National Museum of Singapore’s Get Curious: All About Play! to make school holidays fun for students
6 min readThis June school holidays, embark on a fun-filled journey and find out about nature and the setting on the National Museum of Singapore with Get Curious: All About Play!
Discover the wonders of the pure world and discover out methods to shield the setting by way of a collection of interactive installations and programmes.
Don’t miss the ever-popular immersive set up, Story of the Forest, which is able to make its last run on the Museum until later this 12 months. The thrilling line-up of actions features a rainforest-inspired Ranger Buddies C.O.U.R.A.G.E. set up in partnership with Mandai X, an out of doors pop-up playground stuffed with sustainable actions and play concepts, upcycled craft workshops, multisensory performances, and extra!
Complete checklist of occasions
Interactive Installation: Ranger Buddies: It All Begins With C.O.U.R.A.G.E. (in collaboration with Mandai X)
Date: 25 May to 23 June
Time: 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 6pm every day
Venue: Gallery Theatre, Basement Level
Free, no pre-registration required. Recommended for households with kids aged 3 and above.
A brand new mission awaits, Ranger Buddies! Rainforests are disappearing at an alarming price and animals are in danger of dropping their houses. Overcome totally different obstacles and use your C.O.U.R.A.G.E. strengths to save the day on the National Museum of Singapore! Parental accompaniment is required, regardless of age of baby. To enable extra households to benefit from the set up, timed entry might be applied on weekends and public holidays. Twenty-five kids with max two accompanying adults per baby might be admitted on a primary come, first served foundation for every 50-minute time slot, as listed under. New households could also be admitted throughout the slot when areas are freed up, however may have to abide by the identical finish time.
Admission time slots for weekends and public holidays:
● 10am – 10.50am
● 11am – 11.50am
● 1pm – 1.50pm
● 2pm – 2.50pm
● 3pm – 3.50pm
● 4pm – 4.50pm
● 5pm – 5.50pm
Timed entry is not going to apply on weekdays if most capability isn’t reached.
Special Showcase: Reimagining Plastic: The Second Life Fabric
Date: 25 May to 23 June
Time: 10am to 7pm every day
Venue: Gallery Theatre Foyer, Basement Level
Can we breathe new life into discarded plastic supplies by repurposing them into new, practical kinds? Be impressed by this particular showcase conceptualised by artist and educator Tan Haur, that includes collaborative artworks by students from APSN Katong School and Bedok View Secondary School, and their imaginative and prescient for a future the place plastic waste transcends its disposable nature to develop into vibrant material creations.
I Spy: Spot the Animals! A Hunt Activity in Story of the Forest
Date: 25 May to 23 June
Time: 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 6pm every day
Venue: Children’s Season Info Counter at Glass Atrium, Level 2 (beside Story of the Forest)
Free, no pre-registration required. Recommended for households with kids aged 3 and up.
The magical Story of the Forest immersive set up might be retiring on the finish of this 12 months. Seize the chance now to stroll by way of and revel in this digital show of chosen vegetation and animals from the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings introduced to life. Complete the hunt exercise sheet to redeem a stationery set sponsored by Pilot, whereas shares final.
Drop-in Craft Activity: Animal Portrait Squeegee Painting by Arterly Obsessed
Date: 25 and 26 May, 1, 2 and eight June
Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm – 5pm
Venue: Glass Atrium, Level 2
Free on first come, first served foundation, no pre-registration required. Recommended for households with kids aged 3 and above.
Create your personal vibrant squeegee work utilizing a easy and fun method! Different animal templates might be accessible throughout the 5 dates.
Drop-in Craft Activity: “Building My Forest” Rubber Stamping by WahSoSimple
Date: 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23 June
Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 5pm
Venue: Glass Atrium, Level 2
Free on first come, first served foundation, no pre-registration required. Recommended for households with kids aged three and above.
Choose your favorite animals and construct a fantastical forest. Collect a forest scene colouring sheet and stamp your chosen animal prints to create your personal paintings.
Drop-in Craft Activity: My Woven Basket by Lollibox
Date: 25 and 26 May, 1, 2, 8 and 9 June
Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 5pm
Venue: Gallery Theatre Foyer, Basement Level
Free on first come, first served foundation, no pre-registration required. Recommended for households with kids aged 4 and above.
Use t-shirt yarn to create your personal woven basket, which you’ll deliver again dwelling and preserve little trinkets in.
Drop-in Craft Activity: Upcycled Coin Pouch from NMS’ PVC Banners by Ecoponics
Date: 15, 16, 22 and 23 June
Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 5pm
Venue: Gallery Theatre Foyer, Basement Level
Free on first come, first served foundation, no pre-registration required. Recommended for households with kids aged 4 and above.
Have you ever observed the big exhibition banners hanging on the facade of our constructing? Give a second life to our previous exhibition banners and create your personal samosa-shaped coin pouch as a novel memento of your museum go to.
Sustainable Outdoor Water and Plastic Playground by Mindful Space
Date: 25 and 26 May, 1, 2 and eight June
Time: 2 to 5pm
Venue: Outdoors space beside the Banyan Tree
Free, no pre-registration required. Suitable for households with kids aged 1 and above.
Dive right into a world of eco-friendly fun at this recycled plastic and water playground! Join us for a splashing good time as we pour, dunk, spray and play in our one-of-a-kind oasis created from recycled plastics.
Parental accompaniment is required, regardless of age of baby.
Parents might need to deliver a change of garments as all 4 stations of this playground function water play.
In the spirit of sustainability, water is refilled solely at sure hours of the afternoon; three of the stations have a catchment space for water to be recycled for play; and plastic supplies are reused or upcycled from Mindful Space’s different neighborhood tasks and occasions.
This programme will proceed within the occasion of gentle rain.
Sustainable Outdoor Pop-Up Playground by Chapter Zero
Date: 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23 June
Time: 2 to 5pm
Venue: Outdoors space beside the Banyan Tree
Free, no pre-registration required. Suitable for households with kids aged 3 and above.
Drop by the 5 stations of this vibrant pop-up playground, and be impressed by alternative ways of reusing on a regular basis plastic and different recyclable supplies by way of child-led play to scale back waste.
Station 1: Splash & Save!
Station 2: Fort-ify Your Fun!
Station 3: That’s A Wrap!
Station 4: Re:Creations Corner
Station 5: Raving Reusables
At the top of your exploration at Stations 3 and 4, households could deliver dwelling your created craft and wrapping paper, or place them in a single of two containers offered for recyclable vs. non-recyclable merchandise, to practise being aware about waste administration and recycling.
Parental accompaniment is required, regardless of age of baby.
Parents might need to deliver a change of garments as one of the 5 stations at this playground options water play.
In the spirit of sustainability, some of the playground supplies might be collected from the museum and/or the general public, and might be recycled after the periods.
This programme will proceed within the occasion of gentle rain.
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