What To Do In Singapore With Kids

Feb 25, 2025 | News On Japan

Feb 25, 2025 (News On Japan) - Family travel is an inexhaustible source of impressions, emotions, memories, and new knowledge, of course. New cities, new countries, new people, new worlds of authentic culture and traditions – there are so many amazing secrets and inspiring discoveries waiting for all adventurers in various parts of our planet.

And Singapore is deservedly considered among the best places to travel with kids from Japan. It is an inviting cradle of history, culture, and amusement and gates to new opportunities, openings, and knowledge. So, today, we invite you to check out the list of what to do in Singapore with kids – to expand your horizons, have fun, and create precious family memories. And a Singapore-based platform for parents, BusyKidd, will help us with this.

Make Sure That Science Can Be Exciting

Science is a powerful tool that can help little explorers gain new knowledge, develop essential skills, explore our magical world, and even more – and Singapore has a perfect place where your kids can make sure that science is not just about lessons and formulas but also about excitement, inspiration, and lots of laughter. This place is a science wonderland packed with fascinating lectures, interesting experiments, engaging workshops, inventions, and discoveries. This place is the Newtonshow Holiday Camp in Singapore, where childhood takes on new colours.

Newtonshow is among Singapore’s most popular and most trusted kids camps where little scientists learn the world around them in a fun and engaging way. From Christmas, CNY, Easter, and Summer camps in Singapore to an unforgettable science birthday party for your little one – Newtonshow offers thrillings programmes for any special occasion. Science experiments, cooking workshops, outdoor adventures, robotics for kids, and lots of games – the camp’s plan is carefully thought out and designed to ensure that all little campers enjoy their time at Newtonshow to the fullest. Such a great place in Singapore for kids to make sure that science can be exciting!

Learn To Cook

Nobody can deny that knowing how to cook is an essential life-long skill. Moreover, all will agree that cooking with kids is a very useful and fun process that helps strengthen family bonds, makes your little one more confident and independent – well, and ensures a delicious dinner for your family. Knowing this, Tomato Cooking School in Singapore has developed a great selection of educational and fun cooking camp programmes for little curious minds and future chefs.

At Tomato Cooking School’s holiday camp, kids explore the joy of cooking, get acquainted with various cultures and cuisines of our world, unleash their creativity, and have ultimate fun. Tomato’s kids camp offers children to take an educational journey around the world perfectly combined with exciting hands-on activities and games. Little chefs develop important skills, learn to work in teams, socialize, and collect unforgettable moments. And what if we told you that after this camp, kids can easily cook tasty dishes from multiple cuisines at home for their nearest and dearest? This sounds like a great deal, doesn’t it?

Mandai Wildlife Reserve: Merge With Wild Nature

Our incredible Mother Nature keeps many secrets that can help you understand our world even deeper – and there’s no better place in Singapore to uncover them than Mandai Wildlife Reserve. It is a real haven for all nature lovers and adventure seekers that offers unique opportunities to learn more about pristine nature and its incredible creatures. Mandai Wildlife Reserve consists of five parks: Singapore Zoo, Bird Paradise, River Wonders, Night Safari, and Rainforest Wild Asia, the reserve’s latest addition. Thrilling tours, fascinating stories by zoo keepers, exciting feeding sessions, incredible wildlife experiences, and more – this is undoubtedly the number one place in The Little Red Dot to merge with wild nature.

Another location not to miss in Singapore while travelling with kids is its iconic Gardens by the Bay. One of the world’s most famous urban parks, this paradise of greenery, flowers, and scents is a unique combination of miracles created by Nature and humankind. Mind-blowing views of the city skyline are also guaranteed, as well as fantastic light shows, beautiful installations, outstanding concerts, and a whole lot of kid-friendly activities – fun and educational at the same time.

