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40 Amazing Ideas for June Hols (That Are Fun for Adults Too!)

From wildlife spotting with marine biologists, to hidden forts deep in the jungle!

Last updated: 21 Sep 2023 - 17 min read
40 Amazing Ideas for June Hols (That Are Fun for Adults Too!)
40 Amazing Ideas for June Hols (That Are Fun for Adults Too!)
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When we were kids, the only place we could go to during June hols was the Zoo, Bird Park or Sentosa - and even then, Sentosa only had a water park! Now, Sentosa has hidden forts deep in the jungle, our intertidal zones are teeming with rare marine life, and there are incredible island hopping experiences to do! Here are some of our favourites!

For more ideas, check out our full June Holiday Collection here.

1

Be a Marine Scientist for the Day

If your family loves the outdoors and wildlife, this is an amazing activity to do together. Here you'll learn to be a family of Marine Scientists for a day as you explore your local biodiversity, discover the mysteries of Squids via a dissection class, and get hands-on to do a beach clean up to protect our wildlife!

It's a great way to teach your kids sustainability, as well as the importance of protecting the biodiverse wildlife in our backyard.

Suitable for kids aged 6+.

2

Go on a Yacht Daycay, BBQ, Fish and Swim

Time for a dose of vitamin SEA 🌊 Spend a memorable day out indulging in the ultimate yacht life — swimming in the sea, fishing, playing on floaties, and enjoying a delicious BBQ with the family.

This is one of our most popular yacht options for being amazing value for money, and having the loveliest captain, who is great with families. Take a look at the effusive reviews to see for yourself! :)

Suitable for any age. Bonus: This is Pet-Friendly!

3

Explore Hidden Fort Serapong in Sentosa!

This is a seriously cool hidden gem that we absolutely loved. Most of us have been to Sentosa, but few know that amid the cable cars and beach bars lies a hidden fortress. Fort Serapong is a labyrinth of military bunkers and underground tunnels, built by the British in 1879. Today, the jungle has reclaimed Fort Serapong. Tree roots engulf ruined structures. Once impenetrable walls have caved in. Even the stairs leading underground have rusted away.

This 2-hour trek takes you to uncover the mysteries of this very hidden fort. Perfect for adventurous families!

Suitable for kids of any age.

4

Learn Fishing!

If your kids have always been intrigued by the fishing at East Coast Park, why not learn fishing as a family?

Here you'll have 2-hours to learn the basics of fishing from some of the most knowledgeable and patient fishing guides in Singapore. Pick up techniques like simple knot tying, gear maintenance. and different saltwater fishing techniques from bottom fishing to float fishing.

Suitable for kids aged 5+.

5

Vandalise Freely!

This is extra special with little ones. We know friends who have brought their kids graffiti-ing over, and over, AND over again because their kids request for it so much! Nothing fancy - this is just an hour in a cool hidden warehouse where you get cans of spray paint to go crazy on the wall. It's a low-key, really fun way to spend an afternoon!

Suitable for any age - though kids should be aged 4+ to have fingers strong enough to operate the spray can independently!

6

Cook Caribbean Soulfood in a Gorgeous Shophouse Home

This is an awesome unique private home cooking & dining experience - it channels serious New York or London vibes. At Elika's industrial-chic shophouse home, you'll learn how to make yummy Caribbean soulfood with carefully sourced ingredients. The Caribbean is known for its sunshine, music and all-around good island vibes -these flavours and Elika's hospitality will make you feel like you're right there!

If you want to experience and immerse in a different culture with your kids, this is a really fun and meaningful way to do it!

Suitable for kids of any age.

7

Learn to Sail!

More than just a chilled day out at sea, this is an epic 5-hour private sailing trip where you can learn to sail as a family!

Here you'll get the chance to learn sailing from a veteran sailor who has been sailing since the late 1960s on a 40+ footer Keelboat. Discover the sensation of being out on the water, wind filling the sails, harnessing the power of nature and relying on your skills and expertise to steer the boat.

8

Kid's Pottery

If your kids love crafting and getting creative, pottery is a really fun activity. Here they'll spend 75 mins learning the oldest pottery technique of handbuilding, and will build their own handbuild pieces (bowl/cup/saucer) that they can use at home!

You can drop off your kids at this beautiful light-filled studio, or wait in the waiting area while they create their masterpiece.

Suitable for kids aged 5-10.

