What better way to spend time with the whole family while having fun and learning at the same time? In line with our aim to nurture future leaders in technology, we have prepared several #Techtivities for the family to enjoy and discover how technology is a part of many things in our lives! 🤩

Starting off with a #TechFact, did you know that Apple Computer Company was incorporated by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak on April 1, 1976? Apple would go on to revolutionize the tech industry with the IPhone, and it is still one of the top tech companies today! (Source)

Now that we’re learnt a new titbit, keep scrolling on to discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨

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Singapore Air Force Museum

Are your kids huge fans of planes and fighter jets? The Singapore Air Force Museum is the perfect place for them to visit! Learn more about the Republic Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and be fascinated by the various defence vehicles and technology systems that help defend our country. 🚁

What tech is here? 🤔
🧑‍💻 Be a pilot and execute combat manouevres at the three-player simulator with a realistic panoramic screen to show the pilot’s point of view, all with the help of Augmented Reality! 🧑‍✈️
🧑‍💻 See and touch various aircrafts in real life with the help of multimedia and 3D models! 😃
🧑‍💻 Use the multimedia touchscreen digital console to find out all about the aircraft of RSAF! 🛩️

 

Details:
When: Permanent
Where: 400 Airport Road, Singapore 534234
Price: Free
Learn more here.

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Children’s Museum Singapore

At Singapore’s first ever children’s museum, your little ones will never be bored! Engaging all of our little ones’ senses, all the exhibits are perfect for them to have fun and learn more about Singapore’s history. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

What tech is here? 🤔
🧑‍💻 The museum’s mascot, Wonderbot, is a virtual robot powered by Artificial Intelligence and will be guiding our tots through their journey back in time with various tasks and interactive panels! 🤖
🧑‍💻 Be a ship captain at The Voyage in Time, where our little ones can experience sailing on a ship in different weather conditions, and many more! ⚓
🧑‍💻 How does a predator hunt for prey? Hunt for prey as the Spotted Wood Owl at Imagine a Garden: An A-maze-ing Exhibition through multimedia games powered by Augmented Reality! 🦉

 

Details:
When: Permanent
Where: 23-B Coleman Street, Singapore 179807
Price: Free (for Singaporean and PR)
Learn more here.

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Action Motion

Do your tweens and teens just want to stay in front of their tech devices all day? Are they sporty types? Action Motion will present them all an active challenge they cannot resist! Get through various obstacle courses at this adventure playground at your own pace – chill or competitive, there’s something for everyone! 👍

What tech is here? 🤔
🧑‍💻 Get an enhanced indoor playground experience with various Augmented Reality (AR) powered games and score points! 😄
🧑‍💻 Up for a challenge? Be part of the leaderboard and record your fastest time through the obstacles course with the help of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in wrist tags! 🏃

 

Details:
When: Permanent
Where: HomeTeamNS Bedok Reservoir
Price: from $35
Learn more here.

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2-Hour Easter Coding Workshops

Are you ready to celebrate Easter with us in The Coding Lab Way? Join us for our exciting 2-hour Easter themed workshops for ages 5 to 9 – Grab a friend to join the fun as we’ll be coding exciting games that you can enjoy with your loved ones after class! 🥳

🥚 Ages 5 to 6: Become the Easter Bunny and catch their colourful decorated Easter Eggs! Students will pick up key coding concepts such as loops and conditionals along the way.

🐇 Ages 7 to 9: Program a fun and exciting game for your loved ones to play along – control the Bunny to collect eggs that appears randomly on your game screen! Students will pick up key coding concepts such as loops, clone and sensing.

These are perfect for beginners wanting to dip their toes into the world of coding. Give your child an immersive coding experience with us, and grab your slots!

Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch. 😊

Details:
When: 8 April 2023
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $65

Sign up for your Coding Lab class now!

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Singapore has achieved yet another technological breakthrough! Through harnessing AI, the detection of cross-border smuggling and maritime firefighting emergency response 🌊 is now greatly enhanced and expedited.

Check out how the eXaminer, the latest technology, helps to detect illegal items across borders and how an unmanned surface vessel could help to bolster Singapore’s emergency response capabilities here!

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If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our March #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!

(Written by Thinzar)

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With the school holidays soon upon us, we are all excited to have an enjoyable break with our families. Why not explore the endless possibilities that technology has to offer while having fun through our #Techtivities? 🐇

Let’s kick it off with this month’s #TechFact! Did you know that Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, would send his first ever tweet on the social media platform in 2006? Now, Twitter is the 9th most viewed website globally! (Source)

He even sold this tweet eventually as an NFT for $2.9 million dollars! 😲

Now that we’re learnt a new titbit, keep scrolling on to discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨

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Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

Artist Vincent Van Gogh is definitely a household name among any art enthusiasts. Coming to Southeast Asia for the first time ever, dive into the world of artist Vincent Van Gogh at Sentosa! 🤩

Starring over 300 of his famous works such as the Starry Night, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience is a 360-degree multi-sensorial exhibition where art meets technology! 🌍

Details:
When: from 1 March 2023
Where: Resorts World Sentosa – B1 Forum
Price: from $19
Learn more here.

