Children’s Season 2026 | Come Play, Explore And Create Together!

Hands-on storytelling, heritage crafts, and playful learning across May and June 2026.

Children’s Season 2026

Families can look forward to an exciting line-up of immersive programmes at the Children’s Museum Singapore and partner venues this Children’s Season 2026. From batik-inspired art and maritime storytelling to sustainability play and large-scale carnival experiences, each activity is designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and meaningful family bonding.

Featured Programmes

Stamping the Coast

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Date: 1 to 24 May 2026
Admission: Free

Children explore traditional batik art in a fun, accessible way by using stamp blocks and ink pads to create their own coastal-themed designs. Inspired by maritime motifs, participants experiment with repeating patterns, borders, and layered visuals on an illustrated worksheet, building an understanding of batik aesthetics through hands-on creativity.

Raja and the Lost Journal

Venue: Indian Heritage Centre
Date: 30 & 31 May, 5 & 6 June 2026
Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
Admission: $20 per pax | $64 bundle (2 adults + 2 children)

Join Raja as a lost journal reveals clues about early migrants in Singapore. Through interactive storytelling, games, and imagination, families explore history in a fun and unexpected way. This is a Signature Programme under Children’s Season 2026.

Ms Nat. and the Zero Waste Heroes

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Date: 30 & 31 May, 5 & 6 June 2026
Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Admission: $20 per pax | $64 bundle (2 adults + 2 children)

Families join Ms Nat to tackle the “Waste-O-Meter” through interactive storytelling, movement, and hands-on challenges. The session ends with a hero chant and a recycled badge craft, empowering children to adopt simple eco-friendly habits in daily life.

PLAY @ Children’s Season 2026 (International Day of Play)

Venue: Various venues islandwide
Date: 10 to 14 Jun 2026

In collaboration with Museum Roundtable partners, this special edition features workshops, drop-in activities, and a weekend carnival designed to celebrate play, learning, and connection across families and communities.

Let Loose! Play Workshop

Venue: National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing (Level 2), Singapore Courtyard
Date: 11 Jun 2026 | 10.00am – 11.00am & 11.30am – 12.30pm
Admission: $30 per parent-child pair

Explore loose parts play and creative expression inspired by art in a relaxed, hands-on session designed for families.

The Power of Conversations: Building Resilience Through Play

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore, Discovery Room (Level 2)
Date: 12 Jun 2026 | 10.00am – 11.30am
Admission: $30 per parent-child pair

Learn how meaningful conversations during play help children build resilience, growth mindset, and problem-solving skills through storytelling and LEGO play.

What Could It Be?

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore, Stamp Parade interactive (Level 1)
Date: 11–13 Jun 2026
Time: 9.00am - 10.45am, 11.00am - 12.45pm, 2.00pm - 3.45pm, 4.00pm - 5.45pm
Admission: Free

Create imaginative drawings with no rules—then bring them to life through the Stamp Parade interactive.

Let Loose & Play: Music Makers

Venue: National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing (Level 1), Keppel Centre for Art
Education, Expression Workshop
Date: 11–15 Jun 2026
Time: 10.00am - 7.00pm
Admission: Free

Create musical instruments from recycled materials and explore sound through play.

Weekend Carnival Activities (12–14 Jun 2026)

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore & Armenian Street
Date: 12 - 14 Jun 2026
Time: Various timings
Admission: $10 per pax

A Bouncy-ful Time Together

Venue: Armenian Street
Time: 4.00pm - 5.45pm, & 6.00pm - 7.45pm

Bounce, jump, and play in a lively inflatable zone by Families for Life.

A Green BIBIMBAP Journey

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4.00pm - 5.45pm & 6.00pm - 7.45pm

Create your own colourful bibimbap while learning about mindful eating and sustainability.

Build, Play, Learn by LEGO®

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4.00pm - 5.45pm & 6.00pm - 7.45pm

Hands-on brick-building activities that spark creativity and collaboration.

Funfair of Forgotten Futures

Venue: Armenian Street
Time: 4.00pm - 5.45pm & 6.00pm - 7.45pm

A carnival-style experience highlighting environmental challenges through playful installations.

Grow Well SG Mini Football Challenge

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4.00pm - 5.45pm & 6.00pm - 7.45pm

Family fitness fun with mini football games by the Health Promotion Board.

My Gem, My Ring

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4.00pm - 5.45pm & 6.00pm - 7.45pm

Turn recycled materials into wearable gemstone-inspired creations.

Pieces of the Navy

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4.00pm - 5.45pm & 6.00pm - 7.45pm

Create mosaic art while learning about naval heritage through recycled paper craft.

Return Right

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Time: 4.00pm - 5.45pm & 6.00pm - 7.45pm

Interactive games teaching recycling and sustainability habits.

The Whale’s Tale

Venue: Armenian Street
Time: 4.00pm - 4.45pm & 6.00pm - 6.45pm

A 9-metre whale puppet performance blending theatre, humour, and environmental messages.

Children’s Season 2026 at the National Museum

The River Road: An Interactive Drama Experience

Venue: Gallery Theatre, Basement Level
Date: 20 & 21 Jun 2026 
Time: 11am – 11.45am & 3pm – 3.45pm 
Fee: $40 per adult-child pair (incl. of GST)

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! Previously presented as “Interactive Storytelling: The River Road” during the Museum’s National Day Open House in 2025.

