Kids' Camps Get Creative

Holiday camps in Singapore run the gamut from nature-based romps to more sedate dance and drama classes, but design-themed camps are now enjoying greater popularity.

- Chantal Sajan

When schools close for the holidays from May 31 to June 29, many children will be learning about how design can help shape their future.

At home-grown company Maker.SG, children as young as three will assemble functioning robots which they can take home.

At The Drawing Mint, young ones learn how to combine art with architecture in fun-filled day sessions.

Another holiday highlight is to design a raft aboard a spacious catamaran, as part of an immersive camp organised by Dutchman "Captain Martijn".

Over at DesignTinkers, children can build treehouses or design an eco-friendly home.

Eleven-year-old Sharanya Singh likes the creative, hands-on part of the class most.

She builds real models, solves design challenges and works with other children to come up with new ideas.

"It was fun to think like a designer, especially when designing my room, and to design an eco-friendly house," says Sharanya, who adds that she would like to pursue design as a career when she grows up.