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Keppel Centre for Art Education

Is your little one a budding artist, or maybe they are not that interested? Keppel Centre for Art Education at the National Gallery Singapore is sure to convert the kids to art enthusiasts! 😉

Filled with exciting immersive activities and interactive exhibits, your kids are sure to enjoy the wonders of art and explore their creativity! 😊

Details:
When: Permanent

Where: National Gallery Singapore

Price: Free (for Singaporeans and PRs)

Learn more here.

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29Rooms

Up for a full multi-sensorial experience from visuals, textures, sounds and even smells? 29Rooms is a new exhibit at Gardens by the Bay with 29 interactive spaces created in collaboration with local and international artists. Get ready for your senses to be amazed as you travel to various places while being at the same spot! 😄

Details:

When: until 16 April 2023

Where: Gardens by the Bay
Price: from $16

Learn more here.

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March Holiday Coding Camps

Last call for our March Holiday Coding Camps!

Is your child a fan of games like Geometry Dash? Maybe they like puzzling over questions. Why not learn to create their own (and even better!) version of platformer games or quiz programs? 😉

At our March Holiday Coding Camps for ages 7 to 18, these are just some of the many possibilities awaiting your child! Be it Scratch, App Inventor, or Python – you can do it all on any platform of your choice.

With both physical and online options, there’s definitely a class suitable for everyone! Hesitate no more, grab a friend this March Holidays and join us here at Coding Lab. Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch. 😊

Details:
When: 13 to 17 March 2023
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $401.52

Sign up for your Coding Lab class now!

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From binary codes to machine learning 🤖, these concepts may seem very daunting, let alone for young children! The children’s storybook “Daisy And Her AI Friends” 📕 was launched by AI Singapore to make AI more easily understandable for kids!

Targeted at lower primary students, this is the first initiative by AI Singapore’s literacy program AI For Kids (AI4K) to improve digital literacy amongst young children. Adapted from winning designs by elementary children, the storybook features illustrations that are children-friendly to make it more relatable to young readers. Learn more about this beautifully illustrated, educational, and children-friendly book on AI here! 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

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If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our February #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!

(Written by Thinzar)

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Hop into the Year of the Rabbit with our compiled list of #techtivities, where you can enjoy time with your family, have fun and see the wonders that technology can bring! 🐇

Starting with February’s #TechFact, did you know that the chess A.I programme “Deep Blue” defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in a game in 1996? That marked the first time a chess computer had beaten a world champion! (Source)

Now that we’re all warmed up, keep scrolling on to discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨

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Mattel PlayHouse

Experience a throwback to childhood and reminisce with your family at Mattel Playhouse! An all-new experiential pop-up playspace at Let’s Play @ Marina Square, it features 12 various activities for our young ones. Ranging from Hot Wheels, Thomas The Train to Barbie, there is definitely fun and exciting awaiting! 🤩

Details:
When: until 6 April 2023
Where: Let’s Play @ Marina Square
Price: from $28
Learn more here.

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Disney100: Experience Wonder at Jewel

Can you believe Disney has been around for a century already? 😮 Celebrate 100 years of Disney at Jewel, where you will see a plethora of everyone’s favourite Disney characters and be mesmerised by the sights and sounds! 🥳

Details:
When: until 9 April 2023
Where: Jewel Changi Airport
Price: Free
Learn more here.

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Future World: Where Art Meets Science (New exhibitions!)

Ever wanted to fly and experience life from above? Visit Future World: Where Art Meets Science at the ArtScience Museum, where there is a new section, Exploring New Frontiers. Featuring 3 new exhibitions, be amazed as you experience the wonder of flight! ✈️

Details:
When: Permanent
Where: ArtScience Museum Singapore
Price: from $16
Learn more here.

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March Holiday Coding Camps

Be enchanted by the world of code and the endless possibilities it’ll bring you in our March Holiday Coding Camps for Ages 7 to 18! ✨ Become a coding wizard and create an original platformer game or a multi-functional mobile app, or discover your hidden talents as you design a Python project to help solve your math problems. Fun and excitement await at our coding camps! 🤩

Hesitate no more, grab a friend this March Holidays and join us here at Coding Lab! Code your own world and watch the magic unfold. 🪄 ( psst, we’ve warned you, you’ll be captivated by the world of code 😉) Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch. 😊

Details:
When: 13 to 17 March 2023
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $401.52

Sign up for your Coding Lab class now!

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Looking for a phone charging station to charge your phone? 📱 Always feeling bored while waiting for buses? You can now charge your phones at the bus stop! But here’s the thing, you will have to work your muscles to get your phone charging! 💪

The newly introduced prototype, Recharge aims to encourage exercising by incentivizing users with phone charging benefits and attractive vouchers! This idea was from students of the Singapore University of Technology and Design. Learn more about the concept and the team behind Recharge here!

