Science Centre was having its 35th Anniversary Open House and it opened its doors free to all visitors between 8 - 11 Nov 13! Right after roaming in the pre-historic age of dinosaurs, we were brought back by the time machine into the futuristic.


For the first time ever, Science Centre organised a Science Street Fair. It hosted many unique game stalls, all of which has a science element behind. We were given coupons to be used at the game stalls, with each game at $1 or $2.


Upon setting our feet at the fair, the boys were attracted by the driverless vehicle created by Singapore- MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and the boys were kindly being given a ride on it. This autonomous vehicle can go up to max speed of 24m/hr. How cool is that.

The boys had tremendous fun playing at different stalls and learning the science concept behind it.

Along at each stall, there's an explanation on the science concept behind each game.

Sky's favourite got to be the Mind Ball Challenge. A control device was strapped on his head. These head band measured Alpha and Thetra waves which correspond to focus and relaxation. Through the sheer power of will, you will be able to control the ball movement by sending signal to your brain.


What a well-spent fun afternoon! As Seth missed his nap time, he quickly went to la la land when we were on the way home.

My boys are pretty crazy about dinosaurs! They love books on dinosaurs whether it's fiction and non-fiction! When there's an invitation to see these creatures, the kids were very excited! Unfortunately, Shan missed this as she was needed at the school dance practice.

For someone who do not know the difference between Triceratops to Tyrannosaurus (ok! I'm talking about myself), I'm totally in awe of the exhibition! Titans Of the Past exhibition showcases the research conducted by Museum of the Rockies Paleontologist Dr Jack Horner (Ring a bell? He's known as being the technical adviser of Jurassic Park) and his team.



A cool collection of Triceratops specimens that showcase Triceratops at various stages of growth.

Sky increasing his knowledge bank.

 

Hypacrosaurus Stebingeri

There's also interactive opportunities for kids. At this section, they learnt the sound of the dinosaur at different stages.

At this section, kids could just do some colouring!

Right after the colouring corner, they were immediately intrigued by the life size of Tyrannosaurus, better known as T-Rex.

Largest T-Rex skull ever found. Real fossil and valued at more than US$1.5 million!!!!!!!

 There's also an area where you can play paleontologist uncovering fossils.

Since River Safari had opened, kids has been asking to visit Kai Kai and Jia Jia (if you are not aware - it's imported Giant Panda from China!) Finally, exam was over and with blessings, I managed to secure two corporate cards at the same time and I could bring along my parents for the outing. Too bad, DH couldn't join us as he was away for overseas trip.

The weather had been a little crazy with storms in the noon. Thankfully, with the kids' crazy lots of prayers, the weather was amazingly good. As it was a weekday, the park was pretty quiet with only a handful of visitors.

As we entered, there happened to be a guide. He was introducing the various sections and on and off, other guides popped out with interesting exotic animals for meet, greet and touch. That was really a wonderful experience especially for the kids! They could get up close and personal with the different kinds of animals they seldom seen and not only that, they get to feel the different texture of these animals.



There's a total of 7 river tracks which are all looped together. Mississippi River, Congo River, River Nile, Ganges River, Murray River, Mekong River, Yangtze River

Touching the cute little beaver

feeling the snake

The wonders of underwater world

At "Mekong River" section - which is also named as the mother of all rivers. It's the 7th longest river in Asia

Spotted this exotic little Red Panda first at the entrance of the Giant Forest.