From 30 May to 28 June 2026, families across Singapore are invited to explore environmental issues and adopt everyday sustainable habits at Children’s Season 2026.
Organised by Children’s Museum Singapore (CMSG) with support from the National Heritage Board and Museum Roundtable, the annual event returns for its 18th edition with the theme “Earth’s Superheroes” in conjunction with celebrating the International Day of Play (IDOP) for the first time ever – an initiative that recognises play as essential for children’s development and well-being.
With a broad range of interactive programmes, workshops and performances designed for children aged three to 12, Children’s Season 2026 is an enriching, play-based celebration that promises both fun and meaning throughout the June holidays.
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A defining feature of Children’s Season 2026 is its emphasis on children’s perspectives. A group of 25 students from Huamin Primary School, aged ten to eleven, were invited to join the Children’s Panel.
These students played the role of festival programmers and co-curaters in developing the festival’s content by sharing feedback during artist pitch sessions, offering suggestions for improvements, and helping shape the signature programmes.
With a child-centered planning committee, experiences offered are assured to be age-appropriate, engaging, and relevant to children’s everyday lives.
Children’s Season 2026 Signature Programmes: Engaging Learning across Four Museums
A central highlight of this edition are the Signature Programmes – ticketed experiences hosted by four different museums – that were co-created with the children’s panel. Blending play and storytelling, the Signature Programmes invite families to learn about our heritage and sustainability.
Raja and the Lost Journal (by Zip Zap Zoom Collective)
Travel back in time with Raja and a mysterious journal, and explore the different lives, travels and memories of Singapore’s early migrants. Experience history through engaging and playful games.
Dates: 30 & 31 May, 6 & 7 June
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am
Location: Indian Heritage Centre
Fees: $20/pax | Bundle tickets 2 children, 2 adults $64
Ms Nat. and the Zero Waste Heroes (by Ms Nat. Learning Exploration)
Become an Earth Hero with Ms Nat and her friends to lower the rising Waste-O-Meter together. Through lively storytelling, movement, and hands-on activities, children and adults explore food waste, water conservation, and simple sustainability habits. Discover everyday actions that you can take to make a big difference, and bring home your very own recycled Zero-Waste Hero badge craft.
Dates: 30 & 31 May, 6 & 7 June
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: Children’s Museum Singapore
Fees: $20/pax | Bundle tickets 2 children, 2 adults $64
The Coral Keepers (by Natalia Tan and Strawberries Inc.)
Dive into the ocean in this theatrical experience to learn and build a coral reef. An immersive, play-based experience for children aged 6 and up. Every child leaves with something they’ve created, and a new reason to love our planet.
Dates: 19 & 20 June, 26 & 27 June
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am
Location: Singapore Maritime Gallery
Fees: $20/pax | Bundle tickets 2 children, 2 adults $64
The Four Harmonious Friends (by Adi Jamaludin)
The Four Harmonious Friends is a production that prompts young audiences to reflect on the importance of staying united to achieve common goals and practice sustainable habits.
Dates: 19 & 20 June, 26 & 27 June
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: KidsSTOP, Science Centre Singapore
Fees: $20/pax | Bundle tickets 2 children, 2 adults $64
Play @ Children’s Season 2026
In celebration of UNICEF’s International Day of Play, Children’s Museum Singapore (CMSG), in collaboration with the Museum Roundtable and community partners, presents PLAY @ Children’s Season 2026 – from 11 – 15 June — a week-long line-up of workshops, drop-in activities, and a vibrant weekend carnival.
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.
Let Loose! Play Workshop (by the Playmakers and National Gallery Singapore)
Explore loose parts play and creative processes in a joyful, relaxed setting, and discover how simple elements of art can open doors to many possibilities of imagination and play.
Dates: 11 June
Time: 10am – 11am; 11:30am – 12:30pm
Location: National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing (Level 2), Singapore Courtyard
Fee: $30 per parent-child pair
The Power of Conversations: Building Resilience through Play (by Our Little Play Nest)
Held in celebration of IDOP, this play-based workshop aims to support caregivers and facilitate conversations that help your child tolerate discomfort, develop a growth mindset, and be a problem solver. Pick up strategies through storytelling and a LEGO play session.
Dates: 12 June
Time: 10am – 11:30am
Location: Children’s Museum Singapore, Discovery Room (Level 2)
Fee: $30 per parent-child pair
Bridging Generations through Child-led Play Workshop (by Chapter Zero)
Held in celebration of International Day of Play, this workshop on child-directed play and creativity is designed for educators, artists, caregivers and grandparents. Discover practical strategies for creating meaningful experiences that bridge generations, including tips on connecting over traditional games and encouraging intergenerational communication through play.
Dates: 13 June
Time: 10am – 12pm
Location: National Museum of Singapore, The Salon (Level 1)
Fee: $20 per adult | $14 per senior
Drop-In Activities
What Could It Be?
