Things You Can Do Every Day in Singapore: June 2018
Kudos on surviving the first half of 2018! Now it’s time to give yourself a treat! Whether you are looking to bake yourself a cake or to calm your mind with some arts and crafts classes, here are things Verlocal has to offer you to do every day in the month of June, in chronological order.
1 June [Fri]: Go Pub Crawling
The first of June falls on a Friday, and that can only mean one thing: TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday)! So why not celebrate by experiencing Singapore’s nightlife in a new way? This is a great opportunity for you to meet new people and make new friends, while you hop from one pub to another. Start off your June with new alliances and new experiences!
Time: 7.30PM — 11.30PM
Price: $15 per pax
2 June [Sat]: Create Beaded Embroidery of any Design
While some of you may be looking for new experiences this June, others may be looking to relax. Sewing and embroidery is a therapeutic way to relieve stress and anxiety. We currently live in a fast-paced world, where we must always be on the go. So it’s great to be able to take a step back and enjoy the simple things in life.
Time: 2PM — 5PM
Price: $115 per pax
3 June [Sun]: Try Your Hand at Mirror Glazed Mango Sticky Rice Cake
You may have tried mango sticky rice, a popular delicacy of Thailand, but ever thought of how it would be like as a cake? Make that happen in this class conducted by Yume Pâtisserie! Whether you’re a beginner or a professional, this class will benefit all parties and is also a great way to spend your Sunday!
Time: 10.30AM — 6.30PM
Price: $188 per pax
4 June [Mon]: Snowy Mountains Painting Workshop for Children
For children aged between 7 and 12 years old, this workshop helps them expand and hone their basic painting skills and experience. Besides being a fun past time, painting fosters creativity in children, and nurtures them into someone who is open-minded and confident. By the end of the session, the children will not only leave with extended knowledge and their final piece, but also bring home a set of paint brushes and palette knife.
Time: 10AM — 5PM
Price: $200 per pax
5 June [Tues]: Learn the Recipes of Indian Cuisine
Learning Indian cooking is not always easy, with some ingredients being hard to find. Hence, joining an Indian cuisine cookery class would be great in ensuring that you have all the necessary items readily available for you, as well as the guidance of an experienced chef. Learn how to prepare three meals and leave with your dishes and a copy of the host’s cookbook to recreate the recipes at home.
Time: 10AM — 1PM
Price: $120 per pax
6 June [Wed]: Colour Your Cake with Watercolour Drip
These days, you don’t need a canvas to do watercolouring. You can do them on cakes as well! Learn from the founder of Nanatang how to create sweet-looking and tasting watercolour drip cakes. Your cakes will be so pretty, you wouldn’t have the heart to eat them!
Time: 2PM — 5PM
Price: $128 per pax
7 June [Thurs]: Create Your Own Sparkly Jewellery
Become the magician that you have always wanted to be! Make use of the magic of UV-Resin to design and construct your own sparkly jewellery. All materials will be provided for you to create your masterpiece. So next time when your friends enquire on where you got your beautiful jewellery from, you can stun them by saying “I made it myself!”.
Time: 11AM — 1PM
Price: $30 per pax, $50 for 2 pax
8 June [Fri]: Make Three Types of Dumplings
Get in touch with tradition in this dumpling making session, where you will learn how to prepare 3 types of dumplings — Nonya, Hokkien and Crystal. End your Friday with a bang, or rather with dumplings to share with your friends and family!
Time: 1.30PM — 6.30PM
Price: $148 per pax
9 June [Sat]: Handcraft Your Own Knot Pendant
If sparkly jewellery is not your thing, how about fusing traditions into your jewellery? Learn how to form a butterfly knot and pair it with a Swarovski crystal charm. Make a new fashion statement when you adorn your handcrafted knot pendant!
