National Museum

Brought The Little One to the National Museum for a visit on Sunday.. was trying to find a place to beat the heat and my ever trusty friend's blogs never fail me in suggesting new places for us to explore. I have not returned to the National Museum since it was revamped and was curious to see how the place has changed! And it really has changed by a lot! This time, with The Little One around, we didn't get to explore much of the Museum, just had time to visit some of the Living and History exhibits before the wailing started.

But before the wailing and the more adult activities, the little One had loads of fun at this children's playarea on the ground floor. There was an interactive art exhibit which featured magnetized pieces of wires that you can throw against the grass wall! There were quite a number of kids trying their hand at this art piece and The Little One tried to have a go at it too :)

Here's a picture of him trying out the exhibit! What impressed me was how the new Museum has lots of interactive mediums which kindof made history more alive and more personal. Gone are the days where a visit meant really just viewing showcases after showcases. Now, with the help of technology, i must say that we have to do away with the idea that Museums are stuff old places, in fact, its all very refreshing and fun! Even for toddlers!

Even the Big One got to have some fun at this exhibit :) or rather getting all tangled up in the wires and stuff!

There is a kids playarea nearby, mostly textured surfaces which the kids could explore :) Like the petals of the flower on the wall can be peeled off and stuck back (cos its velcroed) and there was like grass like material on the floor for kids to play, and some funny looking humps which the kids can play peekaboo with. The Little One however, prefered playing at the gate.

That was a really nice picture taken by the Big One :) I think we enjoyed the Museum very much and should be returning there very soon!