15 Unique Family-Friendly Things to Do in Singapore this June Holiday
School’s out for the kids, which means there’s more time to bond with your loved ones. Are you looking for some unique ideas and activities to do with your kids or an alternative to a vacation? Whether it is your foodie husband, fitness junkie daughter, or artistic son, Verlocal has the activity fit for everyone.
Spend quality time doing hands-on crafts
Crafting encourages key visual-processing skills and fine motor skills amongst children and helps both students and adults relieve stress, making it the perfect activity for you and your family to spend quality time on! Here are some arts and craft workshops on Verlocal.
1. DIY Block Printing
Transform everyday objects into awesome stamps to create interesting patterns and motifs. Discover the amazing patterns that simple things like friction mats, foams, and knobs can create when you arrange them into your own design. Kids wouldn’t have to worry about cutting themselves from wood carving — these soft materials will be stuck onto the stubs of the wooden stamps!
Date: Every Saturday (June 2018)
Time: 10.30 AM — 12.30 PM
Price: $48 per child (No charge for 1 accompanying adult)
2. Clay Together
When you think of moulding clay with kids, Play Doh comes to mind, but did you know that you can do so much more when you use modelling clay? Create a wall clock or a set of soup bowls for your home sweet home, or collaborate on a creative recreation project as a family. It guarantees a memorable time spent honing on something that kids love to play with.
Date: Every Saturday (June 2018)
Time: 2 PM — 4.30 PM (3 sessions)
Price: $800 per family of 4
3. Knot Art
Looking to expose your kids to the traditional Chinese culture? What’s better than to introduce them to Chinese knotting — a dying art form that used to thrive in the Tang dynasty. These knots each have their own symbolism tied to them, and the instructor can tell you all about them. Work on this delicate knot that turns into a pendant to wear around your neck. Let’s do our bit to keep this traditional craft alive!
Date: 9 June 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 10 AM — 1 PM
Price: $48 per pax, $80 per pair
4. Miniature Tsum Tsum Figurines Making
Take home 3 incredibly cute Tsum Tsum clay figurines! Kin’s Miniatures was also contracted by Disney themselves to do some clay modelling work, so rest assured that you are learning from someone experienced. Spruce up your home and office with the figurines that encapsulate the blissful memory of the time spent together making them.
Date: 19 June 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 11 AM — 1PM
Price: $70 per pax
5. Natural Soap Crafting
As a family, lead a mindful and sustainable lifestyle with handcrafted soaps made from natural and plant-based ingredients. Protect your family from the harmful chemicals present in shampoo and body wash that all of you used on a daily basis. Hands-on workshops like these means more organic soap for everyone and an abundance of good ol’ fun!
Date: 9 June 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 2 PM — 4.30 PM
Price: $90.48 per pax
6. Handcrafted Silver Ring
Kids all grown up? Take them on a date and create a special token of love while spending quality time together. Be it reaching the teens or adulthood, they all calls for a celebration and this ring will imprint a warm memory in your heart. Nothing conveys love and uniqueness more than a silver ring made together as a family.
Date: Every Thursday to Sunday
Time: Thursday (7 PM — 9.30 PM), Friday (4 PM — 6.30 PM), Saturday (3 PM — 5.30 PM), Sunday (4.30 PM — 7 PM)
Price: $78 per pax
Interested to find out more about the things you can do in Singapore this June? Click here to see how you can spend everyday of June doing something different!
They say the way to the heart is through the stomach
Fear that your kids will make a mess in your kitchen? Bring them over to these workshops and have some quality time baking and cooking together (without the torturous clean-up afterwards.)
7. Animals Cake Pop Cones
Perfect for your children’s “first” baking experience as they learn to make chocolate cake from scratch, create fondant decor, and learn how to create cute animals! What makes this experience even more precious is your chance to see their face light up as they see the cakesicles with incredibly adorable animal designs!
Date: 9 June 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 10 AM — 1.30 PM
Price: $100 per pax (Free admission for 1 accompanying child between 5 to 12)
8. Junior Bake-Off
Baking with your kids is one of the most valuable family activities you can engage together. Have some plain, good old-fashioned fun in the kitchen with the kids and see the benefits of increased hand-eye coordination in your child! Getting to enjoy the sweet treat as a family after the workshop is just icing on the cake!