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If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our January #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!

(Written by Thinzar)

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The end of holidays does not mean the end of having fun. Combine fun and learning about technology through our techtivities, where we can enjoy a day out with our family and get to see amazing technology in action! 

Starting off with a #TechFact for 2023, did you know that Wikipedia was launched 22 years ago on the 15th of January, becoming the “largest and most-read reference work in history”? As of 2022, they are still in the top 5 most popular websites in the world, and they have information available in 329 languages with contributions from users all over the world! (Source)

Now that we’re all set, keep scrolling on to discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨

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Light to Night Festival

Up for a unique art experience? Engage all your senses and interact with art in playful and innovative ways at the Light to Night Festival! From exciting self-guided tours, gamified tours, interactive installations, to a relaxing chill-out zone and activities with prizes to be won, there is sure to be something fun for everyone in the family. Make sure to register early!

Details:
When: 6 to 26 January 2023
Where: Civic District Singapore
Price: Free
Learn more here.

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Avatar: The Experience

Caught the new Avatar: The Way of Water movie and left wanting more? Step into the mysterious world of Avatar and immerse yourself further in their alien universe at Avatar – The Experience at Gardens by the Bay. Take your immersion to the next level by interacting back and forth with life-sized animatronic characters and the Pandora world, and even transforming into an avatar yourself!

Details:
When: until 31 March 2023
Where: Gardens by the Bay
Price: from $27
Learn more here.

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Mega Carnival @ Downtown East

Calling all fun-lovers out there to the Mega Carnival, where there are over 20 unlimited games and rides, all for a single price! Packed with exciting attractions such as VR games, photobooths, arcade games, and carnival rides, and spots to relax with snacks from the food truck, this is the perfect place for the whole family.

Details:
When: until 5 February 2023
Where: D’Marquee at Downtown East
Price: from $28
Learn more here.

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2023 Weekly Coding Classes

Get a headstart this new year with our coding classes! With an MIT-inspired, award-winning curriculum specially curated for ages 5 to 18, there are classes for both beginners and the initiated.

Immense possibilities await! Learn basic computational thinking and coding concepts in our Scratch, App Inventor and Python introductory classes, and discover just how much you can create with just a good foundation. Advance further to learn more about the world around us, and find out how popular programs work, whether it be Quiz programs, games like Geometry Dash, or web applications! 

With both physical and online options, there’s definitely a class suitable for everyone! Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch.

Details:
When: from 3 January 2023
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $401.52

Sign up for your Coding Lab class now!

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In an effort to promote digital literacy, DBS Foundation and the government will contribute a total of S$1 million dollars to fund the national Digital for Life (DFL) movement.

The funding is expected to benefit nearly 100,000 Singaporeans over the next two years. Read more on the efforts of the DFL movement here!

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If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our December #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!

(Written by Thinzar)

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School holidays are in full swing, and we are all no doubt thinking about how to best enjoy our time before the next year begins. This is where techtivities come in – activities where you can learn more about the immense possibilities of technology, while having fun at the same time! 

For December’s #TechFact, did you know that 40 years ago, the computer was named the “Man of the Year” by TIME Magazine? This is the first time the editors of the magazine selected a non-human recipient for the award. It speaks of the large impact computers had in the world 40 years ago, and clearly still persisting till today!  (Source)

Now that we’re all warmed up, keep scrolling on to discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨

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Untame: Spaces to Places

With a pandemic comes hybrid classes and meetings, but have you ever heard of a hybrid festival? 😲

Untame: Spaces to Places is an annual, immersive, blended festival designed to spotlight the power of STEM. This hybrid festival allows for a unique, multi-dimensional experience including STEM-themed quests, online missions, sensory shows, games, DIY kits, activity trails and after-dark fiesta. Watch as the Science Centre becomes transformed into METANU, an immersive game world where you get to be avatars and complete online-to-offline missions and get back to reality! There are also LOCI kits with DIY STEM activities where you get to code and build a light right that ring that changes colour when a drone is flown across, build and code an electronic, instruction-responsive pet, and others. 

With so many various activities, Untame is the perfect place suitable for anyone in the family!

Details:
When: until 11 December 2022
Where: Science Centre Singapore
Price: Free (online), or from $15.90 onwards (depending on activity)
Learn more here.

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Changi Festive Village

Up for celebrating the festive times with activities suitable for the entire family? Changi Festive Village is back with fun-filled activities ranging from various exhibitions at Jewel, to an underground festival at Terminal 3! 

In true holiday fashion, Jewel has been transformed into a winter wonderland complete with snowfall at selected times. Watch the HSBC Rain Vortex come to life with a stunning light and sound show featuring characters from Avatar. Play with adorable seals, manta rays and dolphins at the interactive screens in Canopy Park and trigger lively responses from them using your body through jumps, waves, and stretches – with the help of motion sensors! Peer down and check out how your footprints leave glowing blue bioluminescent waves on the interactive floor screen at the Petal Garden. So many interesting activities and beautiful sights and photo-spots await you at Changi Festive Village!

