Help your kids celebrate the end of the school term with these activities that unleash their sense of adventure. BY SASHA GONZALES.
Help your kids celebrate the end of the school term with these activities that unleash their sense of adventure. BY SASHA GONZALES.
Create All-natural Soaps.
Try: A soap-making workshop at Soap Ministry.
Let your child make his own soap using dried herbs and flowers, and natural colours and scents, before shaping his creation into a design of his choice using the moulds provided.
Kids will learn soap-making techniques like melting and layering. The ingredients used are eco-friendly, biodegradable, and free from harmful chemicals like sodium lauryl sulphate and parabens. Plus, the soaps are safe for all skin types, including sensitive and eczema-prone skin.
Where: #02-33A Liang Court, 177 River Valley Road, and #01-55 Pioneer Point, 5 Soon Lee Street.
When: Mon-Sun. For timings, visit www.soapministry.com.
Who: For kids aged three and up. Three-yearolds must be accompanied by an adult.
How much: $48 a child for the Basic Workshop (one hour). Includes 250g of soap base, colour and herbs. Register online.
Swim Like A Mermaid.
Try: Lessons at the Singapore Mermaid School.
For the last three years, professional mermaid Syrena has been teaching mermaid and merman wannabes how to swim gracefully through the water. Her course is recommended for boys and girls aged five years and up. As long as your little one can swim one lap unassisted (without a tail) and tread water for 10 seconds, she is eligible. She need not be an excellent swimmer, as flotation aids will be provided in the first few lessons and she will also be taught swimming basics.
The Singapore Mermaid School comprises four levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum, with each level having a different physical focus. Everyone starts out at the Bronze level; as your child progresses, she will learn more advanced mermaid swim strokes, techniques and tricks.
Where: Swish Swimming @ Dempsey, #01-08, 72 Loewen Road.
When: Most weekday evenings, or weekend afternoons and evenings. Visit www.themermaidsyrena.com for the schedule.
Who: No age restrictions, as long as your child can swim.
How much: $490 for five one-hour sessions. Tails are available for rent ($165+) or sale ($270+). For more information or to register, visit the website or e-mail thesingaporemermaid@gmail.com.
Learn Bos saball.
Try: Bossaball at The School of Bossaball.
Created in 2004, this sport fuses soccer, volleyball, the Brazilian martial art capoeira and gymnastics. It’s played on an inflatable “court” featuring a trampoline on each side. Latin American music, in particular, a samba-influenced type of music called bossa nova, sets the rhythm of the game.
Requiring two teams of four to five players each, the goal is for each team to ground the ball on the opponent’s side of the court. Points are earned in a couple of ways, such as when the ball hits the opponent’s playing area.
The School of Bossaball offers this activity at a sheltered indoor court. Get a group of children together for a session; the instructors will teach them the rules of the game and how to navigate their way around the inflatable court.
Where: Yuying Secondary School, 47 Hougang Avenue 1.
When: Sat, 9am-5pm.
Who: For kids aged 10 and up.
How much: A private group session lasts 1.5 hours and starts at $525 for 10 to 20 people. To register, e-mail info@bossaball.com.sg, visit www.bossaball.com.sg or call 6100-6292.
Cook and Bake Like A Pro.
Try: A cooking workshop at Tott.
Tott offers various cooking workshops for children, each focusing on fun, easy-to-follow recipes and techniques. A typical class teaches your child to make pasta from scratch; bake, shape and decorate colourful cake pops; create his own pizza; bake and decorate cookies and cupcakes; or put together healthy Japanese maki rolls. Parents are invited to join their kids at these classes, which are supervised by professional chefs. All ingredients are provided.
Where: #01-01A Sime Darby Centre, 896 Dunearn Road.
When: Daily, 10am to noon, 3-5pm. Visit www.tottstore.com for more information.
Who: For kids aged six and up.
How much: $98 for a parent-child pair.
Play Games in a Bubble Suit.
Try: Bubble Bump Soccer at Bubble Bump.
This fun activity sees players wearing a durable plastic bubble suit made up of inner and outer spheres. When a bubble suit is fully inflated, there will be a thick layer of air between the inner sphere – which securely houses your child – and the outer sphere that sits on the ground or pitch.
For safety purposes, the inner sphere features straps that go around the body, as well as handles to hold on to. The kid suits are 1.2m in diameter.
With his suit on, your child can choose from games like Bubble Bump Soccer, Bubble Bump Invasion, Bubble Bump Human Bowling Ball, and more. Professional facilitators will be on hand to teach him how to play these games. Gather a group of your child’s friends and classmates, and make a day of it.
Where: The Cage @ Kallang, 38 Jalan Benaan Kapal; Kovan Sports Centre, 60 Hougang Street 21; and Zion Sports Centre, 10 Seng Poh Road.
When: Open daily. Book at www.bubblebump.sg by choosing your date, time and location.
Who: Kids of all ages. They must be at least 1.2m tall to fit into the bubble suit.
How much: Individual games start from $15 a person, for each hour.
Be A Wildlife Crusader.
Try: Captain Planet Neuroceramics Camp at Da Vinci Group.
This one-day camp teaches children the importance of protecting wildlife and the environment through hands-on learning with clay. Using our hands is a great way to learn as it contributes to our sensory memory – this is done through a teaching methodology called Neuroeducation.
During the camp, your child will get to create four ceramic products using high-quality clay materials, assume the role of interesting animals and learn about different natural habitats, such as the Arctic, Gobi Desert and Amazon rainforest.
Where: #B1-27, Edvantedge Learning Centre, 11 Sin Ming Road.
When: March 14, 10am-1pm; March 17, 2-5pm; March 20, 1-5pm.
Who: Four- to seven-year-olds.
How much: $100 a child. For more information or to register, visit www.davincisg.com.
