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Kampong Playtime: Singaporean Childhoods Through Toys

by MINT Museum of Toys
1 - 25 May • 09:30am

Relive the joy of Singaporean childhoods experiences in the 1950s through a walking trail exploring 'Early Toys & Traditional Folk Games', experiential play and learning of kampong games and a hand-painted kite craft activity.

Kampong Playtime Singaporean Childhoods Through Toys

Venue: MINT Museum of Toys

Price:
$38 per adult 
$28 per child
$28 per senior citizen

 

Kampong Playtime: Singaporean Childhoods Through Toys relives the joy of Singapore's playful past. Discover a treasured collection of Early Toys & Traditional Folk Games that once brought kampong communities together through creativity and imagination through a walking trail. 

Try your hand at kampong games like Goli, Gasing, Chapteh, Kuti Kuti as well as multi-racial games such as Congkak, Hopscotch, Aeroplane Chess and Snakes & Ladders while learning about their cultural roots through this experiential play. 

Round off your visit with a hand-painted kite craft activity, an ode to the resourcefulness of childhoods gone by. 

Bring a selection of toys, games, and tin toy memorabilia home when you visit 'Kampong Games by MINT Museum of Toys', a retail booth at the SG HeritageFest Homeground Village on all weekends in May 2025. 

This programme is the perfect way for anyone to reconnect with Singapore's heritage!

MINT Museum of Toys

The MINT Museum of Toys houses vintage toys and childhood memorabilia from over 54 countries, including Singapore, featuring collectables from the kampong era of the 1920s and locally-made toys from the 1950s–1960s by companies that are now defunct. This locally-founded museum is dedicated to preserving Singapore’s cultural identity and heritage, honoring local toymakers, and inspiring future generations to appreciate the nation’s evolving history through its toy collections.

Website: emint.com
Facebook: facebook.com/mintmuseumoftoys
Instagram: instagram.com/mintmuseumoftoys





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