Details:
When: until 2 Jan 2023
Where: Airport Boulevard
Price: Free (with exception of some areas)
Learn more here.

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Seeing the Invisible

An exhibition without any installations? 🤔 This is only possible with the help of Augmented Reality (AR)! 

Seeing the Invisible is an AR exhibition, addressing themes about nature, the environment and sustainability. With 12 AR installations, artists are able to go beyond what physical installations are capable of and allow the interplay of the physical and virtual worlds. All you need to do is to come equipped with the Seeing the Invisible app installed on the phone. View an invisible tapestry moving with the wind, discover a hidden gateway and be transported to a parallel universe, and many more! Visit this exhibition at Gardens by the Bay for an outdoor adventure that you and your family will never forget. 🤩

Details:
When: from 12 October 2022
Where: Gardens by the Bay
Price: Free
Learn more here.

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Christmas Wonderland

What better way to immerse yourself in this merry season than at Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay, where you will get to experience winter to the fullest – from snow, festive food and carnival, beautiful lights and sounds all in one? 🎄

With 6 different zones featuring various activities, watch the kinetic light display of the Whimsical Windmill move to form various patterns as they get controlled by the remote! The Walk of Lights tunnel is a must-go with 50,000 programmable LED lights illuminating a variety of colours in a multitude of patterns accompanied by sounds. Something that will intrigue everyone is the Garden Rhapsody Light and Sound Show, where the magical Supertree lights are programmed to dance to festive tunes. A one-stop-all festive spot, it is sure to be a hit for everyone in the family! 😄

Details:
When: 2 December 2022 to 1 January 2023
Where: Gardens by the Bay
Price: from $6
Learn more here.

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End of Year Holiday Coding Camps

Still looking for something enriching and fun for your child to do this holidays? Look no further and lock in your plans with us here at Coding Lab! For Ages 5 to 18, dive into the world of code and discover the amazing projects your child will be able to create this holidays! 

With our award-winning and well-loved curriculum, your child will be able to pick up a new skill as well as have fun in class, exploring and creating projects unique to them! Carefully curated to fit each age group, Coding Lab’s curriculum ensures that all students will be able to follow along and at the same time, have fun in class with their friends. 🤗 

With classes for both beginners and the initiated, as well as having both physical and online options available, there’s definitely something for everyone! Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch.😊

Details:
When: 21 November to 30 December 2022
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $401.52

Sign up for your Coding Lab class now!

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From developing key hardware for the quantum computer 🖥️ to working towards more efficient Artificial Intelligence 🤖, these world-class researchers aged 35 years and below are breaking new ground and bringing pride to our little red dot! 🇸🇬  

Read more about the achievements of last year’s Young Scientist Award recipients here. Who do you think will be this year’s recipients? 🏆

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If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our November #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!

(Written by Thinzar)

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School holidays are almost here! 😄 It’s always fun to start thinking about what we can do during our holidays. Why not combine some fun and tech-learning by participating in some techtivities? 

Starting off with November’s #TechFact, did you know that the term “robot” was first popularised by science fiction in 1920? 🤖

When Czech playwright Karel Čapek had an idea for a play with artificial workers, his brother suggested calling them robots, derived from Czech words robotnik and robota, forced worker and forced labour respectively. (Source)

Now that we’ve learnt a new titbit, keep scrolling on to discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨

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Can Everyone See My Screen?

Our screens are all we see these days, whether it be for school, work or entertainment. But screens as a canvas? 🤔

“Can Everyone See My Screen?” is an exhibition showcasing artworks which use the screen as portals through which our personal experiences are mediated through technology. Expect to see art installations in the form of interactive arcade machines where you can create your own avatars, live projections of audiences and even a motion sensor-activated tracing system! 🤩

Details:
When: until 11 December 2022
Where: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Gallery 2
Price: Free
Learn more here.

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Scentopia Self-guided AR Tour

Have some time during the weekend? Try out Scentopia’s self-guided Augmented Reality (AR) tour! It is so intuitive that you just need you and your family, along with a phone and Facebook, to explore whatever you are interested in. 🤳

Smell Sentosa’s coastal rain forest ingredients and learn about Singapore’s floral heritage through this fun tour with over 250 magical AR exhibits to take you to the hidden 4th dimension! You can even stop by at the perfume making area to create your very own scent in the form of perfumes, bath oils, room fragrances, scented candles and more. 🌸

Details:
When: Permanent
Where: 36 Siloso Beach Walk, Sentosa, Singapore 099007
Price: Free
Learn more here.

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Pinkfong World Adventure

Pinkfong and Baby Shark needs no introduction to our little ones. Here is finally a place where they can immerse themselves in the world of Pinkfong, Baby Shark and Friends! 🦈

Our tots are sure to enjoy becoming the main stars in a Baby Shark music video at the interactive Baby Shark Wall! 🎶 There’s also various interactive games and massive ball pit for them to complete their day of fun.

