6 kid-friendly Halloween activities for families in Singapore
Get the whole family dressed up in costumes for parties and other festive events this Halloween.
Halloween festivities take on a seafaring theme at the aquarium. Let the little ones join a treasure hunt, participate in a craft workshop, watch a performance by skeleton divers and be enthralled by tales of oceanic adventures at a storytelling session. Kids will get to pose for snaps with Mai the manta ray mascot and the skeleton divers.
When: 1-31 Oct, 10am to 7pm
Where: S.E.A. Aquarium, 8 Sentosa Gateway, Resorts World Sentosa
Prices: $18 to $34
Safari Boo: A Merry-Not-Scary Kids Event
Bring the kids trick-or-treating at the River Safari, while clad in costumes inspired by this year’s Aliens and Monsters theme. You’ll find festive activity stations, roving monster mascots, performances by mermaids swimming with the manatees, as well as fringe activities such as face painting, as well as craft-making and educational workshops on wildlife.
When: 21-23 Oct and 28-30 Oct, 6pm to 10pm
Where: River Safari, 80 Mandai Road
Prices: $5 to $20
Foodie families should dig into this Halloween-themed buffet. Enjoy eerie-looking edibles such as eyeball panna cotta, test tubes of ‘blood’ (tomato gazpacho), kooky-themed cupcakes and broken ‘limbs’ made of beef tartar. Groups of four dressed in the best costumes might just win a bottle of champagne to go with their meal.
When: 28-29 Oct, 6.30pm to 10.30pm
Where: Lime Restaurant, PARKROYAL on Pickering, 3 Upper Pickering St
Prices: $30 to $80
Come dressed in your Halloween best and investigate what the villains have been experimenting with, as part of this ‘undercover agent’ walking trail. Get the activity book (available for an additional $5), which will help the little ones uncover the evildoers’ nefarious plot; kids will also receive a bag of hero-themed goodies.
When: 29-31 Oct, 10am to 6pm (last admission at 5pm)
Where: Science Centre Singapore
Prices: $4 to $12 (standard admission fees)
Can’t keep up with your kids’ seemingly endless source of energy? Let the little ones join in this annual Halloween kids-only party that’s held at an indoor playground. Targeting children aged 5 to 12, this event include festive games, craft workshops, a costume parade, a best-dressed competition and other activities to keep them entertained.
When: 29 Oct, 1pm to 5pm
Where: E!Hub @ Downtown East, 1 Pasir Ris Close, 3rd Floor and AMK Hub, 53 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, #04-02
Prices: $30 to $40
Have fun on the snowy slopes, while keeping the kids riveted by spooky storytelling sessions and some festive trick-or-treating with the snowman mascots. Stick around for the daily scheduled ‘Snow Fall’ and ‘Snow Blizzard’ that recreate winter conditions indoors, complete with snowfall and strong winds.
When: 29-31 Oct, 10am to 6pm
Where: Snow City Singapore, 21 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Prices: $12 to $28