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[Free Drop-In storytelling] The Incredible Basket
Date: 1 Nov 2025
Time: 3:00pm
Xiaoming delivers a batch of ang ku kueh with a beautiful Chinese wedding basket, then turns it into a prop for a lion dance. When the sun beats down on him, he repurposes the basket's cover as a hat! At home in a second-floor shophouse, it is attached to a rope to get a bowl of noodles from the street hawker. Join Quek Hong Shin, author and illustrator of the book, The Incredible Basket, to discover how Xiaoming uses his empty basket in many imaginative ways. This session is specially curated to complement the PLAY + MAKE travelling exhibition, an imaginative maker’s space where children explore Singapore’s rich food heritage through hands-on activities.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
Date: 1 Nov 2025
Time: 3:00pm
Venue: Woodlands Regional Library, Everest Room
Recommended Age: 5 to 8 years old
Activity Fee: Not Applicable
For further enquiries, please email cmsg_prg@heritage.sg
Terms & Conditions:
- This is a free drop-in storytelling programme for Woodlands Regional Library visitors.
- Please assemble at the venue before the start of the storytelling session. As this is a free programme, participation will be based on a first-come-first-served basis.
- All children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Photos and videos will be taken during the event and used by Children’s Museum Singapore for future purposes such as publicity. Kindly inform our staff onsite if you are not comfortable being captured. Thank you.
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