17–19 June 2022
Venue: The Arts House
Journey into the imaginative universe of little monsters and discover their world of stories! Go around the house to look for clues in Monster Hunt, be enthralled by interactive storytelling sessions, explore new book titles at our book fair, or pair up with mum or dad for a family Yoga session!
Monstrous fun offers a line-up of literary-based programmes for families with children aged between 3–12 in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil Languages.
PROGRAMMES
MONDAY–SUNDAY | 930AM–430PM
Civic District Art Tour
MONDAY–SUNDAY | 930AM–430PM
Civic District Art Tour
Tour Day(s): Monday - Sunday
Operating Time: 930am - 430pm
Tour Duration: 60 / 120 mins
Meeting Place: The Esplanade, the mall driveway (to the left of Coffee Bean and Toast Box) & TH private drop off area
Tour Mode: SingaporeSidecars
Experience Singapore’s Civic District as you hop from sight to sight on one of Singapore’s Sidecars! Relish the full expanse of this historical quarter with its grand Victorian buildings forming the administrative centre and seat of Government during the Colonial era, and learn more about how it has been transformed into a vibrant arts and cultural cluster in the heart of the city today – home to some of the nation’s gazetted monuments, world-class museums and arts centres.
Named as one of the Top 4 Finalists for Singapore’s prestigious Tourism Award 2019, Singapore Sidecars offers this exclusive tour in collaboration with the Civic District and with support from Capitol Singapore.
Ongoing | Open Tues–Sun, 10am–7pm | Cultural Medallion Gallery
The Cultural Medallion Literary Pursuit (Children’s Edition)
Ongoing | Open Tues–Sun, 10am–7pm | Cultural Medallion Gallery
Free Admission
The Cultural Medallion Award is the highest award given to the arts in Singapore, and among the award recipients are writers whose works often bring new and interesting ways of looking at the world we live in.
How much do you know about the Cultural Medallion? Play the Cultural Medallion Literary Pursuit (Children’s Edition) to find out!
Recommended for children ages 8 years old and above.
17–19 Jun, Fri–Sun | 11am–5pm | Monster's Cave
Monster's Photobooth
17–19 Jun, Fri–Sun | 11am–5pm | Monster's Cave
Having fun at The Arts House and want to store the smiles?
Come snap a photo with your friends and loved ones at the Monster’s Cave!
Say hi to the monsters at the back, choose your favourite from a multitude of props, and flash your biggest smiles. Capture and take home this special memory at our photobooth!
18–19 Jun, Sat–Sun | 11am–2pm | Monster's Cave
Paint Your Own Fabric Patch Creature!
18–19 Jun, Sat–Sun | 11am–2pm | Monster's Cave
Monster Attack!
| Monster's Cave
Presented by Amelia Lee (Sunshine & Love).
17–19 Jun | 11am–5pm | The Arts House, Level One
Children's Book Fair
17–19 Jun | 11am–5pm | The Arts House, Level One
18 Jun, Sat | 11am–12pm | Gallery II
Monster & Friends
18 Jun, Sat | 11am–12pm | Gallery II
17–18 Jun, Fri–Sat | Various timings | Blue Room
Malay Made Easy with the Mini Mons: Si Pencuri Ketawa
17–18 Jun, Fri–Sat | Various timings | Blue Room
Session 1:
17 June 2022, Friday
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session 2:
18 June 2022, Saturday
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free with Registration
Presented by Mini Monsters Limited
Featuring Rilla Melati
Join award winning local author and storyteller, Rilla Melati, in this 45-min storytelling session this school holiday. Follow the story of Si Pencuri Ketawa and journey along with the adorable Mini Mons who live in Gardens by the Bay. Listen to the story and be enthralled as the Mini Mons come alive in a cartoon animation. This interactive session is filled with animation, a pop quiz segment and Malay language activities.
This session inlcudes a meet-and-greet session with Mai Mon,one of the five Mini Mons at The Arts House. Participants can look forward to taking a photo with her!
This programme will be conducted in Malay and is recommended for children ages 4 – 7 and their families
Mari bersama pemenang Anugerah Persuratan dan pencerita, Rilla Melati, dalam sesi bercerita pada cuti sekolah ini. Ikuti kisah Si Pencuri Ketawa sambil belajar bahasa Melayu dengan mudah bersama Mini Mons yang tinggal di Taman di Persisiran.
Sama-samalah mendengar cerita dan menonton versi animasi Mini Mons! Sesi interaktif ini dipenuhi juga dengan segmen kuiz dan aktiviti-aktiviti bahasa Melayu yang seronok.
