Activities for Pre School Children @ Asian Civilisations Museum

At ACM, we offer programmes catered to students across all levels, including pre-school children. Book a guided tour, a paid workshop with us, or hold your own self-guided tour with our activity booklets today!

Guided Tours

Entrall your students with stories of mythical creatures in Asia, or learn moral values through listening to captivating stories from the past. These tours are led by our volunteer docents.

Storytelling Tour – Fantastic Creatures

60 minutes

Mondays to Fridays

Hourly between 10am to 4pm

Suitable for 5 and 6 years old

Tours are customisable according to age group. Please fill in this booking form or e-mail our education team with your visit details before the 7th of the preceding month to book a guided tour.

Workshops

Asian cultures come alive for children as they experience dance and music while learning about their heritage. Children go on an interactive tour of the galleries and thereafter partake in a hands-on workshop related to the themes covered in the tour.

Let’s Dance! Music and Movement Workshop

90 minutes

Mondays to Fridays

10am–12pm, 2–4pm

Suitable for 5 and 6 years old

Fees apply. Contact us for more information.

Please fill in this booking form or e-mail our education team with your visit details before the 7th of the preceding month to book this workshop.

Self-Guided Visits

Resources for Educators

Artful Conversations

The resource Artful Conversations is available for parents to download and use with their children in the galleries. This resource was developed in collaboration with the Early Childhood Development Agency. You may download Artful Conversations from this link.

Meet Me at ACM Series

Download activity cards that you can use with your students in the galleries. Each card has accompanying activities. There are 5 different cards: Buraq, Crab, Dragon, Hanuman and Lion. Suitable for 5 and 6 years old with guidance from teachers.

The Missing Mouse, ACM’s first book for children

Experience a story about friendship and adventure through ACM’s first book for children! Learn more about Asian mythical creatures as you read this story together before exploring the galleries with your students. Use the puppet templates (download here) to re-tell the story back in school. This book is available for sale at the Museum Label Shop at ACM for $20. Get your copy today!

Please fill in this booking form or e-mail our education team at least 4 weeks before your actual self-guided tour to book your slot.

Parents’ guide to visiting ACM

  • A nursing room is available at the restroom located on the basement level. Please use the spiral staircase outside Privé café, or the lift opposite the staircase entrance. Standard sized strollers are permitted within the galleries, but please be careful in tight spaces.
  • Resources for parents and teachers are available here. Have a look at the resources with your children before visiting to prepare.

Learn more at https://www.acm.org.sg/learning/pre-school.

Other tips for visiting the museum:

  • Objects on display can be very fragile. To preserve them for future generations, please do not touch.
  • Food and drinks are not allowed in the galleries.
  • Take as many photos as you wish, but please don’t use flash.
  • Talking is allowed, of course, but try not to shout or yell.
  • Benches are in most galleries for resting or thinking or just staring at the artworks on display – feel free to use them.
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