FOM actively supports making museums, art, and history fun, enriching and accessible to all. As a result, we hope you are taking advantage of the many opportunities Singapore offers families to explore these worlds. Below is a list of just some of the special museum activities open to families. We suggest you keep an active eye on your favourite museums' websites.

We welcome additional recommendations; please send any suggestions you have with a short description/recommendation to:
FOM Webmaster.

Did you know that not only is The Peranakan Museum especially child-friendly, but also that the second Sunday of every month there are special activities for families? Straits Family Sundays provide a four-hour workshop for you and your family. This drop-in programme includes a craft activity, a chance to dress up, a tour component and a whole lot moe. Come join us as we explore different themes of the Peranakan culture each month.

To discover more Peranakan Museum current activities, plus many other programmes everyone in your family is bound to enjoy, visit the Peranakan Museum website's activities page (just click on the link above).

Rainbow Safari:
Is it a bird? A fish? A crocodile? Something new altogether? Let your children find out at the ACM on the Rainbow Safari--an interactive tour conducted by FOM docents that introduces children to Asian cultures and stories through animals lurking at all corners and on everything! This half-hour tour is followed by a hands-on activity with a take-home memento. Programme duration: 1 hour. Museum entry charges apply. Recommended for 6-9 yr olds (P1-P3). Recommended group size is 10-40 children. Accompanying parents/teachers are welcome. Venue : Asian Civilizations Museum, 1, Empress Place, Singapore

Note: Bookings need to be made through the Education Dept of ACM.
To book and enquire more, please contact our education officer at 6332-7886 or drop an email to adibah_daud@nhb.gov.sg

SRT's Little Company: Upstairs in the Sky (Recommended for 3-6 year-olds)

Upstairs in the Sky is a story of adventure, friendship and loss. Two delivery people arrive with a box addressed to the audience ­ a Make-It-Yourself Story Kit! At first they can't agree on what story to tell. With the audience's help they take us on an imaginary journey up a tall, tall tower to a beautiful magical cloudscape. Their story of Princess Veronica and her search for grandfather King Jim is a gentle, heart-warming reassurance of family love.

Enriching creativity through open ended play: The show is performed with open ended play materials ­ boxes, cloths, tubes and household objects which the children can play with after the show. When children play with things that have no prescribed play value they stretch their imaginations and share their ideas with other children in order for the 'playing' to continue. Presented by SRT's The Little Company, DBS Arts Centre (Home of SRT). From 5 August through 11 September 2010

For the latest special exhibitions and programmes of interest to children, please visit NMS' education page on its website. There you will discover information about its guided tours for schools, and interactive guided tours for students ages 5 to 12 (Kindergarten & Primary).

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