Things to do with kids: New play space at The Artground, June holiday camps, Mother's Day cakes
The UOB Learning Playzone at The Artground has role-playing activities to help children grasp basic financial literacy concepts. PHOTOS: UOB
Fun With Kids: New play space at The Artground, June holiday camps, Mother's Day cakes
SINGAPORE – Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities.
The Artground's Lost Islands play space
Embark on an imaginative journey at Lost Islands, the latest arts play space at The Artground at Goodman Arts Centre. The arts charity has partnered Indonesian artist Rachmi Dewi Pertama to create multi-sensory zones inspired by the rich folklore of Singapore and Indonesia.
Engage your children with oversized folktale pages, discover hidden forest spots and tiptoe across a mythical dragon's back.
Another highlight is a marketplace 'boat' at the UOB Learning Playzone. You can pretend to buy or sell fish, fruit and vegetables with your little ones, who will each get a card to track his or her financial activities.
This fun zone, which runs until Oct 20, aims to help children grasp the basics of money management. They will also learn how money evolved from sea shells to coins, paper notes and digital payments today.
Tickets to Lost Islands start at $5 a person, including babies, for a 75-minute session. Those with orange or blue Chas cards enjoy free entry. Book a time slot at str.sg/eK4M
Performing arts holiday camps in June
Actress-director Selena Tan is offering performing arts workshops for kids during the June school holidays.
PHOTO: DREAM ACADEMY
Actress-director Selena Tan has organised performing arts camps for kids aged seven to 12 during the June school holidays. Explore four themed programmes under her theatre company Dream Academy's Performing Arts Club.
Among them is a workshop for musical lovers who will learn to sing, dance and put together a show. In another course, children can have fun reinterpreting classic tales, such as Pinocchio, with a modern twist relevant to their lives .
'There is nothing I love more than giving children the space to explore their innate creativity,' says Tan , who had offered holiday courses in 2018 . 'There are no academic pressures to worry about, just an unbridled joy of self-expression, confidence boost through play and discovering that process is everything.'
The fees for each five-day workshop at Dream Academy in Henderson Road is $450. Enjoy a 10 per cent discount when you sign up by May 10 at str.sg/vEwd
Cakes to celebrate Mother's Day
Sales proceeds from the cake will be used to fund medical volunteers providing free surgical care to children and adults with facial deformities in Asia.
PHOTO: SMILE ASIA
Celebrate Mother's Day on May 11 by treating yourself or your loved ones to a Chocolate Orange Gateaux de Voyage cake from The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. With your purchase, you will also be contributing to a good cause.
The hotel is raising funds for the Smile Asia charity and all sales proceeds from the cake will support medical volunteers in offering free corrective surgery for children and adults with cleft lips and palates, and other facial deformities.
Each 500g cake costs $38 and comes with a carrier bag. Buy it from the hotel lobby between May 5 and 11 or order at least four cakes for delivery. Go to str.sg/cxaf for details.
Meanwhile, Swensen's fans, especially those who love its Sticky Chewy Chocolate Zer0 ice cream, are in for a treat this Mother's Day. The no-sugar-added flavour comes in the form of a cake with a chocolate crumble base, adorned with a red carnation icing decoration.
Carnation Sticky Chewy Chocolate Zer0 Ice Cream Cake (left) is a new offering this Mother's Day.
PHOTO: SWENSEN'S
The ice cream cake also comes in the popular Strawrry flavour and is topped with a pink bloom icing.
Each 500g cake costs $55. Order from Swensen's restaurants islandwide or online at str.sg/az6z
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