S.E.A. Aquarium: Dive Into A Mesmerizing Underwater World

The underwater world is an exciting universe with lots of colours, beautiful views, and mysteries – and there is an incredible place in The Lion City to dive into this universe as deeply as possible. Singapore’s S.E.A. Aquarium is among the world’s largest aquariums and is home to over 100 thousand marine creatures. The aquarium has seven themed zones and provides multiple daily programmes, such as educational lectures, animal feeding sessions, guided tours, behind-the-scenes tours, and more. You can even become a real aquarist for a day!

After a meaningful tour of the S.E.A. Aquarium, it’s time to get wet and happy at the Adventure Cove Waterpark with its thrilling water slides and attractions for all members of your family. Together with the S.E.A. Aquarium, they form the Marine Life Park, which is a part of Resorts World Sentosa – a lifestyle destination on the island of Sentosa.

National Gallery Singapore: Admire True Masterpieces Of Art and Get Creative

Art is an integral part of each nation that can tell us a lot about its history, culture, traditions, and vision of beauty. To admire true masterpieces of art in the Little Red Dot, be sure to visit the National Gallery Singapore. From an impressive building to fantastic interactive art exhibitions – this museum has a lot to tell you and show you in the most beautiful way. Besides, there is The Keppel Centre for Art Education – an ideal place for little ones to step into the enchanting world of art and get creative. Makers Studio, Calm Pod, Expression Workshop, Book Nook, and more – there are so many exciting places for kids to explore at The Keppel Centre for Art Education. Moreover, your family can join multiple art activities, including family art tours, family art workshops, Art Alive, GalleryBabies!, and many others.

Singapore Discovery Centre: Make Breathtaking Openings

Can you imagine a place where history meets the future and invites all curious minds and brave hearts to embark on a fascinating adventure? Well, this place exists – and it’s called the Singapore Discovery Centre. It is not a museum in its conventional sense but an edutainment centre where learning, experimenting, discovering, and playing are perfectly united to tell all visitors the history of Singapore and its people in quite an unexpected way. Along with interesting interactive exhibitions, the Singapore Discovery Centre has many thrilling attractions for explorers of all ages: Archery Tag, Black Lake Facility Escape Room, Black Lake Laser Battlefield, iWerks Theatre, and many others. An absolutely must-visit place for all families with kids travelling in Singapore.

Science Centre Singapore: Participate In Thrilling Science Shows

If you are happy parents of little curious minds, there’s never enough exciting science and mind-blowing openings. And you can get even more of that at the Science Centre Singapore with its fantastic exhibitions, engaging activities, breathtaking science shows, and more. Energy Titans Show, Fire Tornado Show, Life In Our Garden Science Show, Discovering DNA programme, Stargazing, science workshops, competitions, and other events uncover exciting mysteries and inspire young minds to continue explorations.

The youngest scientists can enjoy fun and educational time at the Science Centre Singapore’s KidsSTOP, a dedicated Children’s Science Centre. This 3,000m² gallery is a perfect place for kids aged eight and below to get acquainted with the world of science and make their first openings. And don’t miss Snow City, a permanent indoor snow centre where you can enjoy a lot of frosty winter-themed things to do.

Well, the choice of thrilling attractions and places to visit in Singapore with your little travelers to learn more about our amazing world and broaden your horizons is impressive. And making a perfect plan for your family adventure in Singapore can take a lot of time. To help parents with kids pick the best family-friendly options, organise an exciting, educational, and meaningful tour of Singapore, and get the most use and enjoyment out of your visit to The Lion City, a highly passionate and dedicated team of parents from Singapore launched the BusyKidd platform. It is an ultimate source of helpful information about kid-friendly attractions not to miss, the best dining venues for families with kids, selections of indoor playgrounds, amusement parks, waterparks, and lots of family vacation ideas. Besides, the BusyKidd’s team always keeps their fingers on the pulse of Singapore’s life and knows everything about upcoming events you just can’t miss with your little ones.

It seems you are more than ready to explore welcoming Singapore with kids – so let this fascinating adventure begin!

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