From 31 May to 29 June 2025, families across Singapore are invited to celebrate imagination, connection and creativity for Children’s Season 2025.
Organised by Children’s Museum Singapore with support from the National Heritage Board and Museum Roundtable, the annual event returns with the theme “Belonging through Play”. This theme invites children to reflect on their identity within their homes, communities and country.
With a broad range of interactive programmes, workshops and performances designed for children aged four to 12, Children’s Season 2025 is an enriching, play-based celebration that promises both fun and meaning throughout the June school holidays.
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A defining feature of Children’s Season 2025 is its emphasis on children’s perspectives. A group of 18 students from Lianhua Primary School, aged ten to eleven, were invited to join the second Children’s Panel.
These students played a key role in co-developing the festival’s content by sharing feedback with artists, offering suggestions for improvements, and helping shape the featured programmes.
This helps ensure the experiences offered are age-appropriate, engaging, and relevant to children’s everyday lives.
Children’s Season 2025 Signature Programmes: Interactive Learning Across Four Museums
A central highlight of the season is its set of Signature Programmes, ticketed experiences hosted by four different museums.
These events combine storytelling, music, sensory play, and roleplay to encourage learning through imagination and collaboration.
For a Better Future
Dates: 31 May & 1 June
Location: Indian Heritage Centre
This multisensory theatre experience introduces children to the stories of Indian migrants in Singapore during the mid-20th century. Through performances, games, and hands-on activities, participants engage with characters such as spice sellers and snake charmers while reflecting on themes of courage, friendship, and migration.
Class from the Past!
Dates: 31 May, 6 & 7 June
Location: Ministry of Education Heritage Centre
This time-travel adventure transforms children into students from a 1970s classroom. Through roleplay, group missions, and retro games, families work together to navigate the school experience of the past and “return to the present.”
Tools & Treats: A Tasty Journey!
Dates: 7, 13 & 14 June
Location: Singapore Maritime Gallery
This programme highlights Singapore’s maritime trade through the lens of food culture. Children participate in a storytelling session, a relay game, and a snack-making activity using playdough to shape local treats such as ang ku kueh and murukku.
Alien Vacation: A Cosmic Adventure
Dates: 14, 20 & 21 June
Location: KidsSTOP™, Science Centre Singapore
In this musical theatre performance, children help an alien named Zylo understand human behaviour, social connection, and the solar system. Each child receives a toy camera and creates a solar system craft to bring home.
These programmes are recommended for children aged four to twelve. Tickets are available individually or as family bundles, with limited sessions on selected dates throughout the school holidays.
Drop-In Workshops and Free Activities at Children’s Museum Singapore
As part of Children’s Season 2025, Children’s Museum Singapore will offer a range of drop-in workshops and family-friendly craft activities.
Developed in collaboration with other local museums, these sessions provide accessible and hands-on learning opportunities for children during the June school holidays. All activities are free and designed to be completed at participants’ own pace, with no prior registration required.
Craft Your Own 3D Paper Lighthouse
Dates: 4, 12 & 18 June
This activity introduces children to the importance of lighthouses in maritime navigation and safety. Participants will build their own paper lighthouse models while learning about the role these structures play in guiding ships and preventing accidents at sea. Museum facilitators will be on hand to share simple facts about Singapore’s maritime history, making it a fun and educational experience for young visitors.
Painting with Gems
Dates: 5, 11 & 19 June
In partnership with The Gem Museum
In this creative workshop, children use semi-precious stones and acrylic paint to design a unique mixed-media artwork. The activity encourages personal expression, with a focus on themes of identity and self-discovery. As children work with various textures and colours, they will also be introduced to the natural properties and cultural significance of different gemstones.
The Time Travellers’ Guild
Dates: 25 & 26 June
In partnership with KidsSTOP™, Science Centre Singapore
This imaginative activity invites children to take a journey through time by exploring how transportation has changed over the years. Participants will engage in interactive discussions, simple construction tasks, and group brainstorming sessions to invent their own futuristic modes of travel. The activity encourages teamwork, creativity, and an understanding of how science and technology have shaped daily life.
All activities are suitable for children aged 4 to 12 and will be available on a drop-in basis throughout Children’s Season, from 31 May to 29 June 2025.
