Family-Friendly Activities To Do From 25-31 July
Gather your family to curate your first bespoke fragrance inspired by Singapore’s native flora, or connect with the little ones while suspended mid-air in an exhilarating session of aerial yoga
By Ynez Lim -
There is no need to fret when it comes to filling your week with kid-friendly activities. This week, take an educational tour by learning Mandarin and tiger conservation all in one. Or opt for your kid’s first experience at being a sail captain by boarding a discover sailing course and heading into the sunset.
Here are our top picks to end the month:
World Tiger Day is on July 29, 2022, and in view of that, online Chinese learning platform LingoAce is collaborating with Singapore Zoo to offer hour-long guided tours on tiger conservation for families with children aged three to 12.
The guided tours will be conducted in English and Mandarin, making learning Chinese enjoyable and fulfilling as the kids and you discover more about tigers. You'll also get to solve a puzzle and help "Save Tigo at Mandai" — conquer challenges and earn puzzle pieces, which can be exchanged for a Tigo plushie upon completion.
All tickets include a LingoAce goodie bag worth $150 filled with learning materials and games, as well as a photo opportunity with Tigo the brand mascot.
Happening on July 31, from 11.30am to 12.30pm, and 1.30pm to 2.30pm. Ticket bundles (one adult and one child) are at $90. Click here for tickets. Singapore Zoo is 80 Mandai Lake Rd, Singapore 729826.
Calling all future gaming whizz! From July 25 to 27, dive into the world of programming by building your own Minecraft modifications.
Kids aged 9 to 11 who are deeply curious and enthusiastic in understanding the architecture of server hosted games will get to be part of the development process of game modification.
Students will get to engage with visual block coding and some Java to change gameplay, mob behaviour and design spontaneous game scenarios.
Note: Your child will need basic coding knowledge and have a gaming account on Minecraft with multiplayer mode enabled before signing up for the camp.
Held in-person at the LccL Coding Academy’s flagship Tanglin campus, the three-day coding camp is held from Monday - Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm. Tickets are priced at $360 each.
Aerial Yoga is not like your typical yoga sessions where it is simply a series of stretching coupled with breathing exercises. To keep the little ones on their toes (literally), aerial yoga lets kids experience what it’s like manoeuvring in the air while being swaddled in a hammock.
There will be lots of inversions and partner poses that require a great deal of communication and teamwork, but fret not, the helpful instructors will be on hand to ease you and your child into difficult poses while ensuring safety and comfort.
For kids age 3 to 6, tickets are at $65 per pair for a 45 minutes session. For kids age 7 to 12, tickets are at $95 per pair for a 90 minutes session.
The next available slot for Family Aerial Yoga Workshop by Mindful Space is on July 30. Tickets are available here.
When it comes to sustainability, there is no better time than to start them young. Get your hands dirty by breathing new life into products that would otherwise go to waste.
Fun for all ages, paper making is the art of transforming paper waste into beautiful handcrafted paper that could add as a textural improvisation to DIY crafting projects.
Materials such as the papermaking screen, dried flowers and pulp will be provided.
Every Monday to Sunday, 10AM - 6PM. Tickets start from SGD32. The paper making workshop is located at Blk 3011 Bedok Industrial Park E #03-2014 Singapore 489977.
For kids aged seven years old and up, the discover sailing course is for keen adventurers with no prior sailing experience but are ready to take on new challenges while out at sea.
The course is held aboard a 30ft - 45ft sailing cruiser where the kids will get to helm the sailboat at the wheel and work with fellow sailors to sail the boat towards Lazarus island.
Before setting sail, facilitators will run through a safety briefing where budding sailors will learn about overboard procedures, sailing knots and terms used on board. On the journey there, the kids will pick up sailing manoeuvres and learn to identify the strength and direction of the wind with fellow sailors as they sail the boat towards Lazarus island.
As classes are held whenever there are four students within a time slot, if you would like to sign up for 3 persons or less, you may check for alternate dates with slots for a combined class. Sessions are ongoing from July 25 to 31, with two time slots a day at 10am and 3pm.
Prices start at $246.10 per pax. Parents are welcome to join.
Explore Singapore’s rich floral heritage by deep diving into the world of orchids. As Sentosa’s latest tourist attraction, Scentopia offers an interactive take on aroma appreciation by taking you and your little ones on a guided perfumery tour and hands-on perfume making workshops.
The perfumery tour exhibits Singapore’s native flora with special focus on the secondary rainforest in which Sentosa is covered.
To top it off, the kids will get to enhance their own learning experience by simply downloading a Facebook app that interacts with the 250+ magical augmented reality exhibits to showcase an unaltered Singapore.
Scentopia is located at Beach Station, Sentosa. Tickets start at $95 for a 50ml perfume making experience, visit its website for availability and tickets. Last entry at 5:30pm.