Date: 3 June 2018 (Sunday)
Time: 2 PM — 6 PM
Price: $148 per pair (1 adult and 1 child), Additional Adult ($30), Additional Child ($20)
9. Animal Marshmallow
Glam up your hot chocolate with cute animal marshmallows that will brighten up anyone’s day! While you are at it, get these as a healthier alternative to store-bought marshmallow because they are made of natural ingredients, completely free of food stabilisers, preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavourings & GMO corn starch! The ideal sweet treat for the entire family!
Date: 23 June 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 10 AM — 1.30 PM
Price: $198 per pax, $218 per pair (1 parent, 1 child)
10. Korean Buttercream Floral Cupcake
Work on something more sophisticated with your grown up children like learning how to construct rose, chrysanthemum, scabiosa and hydrangea on vanilla cupcakes with buttercream! Give them the skill of being patient and meticulous as you spend the afternoon creating botanical designs.
Date: 7 June 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 6.30 PM — 9.30 PM
Price: $128 per pax (U.P. $200 per pax)
11. Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Royaltine Mousse Cake
Nothing bonds a family better than spending a whole afternoon together baking and enjoying the rich and smooth chocolate cake afterwards. The chef instructor furthered her training all the way in Le Cordon Bleu Japan, so rest assured that your tummy is in for a treat!
Date: 10 June 2018 (Sunday)
Time: 10.30 AM — 6.30 PM (Break from 2.30 PM — 4.30 PM)
Price: $148 per pax
12. Macarons
The sun rays paint a warm hue upon your room as your family members huddle around the dining table, each with a cup of warm tea on hand and your handmade macarons on the other. Sounds like the ideal rest day to me! Take a class and learn how to make the macarons as a family so that all of you can experiment with making new flavours in the future!
Date: 23 June 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 9 AM — 1 PM
Price: $68 per pax
Strengthen bonds and bodies at the same time
Kill 2 birds with 1 stone — form meaningful bonds with your family while you keep up a healthy lifestyle together! There are many benefits that comes with exposing your children to different training methods at a young age. This is made better when you explore different exercises and find the one most suitable for your family.
13. Trampoline Fitness
If you thought that trampolines are just for kids, you couldn’t be more wrong! There are numerous benefits when it comes to trampoline exercises: namely being a good workout for fat reduction, improvement for cardiovascular system and a form of cardiovascular exercise that has low impact on your knees (making it an exercise better than running or jogging)! Time to join your kids in some trampoline fun!
Date: Every Saturday
Time: 11 AM — 12 PM
Price: $22.47 (Single Session), $70 (4-Sessions Pass), $128 (10-Sessions Pass)
14. Horse Riding
Horse-riding is no longer an activity exclusive to country clubs! Other than the physical, emotional, and character development benefits that come along with the exercise, horse-riding also acts as an antidote to the technology mania and expose your children to a day of fun under the sun. Treat it as a short getaway as your family takes a breather from all of the commitments and focus on not falling from the horses!
Date: 12 June 2018 to 14 June 2018
Time: 9 AM — 12 PM (3 consecutive days)
Price: $160.50 per pax
15. Zumba Dance Workout
The word “zumba” comes from another widely-used word “rumba” in Columbia, which means “fiesta ” or “party” in the country. Expose your children to the concept of exercises being something fun by bringing them along to this insanely fun workout!
Date: Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Time: Monday (6.30 PM — 7.30 PM), Tuesday (10.30 AM — 11.30 AM), Thursday (7.30 PM — 8.30 PM), Saturday (10 AM — 11 AM)
Price: $15 per pax (Single Session), $150 per pax (11 Sessions)
A Polish proverb states “You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once.” While it is true that your family will always be there, it is important to invest quality time with them to keep the familial relationship healthy. Try out different activities with your children and be there for all of their “first”s!
These are merely a few examples out of the fair amount of activities available on Verlocal, check out more activities here!