9

Uncover Singapore's Intertidal World

Spot hermit crabs, starfishes, sea cucumbers, and other interesting (and weird!) marine animals along Singapore's hidden intertidal zones! The experienced guides will help you spot as much marine life as possible, while sharing their vast knowledge on marine ecology! Feedback from a happy kid: "BEST BEACH EVER" ✌🏻

Suitable for kids aged 2+

10

Learn to Bake in Cosy Home Kitchen

We've loved finding new home based businesses during the pandemic - there are some amazingly talented home chefs around!

Here, you'll get to learn from an incredibly passionate and talented home baker in her lovely home. Pick up useful baking skills and techniques from a passionate home baker, and stick around after class to enjoy a tea with Amrita in her lovely home. It's definitely much more heartfelt and fun than the usual cookie-cutter baking class!

Suitable for kids aged 7+

11

Make a Cute Clay Dish

These clay dishes are super cute - and they're really fun for adults to make too. In this 2-hour guided workshop, you will learn how to use air-dry clay to craft your own clay masterpiece, and learn how to pinch, coil, paint and finish each piece. Your final product will be an entirely customised clay dish finished with a cute character 🤩 

Suitable for kids aged 5+.

12

Enjoy Peranakan Private Dining at Aunty Pek's!

Do you remember visiting your grandmother's house as a kid, and even before entering the door you would smell the lovingly home-cooked meal that has been simmering on the stove all day? Aunty Pek's home kitchen brings us right back to those memories, like a warm hug.

Here you'll enjoy a home-cooked feast cooked with a lot of love. Plants are plucked from Aunty Pek's edible garden, sauces are homemade from family recipes, and soups are simmered for most of the day. You'll leave here with a full tummy and an even fuller heart.

Suitable for kids of any age.

13

Sew Your Own Sock Plushie

Instead of buying another stuffed toy, why not make a really cute one together? Enjoy a fun and magical experience of creating pillow soft reversible plushies from socks. In this workshop, you and your kid will learn how to design and create the plushie with some cutting and sewing required. Your kid will definitely cherish the plushie more after they've made it themselves!

Suitable for kids aged 6+.

14

Zovb and Laser Clay Shooting

If you thought that you've run out of things to do in Singapore, think again! Spend an afternoon rolling around green fields in a giant bubble (Zovb!), and try laser shooting for the first time. This is the perfect afternoon of rediscovering play together as a family.

Suitable for kids aged 9+

15

Reconnect on a Yacht Staycation

A yacht staycay is one of our top bucket list things to do in Singapore, and one we'd highly recommend for families! You'll let lots of time together out in nature and get to reconnect in a really meaningful way.

On a yacht staycay, you can head to Pulau Hantu for snorkelling, to remote Ketam Island for kayaking and even to an Oyster Farm for wild oyster shucking.

If you're feeling particularly adventurous, you can do a staycay on a HK-style junk boat - where you'll have paddleboarding lessons, enjoy a movie on deck under the stars and have a campfire dinner at the beach!

Suitable for kids of any age.

Reconnect on a Yacht Staycation
16

Magical Staycaytion in a Mongolian Yurt

Yes you heard that right - a Mongolian yurt in Singapore! This is a limited time exclusive where you'll get to experience the nomadic ways of the Mongolian people, stay in an authentic yurt (shipped from Mongolia!) and enjoy an outdoor movie under the stars. It's perfect for creating memories that will last forever.

Suitable for any age.

17

Explore Gigantic Hidden WW2 Bunkers

This is our top pick for curious and active children — go on an expedition unlike any other as you visit the Marsiling Bunkers (with a twist!). Explore the abandoned World War II bunkers, packed with exciting mini-challenges along the way to engage you and your family. The Beyond Expedition team will also be taking photos with their DSLR during the trip so you'll have awesome memories to share during the next gathering with the rest of your family!

Suitable for kids age 5+. Bonus: This is Pet-Friendly!

18

Spot Wildlife with a Naturalist Guide

There's something super special about the thrill of spotting wildlife in their natural habitat.

If your young ones love animals, this wildlife exploration with a naturalist guide at Sungei Buloh would be a good day out. Your naturalist guide will show you our mangroves, and marvels like crabs climbing trees, a forest growing in the sea, and land-based fish. Learn about the wonderful world we live in like the ebb and flow of tides, and the plants and animals that we share our lovely little country with.

Suitable for kids of any age.

19

Edible Plants & Foraging Private Dining Adventure

Join a very well-traveled chef in his beautiful bohemian home for a private dining food adventure. This is no stuffy private dining experience - it's an adventure! The 3-hour adventure starts off with foraging in the neighbourhood for edible plants - you'll use them in the delicious Thai seafood meal that you'll enjoy later on.