Para peserta juga akan dapat bertemu dengan Mai Mon, salah satu daripada lima maskot Mini Mons dan mengambil gambar bersamanya!
Sesi ini dikelolakan oleh Mini Monsters Limited.
Program ini akan dijalankan dalam bahasa Melayu dan disusun khas untuk keluarga dan kanak-kanak berumur 4-7 tahun.
About Rilla Melati
A two-time winner of Anugerah Persuratan, Rilla is an educator, author, entrepreneur, TV presenter and pioneer of Malay speech and drama programmes in schools in Singapore. She builds creative content for the classroom and television and has written more than twenty-five Malay as well as bilingual children’s books. As the director of the educational company Mini Monsters Ltd, she hopes to reignite the love for the Malay language through workshops, bilingual publications and cross-media educational materials that are relevant for today’s generation of children.
17 Jun, Fri | 2–3pm | Play Den
Ayyo… That Parrot!
17 Jun, Fri | 2–3pm | Play Den
Free with Registration
Presented by Abhi Krish (Nool Monsters)
Time for some squawking copy-bird fun! Participants will play along as the parrot in the noisy story, அய்யோ... அந்தக் கிளி! Then, we'll get busy with hilarious challenges in the form of "Parrot-says" along with a game of "Follow those directions!". The session will end with us grooving to a slew of well-known English nursery rhymes adapted into Tamil. Psst...The fun doesn't end there! All participants will also receive a take-home Nool Monsters activity kit featuring a giant felt monster puppet. Jee Nool Baa!
This programme will be conducted in Tamil & English and is recommended for children ages 6-8 and their families
அய்யோ... அந்தக் கிளி! என்ற தன் கதையை ஒட்டி ஏழுத்தாளர் அபி க்ரிஷ் ஒரு கேலியான பட்டறையை நடத்தப்போகிறார். இதில் நீங்களும் அந்தக் குறும்புக் கிளியாக மாறி பல விளையாட்டுக்களும் பாடல்களும் பாடி மகிழப் போகிறீர்கள். கலந்துக்கொள்ளும் ஒவ்வொருவருக்கும் ஒரு நூல் மோன்ஸ்டர்ஸ் பரிசுப்பையும் அளிக்கப்படும்.
About Abhi Krish
Abhi is the founder of Nool Monsters—a bilingual platform sharing contemporary stories, songs, and approaches for children to learn Tamil playfully. Through laughter, music, and utter silliness, she’s raising a generation of wee magical guardians who will protect and usher their mother tongue into the future.
19 Jun, Sun | 11am–12pm | Blue Room
Tiger, Tiger! There’s a Tiger in the Room!
19 Jun, Sun | 11am–12pm | Blue Room
Free with Registration
Featuring Joyceline See Tully
The only tigers you will see in Singapore now are in the zoo, but did you know that Singapore was once home to wild tigers? This session includes a storytelling of The Tiger at The Raffles as featured in Tiger Tales: Almost True Animal Stories from Old Singapore, alongside other stories of tigers that once ruled the island. Along the way, they will get a taste of Singapore’s history and life in the 1800s and changing modern attitudes towards the endangered animal.
Complete the storytelling session with a craft activity and take home a tiger mask with you.
Recommended for children ages 5-7 years.
17 Jun, Fri 19 Jun, Sun | Blue Room
会说话的肥猫
Storytelling cum Art & Craft: The Cat that Talks
17 Jun, Fri 19 Jun, Sun | Blue Room
$5 per pair of 1parent + 1child
(Additional child: $5)
A $5 book voucher from Maha Yu Yi will be exchanged for every $5 booked during Registration.
Presented by Maha Yu Yi
Featuring Patrick Yee 余广达
Let's look for a cat! Join author/illustrator Patrick Yee as he tells us this heartwarming story of a magical cat and a little girl, and then make your very own paper cat to bring home!
This programme will be conducted in Mandarin. Recommended for children ages 5-9 years.
欢迎小朋友跟随余广达叔叔一起去寻找一只《会说话的肥猫》！余广达叔叔会跟小朋友们分享一个小女孩和一只肥猫的感人故事，还会现场教大家制作一个纸玩具带回家！
About Patrick Yee
Patrick Yee is one of Singapore's leading illustrators and has won international acclaim for his work. To date, he has almost 180 picture books to his credit and was awarded The Most Prolific Children's Book Illustrator in Singapore by the Singapore Book of Records in 2016.
18–19 Jun, Sat–Sun | Various timings | Gallery II
Kids Yoga & Storytelling
18–19 Jun, Sat–Sun | Various timings | Gallery II
Session 1
18 June 2022 | 4:30 - 5:30pm
Recommended for parents with children ages 8-12 years.
