While everyone stays at home during this period, we have planned a series of programmes for you to enjoy the #MuseumFromHome.
You can look forward to craft activities, resources and programmes that will be released online every Friday at 10am. Gather materials around the house and follow our craft video tutorials to make your own toys, engage in music and movement activities inspired by our Early Learning Resources, belt out some favourite nursery rhymes together in the privacy of your living room, and more!
Enjoyed our #MuseumFromHome: Get Curious! online activities and resources?
- Take photos of your completed crafts or a video of the fun times you had as a family. We would love to see them so remember to tag us on social media – @natmuseum_sg on Instagram and @national.museum.of.singapore on Facebook!
- We would also appreciate you taking 5 minutes to fill in a feedback form here.
“Get Curious: My Family's Stories” Kit
- Free
- For children, parents and grandparents
We might have to be physically apart from our grandparents during this period, but here’s a way of drawing closer in heart! Discover stories of family members from different generations through this set of conversation cards that cover six topics. Take turns exchanging your stories and look forward to lots of laughter, surprise, empathy and I-never-knew moments!
The kit includes a step-by-step preparation guide to create a dedicated and meaningful family chat session, and “One Step Further” prompts for you to get even more out of the experience.
Are you curious about what family stories you might uncover? Click here to download the kit!
After the session, families can opt to share your stories with the museum and stand a chance to have them featured in our upcoming special exhibition, Home, Truly. Submit your stories through the hyperlink included within the kit by 1 June 2020.
Home, Truly is presented in collaboration with The Straits Times, and explores moments and experiences in our history that express our identity and collective memory as Singaporeans. Featuring archival photographs, artefacts and digital interactives, the exhibition aims to encourage reflection and conversation on what it means to be Singaporean, and to include opportunities for the public to contribute their stories. Home, Truly opens at the National Museum on 24 September 2020.
Crafty Fun! Cube Puzzle, Toy Car & Matchbox
- Free
- Ages 4 and up
Print out these templates for an afternoon of crafty fun! Visit our Growing Up gallery (after the museum reopens on 2 June) to see the real artefacts and many other toys popular with children in the past!
Cube Puzzle Download template here
Toy Car & Matchbox Download template here
Video Tutorials: Be A Creative Toymaker
- 1 video released each Friday (22 May, 5 Jun, 12 Jun, 19 Jun)
- Free
- Ages 4 and up
Did you know that many children who grew up in the 1950s to 1960s would use everyday materials they found around their kampong to invent and make their own toys and games? For example, a slingshot could be made by carving fallen branches and discarded car tyres. You too can get creative with a little inspiration from our video tutorials!
Colouring Fun! Our Childhood Toys
- Free
- Ages 2 and up
Young children can have fun colouring in these images of some of our favourite childhood toys. If you have any of these games at home, you could also have a fun afternoon playing it together!
The Nursery Rhymes Project: Imagine Our Songs(Live-streamed performance)
- 13 Jun | 11am (30 min)
- Free
- Ages 2 – 8
Meet Kaya and Roti, who love to tell stories and sing nursery rhymes!
Growing up, nursery rhymes not only sparked our curiosity about the world, they were also our first exposure to language. Conceived by The Theatre Practice’s Artistic Director Kuo Jian Hong, this online edition of The Nursery Rhymes Project: Imagine Our Songs reinvents classic Mandarin children’s nursery rhymes as a mini musical and improvisational storytelling session. Get off your couch and sing along to this high-energy, interactive performance. Then, unleash your imagination and work together with the actors to create a brand new story on the spot!
This performance is conducted in Mandarin. The live-stream will start promptly at 11am, and a recording of the live-stream will be accessible until 14 Jun, 11.30am.
NMS and The Theatre Practice have developed a resource pack that includes song lyrics, conversational prompts based on the show (in both Mandarin and English), and other activities for families to extend their experience after the performance.
Register here to receive access to the live-stream and resource pack.
Early Learning at the National Museum: Three online booklets and accompanying resource kits for parents
- Free
- Ages 1 – 6
The Early Learning Resources are a set of three colourful booklets which introduce pre-schoolers to the museum’s artefacts according to the themes of Numbers, Colours, and ABCs. Usually retailing at $8 per set from our Museum Label shop, the booklets are now available for free download for a limited period only!
To better support parents and caregivers in using the Early Learning Resources at home, we have also developed a special resource kit with Wigglepods, comprising activity guides and audio/video clips to encourage children to learn about the museum’s collection through fun music and movement activities.
Psst! We would still encourage you to purchase a physical set of booklets the next time you visit the museum, as they also include handy maps to kick-start your spot-the-artefact journey through our permanent galleries!
Image Credit: National Museum of Singapore
Age
1–10
Price
Free