Tickets can be purchased from:
https://go.gov.sg/cs26-riverroad-cp (Singaporeans with Culture Pass)
https://go.gov.sg/cs26-riverroad-non-cp (without Culture Pass)

Recommended for ages 6 to 12

Discovering the River: A Sensory Play Journey by Tiny Tinkers

Venue: The Salon, Level 1
Date: 31 May, 27 Jun & 28 Jun 2026
Time: 10.30am – 11.45am & 3.30pm – 4.45pm 
Fee: $35 per adult-child pair (incl. of GST)

Embark on a journey through history with four interactive play stations, where young children can get a taste of life as a boat builder, trader and early settler in the past!

Tickets can be purchased from:
https://go.gov.sg/cs26sensoryplay-cp (Singaporeans with Culture Pass)
https://go.gov.sg/cs26sensoryplay-non-cp (without Culture Pass)

Recommended for ages 3 to 6

Taste the Trade: Pineapple Canning Heritage & Tart-making Intergenerational Workshop

Venue: The Salon, Level 1
Date: 30 May & 6 Jun 2026 
Time: 2pm – 3.30pm & 4pm – 5.30pm 
Fee: $40 per senior adult-child pair (incl. of GST)

Discover how pineapple canning and the canneries along the Singapore River shaped the country’s trading heritage. As a nod to the industry, each senior adult-child pair will make pineapple tarts together – building intergenerational connections in the process. Participants will also get to take these memorable treats home, to be enjoyed even after the workshop is over.

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)

Recommended for ages 5 and above, with accompanying grandparent or senior adult aged 60 years and above

From Foul to Fresh: A STEAM-Based Workshop by Explorer Junior

Venue: Get Curious Children’s Studio, Level 3
Date & Time:

• 7 & 14 Jun 2026: 2pm – 3.30pm
• 14 Jun 2026: 4pm – 5.30pm

Fee: $43 per adult-child pair (incl. of GST) 

Follow a giant gourami family on their historical journey, as they retrace the Singapore River’s clean-up and transformation. Applying science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics (STEAM), this workshop combines heritage exploration, hands-on water science experiments and a creative lamp-making activity to discover possibilities for the river’s future.

Tickets can be purchased from:
https://go.gov.sg/cs26steamworkshop-cp (Singaporeans with Culture Pass)
https://go.gov.sg/cs26steamworkshop-non-cp (without Culture Pass)

Recommended for ages 6 to 10

Here I Am: A Map-Making Workshop with Superhero Me

Venue: Get Curious Children’s Studio, Level 3
Date: 6 Jun 2026
Time: 10.30am – 12pm & 2.30pm – 4pm 
Fee: $35 per adult-child pair (incl. of GST)

Explorers depend on them; pirates treasure them. Yet, maps are more than just navigational tools – they represent the stories of the places that they depict. Discover the wonderful world of cartography in this workshop by Superhero Me. With reference to maps featured in our special exhibition, Once Upon a Tide: Singapore’s Journey from Settlement to Global City, participants will learn more about legends and cardinal directions, and craft their very own map! This is an inclusive workshop designed for children of all abilities.

Tickets can be purchased from:
https://go.gov.sg/cs26-hereiam-cp (Singaporeans with Culture Pass)
https://go.gov.sg/cs26-hereiam-non-cp (without Culture Pass)

Recommended for ages 7 and above

Bridging Generations Through Child-led Play

Venue: National Museum of Singapore, The Salon (Level 1)
Date: 13 Jun 2026 | 10.00am – 12.00pm
Admission: $20 adult | $14 senior

Discover how play can connect generations through traditional games and shared creativity.

Play Together: A Pop-up Playground

Venue: National Museum of Singapore, outdoor areas around the Whale of a Tale
Playground, outside the museum (Level 1)
Date & Time: 11 & 12 Jun 2026: 10.00am - 1.00pm | 13 Jun 2026: 3.00pm - 6.00pm
Admission: Free

A creative outdoor space where families build, imagine, and play using simple materials.

Children’s Season 2026 Stamp Booklet Activity

Venue: Children’s Season Information Counter outside the Gallery Theatre, Basement Level
Date: 30 May – 28 Jun 2026
Time: 10am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 6pm 
Fee: Free

Start your museum-hopping journey at the National Museum of Singapore! As a participating partner of the Children’s Museum Singapore Stamp Booklet, collect our stamp by scanning the QR code at our 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.

June Finale Programmes

The Coral Keepers

Venue: Singapore Maritime Gallery
Date: 19 & 20 Jun, 26 & 27 Jun 2026
Time: 10.30am to 11.30am
Admission: $20 per pax | Bundle tickets – 2 children, 2 adults: $64

An immersive ocean adventure where families build coral reefs through play, theatre, and crafting.

The Four Harmonious Friends

Venue: KidsSTOP, Science Centre
Date: 19 & 20 Jun, 26 & 27 Jun 2026
Time: 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Admission: $20 per pax | Bundle tickets – 2 children, 2 adults: $64

A storytelling production about four animals learning harmony, sustainability, and unity in a shared forest home.

Plan Your Children’s Season Adventure Today

With so many hands-on, imaginative, and family-friendly programmes happening across Children’s Season 2026, there’s something for every curious little explorer (and their grown-ups too).

Plan your visit early, gather your family, and make space for play, creativity, and discovery this June at Children’s Museum Singapore and partner venues.