Session 2
19 June 2022 | 10:30 am - 11:30am
Recommended for parents with children ages 3-7 years.
Session 3 (Father's Day Theme)
19 June 2022 | 4:30 - 5:30pm
Recommended for parents with children ages 5-12 years.
$30 per parent-child pair
Presented by Mindful Space
Children are natural storytellers and love to listen to stories. While listening or sharing a story, a child experiences all the emotions that are present: whether it is fear, determination, courage, kindness, or gratitude.
In this one hour session of Mindful Movement with the Mindful Monsters, the central emotion is courage in the face of danger. Children will mindfully move through a series of yoga poses as they listen to how Mindful Monsters picked up their courage to go save the world. Children will discover their superpowers, believe in the power in them and practice to build upon their strengths and flexibility to help complete their mission.
Kids often absorb information best when they don’t know they are learning, and kids don’t realize how much they are actually taking in when they are listening to a story and doing yoga at the same time. It’s a fun and creative way to get kids moving, using their imaginations, and exercising a number of cognitive and developmental skills.
Important notes for participants: Please come in comfortable clothings for movement (eg: pants). Bring water bottle and your own yoga mat (yoga mat will not be provided). Please declare during registration if you have any injuries or recent surgeries.
About Mindful Space
Mindful Space is the first parent and child physical curator in Singapore that offers holistic and play-based activities from babies to teenagers. There are a variety of different family and child activtiies every month!
17 Jun, Fri | 11am–12pm | Play Den
The Tug of War!
17 Jun, Fri | 11am–12pm | Play Den
Free with Registration
Who is the mightiest animal of them all? There was a time when mischievous Anansi decided to play a trick and pit the Elephant and Whale against each other. Join in this interactive storytelling session to find out what happens when two mighty animals from the land and sea compete. Get ready to pull!
Complete the storytelling session by drawing your favourite character to take home with you.
Presented by The Storytelling Centre Limited.
Recommended for children ages 4-8 years.
18 Jun, Sat | 11am–12pm | Play Den
Read With A Storyteller: The Crane and The Crab
18 Jun, Sat | 11am–12pm | Play Den
Free with Registration
Kickstart your reading sessions with some expressive skills that storytellers use. Discover simple methods that make you more confident and engaging when reading to your child and learn storytelling techniques that get characters leaping out of the pages! Read together with your child and join other families in this introductory session that encourages lively reading.
Complete your book reading session with a paper craft activity to take home!
Facilitated by The Storytelling Centre Limited.
Recommended for parents with children ages 4-8 years.
This is a parent-and-child session based on 'The Crane & The Crab' - Picture books and simple craft materials will be provided.
18 Jun, Sat | 4–5pm | Play Den
Let's play, Appa!
18 Jun, Sat | 4–5pm | Play Den
Free with Registration
Presented by Abhi Krish (Nool Monsters)
Calling all Appas and kutties! This Father's day, come on down to The Arts House for some monstrous fun with the Nool Monsters all while bonding with your little ones in Tamil! Groove and croon to nursery rhymes, have a laugh out loud time with a ball game and snuggle up for a special storytelling session. You'll even learn how to sing I Love You in Tamil! The magic doesn't end there as you'll take home your very own Noola's Gift set so you can continue bonding in the comfort of your home. See you soon!
This programme will be conducted bilingually in Tamil & English and is recommended for children ages 4-6 and their families.All participants will receive a take-home Noola's Gift set. Each registration is for a father-child pair. Additional children are welcome.
அப்பாமார்களே! நீங்கள் விளையாடத் தயாரா? தந்தையர் தினத்தையொட்டி நீங்கள் உங்கள் சிறுவர்களுடன் கலந்து மகிழ நூல் மோன்ஸ்டர்ஸ் ஒரு அரிய நிகழ்ச்சியை ஏற்பாடு செய்துள்ளது. ஆடி, பாடி, கதைகள் மூலம் நம் தாய் மொழியுடன் சேர்ந்து எவ்வாறு குழந்தைகளை உற்சாகப்படுத்தலாம் என்று இந்நிகழ்ச்சி உங்களுக்கு எடுத்துக்காட்டும்!
About Abhi Krish
Abhi is the founder of Nool Monsters—a bilingual platform sharing contemporary stories, songs, and approaches for children to learn Tamil playfully. Through laughter, music, and utter silliness, she’s raising a generation of wee magical guardians who will protect and usher their mother tongue into the future.