Time: 10AM — 1PM
Price: $48 per pax, $80 for 2 pax
10 June [Sun]: Brush Pen Lettering Workshop
Fill your Sunday with relaxation and brush therapy! Feeling the pen glide across the sheets of paper eases your mind and sends you into a state of peace and calmness. Let go off any worries that you might have, especially with Monday closing in, through this therapeutic brush lettering session.
Time: 3PM — 6PM
Price: $80 per pax, $140 (2 pax)
11 June [Mon]: Try Out Level 2 Pottery
Let your creative juices flow in this advanced pottery class. If you have laid down your foundation and it is as strong as hard clay, challenge yourself further with a wider range of clay techniques and clay bodies. You can expect to take away new experiences, ideas and even a discovery of your own style of pottery. If you are interested in level 1 pottery, here is the one for you!
Time: 2PM — 4.30PM
Price: $250
12 June [Tues]: Make a Ring Holder and Trinket Tray
Sometimes, we forget where we put our accessories and we search high and low for our missing items. So what we need is a place to store them all together. Instead of buying an organiser, you can try your hand at making a ring holder and a trinket tray. Then, you never have to worry about losing your accessories again!
Time: 7PM (over two days)
Price: $30 per pax
13 June [Wed]: Celebrate Hari Raya in Kampong Glam
Head down to Kampong Glam this year to celebrate Hari Raya together with your Muslim friends. Discover Kampong Glam’s story, starting from its origin as a thriving port town, to the trendy and quirky boutiques along Haji Lane. This would truly be an experience in a lifetime that you would not want to miss!
Time: 5PM — 8PM
Price: $60
14 June [Thurs]: Build a 3D Battleship Game Board
Battleships are mostly found at sea, but how about bringing them to land? Shrink those ships and incorporate them onto a game board, using everyday items such as cardboards, satay sticks and ice cream sticks. Catered towards children aged between 6 and 15 years old, participants will get to learn simple lever mechanisms and apply that knowledge to this project.
Time: 2PM — 5PM
Price: $95
15 June [Fri]: Get Your Hands Dirty with Abstract Art
Painting goes beyond portraying recognisable scenes — painting can be just lines, dots, without depicting anything that is real. Abstract art breaks away from traditional representation of physical objects, and instead explores the relationships of forms and colours. If you do not have a flair for portraying traditional art, then maybe abstract art is your calling!
Time: 7PM — 10PM
Price: $450
16 June [Sat]: Cook Purely Peranakan Food For a Day
‘Peranakan’ refers to people with mixed Chinese and Malay/Indonesian heritage. Many Peranakans trace their origins to 15th-century Malacca. The Peranakan culture can be strongly felt in their cuisine as well, with strong Malay and Indonesian influences. Learn all about the cuisine and the culture on this foodie adventure as you prepare three main dishes with handpicked ingredients.
Time: 9AM — 12.30PM
Price: $88 per pax
17 June [Sun]: Prepare a Hand Bouquet with Wild Flowers
Create your own hand bouquet made from fresh wild flowers with your host Sarah, founder of Poppy Flora Studio. Since summer is here, immerse yourself in the scents of mother nature. Bring home your handpicked flower collection and use it to further beautify your home.
Time: 11.30AM — 1PM or 3PM — 4.30PM
Price: US$240 or $322
18 June [Mon]: Attend a Robotics Lab Class [Children]
Children aged 10–12 years can experience a fun hands-on approach to robotics programming using various robots brought in from around the world. Robotics is an ever-growing field that is infiltrating more and more into our daily lives. So, it would be great to expose children to this field from a young age.
Time: 1PM — 2.30PM
Price: $250 per pax (for 3 sessions)
19 June [Tues]: Make Miniature Tsum Tsum Figurines
Tuesdays can be a drag sometimes, but you can make it fun by doing activities that keep your mind and hands busy! Tsum Tsum figurines are incredibly adorable and you can make miniature versions of them by yourself! Mould your favourite characters to make a perfect gift for a loved one, or to add a touch of uniqueness to your home and office.
