Explore Our Catalogue And Get Hands On With Heritage!
The learning never ends! We’ve developed and assembled a thoughtful collection of complementary resources to enrich the online and offline learning journeys of pre-school and primary school-going children.
We’ve organised them into three broad categories for your easy browsing: IHC-related content; festivals; and countrywide celebrations.
Take your pick from videos, activity kits and learning packs. Have fun with the little ones and spread the word about our ever-growing catalogue!
Oil lamps illuminate the homes of Hindus around the globe during Deepavali. It is no different in Singapore. Here, families mark the triumph of good over evil with lights, mango leaves and rangoli (intricate ground art typically displayed at the entrances of homes).
You too can participate in the festivities. We’ve put together a stable of fun, easy-to-digest content detailing, for instance, the festival’s origins and special foods and snacks like laddu, milk barfi and murukku.
There are also a great variety of hands-on activities for both young and old to make their own Deepavali-relatedcrafts. Think salt dough lamps, Deepavali-themed gift bags and rangoli templates. Take your pick below!
- Deepavali Rangoli Suncatcher (2023)
- Indian Heritage Centre Deepavali in Singapore - youtube video (2023)
- Pre-school Activity Kit (2022)
- Primary School Activity Kit (2022)
- Pre-school Starter Guide
- Primary School Starter Guide
- Deepavali Catalogue 2021 (includes video links)
- Oil Lamp Craft Kit
- Celestial Swan Craft Kit
- Indian Festivals
- Rangoli-inspired Art
Visiting our special exhibition with a young art lover? Explore the exhibition with the aid of our specially curated guide for our younger audiences.
We invite you to see, think and wonder about the amazing artefacts in 'Ente Veedu, My Home: Malayalees in Singapore'. Download our parent-child guide.
For more information about the special exhibition, head on to this page.
Kickstart your journey of our galleries with a copy of our Discovery Kit — a companion guide for primary school children — from the Visitor Services Counter on Level 1.
Similar to the upper primary kits, the kits for lower primary students are also filled with puzzles, quizzes and a number of activities that encourage young visitors to engage with and explore our exhibits.
We’ve also incorporated eye-catching visuals highlighting the jewels in our treasure trove as well as open-ended portions for them to express and engage with the content in their own way.
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Kickstart your journey of our galleries with a copy of our Discovery Kit — a companion guide for primary school children — from the Visitor Services Counter on Level 1.
The kits for upper primary students, including one in Tamil, are filled with puzzles, quizzes and a number of activities that encourage young visitors to engage with and explore our exhibits.
We’ve also incorporated eye-catching visuals highlighting the jewels in our treasure trove as well as open-ended portions for them to express and engage with the content in their own way.
Get colouring! We’ve put together a set of colouring sheets on the exquisite jewellery and everyday kitchen essentials in our museum collection. There’s also one featuring the shophouses in our precinct. Titled Colour Our Collection, the sheets are suitable for children 10 and above and have been designed to reinforce the heritage and cultural content within our walls.
Children aged 5 to 10 can also get involved. They can choose to bedazzle and colour a sari, fold and create their own kavadi, or test their knowledge about some of the historical personalities featured in our gallery.
Filled with garland makers, jewellery shops, eateries and temples, Little India is a feast for the senses. Our trail companion, in the form of a hands-on booklet, highlights key icons in the lively cultural precinct and will help orientate young ones as they navigate the district’s mesmerising 5-foot ways.
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Come play with us! We’ve selected a fun assortment of traditional Indian games to expose younger generations to ancient game play.You can download our activity kits and watch our easy to understand video clips from the comfort of your own home for an exciting heritage-powered day at home with your children or in school with your students.
For instance, all you will need to make your own version of the ancient pallanguzhi game is an egg carton, paints, beads, as well as our DIY video which will walk you through a series of quick steps. Akin to chess, some arithmetic skill and strategic thinking are required to master the ancient mancala game.
Here’s the full list of the games we’ve selected for your family’s enjoyment:
Every Pongal, we boil pots of fresh rice with a generous helping of milk, cardamom, sugar and the like. Then we wait for it to overflow — a symbol of abundance and prosperity for the coming year.
During the harvest festival, we express gratitude towards Mother Earth for her provision and the resulting bountiful crop. Cattle are bathed, their horns painted and their necks adorned with fresh flower garlands.
That’s Pongal in a nutshell. Learn more about the holiday using these additional materials we’ve prepared.
Pongal 2023 Resources:
- Pongal Portal (designed for primary school students; available in English and Tamil)
- Colouring Sheet (pre-school)
- Maze (pre-school)
- Activity Sheet
- Word Search
- Know Your Numbers
- Picture and Word Match
Add a touch of Indian heritage to your Christmas celebrations with our special activity kit.
You can make a set of henna-inspired greeting cards, colour your own wrapping paper, and even produce your own Christmas ornaments featuring popular Indian motifs like the lotus and the peacock.
Join us as we spread festive cheer!
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