18 Jun, Sat | 2–3pm | Blue Room
菲菲，你真棒
Storytelling: Murphy, See How You Shine
18 Jun, Sat | 2–3pm | Blue Room
$5 per pair of 1parent+1child
$5 for any additional child up to 2
A $5 book voucher from Maha Yu Yi will be exchanged for every $5 booked during Registration.
Presented by Maha Yu Yi
Featuring Chen Wei Teng 曾慧婷
Meet Murphy, a very special dog. Murphy has always been different, will he ever recognise that he can make the world a brighter place in his own unique way? Join us for a fun time of sing-along, storytelling, and ballloon sculpting by author Chen Wei Teng, as she tells us this heart-warming story and remind us all that we are all special and we can make a difference!
This programme will be conducted in Mandarin. Recommended for children ages 4-8 years.
菲菲是一只非常特别的狗，它总觉得自己和周遭格格不入。菲菲是否能明白，它其实可以用自己独特的方式，让这个世界变得更美好?
作者曾慧婷将通过说和唱为大家导读这个温馨的故事，提醒大家我们都是独一无二的！听完故事还有折气球活动哦！
About Chen Wei Teng
Wei Teng is an educator based in Singapore. Formerly an educational therapist with the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS), she is currently teaching at NorthLight School. She works with teenagers with learning difficulties such as dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and who often come from challenging or disadvantaged family backgrounds.
19 Jun, Sun | 2–3pm | Blue Room
跟文良叔叔学做迷你绘本
How to Make a Mini-Picture Book with Josef Lee
19 Jun, Sun | 2–3pm | Blue Room
2–3pm
$5 per child
A $5 book voucher from Maha Yu Yi will be exchanged for every $5 booked during Registration
Presented by Maha Yu Yi
Featuring JOSEF LEE 李文良
Love to draw? Why not make your very own mini-picture book! Join author/illustrator Josef Lee as he shares with us the story of a 'Greedy Greedy Monster' and shows us how to draw and make a little book of a monstrous tale!
This programme will be conducted in Mandarin. Recommended for children ages 5-10 years.
你喜欢画画吗，想创作一本绘本吗？那就快来跟文良叔叔学画画技巧和制作一本"怪兽"主题的小图画书！
About Josef Lee
Josef Lee tells stories through pictures. As a picture-book author & artist, his illustrated short stories have been shared online since 2008. In 2017, Josef successfully published his first picture-book via crowdfunding. Since then, he has published over 10 picture-books and 1 novel adaptation. Josef also launched the 'House of Mini Picture Books' (www.minipicbooks.com/) in 2021 - an online FREE resource of 20 original picture stories by local authors, to be downloaded / printed / DIY-ed into mini picture books.
18 Jun, Sat | 11:30am–12:15pm | Blue Room
小斐迷路了 & 无尾先生，你好！ Fergi Loses His Way & Hello, Mr NoTail!
18 Jun, Sat | 11:30am–12:15pm | Blue Room
$5 per child
A $5 book voucher from Maha Yu Yi will be exchanged for every $5 booked during Registration.
Presented by Maha Yu Yi
Featuring Karen Lee 李丽媚
Children loves animals and they will love the adventures of Baby King and his friends at East Coast Park and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in these 2 wonderful stories. Join Aunty Karen for an exciting time of storytelling with puppets and singing!
This programme will be conducted in English and Mandarin. Recommended for children ages 3-6 years.
小朋友最喜欢小动物的故事了。在这两个故事里，小翠鸟金金和它的朋友们到东海岸公园和双溪布洛湿地保护区游玩，会有什么惊险遭遇呢？快来听 Karen 阿姨用布偶说故事，及唱儿歌！
About Karen Lee
Karen is storyteller who started her journey telling stories to engage children with learning difficulties. Since then, she has been telling stories to audiences young and old, telling her stories in both English and Chinese. She has performed in local communities as well as in overseas festivals.
17–19 Jun, Fri–Sun | 11am–5pm | The Arts House
Monster Hunt
17–19 Jun, Fri–Sun | 11am–5pm | The Arts House
Free
A mysterious cave full of monsters has surfaced within the grounds of The Arts House and we need YOU to help uncover it! Journey with us on an exciting scavenger hunt to unearth this magical cave and unlock its treasure trove of exciting stories by solving puzzles around the House.
Come have a whirl of fun with your family in this clue-solving adventure with some stations inspired by titles from our Cultural Medallion recipients!
Stand a chance to win attractive prizes – limited prizes given out daily while stocks last!
Recommended age for children:
(Parent-and-child play) 5 to 8 years old
(Individual play) 10 to 12 years old
Estimated Duration: 45 min
Please collect your Hunt Booklets from the information counter located near the entrance of The Arts House. Good luck and have fun!
