Fun With Kids: Minions at Universal Studios Singapore; Singapore Art Museum’s Learning Gallery

SINGAPORE – Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities.

A Mega Despicable Summer at Universal Studios Singapore

You and your kids might have met Minions Kevin and Stuart on your previous outings to Universal Studios Singapore.

They have since swopped their signature denim overalls for spiffy suits. And they are taking over the theme park’s New York Street with more of their kind.

Dance along with a flash mob of these fun-loving yellow creatures. You can also catch them in a stage show Mission: Mega, where they try their best to stop thieves from stealing secret Anti-Villain League tech.

The new programmes are part of A Mega Despicable Summer event which runs until Aug 11, in line with Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 animated comedy.

Now showing in cinemas, the box-office hit introduces laser-blasting Mega Mel, super strong Mega Dave, flying Mega Gus and indestructible Mega Jerry.

The new superheroes make their presence felt at the theme park in the form of inflatables towering over New York Street.

Meanwhile, at the Lagoon Stage, look out for photo opportunities with the Minions’ boss Gru and his family.

A Mega Despicable Summer is included with regular park admission. Tickets, which come with retail and meal vouchers, are priced from $74 an adult and $59 a child aged four to 12.

Find out more at

www.rwsentosa.com/megasummer

and refer to the Universal Studios Singapore app for daily showtimes.

Singapore Art Museum’s new Learning Gallery

There is a new art space to bond over with your kids – and bring out your inner child too.

Singapore Art Museum’s Learning Gallery at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, which opened on July 20, wants visitors of all ages to approach contemporary art with a childlike perspective.

The Learning Gallery features five local and regional artists’ artworks, including one that cannot be seen but has to be heard.

You can get up close with Cultural Medallion recipient Han Sai Por’s Black Forest, an installation featuring a destroyed “forest” of charcoal logs which reflects the impact of human activities on the natural world.

Another artwork is the award-winning 28-minute short film Like Shadows Through Leaves by Migrant Ecologies Project, a collective which studies culture and nature in South-east Asia.

It tells the story of one of Singapore’s oldest housing estates Tanglin Halt, which runs alongside a former railway track, now repurposed as a green corridor.

Each artwork has accompanying text written separately for children and adults.

Your family can also read a variety of books related to the artworks and the emotions they evoke at a library located within the compact space.

The Learning Gallery opens daily from 10am to 7pm and is free for all visitors. Go to

bit.ly/SAM-LearningGallery

for details.