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.