Details:
When: until 2 January 2023
Where: Let’s Play @ Marina Square, #03-208/209
Price: from $28
Learn more here.

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End of Year Holiday Coding Camps

End the year with a bang with our End of Year Holiday Coding Camps! Walk in the footsteps of the tech greats with our MIT-inspired, award-winning curriculum. 

🌟 Ages 5-6: Little ones can take their first step into the world of coding by exploring Scratch Junior, adventuring with Photon the robot and tinkering with circuits. 

🌟Ages 7-9: Discover what makes Scratch programming so popular and how it can relate to Robotics, Augmented Reality, Mathematics and Biology! 

🌟Ages 10-12: Create your first app such as a Robot Shooter game, or even a messaging app like Whatsapp. Begin your journey in Python and develop your own Health Advisor. Find out the immense possibilities that the small but powerful Micro:bit device can achieve through sensors and radio communication. Minecraft enthusiasts can also join our popular Minecraft classes, where you will get to automate complex structures such as buildings and pyramids! 

🌟Ages 13-18: Teens are sure to enjoy our fun and challenging Python modules, where they will create various programs such as a Movie Age Checker and Pong game. Advance your programming skills to try out our various electives, such as Data Analytics and Web Apps! 

Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch.😊

Details:
When: 21 November to 30 December 2022
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $401.52

Sign up for your Coding Lab class now!

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Have you ever been served by a robot at a restaurant? 🍲😋 At Dignity Kitchen, a local hawker-cum-training centre, this robot 🤖 is controlled by people with disabilities. 

“We decided to turn to technology to create jobs through innovation,” says the founder. You might be familiar with its other projects, such as delivering food on electric wheelchairs 🦼, robot waiting services, and even urban farming. 🌱

Read more about Dignity Kitchen’s use of tech in enabling workers here.

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If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our October #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!

(Written by Thinzar)

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Exams are coming up, or may soon be over for some of us. While working hard, it is important to take a break as well. Why not take a break to have fun and discover the amazing things technology has to offer through some techtivities? 😉

Let’s first learn something new. For October’s #TechFact, did you know that the first computer programmer was Ada Lovelace? In the 1840s, she pioneered her work on the Analytical Engine, which is often regarded as the world’s first computer – setting an example for women in tech ever since. 🤩 (Source)

Now that we’re all warmed up, keep scrolling on to discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨

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Hello, Changi Precinct Gallery

We know about Changi but do we really know much about it? 🤔 Changi Airport has launched the Hello, Changi Precinct Gallery to raise awareness about the Changi Precinct, which includes areas such as Pulau Ubin, Pasir Ris and East Coast Park.

With 7 different zones and the help of interactive technologies and elements, learn more about Changi Precinct, play a digital arcade game, and take photos. You can even stop by at Jewel for a family meal after a time of fun at the Gallery! 😄

Details:
When: until 23 October 2022
Where: Changi Airport Terminal 3, Departure Hall
Price: Free (fees apply for tours)
Learn more here.

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Pixar Putt

Up for a family golf experience that your little ones cannot resist? Enter Pixar Putt, open-air, pop-up mini-golf event featuring stories, characters and icons from our beloved Disney and Pixar films such as Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, and more! Open for the first time in Singapore, this mini-golf experience is suitable for all ages and perfect for a day of family fun. 🤩

Watch Robotics in action as you make your shot into the 18 interactive putting holes available at the event and see iconic events like the house in Up floating up, up and away right in front of your eyes! 

Details:
When: from 26 August 2022
Where: Waterfront Promenade, Marina Bay Sands
Price: From $30
Learn more here.

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MENTAL: Colours of Well-Being

Did you know 2 out of 3 Singaporeans have indicated moderate to high levels of stress, even among youths? (Source) With so many stressors around us, it is important to take care of our mental health, especially since young!

MENTAL: Colours of Well-Being features 24 interactive exhibits, art projects and large-scale installations. Making use of Robotics and Sensing Technologies, explore mental health and well-being in a fun and engaging way as kids learn how exercise affects our mood through the rainbow wheel, and discover how music changes the growth of microbes and how it relates to our change in mood in mind through a live experiment! 🎶

Details:
Who: until 26 February 2023
Where: ArtScience Museum Singapore
Price: From $14
Learn more here.

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Energy Story

Singapore’s unbearably hot weather, flash floods from heavy rain, and even the recent Clementi landslide are just some examples of more erratic weather due to global warming. It is important for our kids to understand since it is their future that is affected, and Energy Story is the perfect place to start!

A collaboration between Science Centre Singapore, the Energy Market Authority and SP Group, Energy Story is an exhibition that explores energy sources and transformation of energy. Play an “Energy Conservation at Home” game, try out an interactive data visualisation world map, and many more! Divided into 6 multimedia displays, interactives and poster panels, our little ones can learn about using energy in a cleaner, more sustainable way. 🌍

Details:
When: Permanent
Where: Science Centre Singapore
Price: From $8
Learn more here.