This is perfect for the special family occasion that you'll talk about for ages.

20

Puzzle Hunt at Chinatown

For the families who love doing puzzles and games together, this is great interactive fun (but also educational!). This is a role playing game set in Chinatown!

Narrated by a gamemaster, all participants will dive into a character throughout the puzzle hunt in order to solve a murder mystery. Get ready for some plot twists as you search for clues and unearth the dark secrets and history of Chinatown!

Suitable for kids aged 5+.

21

Walk with Triad members

This is a really cool one for families who love history and heritage. People know Singapore as an incredibly safe place, but most people don't know about Singapore's struggles with opium and gang warfare when it was nation-building.

This is Singapore's 1st ever walking tour led by ex-gang members turned good! Uncover the underbelly of Singapore's past dark secrets of gangs, drugs & untold crime. After the walk, you'll get to enjoy a meal with your guide, and get to hear stories in a personal and intimate environment.

Suitable for kids of any age.

22

Explore Pulau Ubin on a Bike

During this 4-hour cycling trip at Pulau Ubin, you'll get to step back in time and learn more about the old way of life, when nature played a larger part in daily life.

Cycle to attractions such as Bukit Puaka, Chek Jawa Nature Reserve, and Pulau Ubin Town. Your guide will also be spotting wild animals, stopping by rural farms and mangroves to share fascinating facts of Ubin's ecosystem.

Suitable for kids aged 10 (can be younger if your kid can ride well!)

23

Visit the Sustainable Farm of the Future

This is a great experience for teaching kids about sustainability. Visit Singapore's very own insect farm, where you'll learn about how the humble black soldier flies can solve Singapore's food waste problem. The greedy larvae of these soldier flies gobble up food waste and poop out organic fertilizer of the highest quality. The larvae also becomes quality feed for livestock — one insect, multiple uses, and zero wastage ✌🏻😜

Suitable for kids of all ages.

24

Go Back in Time to Singapore's Last Kampong

Teleport back in time and get swept in nostalgia during this private 2-hour guided walk through Singapore’s last kampong village. Think overhead cables hanging above wooden attap houses, self-grown crops like banana and chili padi, and simple childhood games like Five Stones and Pick-up Sticks — your little ones will get the chance to experience firsthand what Singapore used to be like. It’s also extra meaningful when you share your personal kampong stories with your children 😌

Suitable for kids of all ages.

25

Organic Bee Farm & Honey Tasting

This organic farming session combines a beekeeping masterclass with honey tasting, and you'll get a yummy organic honey cocktail/mocktail to end the session. Our favourite part? It all takes place at a secret rooftop farm that reminds us of speakeasies abroad. Not only will you and your family get to learn a lot about how our ecosystem works (organic plants -> feed bees -> produce honey), you'll also get to enjoy it all in an incredibly chilled surrounding.

Suitable for kids aged 3+.

26

Make Pizza @ Secret Pizza Club

This is a really fun afternoon out for the whole family. Not only do you get to make pizza dough from scratch, you'll also learn how to raise a fire with sustainably sourced firewood, and pick your own plant garnishing from the adjacent farm. After the class, you can enjoy your yummy creations together, with a complimentary beer/kombucha thrown in! BONUS: Your furkid is very welcome here too :)

Suitable for kids of any age.

27

Learn the Art of Paper Making

If you have a creative child, or one who loves reading, this could be a really special way to spend time together.

Paper is more than just something to write on, it is an art form in and of itself. Here you'll learn the art of paper making, as well as how to use decoratives (eg. dried flowers, magazine cuttings) from home to make your handcrafted paper truly unique. You'll also get to bring home your beautiful delicate handmade paper to cherish!

Suitable for kids aged 6+.

28

Kayak Fishing

We get asked lots about what's the best place for fishing in Singapore. How about trying something truly different and immersing super close to nature - through kayak fishing?!

This kayak fishing takes place on moderate waves and currents, so you can fish at your leisure or just paddle along enjoying the views. It's a short 2-4KM course, so you don't have to worry about your physical fitness. You might even catch bottom fish such as parrotfishes, groupers, and snappers.

Suitable for kids aged 7+. Your kids won't stop talking about this one!

29

Get Messy & Splat Paint!

Do your kids like drawing on the walls and floor? Here's a chance for you guys to get messy, to express, to play with your art masterpiece and splat your paint on the wall! Think Jackson Pollock and splatter like a master :)

Suitable for kids aged 3+

30

Make Your Own Soap

This soap making workshop is a great way to spend the afternoon, and teach kids about a humble household good - soaps! These really cute soaps also make for amazing gifts after the workshop, talk about functional and aesthetic!

