Ideas for a day out together.
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Typical spend per person, in Singapore dollars.
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.
Wild Rice's holiday panto returns after a decade: songs, wushu and magic at Funan, 12 November to 27 December. Book a weekend matinee early; at about 150 minutes, evenings are long for small children.
Four life-size Mogao cave replicas at the Asian Civilisations Museum until 7 March, plus a stamp rally that gets children round. The shortest route to Dunhuang runs through Empress Place.
Warhol, Lichtenstein and Kruger beside Ming Wong and FX Harsono: 200-plus works across the National Gallery from 11 December, with the Guggenheim. Start with the names you don't know.
Esplanade's Indian arts festival turns 25 with Sachin-Jigar's Singapore debut, two Aakash Odedra works and free shows in the public spaces, 20 to 29 November. Book one night; stroll the rest.
Tan Twan Eng and Jemimah Wei among 300-plus voices across the Civic District, 13 to 22 November. Amitav Ghosh's keynote is sold out; Stephen Witt's was still on sale on 11 November. Pick three or four sessions.
More than 2km of Serangoon Road lit overhead every evening from 3 October to 29 November. Free; the quiet option is a weeknight, or late November once the festival has passed.
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.
