We went to National Gallery on 31 Oct 2016. It's an amazing place to explore as there are children friendly events for the kids and us!
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| Josh, Kate and Gwen at the entrance of the National Gallery |
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| Guess what's this? This is Rangoon design and we did sand art at National Gallery that day! |
We were very thankful as there is a station for sand art! And it's doing the Rangoon design! It's the first time the children are doing this! And the amazing thing is that it is free, sponsored by National Gallery! Thank you so much once again.
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| Step 1: Peel of the part which you want to place the sand. |
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| Step 2: Take a spoonful of desired sand colour and spread gently on the paper |
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| Step 3: Continue to pour the sand on the desired places of the paper. |
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| Step 4: Pour back the unused sand back to the tray. And repeat step 1 again. |
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| Josh's first completed sand art! It's that simple! |
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| Kate's thinking of what colours to use. I'm just so amazed that they can creatively use and mix the colours for their own design of Rangoon. Awesome! |
We chanced upon a jail cell inside the National Gallery Level 1. They preserved it very well and it was apparently the holding area for the accused before they go to court. There was toilet facility in this little room! The children were so excited to be inside this small room and they pretended to sleep inside! They used to have over 10 of these cells. Now, they preserved only two of these rooms.
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| A Jail cell at National Gallery |
There is a clay art workshop whereby parents and children are able to do their own art pieces. It's not easy to mould a figure to what your mind wants! Took some snippets of other people's design! They are good! They managed to do Snorlax! Lol.
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| Clay Art by other participants |
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| Hmm, we tried to do a Dragonite. Lol! Looks like a lizard-dragon! |
We had a fun time over at National Gallery. Of course, we brought some snacks with us! The children gets hungry easily!
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| Since it was Deepavali, there was an Indian dance performance! It's terrific and the fusion of music and dance make us feel that we are fortunate to be in a multi racial society! Gwen's amazing! She followed the dancer's thumbs up! |
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| Power of three |
We did a survey back at the Sand art station and they offered a complimentary juice at their own café! I'm really thankful to enjoy these treats and events by them! We will definitely come by this place again!
There are guided tours in National Gallery. Initially I wanted the children to follow, however, they prefer to have hands on activities. Hence, Eve and her mother went for the tour instead. One day, I would really want to go for the guided tour, to learn more about this huge place called National Gallery.