Let your imagination run wild as you use a pair of googly eyes to dream up a creature, a machine, a flower, a vehicle or something unexpected. Scan your drawing at the Stamp Parade and watch your creation come to life! No rules, no instructions, no right or wrong, this activity invites families to create freely and connect through the spirit of play.
Dates: 11 – 13 June
Time: 9.00am – 10.45am, 11.00am – 12.45pm, 2.00pm – 3.45pm, 4.00pm – 5.45pm
Location: Children’s Museum Singapore, Stamp Parade Interactive (Level 1)
Fee: Free
Play Together: A Pop-up Playground (by Chapter Zero)
Celebrate IDOP with child-directed play at this pop-up playground’s various stations. Families get to create imaginative spaces using recycled materials and share in an experience that promotes creativity, resourcefulness, and meaningful connections across generations.
Dates: 11 – 13 June
Time: 10am – 1pm (11 & 12 June); 3pm – 6pm (13 June)
Location: National Museum of Singapore, outdoor area near A Whale of a Tale Playground
Fee: Free
Let Loose & Play: Music Makers
Explore and build your own musical instrument using recycled loose materials. Inspired by the artwork “Music” by Tan Ping Chiang, families can explore how different materials produce different sounds, and make some creative noise together.
Dates: 11 – 15 June
Time: 10am – 7pm
Location: National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing (Level 1), Keppel Centre for Art Education, Expression Workshop
Fee: Free
Play @ Children’s Season 2026: Weekend Carnival
The week culminates in a lively weekend carnival featuring partner booth activations, installation-performances, and interactive experiences that transform play principles into joyful, hands-on moments for families and communities.
Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore & Armenian Street
Date: 12-14 June
Entry ticket: $10 per pax
A Bouncy-ful Time Together (by Families for Life)
Jump for joy and bounce together! Let your little ones expend their every at the bouncy castle zone.
Venue: Armenian Street
Time: 4pm – 5:45pm; 6pm – 7:45pm
A Green BIBIMBAP Journey (by National Asian Culture Center Foundation)
Pick colourful ingredients and create your own Bibimbap! Choose different colours and shapes, mix them together, and create your own unique bowl. Just like ingredients come together to make one delicious bowl, small choices can help make our planet healthier.
Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4pm – 5:45pm; 6pm – 7:45pm
Build, play, Learn (by The LEGO Group)
Children and families can engage in hands-on brick-building activities that nurture creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration. Children are encouraged to let their creativity shine as they explore ideas, experiment with designs, and build confidence using LEGO bricks.
Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4pm – 5:45pm; 6pm – 7:45pm
Funfair of Forgotten Futures (by Ayer Ayer)
A playful yet thought-provoking space designed like a carnival where fun meets hard truths. Each activity reflects a real environmental challenger that invites participants to spark reflection and inspire action toward a more sustainable future.
Venue: Armenian Street
Time: 4pm – 5:45pm; 6pm – 7:45pm
Grow Well SG Mini Football Challenge (by Health Promotion Board)
Come by this booth for an exciting fitness adventure with mini football challenges and scoring goals! Turn this active moment into a fun family bonding time.
Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4pm – 5:45pm; 6pm – 7:45pm
My Gem, My Ring (by The Gem Museum)
Create your own gemstone ring using recycled plastic bottles and ang bao paper. Cut, paint, fold, and design a ring that’s uniquely yours to bring home.
Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4pm – 5:45pm; 6pm – 7:45pm
Create your own navy-themed mosaic with colourful recycled paper as you tear, pick, and stick! Follow the outlined design of naval objects and uncover fun facts about each artefact along the way.
Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4pm – 5:45pm; 6pm – 7:45pm
Return Right (by National Environmental Agency)
Discover how to identify which drink containers can be returned to reverse vending machines and get a 10-cent refund. Join the interactive games and become a Return Right champion!
Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4pm – 5:45pm; 6pm – 7:45pm
The Whale’s Tale (by Born in a Taxi)
Catch this interactive outdoor spectacle packed with slapstick clowning, and a spectacular 9-metre whale puppet that can swallow you whole! With humour, heart, and a powerful environmental message, this performance inspires young audiences to care for our planet and the animals we share it with.
Venue: Armenian Street
Time: 4pm – 4:45pm; 6pm – 6:45pm
Additional Programmes at National Museum Singapore
In conjunction with Children’s Season 2026, National Museum Singapore will introduce a selection of additional programmes with the theme “Get Curious! All About the River” designed to promote creativity, intergenerational bonding, and public engagement with heritage and play.
The activities are held at various locations in the museum and are designed for participants to explore how the Singapore River has shaped the nation’s journey over time.
Look out for Make & Discover Weekends as well for drop-in craft activities.
Free Programmes
Get Curious! Building our Singapore: An Interactive Installation
In conjunction with the Once Upon a Tide: Singapore’s Journey from Settlement to Global City exhibition, travel through time and role-play as early migrants landing at the Singapore River. Write or draw on a postcard to honour and show appreciation to our migrant workers today.
