Holiday camps with fun activities for kids!

If you’re not planning on travelling at the end of the year, keep your children entertained with year-end holiday camps for kids in Singapore! Check out our list of upcoming camps from November to January that are full of activities for kids. There’s plenty for older children too.

Robotics Holiday Camps

Organiser: Maker.sg
Focus: Robotics, coding, making
Ages: 5 to 13 years
Duration: 22 November 2021 to 7 January 2022, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm (half-day option available)
Location: 232A River Valley Road; Bukit Timah Road; Novena; Joo Chiat Road
Cost: From $80 per day, two snacks and lunch included
Registration: 8264 6655 | maker.sg

With more robots than a child could ever want to build, a solar-powered city and tram, cardboard engineering, games and competitions, the Maker.sg holiday camps for kids promise to be a year-end activity that kids won’t easily forget.

Among other things, they’ll explore the Seven Wonders of the World in the I Am Maker camp by creating their own traffic lights and globe, and even investigating a hydraulic excavation. Or they can opt for the Alice in MakerLand camp where a musical box, solar vintage car and sundial machine are just some of the items they’ll make. All participants get to take home some of the items they’ve created.

Deal! Receive 10% off camp fees for each sibling registered. Expat Living readers with one kid receive 8% off camp fees.

Science Holiday Camps for Kids

Organiser: Newtonshow
Focus: Science
Ages: 3 to 11 years
Duration: 22 November to 7 January, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
Locations: 6 and 9 Mohamed Sultan Road, 229 Joo Chiat Road and 887A Bukit Timah Road
Cost: From $80 per day, two snacks and lunch included
Registration: 8264 6655 | newtonshowcamp.com

Grow your child’s interest in science with a variety of science holiday camps for kids by Newtonshow. Curious kids can become budding detectives as they use forensic science to investigate a crime scene and solve the crime. Other holiday activities for kids include exploring the universe, learning about black holes and eclipses, understanding time and building their own greenhouse and water purification systems.

Those fascinated by chemistry will learn about DNA, the chemistry of 3D printer technology and the topical nano-world of viruses. They’ll get to make various equipment including periscopes, wind power generators and a phenakistoscope, and participate in chemical “battles”.

The popular Harry Potter holiday camp is filled with activities! From a magic wand workshop, making potions and playing Quidditch to learning about alchemy, astronomy and how animals communicate.

Deal! Receive 10% off camp fees for each sibling registered. Expat Living readers with one kid receive 8% off camp fees.

December Break Holiday Camps

Organiser: Chelsea Football Club
Focus: Football (soccer)
Ages: Children born from 2009 to 2015
Duration: 20 to 23 December, and 27 to 30 December, Monday to Thursday, 9am to 1pm
Location: UWCSEA East, 1 Tampines Street 73
Cost: $325
Registration: 8264 6655 | Online form

Active kids who’ve been missing out on regular sports activities have the chance to play sports with their friends at this camp during their school break. Both boys and girls from around Singapore can keep active, learn new football skills and make new friends while playing the world’s most popular sport.

They will be mentored by UEFA and AFC licensed coaches from both the UK and Singapore, who are all first-aid- and-AED-trained.

Art Holiday Activities

Organiser: HiArt
Focus: Art
Ages: 4 to 12 years
Duration: Tuesday to Friday; half-day 10am to 12nn or 1pm to 3pm, full-day 10am to 3pm
Location:

• #02-20 The Esplanade Mall, 8 Raffles Avenue
• #04-03/04 Parkway Centre, 1 Marine Parade Central
• #04-23/25 United Square, 101 Thomson Road
• #04-08/09 The Seletar Mall, 33 Sengkang West
• #04-104 Tiong Bahru Plaza, 302 Tiong Bahru Road

Cost: Per week: $214 for half-day, $428 for full-day
Registration: 9731 0431 | info@hiart.com.sg | hiart.com.sg/holidayprogram

Little artists learn new skills as they use different forms of mediums to create arts and crafts at HiArt’s holiday camps. The activities allow young minds to express their thoughts, feelings and ideas as creatively as possible. Within a stress-free environment, children will feel safe to express their thoughts, be inquisitive and creative, and make new friends at the same time. One of the camp’s holiday activities for kids is virtual museum visits. These are curated by the teachers, and lets kids explore museums across Singapore despite COVD-19 restrictions.

The kids will work closely with HiArt’s team of teachers, who are alumni of NAFA and LASALLE College of the Arts to become professional artists and possess more than 10 years of art education. Children bring home all the artwork that they make and parents receive a daily photograph of what their child has been up to during the art holiday camps for kids.