Time: 11AM — 1PM
Price: $70 per pax
20 June [Wed]: Bake Yummy Bagels
Bagels are not as popular in Asia as they are in North America or Europe. But not to worry, because you can make your own bagels to feast on at any time of the day! Learn how to mix and knead the dough using a machine provided to create tasty rings of dough! Take home recipes to recreate and three tasty bagels — plain, cheese-stuffed and chocolate cranberry-flavoured.
Time: 10AM — 1PM
Price: $65- $110 per pax
21 June [Thurs]: Go For a Botanic Watercolour Class
We are constantly surrounded by nature and left in awe at its beauty. We usually look to our phones to capture that beauty. For a change, why not turn to drawing and painting that scenic shot? Develop a deeper connection with botanics in this watercolour painting course, perfect for beginners and art and nature enthusiasts.
Time: 11.30AM — 2PM or 3PM — 5.30PM
Price: $90 (1 session), $380 (4 sessions), $660 (8 sessions) per pax
22 June [Fri]: Kids Rock Climbing Camp
Spend your Friday with some action-packed activities, perfect way for children, aged 6–14, to end their week. In this 8-hour course, participants can learn the basics to climbing, outdoor cooking, and trek through nature. With all these in place, they will become master adventurers in no time!
Time: 10AM — 6PM
Price: $120
23 June [Sat]: Craft Your Own Shoes: Espadrilles
In Singapore, it’s summer all year long. Just like how you need winter boots to brave the winter storm, you need proper shoes to brave the heat. Construct your own pair of eco-friendly, plant-based and cruelty-free espadrilles, using up-cycled textile samples. Knit yourself a trendy pair of footwear that is uniquely yours!
Time: 3PM — 8PM
Price: $96 per pax
24 June [Sun]: Create a Story from Cookie Decorations
Storytelling can be done anywhere, on any platform. But have you tried doing that on cookies? Create the story of the sewing mouse on cookies whilst learning a whole lot of other skills such as piping, icing and contouring. Besides leaving with recipes to recreate at home and your cookie products, you will also receive a certification of completion!
Time: 9AM — 6PM
Price: $450 per pax
25 June [Mon]: Summer Science Camp [Children]
This five-day camp targeting 7–9 years old children nurtures them into young Albert Einsteins and Marie Curies. It stands as a great learning opportunity for them to develop their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) skills through inquiry-based activities.
Time: 10AM (over 5 days)
Price: $499 per pax
26 June [Tues]: Discover Little India
Test your knowledge on how much do you really know about Little India, with this tour! You can learn about the history of Little India, fill your stomachs with scrumptious Indian dishes, and explore the 24-hour shopping mall Mustafa Centre.
Time: 9AM — 12.30PM
Price: $70 per pax
27 June [Wed]: Design Your Own Resin Galaxy Chair
There’s no need to scout for chairs with pretty designs anymore when you can make them yourself! Let your imagination run wild as your create Resin pour to dribble over the stool and get that galaxy print that you want. Leave it for a day to dry and then your chair is good to go!
Time: 3PM (over 2 days)
Price: $120 per pax
29 June [Fri]: Convert Chocolate Beans to Chocolate Bars
Move aside coffee beans and make way for cocoa beans! Master the art of creating Swiss Chocolate Bars made from scratch using cocoa beans. From roasting the beans to moulding the chocolate bars, Chef Reto will guide you at each step. With June coming to an end, this is a great chance for you to treat yourself with some handmade chocolate!
Time: 9AM — 5PM (over 2 days)
Price: $420
30 June [Sat]: Learn the Art of Bread Making
Holy moles are getting popular these days, so here’s your chance to get into the trend! Come and learn the techniques of proper water hydration and how to create flavour and crumbs at the same time. Try to achieve the ideal hydration of 85% and above under the guidance of a well-established baker.
Time: 10AM — 5PM
Price: $199
So go ahead and de-stress yourself with these classes during the month of June. And then come back stronger to conquer July!