Suitable for kids aged 3+.

31

Claw & Paint

Remember the cute claw machine we used to love as kids, but never managed to get anything? In this unique art jam, you can bring your little ones to claw your own bear (we promise you'll get it!), and paint it thereafter! Your little ones will remember this one for ages :)

Suitable for any age.

32

Paint & Play a Ukulele

If your kids love art and music, why not combine the two in one super unique session. Here in 3 hours, you'll get your own ukulele to paint and you'll even learn basic techniques to play it. You'll get an awesome chilled afternoon, get to bring home a personalised ukulele and also a newfound musical skill!

Suitable for any age.

33

Try Calligraphy, Silk Screening or Woodblock Printing

This is an unguided art jam session with a twist - you'll get to choose between 5 types of art techniques (painting, sketching, calligraphy, silk screening, woodblock printing), or do all 5 if you wish! It's great for kids who want to try out different types of art forms to see what they love.

Suitable for Age 5+.

34

Learn Street Magic from Professional Magician

Do you have a kid in your life who loves magic tricks? If so, this would be a perfect experience to do together!

This Street Magic experience with a professional magician is a super fun and mind-blowing experience. It's an afternoon where you're invited into a mystical world where magic still abounds, and you not only learn tricks but the showmanship behind the tricks.

Suitable for kids aged 3+.

35

Ubin Mangrove Kayaking with Kelong Lunch!

This is a really unique, restorative full-day adventure in nature. This packs it all in: mangrove kayaking, hike at Ubin, and lunch at one of Singapore's last working kelongs.

The action-packed day includes kayaking from Pasir Ris beach to Pulau Ubin's mangrove forests, seeing old farming lagoons, visiting Ubin's cultural sites, and hiking to a viewpoint for the best natural views in Singapore. You'll also get the chance to have a simple lunch at one of Singapore's last working kelongs. If you're lucky, you'll also get to spot wildlife such as otters, eagles, herons, monitor lizards!

Suitable for kids aged 6+

36

Pop Balloons to Create Splatter Art!

If your kids love balloons (who doesn't?!), this is one they will remember for a long time.

Here you'll first learn how to mix colours and layering techniques to create your own splatter art. Then you'll head to splash zone (!) for the most fun part of this workshop—balloon popping time 🤩 Not only will you have a super fun afternoon popping balloons, you'll also get to bring home your one-of-a-kind splatter art piece.

Suitable for kids aged 5+

37

Mangrove Safari to Hidden Northern Islands

This is a really off-beat and chilled experience for the whole family. On this 3-hour adventure, you will be exploring the Northern Coastal line of Singapore packed with mangroves and a rustic nature vibe.

You'll get see Singapore's floating solar farm, bask in the tranquillity in the mangroves, catch glimpses of wildlife around the mangrove river. Relax, sit back and see Singapore with new eyes.

Suitable for kids aged 4+

38

Private Pottery in a Lush Garden Studio

This private pottery class in a lush garden studio is a really special one. During this 2-hour class, you and your kids will learn hand-building from a creative designer.

Emily, your instructor, is really kind and patient, and encourages her guests to be super creative. As it's a private class, you'll get Emily's full attention to help you create magic ✨

Suitable for kids aged 5+.

39

Enjoy a Private Rooftop Movie

This is one of our favourites for a special treat - we're already planning our third trip back!

Here, you'll have a beautiful secret rooftop garden all to yourself, where you can enjoy your favourite movies under the stars 🤩 This comes with 3 drinks per person, and the host will provide a screen, projector and Apple TV (so you can stream movies from your own Netflix account). You can also bring your own picnic, or order food to be delivered.

Suitable for kids of any age - but it takes place in the evening so it's better for families with older kids.

40

Woodworking for Kids!

This 2-hour workshop introduces children to hand tools and working with wood. Children will be able to apply their newfound woodworking skills to making a wooden tray during the session, and bring it home with them!

Suitable for Age 7+ (Children 4-6 are also welcome but must be accompanied by an adult)

41

Make Yummy Bubble Tea

If you love your bubble tea, this is a great one to do together as a family! Learn to make yummy bubble tea from scratch, and imagine running your own boba tea shop! Here you'll learn how to prepare chewy tapioca pearls, mix fresh milk and syrups and make two cups of custom flavoured milk tea. YUM.

Suitable for kids aged 5+.

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