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Post-PSLE Holiday Coding Camps

The end of exams is something everyone looks forward to. Why not enjoy the post-PSLE period by discovering the joy of coding? With an award-winning, MIT-inspired curriculum, and passionate educators, your child is sure to have a fun learning experience at our holiday coding camps! 😄

Create your first app such as a Robot Shooter game, or even try to recreate popular apps such as Pokemon Go and Whatsapp! Explore the endless possibilities that a small device like the Micro:bit can have through buttons and circuits. Take up the challenge of our Python modules, where you can create your own Roulette game or Movie Age Tracker. There are various things your child can do at our camps. Available both physically and online, there is definitely a class for everyone! 👍

Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch.😊

Details:
When: from 10 October 2022
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $401.52

Sign up for your Coding Lab class now!

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In today’s highly technologised society, our precious seniors often suffer from online scams 🤑 and misinformation ℹ️ due to a lack of digital literacy. 😥 

A local 8-session hybrid course aimed to alleviate this problem by equipping seniors with tech-savvy skills. From TraceTogether tips to the latest TikTok trends 📈, a class of participants aged over 50 learnt useful day-to-day tech mechanisms! 

Read more about this meaningful tech-education initiative here. 📗

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If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our September #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!

(Written by Thinzar)

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Once again, school holidays are approaching this September, but no worries! We have you covered with techtivities that would spark your child’s interest in technology while they enjoy themselves! 😄

Let’s start off with September’s #TechFact. Did you know that an Non-Fungible Token (NFT) made by artist Pak smashed the record price for cryptographic art in 2021? 🖼️ At USD $91.8 million, the art piece “The Merge” became the highest-valued art piece sold by a living artist, and still remains so until today, as of August 2022! (Source)

Now that we have learnt a new titbit, let’s get down to business and discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨

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ROARR! Dinosaur Adventure Park

If your little ones are fans of dinosaurs, this one is for you! Home to massive animatronic dinosaurs, get to see various “live” dinosaurs wriggling and squawking through the power of robotics. 🤖

With the help of Virtual Reality (VR) and interactive technologies, try various dinosaur-themed attractions such as the VR shooting game, interactive ball-pit, and many more! Your family is sure to have a blast with activities suitable for everyone. 😊

Details:
When: until 25 September 2022
Where: Let’s Play @ Marina Square, #03-208/209
Price: From $25
Learn more here.

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We Live in an Ocean of Air

Get to experience how we interact and depend on the natural world around us at the exhibition “We Live in an Ocean of Air”! This multi-sensory immersive installation is created by Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF), one of the world’s leading experiential art collectives. 

With the help of Virtual Reality technology (VR) and sensors, be transported across the globe to Sequoia National Park, California. Interact with the space around you and view the artwork that is produced from the results of your breath sensors and heart monitors! 🤩

Details:
When: until 2 October 2022
Where: ArtScience Museum, VR Gallery, Level 4
Price: From $12
Learn more here.

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Brookie Kids

See how technology and learning come together with Brookie Kids! An initiative by local mums, Brookie Kids aim to make speaking and learning Mandarin easier and more enjoyable through QR technology and interactive content. With partners all over Singapore, there are various activities at each location which can be accessed with just your phone! 📱

Scan the QR codes at various locations in store and your little ones can have fun learning Mandarin while you grab a snack and a drink to relax. ☕ You can also get a free Home Starter Pack to experience fun and learning from the comfort of your home! 🏡

Details:
Who: Ages 2-6
Where: Various locations (please read more here)
Price: Free
Learn more here.

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A Minion’s Perspective Experience

Minions are sure popular this year! A Minion’s Perspective Experience is an international touring pop-up exhibition and has stopped over at Sentosa starting from September. 🤩

With 8 themed zones in total, get to see interactive technologies and fun interact through various games and activities such as the Immersive Goggles, the Digital Coloring Wall, Build A Minion game, Banana Mania game, and many more! Take a trip down this upcoming September holidays and your family will definitely experience a time of fun and laughter 😊

Details:
When: 3 September 2022 to 2 January 2023
Where: 8 Sentosa Gateway, 098269
Price: From $18
Learn more here.

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September Weekly and Holiday Camps

Make it a fun and educational school holiday for your child through our September holiday coding classes! Coding Lab’s MIT-inspired, award-winning curriculum is thoughtfully designed and curated for Ages 5 to 18, and we aim to instill a passion in coding in every student.👩‍💻

No problem if your child is already fully booked this September holidays, as we also have our weekly coding classes! To cater to everyone, we have both online and physical classes for you to choose from!  Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch.😊

Details:
When: 5 to 9 September (for holiday classes)
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $401.52

Sign up for your Coding Lab class now!

