Artscience Museum: Not too toddler-friendly

The Artscience Museum is actually one of my favourite museums. I like it for a few reasons. One being that it is fancy. It is situated beside the Marina Bay Sands, the place to shop for all things luxury and it is a very pretty place. All the photos tend to look good there. Also, I felt their exhibitions were wonderfully curated.

This is the first ever time I am bringing my children. The Children World has always been touted to be kids friendly and I have seen some of my friends brought their toddlers there, so I was full of anticipation. Caveat: It didn't turn out well. 

1. Frida Kahlo Exhibition

For the adults, I thought this exhibition would be the highlight. Don't be deceived by pretty pictures, the exhibition was poorly curated. I think her life story was repeated at least 4 or more times and no replica of her iconic works were portrayed. I heard many other visitors going so what's her art like? After one whole round, you still don't have a clue. 

It was bad for the kids as well because most of the exhibitions were pretty dark and boring. My son wanted to leave halfway. Some of the animations were kinda of gory as well. If you are paying for your ticket, you can give this a pass. 

2. Future World

This was our next stop because the kids were getting cranky by then. To be frank, it may be more suitable for older children. My kids were ok with it, but they definitely did look like they had more fun at an indoor playground. Most of the exhibitions were just banking on looking good in photos. It was neither educational nor inspiring in any sense. I definitely have seen similar exhibitions before elsewhere. 

My kids couldn't go on one of the exhibition because of height restrictions. Most of the time was spent mindlessly running around. The younger one even picked out a skill of lying on the ground for photos...imitating some nearby influencers. Personally, I still felt the Van Gogh exhibition was better. (You can read my review here here.)

3. Goddess: Brave. Bold. Beautiful.

By now, I am so utterly disappointed I felt nothing can make it worse. But this was truly one of the more amazing exhibits. My husband said it was tantamount to reading the tabloids. If you like to look at movie costumes and the history of the management of female stars, this is one exhibit you would love. Genre aside, this exhibit put in effort. The displayed pieces were the actual items worn during filming. <3 I read everything and I enjoyed myself. I almost wanted to go home at the 2nd exhibition but I was glad I persevered on, otherwise my day would be truly ruined.

If you would like to make a trip down for the exhibitions mentioned above, you can get the tickets here. 

** Use the discount code "BABYNFAM" for 5% Discount For All Klook Activities with min. spend of SGD50. Discount capped at SGD15.

Golden Village Gold Class Experience

 

With 2 kids in the tow, it is getting hard to go on a date. So when we do go on while, sometimes we splurge. Quite honestly, every time we go for the movies, we have started to indulge ourselves in the premium seatings. One interesting thing though is I have never tried the Gold Class experience. This was a gift (otherwise we would have to our usual haunt instead) and OMG I absolutely enjoyed it. I think their seats/ exclusiveness etc. might be the best we have experienced to date. 

It also does help that I was watching "How to make Millions before Grandma dies" so I had a lot of privacy to cry from start to end. FYI, I even cried while watching the trailers LOL! Ending up buying an e-deal. 4 movies for $38. It is pretty worth it, just that I haven't quite figured out how the black out dates work. You can use for this movie though, for those who are keen here's the trailer.

   

Tea - Not just for 2

Not every group comes in pairs or even numbers, that's my grouse when it comes to tea. Was pretty please with Rose Veranda at Shangri La. Unlike other tea experience, this is per person at S$68++ which means you could come in groups of odd numbers. Extremely value for money, it comes with the savories, a main (yes you didn't read me wrong) and even free-flow desserts!

To get a bigger bang for your bucks, I would suggest having this as lunch instead with your group. Just having a tiny morsel of each item at the desserts buffet is bound to fill you up. I love how this tea session did not shortchange us in any way. The items served at the desserts bar were of quality and good to be served on its own. They were not just "tummy fillers" or food that was just pretty to the eyes. 

Like typical Asians, we decided to try different mains on the menu. We tried the Grilled Angus Hanger Steak, Herb Crusted Confit Salmon and Marget Duck Breast. In terms of taste, the steak was the best. But if you are a guy and needs something that can fill you up more, I would suggest the salmon. There was also the vegetarian version - Honey Carmelised Baby Carrots for your vegetarian friends. 

If you are a scone-person like me, you will be happy to hear that their scones is probably one of the best I have tasted in Singapore. For the desserts bar, my favourite was the sinful chocolate cake. It was those rare moments which I indulged in a whole slice. Oops. 

The Rose Veranda at Shangri La is truly a delightful place. Every inch it is instagrammable. Even my Mum wanted a model shot. LOL! My kids preferred the seat which you could look down and watch the Kois swimming around. This table is near the entrance so it may lack a bit of privacy. It will be available from Friday to Sunday from 12pm to 5pm. If you don't have any lunch plans in your calendar yet, do make a date there. Remember, tea is more than a thing for 2. *Winks*