Surviving Dinosaurs Live

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On New Year’s Day we brought the boys to the Singapore Science Centre to view the Dinosaurs Alive exhibits. They have about 50 different dinosaurs at the exhibit for viewing. I have been wanting to bring them there with their dad and New Year’s day was the perfect opportunity for us.

 

The dinosaur which welcomed us at the entrance. I love how they actually put the word “Welcome” next t it on a stand.

The boys checking out the 3D screens showing the Dinosaur show on the  National Geographic Channel on the TV screens.  The 3D effect was really cool but for the moment I’m sticking to 2D on the small screen for the kids as I’m not certain about whether there will be any detrimental effects due to long term usage of 3D glasses.

  A baby  raptor scaling the back of it’s parent.

Other raptors on display. This one has a long beak like mouth.

The first dinosaur which greeted us upon entering the exhibition.

It looks more impressive when shot under Night vision settings.

Another impressive looking dinosaur taken with the Night Vision mode on.

Even though the Doggie boy knew that they were mechanical dinosaurs and the growlings were just sounds coming from the sound system the “loudness” of the dinosaurs really disturbed him.

I guess that probably he won’t fancy going to rock concerts of discos when he grows up as he doesn’t like loud noises and they frighten him.

Met any Dinosaurs lately?

Visit to Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium

 

Last week during our trip to Sentosa we visited this place- The Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium. It was our first time visiting the museum and were  excited to see what activities the museum had for the kids as I heard that it was a kid-oriented museum.

 

As we entered the museum we were greeted with this massive ship hull.  The ship was a replica of Admiral Zheng He’s ship which he traveled during his voyage  from China to the far west.  The crest on the center of the ship is a Chinese Guardian Lion which is suppose to protect the ship and it’s passengers.

The journey begins in China where the ship stock up on silks and Chinese pottery which they would be selling/trading at the different ports of call.

 

Rice is another commodity which was traded. It too with the China brought along on the ship was highly valued. Earthenware and vases too were among the traded commodities.

The boys making their own paper Chinese Junk.  Love these hands on activity stations which they have in the museum. The junk however wasn’t that easy to fold and the boys had to get some assistance to make their junks.

 

Wooden figurines made in Indonesia. The Indonesians are very famous for their carvings and here are some carvings depicting their traditional folklore with a batik tapestry in the background.

Wayang Kulit or more commonly known as Shadow puppets are commonly used to tell stories which are passed from one generation to another.

 

The kids were given cut out puppets to colour and play with. As you can see Tiger girl had different plans for the ice-cream stick which was used as the handle for the puppet.

Traditional Indonesian kites used for kite flying (layang layang). I love the intrigued sewing and patterns on these kites. They must look magnificent soaring high up in the sky.

 

Spices  like pepper and nutmeg that are commonly used in Asian food were also found on board Admiral Zhang He’s fleet.

Spices used for  Garam Masala- A famous Indian spice mix.

 

A loom used to make  Persian rugs and carpets.

African drums made with animal skins.

It was a very educational trip for the boys and they learned a lot that afternoon about merchant routes and the origins of the various items like pottery, spices, instruments etc.

Is there a Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium  where you are?

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