Yesterday we visited the open house at the Peranakan Museum for the Children’s Season 2012. This was our first visit to the Peranakan Museum and Sophie was very excited after I told her that there’ll be lots of children and activities.
As this was the Children’s Season 2012 weekend festival, there were activities planned from 12 noon to 5pm.
As the first 300 visitors to the museum, we were greeted with a goodie bag which consisted of an activity book (suitable for ages 6-10), a jigsaw and some other stationary.
We popped into the Ixora Room on the first floor, where it was buzzing with kids.
There were various stations like a printing station…
A Peranakan dress up station, where you can dress as a Baba or little Nyonya.
A puppet making station where all the kids very much engrossed in.
We had to wait around 20 minutes for our turn as the little children were all very meticulous in their colouring of the intricate design of the sarong kebaya and baju.
A tip here is to get one parent to queue for the puppet making activity while another queues for the dressing up activity.
Our little miss nyoyna puppet
We proceeded to the second floor where there is a gallery of Peranakan wedding exhibitions as well as drama performances and roving activities.
After the puppet making presentation, Sophie moved to the the stamping station.
Alexis getting a picture of his silhouette
Sophie playing with an early eletric telephone
I liked that there were Interactive points where the exhibits were placed at levels suitable for young children so that they can explore and discover new things for themselves.
A stamping machine to collect different stamps and learn more about the Peranakan culture and way of life.
In the afternoon, there was also a storytelling session by Nyonya Dolly as she enthralled the kids with tales of her colourful Pernanakan adventures as a little girl.
Kids can also get the opportunity to make their own pineapple tarts and other Perankan desserts. It must have been a popular activity as the ingredients had already ran out by the time we got there.
The Peranakan Museum proved to be a very interesting visit for the whole family. I would have slowed down to spend more time at the Emily of Emerald Hill exhibit where it showcased the origins of the play and its performance history. I’ll probably return for a second visit as the exhibition runs till 17 February 2013.
A silhouette of our family
Contents of our goodie bag
I met Delphine, another mummy blogger at the museum and you can read her review as well.
Today’s the last day of the Children’s Season Weekend festival where there’s free admission from 9am. Do drop by with the family for a day of fun and learning.
Tagged: Children's Season 2012, museum, Singapore, Weekend activities
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