Masak Masak at National Museum of Singapore

Lucas turned 7 this Saturday (6 June 2015). Two of his cousins, Charmaine and Ashley stayed overnight and on Sunday, all of us went to visit the National Museum of Singapore. It is Children's Season and they have Masak Masak, which features interactive installations suitable for children. 

Spectrum of Paper by Mademoiselle Maurice (France)
The first thing that we saw when we entered the museum was this art piece mounted on the ceiling. It was very colourful and was created using origami boats, balls and planes (apparently). Unfortunately, there was no way we could get kids in this shot.


Lucas took my phone and did a selfie
The theme continued into this room. Three walls were artistically decorated by the artist. They left one wall free so that kids can stick their origami on it. It was, well, very random. 

Lucas is reading the booklet on the exhibition, Charmaine is trying to fold a heart following instructions from the net and Ashley is colouring a puppet. 
This colouring wall was from Jeanette Aw's installation.
Lucas left his name - a budding graffiti artist or a vandal?

In another room, there was a section that featured old school games, like the eraser game. I am not sure what it is called, but it is the one where you flip erasers and the winner is the one who managed to flip the eraser on his opponent's eraser. He was not very good and kept losing to Charmaine.

He is playing the old school eraser game - albeit very big erasers
Lucas and Charmaine about to race down a forest created with colourful scrap paper
The three of them looking at an oversized stove

The final destination was back out to the lawn where bouncy castles were setup - in the shape of iconic playgrounds. They went three rounds and by the end, they were all drenched from perspiration. 

The float equivalent of the Dragon Playground at Toa Payoh
Cousins about to slide down
Lucas about to slide down under the watchful eye of drill instructor Margaret Ng










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