Venue: The Canyon, Basement Level
Dates: 30 May – 28 June
Time: 10am – 12:30pm; 1:30pm – 6pm
Fee: Free
Recommended age: 3 years and above
Between Tides & Ties: An Intergenerational Showcase
Admire a fleet of boats made from “fragments” – materials of different textures and sizes inspired by the Singapore River’s trade heritage.Crafted by preschoolers and seniors as part of a special intergenerational project led by multi-disciplinary artist Quek Jia Qi, each assembled boat represents the stories, memories and imagined history of the vessels that used to ply the river and the cargo they carried.
Visitors are invited to add their own “fragments” to the life-sized boat installation, letting their stories, dreams and imagination come together as a tribute to the history and ties that bind across generations.
Venue: The Canyon, Basement Level
Dates: 30 May – 28 June
Time: 10am – 12:30pm; 1:30pm – 6pm
Fee: Free
Recommended age: 3 years and above
The River Hunt: A Mission-based Artefact Hunt Activity
Join The River Hunt for an exciting adventure through the National Museum’s special exhibition, Once Upon a Tide: Singapore’s Journey from Settlement to Global City! Follow clues, answer questions, and unlock the ultimate treasure. Complete the mission and redeem a prize sponsored by Staedtler (while stocks last)!
Venue: Children’s Season Information Counter (outside Gallery Theature, Basement Level)
Dates: 30 May – 28 June
Time: 10am – 12:30pm; 1:30pm – 6pm
Fee: Free
Recommended age: 6 years and above
Fold your Own Fleet: A Drop-in Craft Activity
Learn to make origami models of vessels that once travelled through the Singapore river. Visitors will get to fold, build, and take home their own paper sampan, bumboat or steamship (while stocks last)!
Venue: Gallery Theatre Foyer, Basement Level
Dates: 30 May – 28 June
Time: 10am – 12:30pm; 1:30pm – 6pm
Fee: Free
Recommended age: 4 years and above
Kamishibai Storytelling by Sarah Ang
Join author Sarah Ang as she uses the traditional Japanese paper theatre artform of kamishibai to tell the story of the Singapore River’s clean-up from her book, The River That Brings Us Life.
[Book signing to follow thereafter. Limited copies are available at MUSEUM MARTKET by ABRY on Level 1 – purchase yours beforehand and bring it along for Sarah to sign]Venue: The Canyon, Basement Level
Dates: 30 – 31 May, 1, 6 – 7, 13 – 14, 27 – 28 June
Time: 11am & 4pm
Fee: Free
Recommended age: 3 years and above
The River Road: An Interactive Drama Experience
Journey through time along the river road, and meet some of the people who helped to shape Singapore’s identity as a bustling trading port, including a sepoy and a Bugis trader. Catch this dynamic performance where actors engage directly with the audience, bringing history to life through interactive role-play, guided movement and sensory exploration!
Venue: Gallery Theatre, Basement Level
Dates: 20 – 21 June
Time: 11am – 11:45am; 3pm – 3:45pm
Fee: $40 per adult-child pair (incl. of GST)*
Recommended age: 6 to 12 years
Here I Am: A Map-Making Workshop with Superhero Me
Discover the world of cartography in this workshop by Superhero Me. With reference to maps found in NMS’s special exhibition – Once Upon a Tide: Singapore’s Journey from Settlement to Global City, participants will learn more about legends and cardinal directions. Children and adults can even craft their own map!
*Tickets can be purchased from:
https://go.gov.sg/cs26igfoodworkshop-cp (Singaporeans with Culture Pass) https://go.gov.sg/cs26igfoodworkshop-non-cp (without Culture Pass)
Venue: Get Curious Children’s Studio, Level 3
Dates: 6 June
Time: 10:30am – 12pm; 2:30pm – 4pm
Fee: $35 per adult-child pair (incl. of GST)*
Recommended age: 7 years and above
Children’s Season 2026 Stamp Booklet Activity
Children’s Season 2026 runs during the June school holidays, from 30 May to 28 June 2026.Document your museum-hopping journey with Children’s Museum Singapore’s stamp booklet. Collect stamps by scanning the QR code at the information counter and answering a question!
Stamp booklets are available at the Children’s Season Information Counter (while stocks last). Visit Children’s Museum Singapore for more details.
Children’s Season 2026
Children’s Season 2026 offers a meaningful way for families to spend the June holidays—combining play, creativity, and learning across Singapore’s vibrant museum landscape. With activities shaped by children’s voices and centred on sustainability, the festival encourages young participants to see themselves as everyday “Earth’s Superheroes,” capable of making small but impactful changes.
Whether through interactive performances, hands-on workshops, or museum trails, it is a timely reminder that caring for our planet can begin with simple actions—and that learning is always more powerful when it is playful.