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In today’s highly technologised society, seniors often suffer from online scams 🤑 and misinformation ℹ️ due to a lack of digital literacy. 😥 

A local 8-session hybrid course aimed to alleviate this problem by equipping seniors with tech-savvy skills. From TraceTogether tips to the latest TikTok trends 📈, a class of participants aged over 50 learnt useful day-to-day tech mechanisms! 

Read more about this meaningful tech-education initiative here. 📗

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If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our August #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!

(Written by Thinzar and Edited by Cheryl)

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With a new month comes new and exciting activities! There is no reason why we should not have some fun while learning new things. 😄

Starting off with August’s #TechFact, did you know that TikTok was crowned the most popular site on the Internet in 2021? Launched in 2016, it rapidly gained popularity, so much so that more netizens accessed the short-video platform than competitor giants like Google, Facebook and YouTube on most days last year!📱(Source)

We have also hopped onto the TikTok train! 🤩 Check us out here.

Now that we’ve warmed up, let’s dive into the techtivities that you and your family can try this month! ✨

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Hello My Dino @ HeadRock VR

HeadRock VR’s Hello! My Dino is a dinosaur-themed, multi-media playground at Sentosa. Combining analogue and digital technology through Virtual Reality (VR), this futuristic play area includes 4 playing sections where kids can make their own dinosaur come to life, ‘digitally’ fish for baby dinosaurs, rescue baby dinosaurs trapped in bubbles, and jump over the dinosaur hill on a bouncy castle! Your little ones will definitely enjoy themselves while experiencing new technologies!

HeadRock VR also has other thrilling, VR activities for our older ones, making this perfect place for the entire family! 😄

Details:
Who: 3-9 years old (for Hello! My Dino Zone only)
When: Permanent
Where: 80 Siloso Road, Southside Block B, #01-03, Singapore 098969
Price: from $4
Learn more here.

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E3 – E-mmersive Experiential Environments

E3 is an exhibition created by Northern Light and DigiMagic Communications. This exhibition showcase how various Virtual Reality (VR) technologies can help us immerse ourselves in different environments!

With DigiMagic winning the Platinum Award in the AVA Digital Awards (an international competition that recognises excellence in digital communication) in the category of Interactive Media for their work on this exhibition, E3 is sure to capture everyone’s interest. With devices such as simulators and VR headsets, prepare to be transported to various cities around the world, go under the sea, into the forest, out into the universe, and even inside our brains! 🌍

Details:
When: Permanent
Where: Science Centre Singapore, Hall C
Price: from $8
Learn more here.
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Story of the Forest

Humid weather in Singapore may hinder us from exploring nature outside, but no worries because the Story of the Forest has you covered! An interactive digital art installation by teamLab, the Story of the Forest features various animals as well as flora and fauna in the Malay Peninsula.🌸

Get to be a part of nature as the environment and wildlife react to your presence! Experience life in the forest as it mimics real-life weather conditions. Watch as the trees part and give way to the ground as you move. Curious animals may even follow you around! This installation is programmed to be as close to reality as possible, where even the rarity of wildlife is taken into account. Why not try to spot some of these less common animals while you are there? Immerse yourself in nature while in the comfort of the indoors with the help of technology! 🌳

With Story of the Forest reopening after 29 July, now is the perfect time to check it out! 😍

Details:
When: Permanent (reopening after 29 July)
Where: National Museum of Singapore
Price: Free
Learn more here.

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Singapore City Gallery

How did Singapore grow from a port city to a first-world city-state in just a few decades? Stop by the Singapore City Gallery this National Day to discover the plans behind Singapore’s transformation! 🏙️

This gallery features 10 thematic areas, with more than 50 audiovisual and interactive exhibits! Ranging from an interactive LED floor that reacts to visitors’ movements and touch-sensitive walls, to role-playing games with interactive multi-layered projection allowing visitors to take part in Singapore’s planning – experience how Singapore has become the way it is today through these various technologies. 😄

Details:
When: Permanent
Where: Singapore City Gallery, URA Centre
Price: Free
Learn more here.

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2-Hour National Day Coding Workshops

With National Day around the corner, why not let your child experience the joy of coding with our 2-hour coding workshops? 👩‍🏫 No prior experience is needed and you can always bring along a friend to join in the fun! 🤗

• It’s never too early to start coding! Our young ones will learn concepts like loops and sequencing as they create their very own digital card with hand-drawn fireworks and the National Flag to celebrate Singapore’s National Day together. (Ages 5-6) 🥳 
• Get to know why Scratch is so popular through this workshop, where students will get to create their own fireworks and make them explode where they click through the use of clones and costumes! (Ages 7-9) 🎆
• Ever wondered how your NRIC digits are derived? Interested in Python? Familiarise yourself with conditionals and lists as you learn to create an NRIC Checker and validate your NRIC! (Ages 13-18) 👩‍💻

No worries if you are not available then, as our regular classes are still available! 😄 ⁣Feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch!

