the backdrop of an open sea, the magical adventure will feature pyrotechnic effects and lasers.

Happening on 18 May – 29 June 2022. The shows will take place at 7.30pm on weekdays, and at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on weekends, public holidays, and eves of public holidays. Tickets are priced at $18. Located at the Wings of Time Theatre, Siloso Beach, 50 Beach View, 098604. Find out more and purchase your tickets here.

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