Where do you go with 3 coughing kids on a lazy Saturday morning?
Waterplay was out of the question, so we decided to take an educational excursion to the Asian Civilisations Museum to give the kids a glimpse into the cultures and civilisations of Asia.
So is ACM suitable for 3-5 year olds then? There are now holding an exhibition curated especially for children, that features colourful displays and lots of puppets from the legends behind some of the well-known and well-loved characters of Asian myths. The kids, however paid little attention to the puppets and artifacts from this exhibition and preferred to meddle with the multimedia displays. I reckon stuff of legends and myths have very little interest for kids their age, or even older kids in this day and age.
History, on the other hand, has a lot more relevance than legends and myths. However, be prepared to explain alot more about past and the present with a preschooler, especially when time concepts can be relatively abstract for kids between the ages of 3-5 years old.
If your kids can get past some intimidating exhibits in some of the galleries, they will be kept entertained with a number of fun zones for kids within the various galleries; complete with sounds, multimedia displays, a dress up corner, pretend corner and plenty of different types of drums.
K's verdict of the place? "Next time we don't go there again, because I don't like some of the scary statues. I only like the drums there." Probably no more repeats in the near future, due to some of the nightmare-inducing exhibits. But I think it is still an interesting and educational place to visit on a Saturday morning, definitely better than having to hang out at some air-conditioned shopping mall.
Hmm, looks like they did a good job making the place accessible to kids… but I guess they’ll have to be older to appreciate it! I loved the last shot of Kyle, drumming away.
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I think they have lots to learn from the museums in countries like Australia, States or UK. When they have exhibitions for kids…most activities are fun and are able to engage the kids really well.