At MBS

We skipped swim class last Saturday cos Christian was ill. We were at a loss as to where to go, and eventually decided to go to Marina Bay Sands since there was a festival going on that weekend and there would be face painting, balloon sculpting etc.

The children were delighted with the boardwalk at the promenade, and were fascinated with the Oculus. Christian stared at the whirlpool, and we ran to the basement to follow the flow of the water.

We decided to have breakfast at Coffee Bean’s beanstro, where we could watch the waterfall for awhile.

Next, we headed to my office to test out the gym ball I’ve bought together with my colleagues. At one point in time, others could see from the ground floor, my colleagues and I sitting on 3 red balls, all in a row.

After testing out the gym ball to see whether it suited P, we headed over to the museum.

I had read on some mummy’s blog that the Eames Essential exhibition was interesting and had more interactive displays for children. We paid for the kids and I (the proceeds were going to charity that weekend) and explored the life of the makers of the Herman Miller chairs.

This exhibition was definitely not as accessible to children as the Art Garden. Some of what was on display was also beyond me! A lot of it focused on the wonders of mathematics and physics, both of which were definitely one of my weaker subjects back in school. We spent a lot of time at an exhibit which was modeled to look like an outdoor garden.

 Christian had fun playing with the blocks there, and Calista had a good time running around, feeling the “grass”.

There was this machine which simulated the orbit of the planets and the effect of gravity on the speed of orbit. That was a favourite with Christian. We also spent some time at the “House of Cards” exhibit and tried to construct something with the cards available.

The last stop was the activity centre, where we were encouraged to help ourselves to a buffet of material, and construct something out of scrap material. That was fun, and I wish we had more time, but everybody was getting hungry so we did something really simple and headed off for lunch.

We settled on Kraze burgers for lunch. Although it was pretty crowded, we didn’t have queue for a table, unlike Din Tai Fung. It was also near the skating rink so the children were entertained by people watching. We were also pleasantly surprised when a balloon sculpturist approached us and asked if the children would like to have something. Apparently he was hired by the restaurant to offer the service free to guests :) Christian asked for a gun and Calista got a flower..the two of them were most pleased with it and carried it themselves all the way home.

And that, is the end of that very long story of how we spent last Saturday morning.