Winter 2022 Study Camps

Organiser: British Council Singapore
Focus: English and communication skills
Ages: 4 to 12 years
Duration: Camps for Early Years and Primary run from 3-7 January, 10-14 January, 17-21 January; 9am to 1pm
Location: British Council Napier Road
Cost: $736 per week; $30 for two uniform shirts
Registration: Winter Study Camps: britishcouncil.sg/elsc

British Council Study Camps help students develop vocabulary on a range of different topics, so they gain confidence in communicating in a variety of situations while developing their world knowledge and intellectual curiosity.

The Winter Study Camps are intensive holiday programmes for students who wish to develop their English within a safe, fun and supportive environment. Each week is a stand-alone camp suitable for beginners to advanced learners. Students study a different topic each week using a unique hands-on experiential learning approach that ignites interest for knowledge while improving English skills.

Highly qualified and experienced international teachers lead all the Study Camps. They guide students through games and fun activities, group research projects, hands-on experiments, presentations and more. Parents can speak with teachers through parent-teacher meetings, and all students receive a certificate at the end of camp. Parents should pack a snack or lunch for their child.

Deal! Receive incremental discounts for each additional week of Study Camp: 10% for one week; 15% for two weeks; 20% for three weeks; 25% for four weeks.

Year-End Holiday Coding Camps

Organiser: Coding Lab
Focus: Coding
Ages: 4 to 18 years
Duration: 20 November to mid-January 2022, 3- to 5-day camps, total of 10 hours per course
Location:

• #10-06 Parkway Parade, 80 Marine Parade Road
• #02-21 and #02-05 KAP Mall, 9 King Albert Park
• Online classes

Cost: From around $400
Registration: 6528 2282 | learntocode@codinglab.com.sg | codinglab.com.sg

Kick start your child’s journey into programming in the year-end holiday coding camps by Coding Lab. Students will learn the basics of coding, which can be applied when learning other programming languages. At the end of each course, students participate in a “hackathon” by creating their own project that they present to the class. They also bring home a certificate of completion!

Available courses include:-

• In the Junior Coders Programme (ages 4 to 6 years), students create games and learn Science concepts through code, tinker with bots and circuits, and learn STEM using hands-on Montessori toys from Learning Beautiful.
• Get started with Scratch or dive into the Young Computer Scientists course for experienced students (ages 7 to 9 years), which introduces the pocket-sized computer Micro:Bit and explores Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
• Begin coding with Python or start creating with App Inventor (ages 10 to 12 years). The Advanced Computer Scientists course provides more advanced coding as students develop their own adventure role-playing game.
• Build a strong foundation in the Python Meets Mathematics course (ages 13 to 18 years). More experienced students can choose Advanced Electives that include Game Development with Unity and C# programming.

Students are guided by a team of educators who have been chosen for their tech expertise and for their passion in working with children. All educators are industry experts who hail from top universities and undergo rigorous training in the school’s award-winning curriculum.

Deal! Get an additional 5% off the cost with the code “EXPAT5”.

Whizz Kidz Year-End Holiday Camps in Singapore

Organiser: Whizz Kidz
Focus: Multi-activity
Ages: 4 to 12 years
Duration: 22 November, 2021 to 14 January, 2022; 9am to 2pm
Location: The Escape Artist in Joo Chiat, 135 Gateway Road, Huone @ Clarke Quay
Cost: $550 per week
Registration: 9188 4081 | camps@whizzkidz.com.sg | whizzkidz.com.sg

There’s something for every child at Whizz Kids Camps – they cover a range of activities such as fun science experiments, LEGO robotics, coding, cooking, arts and crafts, and many other holiday activities for kids.

This year, the camps have new locations and all campers will receive a camp t-shirt and a Tinkerer Box to keep. Lunch and snacks have to be packed from home.

Robotics and Enrichment Learning

Organiser: Nullspace Centre for Robotics Learning
Focus: LEGO Robotics and Coding
Ages: 6 to 16 years
Duration: 22 November to 31 December; programmes run four consecutive days in a week for 2 to 2.5 hours each day and flexible courses run throughout the holidays
Location:

• #03-07 Rochester Mall, 35 Rochester Drive
• 5B Figaro Street
• Eye Level @ 671 Edgefield Plains, #02-04

Cost: From $300 to $380 for a 4-day programme. Includes snack breaks with Oreo biscuits and drinks
Registration: 9855 4017 | c4rl@nullspace.com.sg | nlsp.ac/nullspacec4rl

Nullspace aims to nurture brilliance in students through robotics and coding school holiday activities for kids; each year it trains almost 400 students at its centres.

