Category: fun

Fun under Science Centre Circus Big Top

 

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Kids weightlifting at Science Centre Circus Big Top.

 

Circus! Science Under The Big Top is performing from till 18 March 2018 at The Annexe. There are 18 exhibitions to showcase.

Circus Big Top
Circus Big Top

 

Circus act is not only about trapezium and juggling or clowns, we learn about many other acts. More importantly, we have a better appreciation of the science and hard work behind successful acts.

Balancing 3m above should be the most popular act for families 🙂

 

Video  (YouTube link): SengkangBabies in the Circus

 

There are some acts which shout “Do not try at home! “

Like flying out of a cannon! We always thought it is cool to be blasted from a cannon, until we read that performers had perished from incidents.

The angle of the projection, the projectile speed, all this matters to land a circus performer safely into a net.

 

Flying trapezium and somersaults are not suitable for me, Thank You.

 

Swallowing a sword gives me the chills! What if we slice or pierce ourselves ouch! In comparison, it is definitely safer for Boon Xin to contort herself into a box.

..or for kids to beat Atom Ant’s strong charisma 🙂 

 

Unicorns might be a myth but some folks who might be disfigured or handicapped are sometimes paraded as objects.

One of the tallest person of all time.

 

Can you spot the minuscule fleas! Amazingly, some circus have a troop of fleas trained to perform and entertain!

Tickle our funny bones, mirrors and clowns.

 

Giant shoes, weird faces and more clown props on display. I always get spooked by the sinister clowns!

Yup, Hollywood likes to portray some clowns who go around killing! I would hate to be spooked by a clown in the middle of the night.

 

The animals of the circus. 

 

…and the cosplaying humans. I found a mini ewok too.

 

Visitors will learn about the Science under Circus Big Top too.

 

How can music change our moods?  

 

.. how can our nose  distinguish food and stuffs?

 

Through Science Centre Big Top, we got to experience the tricks and science behind an act. There is a lot of Hard work!

We now have a better appreciation of the “magic” behind a circus.

Do pop by this link for more updates about Circus! Science Under The Big Top. 

 

Let ’em Play, climb to your Heart’s content

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Welcome to Let ’em Play, we would say it is one of Singapore’s latest
“indoor” playground.

While the boys prefer the High Elements, the girl prefer whacking the bats at AR (Augmented Reality) Wall. Either way, parents can enjoy some aircon comfort while kids sweat it out.

 

Let 'em Play
Let ’em Play at TradeHub 21
Fun Climbing Walls

Once you enter into Let’em Play, rows of fancy walls (and tree too) greet you, inviting you to climb them 🙂

There is a “Let ’em Play wall too!

High Elements

 

Before you know it, kids would be scrambling up the High Elements!

 

 

Not to worry, everyone will be equipped with safety harness and helmet first. Carabiner checked and secured, let’s Go and climb to our hearts’ content.

 

After overcoming their initial fear, the kids were soon playing catching in the High Elements!

 

Besides the High Elements, there are a lot of “Fun Climbing Walls” at Let ’em Play. Not your usual rock walls, but colourful, fanciful and creative vertical obstacles!

Look at the difficulty rating before attempting. Giraffe and Let ’em Play structures look harmless but they both rated “4”. Would be very challenging to scale and submit these two “walls”.

Parents would need to belay the kids up the walls. But there are always guides around to help.

 

I love the opportunities for kids to challenge and interact with each other. Example, Speed Climb and Transparent Climb would be intense, who is the faster climber. Taunting each other is allowed :p

 

Urban kids might have lesser opportunities to climb trees nowadays, try this artificial coconut tree (wall). Rated “2” for difficulty 🙂

Families, kids, friends can always switch between High Elements and the Fun Climbing walls.

Various obstacles to challenge the kids, although I suspect most are too easy for our little adventurers :p

The highlight at Let’ em Play would be the feature AR wall (Augmented Realty), this is too cool!

Team up, climb the rock wall and whack the “projected” bats! Checkout the video below.

You can even set the difficulty levels, so that bats can fly higher and faster. Competitive kids will be climbing like spiderman to try and catch the Bats.

 

 

Take note AR wall can be tiring, as kids forgot about exhaustion as they were trying to Level Up. Definitely Fun and Challenging 🙂

We heard this is the only AR wall in Singapore. Take note there is a separate pricing and duration for the AR wall.

Thank you for the Fun invite, Let ’em Play. Even parents will be motivated to try some of the obstacles too. It would be interesting to pit kids against  parents 🙂

Do follow Let ’em Play on their website and Facebook for latest updates. We have uploaded more photos on our Facebook album.

Video (YouTube link) : Checkout the Fun climbing video here!

~~~ Tips ~~~

Parents can accompany kids (as young as 3) up the High Elements.

Opening Hours : Weekdays: 10.00am to 9.00pm
Weekends & PH: 9.30am to 9.30pm

Location : 18 Boon Lay Way, #01-100, Singapore 609966 (Tradehub 21)