Additional Programmes at Children’s Museum Singapore
In conjunction with the National Family Festival and International Day of Play, Children’s Museum Singapore will introduce a selection of additional programmes designed to promote creativity, intergenerational bonding, and public engagement with heritage and play.
These activities offer varied formats—ranging from outdoor experiences to participatory theatre and collaborative building sessions—encouraging families to explore different ways of learning together.
Armenian Street Adventures with Bloopy and Friends
Venue: Armenian Street
Dates: 31 May – 29 June
This self-guided outdoor trail invites families to explore the museum’s surrounding area through a playful narrative featuring Bloopy, the museum’s mascot, and a cast of original characters.
The trail includes comic-inspired sculptures, interactive installations, and light storytelling elements designed to prompt children to solve simple puzzles as they move along Armenian Street. It encourages active exploration while introducing young visitors to elements of local history and streetscape in an accessible format.
Char Kway Teow Rhapsody
Venue: Various – Armenian Street, Children’s Museum Singapore and Lewin Terrace
Dates: 31 May, 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 June
This interactive performance blends theatre, storytelling, and live cooking to explore Singapore’s hawker culture through the lens of family and food traditions.
Designed for a family audience, the show engages children through sensory experiences, memory-based games, and narratives that highlight the value of shared meals and multigenerational relationships. Performances are held at set times and are suited for children aged 5 and up.
Build the Change: Playful Cities in the Making
Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Dates: 11 & 18 June
Developed around the concept of child-led urban design, this hands-on session uses LEGO bricks and discussion-based prompts to get children thinking about how cities can be more inclusive and welcoming. Participants are encouraged to imagine and build their ideal community spaces, with facilitators guiding conversations around accessibility, sustainability, and play. The session promotes creative thinking while introducing basic ideas related to design, planning, and social responsibility.
Children’s Season at National Museum: Get Curious! Building Our Singapore
Children’s Season at National Museum features an interactive installation where children can dress up like early migrant workers, learn about their journeys and even write a thank you note to migrant workers. There are fun photospots where kids can pose as Samsui women or Rickshaw pullers.
Families can also visit Our Mama Shop showcase, designed in collaboration with The Artground. The showcase features artworks related to the mama shop with old-school games available to play at the “void deck”.
Kids can also open letterboxes to uncover their content, colour in their own mama shop, doodle and play old-school games together.
There will be film screenings, interactive storytelling, character meet and greet sessions and The River Hunt, a mission-based activity to look forward to during the June school holidays.
Where: 93 Stamford Rd, Singapore 178897
Children’s Season timings: 10 am to 6 pm daily from 24 May 2025 to 29 June 2025 (Selected programmes only on weekends)
Explore 22 Museums with the Stamp Booklet Activity
The Stamp Booklet Activity is a fun activity that encourages families to visit museums across Singapore through a fun and educational format.
Children can collect a complimentary booklet from any of the 22 participating Museum Roundtable institutions. Inside, they’ll find a list of museums and prompts designed to guide their exploration and interaction with the exhibitions.
At each location, children will receive a unique stamp after completing a simple activity, such as answering a question, identifying an object, or creating a small sketch based on what they’ve seen.
By collecting a set number of stamps—typically eight or more—participants can redeem the completed booklet for festival rewards, including merchandise, drink vouchers, or activity packs.
The activity is designed to be self-guided and accessible for children aged four to twelve. It aims to promote independent discovery, observational skills, and a deeper appreciation of Singapore’s diverse cultural and historical institutions.
Participating museums span a wide range of themes, including history, art, science, natural heritage, and maritime trade.
The Stamp Booklet Activity runs throughout the duration of Children’s Season, from 31 May to 29 June 2025. It is free to take part in, and no advance registration is required.
Ticketing and Visitor Information
Children’s Season 2025 runs during the June school holidays, from 31 May to 29 June 2025.
Signature Programmes are ticketed, with prices ranging from $25 for individual entry to $80 for family bundles. Drop-in and partnership activities at Children’s Museum Singapore are free.
To explore the full list of activities or to book tickets, visit: www.nhb.gov.sg/childrensmuseum/whatson/childrens-season.
Tickets are available at: https://childrensseason.peatix.com.
