7 Family-Friendly Activities To Do From 12 - 18 December
Visit the near future at the ArtScience Museum's updated exhibitions, plus explore a few more festivals around town.
By The Weekly -
Looking forward to 2023? With less than three weeks left until the new year, resolutions are popping up on group chats and if you’re less than inspired, perhaps a trip to Space Fest 2022 or the new Futureworld exhibition at the ArtScience Museum might evoke a new resolution. For the little ones, a coding workshop at Apple might be a great catalyst for a future career in STEM and the family can get to explore easy-to-use programming software as a team.
Dinoland Singapore at SAFRA Yishun is made up of an indoor live forest that is inhabited by animatronic dinosaurs. The little ones might be in for a good scare with the realistic reptiles peppered around the route but they’ll have a chance to learn about their favourite dinosaurs by taking part in dino-themed activities. Go on a 1.5 hour guided trek dressed in matching kid and adult-sized forest ranger hard hats for that memorable insta picture.
Dinoland @ SAFRA Yishun. Get your tickets here.
To celebrate Computer Science Education Week, Apple is expanding its coding education resource with a new Today at Apple session - Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App.
Families will be able to code and create with Swift Playgrounds using the iPad and kids will experiment with code and design an app using the About Me playground. The budding programmers will be able to channel their creative sides by customising their app with fun fonts, background colours, Memoji, and more. Then you’ll work together to bring their app to life. Recommended for kids ages 10 and up.
Happening on 18 December 2022. Apple Marina Bay Sands, 2 Bayfront Avenue, B2-06 Singapore 018972. Register here.
Have a blast at Singapore’s largest Space-themed festival with a host of family friendly activities including VR Games, 5D Cinema and live screenings of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ matches by Mediacorp.
The event will feature a unique line-up of space-themed activities, Instagrammable attractions and family-friendly workshops at the festival. Highlights include Funtasia, Singapore’s largest indoor inflatable indoor theme park operated, go-kart experiences for both adults and kids, VR games and a 5D cinema, space-themed food trucks, movie screenings, festive lighting at the venue and much more.
From now till 30 December 2022, Singapore EXPO. Check out the event line-up here.
Step into reimagined spaces with the ArtScience Museum’s new installation
The ArtScience Museum has updated its Futureworld galleries with four new interactive installations that explores the formation of new spaces in Singapore. Aptly named “Exploring New Frontiers”, the immersive journey is littered with kaleidoscopes of colourful imagery that also makes for a great photography experience.
ArtScience Museum at 6 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018974. Get your tickets here.
In collaboration with Etsy’s crafters market, Popular’s annual book fair is back and more jam packed than ever. Besides the usual line-up of young adult novels and bestsellers thats available for purchase, the family can participate in unique craft workshops like fluid bear making, 3D Jelly making and batik printing. On 17 December at 1:30pm, families who love Pokemon can also get to say hi to Pikachu and try out the up and coming Pokemon: Scarlet & Violet at the demo booths!
Whether you’re looking to stock up for the new school year or keep the little ones busy with some novel arts and crafts, there is something for everyone.
From now till 18 December 2022. Suntec Convention Hall 401- 406. Tickets to workshops can be purchased here.
Sail on a Christmas-themed cruise with Genting Dream Destination Cruises
Sleigh away on a family-cruise and have a very merry Nordic Christmas Adventure, the Christmas-themed event will feature celebrations on the sea from classic Christmas performances to exploring a Christmas market filled with jolly souvenirs and treats.
Expect to feast to your heart’s content with crowd favourite holiday fare such as roast turkey, slipper lobster, honey glazed Norwegian salmon and more.
From now till 1 January 2023, book your dream cruise today.
Celebrate the opening weekend of Children’s Museum of Singapore
The newly opened Children’s Museum of Singapore is a space dedicated to the well-being of children and their development. It takes a village to raise a child and raising confident children is no easy feat, if you’re looking to explore different parenting hacks the museum has organised a line-up of interactive workshops and specially curated craft sessions that are insightful and can also strengthen parent-child relationships.
Happening on 17 and 18 December 2022 , 23-B Coleman St Singapore 179807. Get your tickets here.