Ideas for a day out together.
Check age guidance, facilities and opening times before visiting.
Ages are a guide from the venue or organiser where they give one. Typical spend per person, in Singapore dollars.
A 16m UNIQLO tree in Jewel’s Forest Valley and nightly snow from 13 Nov to 3 Jan; Canopy Park’s Starry Christmas costs S$6 for residents.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
Free Super Mario Christmas zones at VivoCity, 13 Nov–27 Dec, with snow Tue–Sun at 7.30 and 8.30pm and a Nintendo pop-up store from 1 Dec.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
Carnival games, a Marvel Avengers tree and nightly snow on Ngee Ann City’s plaza, 13 Nov–3 Jan, 3pm to 10pm. Rides run on a carnival card.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
The Little Company’s hour-long North Pole musical for ages 4 and up ends Sat 21 Nov. Weekend shows 11am and 2pm, from S$22.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
Three defence museums open up for free family activities on 14–15 Nov, 10am–6pm. A S$10 passport adds gel blasters, drones and a tote.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
Free zapin and Malay dance by the bay, 13–15 Nov, with live musicians back for the first time since 2022. Shows at 7.30 and 9.15pm.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12, teens. Not every activity there will suit this age.
More than 300 designer brands under one roof for three days from 20 November. Day passes from S$8; under-12s go free.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
The Botanic Gardens’ festive light-up, with decorated trees along Main Gate Road, from 5 December to 3 January.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12, teens. Not every activity there will suit this age.
A full orchestra, four choirs and Act 2 of The Nutcracker at the Esplanade on 11 and 12 December. Best for children five and up who can stay up late; no toddlers. Book early.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12, teens. Not every activity there will suit this age.
Film music, a full orchestra and four short showings at Victoria Concert Hall on 14 and 15 November, pitched at five-and-ups. Pick 11am, before the post-lunch slump.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
Free: giant macro photographs of more than 120 insect and spider species, plus live specimens, daily 10am–6pm to 31 March.
A free fungi exhibition with live glowing mycelium at the Botanic Gardens, daily 9am–6pm until 10 January.
Pick the Mandai park you actually want and do it properly. Trying to cover them all in one day leaves nobody with energy for the last one.
Pick one Sentosa: beach, heritage, sea life, waterpark or rides. Trying to do three in a day is how a family ends up silent on the way home.
Pick one anchor: Jurong Lake Gardens and Forest Ramble for an outdoor day, or Science Centre and KidsSTOP for a wet one. Not all four in an afternoon.
Ask them first: climbing, experimenting, animals or stories. Then book one anchor activity and leave the rest of the afternoon for snacks.
‘Good for kids’ covers everyone from toddlers to teenagers, which is the problem. Choose the session, route or activity for the children actually coming with you.
