ArtSense Free Play – A Review
A few weeks ago the kids and I were invited to a free play session at Art Sense by Marina, a mom of one and graduate from Lasalle Collage of The Arts in Visual Arts. The kids were excited as they haven’t been to an art free play session before and were keen to know what was in store for them.
Nestled in a cluster of colonial buildings along Tanglin Road the place was quite difficult to find even though we drove there as it was stated as Phoenix Park at the main entrance. We went pass the entrance and had to u-turn back as it was the first time we were visiting the place. There weren’t many clear directions on the buildings to find the art studio. Luckily it didn’t take us to long to find the place.
The session started of with creating items out of play doh. I personally am not a fan of play doh as it can get very messy and hard to clean up at home. However the boys are welcome to have the fill of play doh while we are out. They wanted to make Aeroplanes out of play doh but were not very good at it. In the end they delegated the task to Daddy who is better at creating Aeroplanes out of play doh.
Doggie boy was busy playing with the toy train that they had there while waiting for Daddy to finish his creations.
The art studio had a very cosy set up. There were art work done by kids pasted up on the walls on both sides. The furnishings in the studio were very colourful. The size of the room was ideal for a small group of 4-6 students.
Marina, the founder of Art Sense Studio gave the boys a tour of her studio and guided them in their creations. Monkey boy wanted to create an airport while Doggie boy wanted to do a simper version as compared to his brother
Monkey boy was not able to finish his art work within the 2 hours at the free play session so he brought it home to complete.
My thoughts
Having an art free play session is an interesting concept and my kids really enjoyed themselves at the session. However the kids started losing interest after an hour or so. The boys are not really into ART so it’s hard to maintain their interest in doing art work. They were more interested in listening to KPOP on Marina’s laptop then doing ART when we were there at the session.
At $10 for a 2 hour free play session the prices are affordable for most parents. However it would be great if there is a cafe there so that parents could adjourn for a snack after the play session.
It would be great if the area from the carpark to the building was sheltered so that one need not suffer from the elements of nature while going from the car to the building.
If you are interested you can drop by Art Sense for a free play session.
Art Sense Studio
318 Tanglin Road
Blk B #01-37
Tel: 67336435
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Disclaimer: I was invited to Art Sense for a complimentary Free play session for my kids. All opinions are 100% my own.