Details:
When: 30 July, 6 August
Where: Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $65

Sign up for your Coding Lab class now!

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An AI-powered technology which enables robots to handle tiny objects with precision comparable to humans has hit the industrial market. 📈

Using a three-pronged skillset of vision, robot motion planning, and force control, this technology allows robots to achieve both high accuracy and agility in their tasks. 🤖 It is currently slated for implementation in the electronics and automotive industries. 🏍️

Learn more about this novel technology here.

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If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our July #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!

(Written by Thinzar)

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June holidays may be over, or your Summer holidays may have just begun, but we can all enjoy ourselves with some family time at these fun techtivities in July! 

For July’s #TechFact, did you know that computers that run on water exist? In 1936, Russian engineer Vladimir Lukyanov built the Water Integrator. At the time, it was a revolutionary invention the size of a closet – and the only one that could solve partial differential equations! 

Fitted with various pipes and pumps, it was used for a wide range of applications. It only became obsolete around 50 years later, when smaller and high-speed digital computers were developed. (Source)

With that, let us introduce you to the techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨

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DinoQuest World Adventure

Meet dinosaurs of old from Australia at Suntec City! With the help of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, immerse yourself in interactive displays and exhibits as well as view the multimedia projection show in 5 thematic zones.

Learn more about these extinct creatures through experiential media such as animatronics, holograms and hands-on activities! ✨ Take a look at various fossils, and you can also look forward to personalising your very own dinosaur by identifying fossils correctly.

Details:
When: Until 31 August 2022
Where: Suntec City, North Atrium
Price: $22
Learn more here.

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Smart Nation Playscape

Featuring various technologies behind Singapore’s Smart Nation journey, Smart Nation Playscape is an exhibition developed through the collaboration of the Smart Nation and Digital Development Group and Science Centre Singapore! 

With 8 different zones, each zone allows anyone of all ages to easily understand how these technologies work. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR) and Robotics are just some of these technologies. Scramble a Rubik’s Cube for a robot to solve, doodle and see how fast the computer recognises it, and many more! Such interactive elements are available at every zone and are sure to capture the attention of your child and make the trip an enjoyable experience! 🤩 

Did you know that your child can learn to create such technologies at Coding Lab as well? Take a look at our Young Computer Scientists courses here! 

Details:
Who: 13 years old and above
When: Permanent
Where: Science Centre Singapore, Hall F
Price: from $8
Learn more here.

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Mythology RElooked

Mythology RElooked is one of the exhibitions under the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s Cultural Extravaganza. With more than 20 art installations and works by local artists, this is the place to go when you want to learn more about Chinese mythology! 

Through technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and digital reactive media, get your phones ready so that you can immerse yourself in the stories in unique and exciting ways!📱 Get your little ones excited to experience how new technologies and art can come together so wonderfully.

Details:
When: Until 31 July 2022
Where: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Ho Bee Concourse, Level 1
Price: Free
Learn more here.

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OFF / ON: Everyday Technology that Changed our Lives, 1970s – 2000s

Step into this immersive showcase to educate your little ones (and reminisce!) about the times when typewriters, pagers, payphones and other older iconic technology played an integral role in lives. You can share about the times when you paged 07734 (upside down, this spells hello) or 143 (stands for I Love You) and how these technologies have evolved into what we know today. You’ll even get a handy Digital Companion to accompany your showcase experience as you play unique games and stand to win prizes.

From a retro office to old school coffee shop and a charming living room, there are many nostalgic sets for you to journey into to take photos and explore. Afterhours, gather your friends and make An Escape Through Time as these sets turn into an exclusive in-gallery escape room game!

Details:
When: Until 30 Oct 2022, 10am-7pm
Where: National Museum of Singapore, Exhibition Gallery, Basement Level
Price: Free
($15 per person for An Escape Through Time)
Learn more here.

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Weekly July Classes and International Summer Camps 2022

Coding Lab offers an MIT-inspired and award-winning curriculum that is sure to ignite your children’s passion for coding! With classes from age 5-18 and an option to attend either physically or online, everyone will get a chance to experience the joy of coding – and we’ve got lots of Hardware-Based Learning in store for your little ones to explore this term. 🤩

Do you prefer weekly classes or are your children up for 2-day, 3-day or 5-day summer camps during the international school holidays? We’ve got them all! Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch.

Details:
When: Until 12 August
Where: Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall) and Online
Price: From $401.52

Sign up for your Coding Lab class now!

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The cockroach… an unlikely saviour? 🦸🏾 Harnessing its natural ability to stealthily infiltrate the tiniest of gaps, researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have given the Madagascar hissing cockroach a cyborg upgrade. 🦾

Deployed in high-risk disaster areas, these microchipped cockroaches are equipped with a human-detection algorithm that boasts up to 87% accuracy, and can be traced by their human partners from a safe distance. ⛑️
Read more about heroic cyborg cockroaches here!

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If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our June #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!

(Written by Thinzar and Edited by Cheryl)

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