June Holiday Activities List 2014

It is the first school holiday which will see both my school-going kids stay home together for an entire month. I have never done up an activity list for the school holidays. And since I am researching for activities to occupy their time, I might as well consolidate my finds here. (Most of the images have links to more information, remember to click on them.) Hope this is useful to many parents out there. And if you do have interesting ones, I would love you to tell me in the comments and I will add to the list! Good things have to be shared! 🙂

1. Children’s Seasons

Childrens seasons 2014

When: 24 May – 29 June

Happening at: Various Museums, click here.

Ticketing: Free for Singaporeans and PR

The National Heritage Board presents the 3rd year running Children’s Seasons 2014. Continue reading “June Holiday Activities List 2014”

Learn moral lessons at Haw Par Villa 虎豹別墅

Haw Par Entrance 2

There is a place that teaches moral values, moral lessons and Chinese classics through the form of sculptures in Singapore. This place is nonetheless Haw Par Villa 虎豹別墅. To many whom have not been to this place and heard that it is a boring place would have been missing out on a good and unique learning experience. The moment anyone mentions Haw Par Villa, the first thing that comes to mind must be “The Ten Courts of Hell”. This is the villa’s best known attraction and likely to be one of a kind in the world. This attraction features gruesome depictions of Hell in Chinese mythology and Buddhism. No one leaves Haw Par Villa without feeling humbled by the hell scenes. Continue reading “Learn moral lessons at Haw Par Villa 虎豹別墅”

Ice-skating in Singapore – The Rink at JCube

During the March School Holidays, we went to The Rink at JCube with the cousins. If you do remember that I mentioned we had 3 days of fun when I took off from work, the first fun place I shared was Amped Trampoline and the second was canvas painting at Rush-Me-Not Art Studio. This was the third fun activity that we brought the kids to. We wanted to go to the FEO free playground at Gardens by the Bay (have not checked that out yet, but sure to go soon!), but it was raining, the second day of rain after a long drought in Singapore! So, we diverted our plans in the car and drove to the ice-skating rink. If I had more days off, I would have planned more places to go. Who ever says Singapore is boring?

The Rink
The Rink is located at JCube in Jurong East, the western part of Singapore. Continue reading “Ice-skating in Singapore – The Rink at JCube”

Art workshop review at Rush-Me-Not Art Studio

Do you know that Art can be therapeutic?  Have you heard that Art can help parent and child improve their communication? And how about using Art to solve behavioral problems?

To many of us, including myself, our view of art is drawing, doodling, colouring and painting on a piece of paper. The furthest attempt in appreciating art is probably to visit Musée du Louvre, in Paris to interpret whether Mona Lisa smiles or not, or marvel at Michelangelo’s unfinished Dying Slave. Continue reading “Art workshop review at Rush-Me-Not Art Studio”

Amped Trampoline Review

Amped Singapore

During the March School Holidays, I took a 3 days leave to bring the kids out everyday. We had an amazing time together trying new activities and even staying at home was fun! I will be sharing on what we did on subsequent posts soon. One of the places we went to check out was Amped Trampoline. Have you heard of this new kid on the block? Continue reading “Amped Trampoline Review”