Available year-end holiday programmes include the following:

• Junior Robotics Programme (ages 6 to 8), an entry to LEGO Robotics. Students explore different project themes such as dinosaurs, vehicles and Star Wars.
• Robotics Certificate Programme (ages 9+), for those keen on participating in the LEGO Robotics competitions. Students cover key programming techniques such as line tracing and the use of touch and ultrasonic sensors. They’ll also build new robot designs and face different robot missions and challenges.
• Junior Game Developer Programme (ages 8 to 11), which allows students without prior coding experience to explore coding their own games using Scratch, a block-based programming language.
• Junior Data Analyst (ages 11+), for students interested in learning the Python language to analyse data.

This year, Nullspace has updated its Robotics Certificate Programme with the latest LEGO SPIKE Prime Platform. There’s also a new Robotics Explorer using LEGO EV3 to build robots with enhanced functionality.

Class sizes are kept small – up to five students – to ensure that everyone receives proper guidance. All Nullspace instructors are registered with Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE) to provide robotics coaching in MOE schools and undergo a rigorous in-house training programme to ensure that they have the necessary technical and facilitation skills.

Artrageous Art Camp

Organiser: Little Artists Art Studio
Focus: Art – sketching, painting, sculpture
Ages: 4 to 17 years
Duration: Full day, 9.30am to 4.45pm; Half day, 9.30am to 2pm (option to do four full or half days, or two full or half days)

• 22-25 and 28-29 November
• 1-2, 5-9, 13-16, 20-23 and 27-30 December
• 3-6 January

Location: 55 Siglap Road, #02-18 Siglap Centre
Cost: From $300 to $850, including materials
Registration: 6449 0960 | little-artists.com

The Artrageous Art Camp by Little Artists involves an immersive experience in fine art. Campers will go on a wonderful foray into painting, sketching, sculpture and 3D projects to bring what exists in their imagination to life through their own hands. They’ll be guided by passionate art educators who have degrees in fine arts or design and hail from 12 countries. The teachers will first give demonstrations across a vast range of project samples from clay sculptures to charcoal sketches, big canvases and more.

During lunch, campers will eat, watch and discuss art movie clips to learn more about major artists, techniques and movements. This gives children the chance to explore visual arts from numerous angles including classical to contemporary art. One of the holiday activities of this camp is art tours. Campers can go behind the scenes into museums, galleries and the studios of practicing artists.

At the end of this art holiday camp for kids, all participants will bring home a certificate and a goodie bag.

Multi Activities Year-End Super Day Camps

Organiser: SuperPark Singapore
Focus: Trampoline, climbing, skateboarding, LEGO Robotics, STEAM activities and more
Ages: 7 to 12 years
Duration: 14 to 16 December, 21 to 23 December; 1pm to 5pm daily
Location: SuperPark Singapore
Cost: $320, includes a goodie bag, t-shirt and grip socks
Registration: camps@superpark.com.sg | superpark.com.sg

From trampoline tricks to climbing, scooting, skating, LEGO Robotics, music and STEAM activities, SuperPark Singapore has plenty to keep your child occupied during their year-end holiday camps. The indoor playground is known for its trampoline and SuperClimb zones. As kids train their balance and learn proper techniques, they build their physical strength, stamina and dexterity. This year, they’ve also introduced new activities to their holiday camps for kids.

In LEGO Robotics, kids will use RoBlocks to build their own SUMO warrior and battle to be the last robot standing. They can also use the LEGO Mindstorms Kit to customise their bot, which they’ll bring to life through coding and programming.

At the EdLab, STEAM activities revolve around setting up different Rube Goldberg Machines, learning about compound machines and identifying the various simple machines within; it’s about exploring the characteristics and applications of simple machines such as the lever, pulley, wheel and axle.

Music lovers, meanwhile, can hone their rhythmic skills in the cajon workshop. Kids will learn how to synergise to create rhythm and groove for personal and social enjoyment.

All school holiday activities at SuperPark Singapore are overseen by Camp Chiefs who are registered camp facilitators trained in first aid. At the end of the camp, each camper will receive a certificate and badges for each completed activity. Group photos will be emailed out after each camp run too.

Deal! From now until 7 December, receive 10% off camp fees with code “SUPERCAMP 10”.

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Patricea Chow

Having lived 10 years abroad, Patricea has been rediscovering Singapore through fun events, street photography, and museum tours. She’s also partial to reading, education, spending time with family and kids, and armchair travelling.