(June 2017)

What are your plans

this June holidays?

The Esplanade

PIP’s PLAYbox boasts a collection ofbooks written by local writers.Come join our friendly readers asthey bring these books to life andtake you on adventures through HDBestates, forests and the old kampongneighbourhoods!

Readers will focus on Koko the Greatwritten by Natalie Hennedige,illustrated by Twistii.

Be treated to an afternoon of selectionsfrom films and musicals suchas Schindler's List, CinemaParadiso and West Side Story, and followthe story of Peter and the Wolf as theorchestra presents this symphonic fairytale, led by conductor Luo Wei.

kids' philharmonic@sg is the onlyorchestra in Singapore formed forchildren aged five to 16. The orchestrastrives to provide a platform for youngmusicians to come together and makemusic with their peers.

National Gallery

Art Corridor Art Playscape Project Gallery Children’s Museum

▪ Art Corridor: Explore colours, shapes, lines and textures through tactile play

▪ Voyage is a large scale, colourful puzzle artwork that develops curiosity, imagination and tactile sensibilities in younger visitors.

▪ As colourful chips are moved along different paths, visitors actively learn about colour theory by observing the interplay of colours, patterns and rhythms. Visitors will also discover the longest and shortest routes to complete the puzzle as they navigate to avoid hidden "traps" within the colourful maze.

▪ Art Playscape: Develop the imagination through active play

▪ A fantastical play area inspired by the idea of “entering a painting”, The Enchanted Tree House invites young visitors to explore a magical forest, roam through a labyrinth and survive a dangerous river. Thrown out of the sea by a tornado, Fynn the Fish-on-Sticks, and his forest friends go on a journey to save their forest home from destruction. Discover mysteries, unexpected surprises and stories of friendship and courage along the way!

▪ Project Gallery: Learn about the creative process through art making

▪ Home-a-Sapiens is an immersive environment that encourages creative thinking through a hands-on experience.

▪ Hanging artworks, from homes in the sky to ones that travel with you, inspire visitors to imagine future dwelling spaces. They will be invited to dream up and build their own interpretations.

▪ Children’s Museum: Go behind the scenes and learn to put up exhibitions through role play

▪ Visual Dictionary takes visitors into the artist’s studio, providing a close-up look at the artistic process. Enjoy a display of original artworks, explore handling art tools and materials and create a “visual postcard”.

▪ For 7+ years.

Dreams & Stories: The Dreamcatchers

▪ Wednesdays & Saturdays | 24 May–8 Oct | 5pm

▪ Free

▪ Gain insights into the creative vision behind the Children’s Biennale, and the dreams and stories that inspired the artworks on this exciting docent-led tour.

▪ Suitable for families, the young as well as the young at heart.

▪ Registration opens 20 minutes before each tour at the Tours Desk located at Basement 1. 20 slots are available per tour on a first come, first served basis.

Art Explorers: All Creatures Great and Small

▪ Sat–Sun 10–11 Jun | 1.30–2pm

▪ City Hall Wing, Level 1, Keppel Centre for Art Education

▪ Free

▪ Engage in a lively discussion on select installations in the Gallery Children’s Biennale and discover nature through the eyes of artists! Then, create your own masterpiece inspired by the world around you.

▪ Suitable for families with children aged 5 years and up.

▪ To register, please email families@nationalgallery.sg with all participants’ names and contact numbers by 9 June.

Victoria Concert Hall

Discover interesting facts about theiconic Klais organ from organbuilder Adriel Yap, and youngaudiences will also enjoy theProkofiev’s popular classic Peterand the Wolf.

Please come early to secure the bestseats as seating in the concert hall islimited. Doors open half an hourbefore the concert. This concert willlast approximately 45 minutes and issuitable for ages 5 and above. Noadmission for infants-in-arms.

Look forward to pop-ups of favourite Singaporefamily hangouts of the 1970s and 1980s, and anew interactive roving theatre that will take youaround the museum’s galleries and spaces.

Families can hop on their favourite mode oftransport and go on a trail to “join the dots” andexperience “connections” of friendship, family,monuments and memories through interactiveexhibits and installations, sensorial stations,hands-on play, story-telling sessions and more!Young Cinema will also present well-knownanimated cartoons and children’s classics fromthe world.