SmartKids Asia – Asia’s Largest Educational Kids’ Fair Makes its Second Debut In 2016, In Celebration of Youth Day and why you must attend it!
For the first time since 2012, the annual SmartKids Asia will be making a second debut this year! In celebration of Youth Day, the three-day event promises an extensive line-up of family-themed activities such as meet & greet sessions with popular characters, free trial classes from leading enrichment centres, interactive activities, inflatable challenges, and even a Scholarship Programme – the activities are tailored for parents with children between 3 to 12 of age.
Organised by Sphere Exhibits Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH), SmartKids Asia will take place on 1 – 3 July from Friday to Sunday at 10am-9pm (1 – 2 July) and 10am – 8pm (3 July) at Suntec Singapore, Hall 405 & 406.
Event Highlights:
Meet & Greet sessions
SmartKids Asia will bring forth a set of popular characters: My Little Pony featuring Apple Jack, Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash; Robocar Poli featuring Poli & Amber; Pororo & Friends featuring Pororo, Krong and Petty; and the characters from Sylvanian Families for three days of performances and Meet & Greet sessions.
SmartKids Asia is welcoming registrations for the Meet & Greet passes via their Facebook page and online registration channel. In March, the organisers received more than 8,000 registrations for the 300 Meet & Greet passes made available.
SmartKids Asia Scholarship Programme
Following the success in March of its first ever Scholarship Programme, a first in five years, SmartKids Asia will once again partner with key education providers to offer a new set of scholarships to deserving students coming July. The Scholarship Programme aims to reward students, aged 5 – 12 years old, with one of the educational and arts programmes available. Registrants are to be assessed on-site by individual education providers on 1 & 2 July. Following the assessment, successful recipients will be chosen to receive the scholarships on stage at SmartKids Asia on Sunday, 3 July.
Speak Up! Kids – National Public Speaking Competition
In collaboration with eXplorerKid, the largest indoor playground in Singapore and Speech Academy Asia, the enrichment provider that focuses on public speaking for children, SmartKids Asia will be introducing the nation’s first public speaking competition for kids aged 7 – 12 years old. With prizes worth more than $10,000 to be won, the registrations are now open for the Open & School Categories. More details available here.
When I received this cute media kit from SmartKids Asia, my kids went bonkers trying all the childhood goodies it contained…Not only them, even I felt like becoming child again…
Plastic balloons fun…
Here are 8 solid reasons why you must attend SmartKids Asia July 2016?
1. Free Trial Classes:
Three days of trial classes from educational and enrichment providers will happen from 10am to 8pm daily. The full list of activities will be available here.
2. Daily Stage Activities:
A comprehensive set of stage segments from various exhibitors encompassing education, the arts and sports at SmartKids Asia. The full list of activities will be available here.
3. The Inflatable Challenge:
Children of all ages are welcome to take part in a time-challenged obstacle course will take place at the Inflatable Area. Admission is free.
4. Daily Lucky Draws with prizes worth more than $10,000:
Visitors will be entitled to one chance in the lucky draw with every receipt of purchase. Happening once daily, $10,000 worth of prizes will include Disney hotel attraction passes and many more.
5. Goodie Bag Giveaway (Worth up to $50):
With a total of 1,500 goodie bags to be given away, registrants are to redeem the Goodie Bags on-site from 10am onwards. Limited to the first 500 registrants per day.
6. SmartKids Asia’s Fun Passport:
The Fun Passport is an interactive activity for children of all ages. Participants are to complete activities from 6 different pit stops from a list of many. Completion of the passport entitles one to spin the prize wheel with exclusive prizes up for grabs.
7. Princess & Superhero Contest:
Following its success in March, the Superhero & Princess Contest will showcase children of all ages donning creative theme costumes on stage. With a panel judges, the winners will be judged based on creativity, uniqueness and overall appeal. Top participants stand to win prizes worth up to $1,000.
8. F-17 Futsal Challenge:
In collaboration with F-17, Fandi Ahmad’s Academy of Football Excellence, visitors can take part in SmartKids Asia’s first 1V1 challenge. Open to children aged 7 to 12 years old, prizes including a Football Scholarship will be awarded to the top players.
For more information on the latest updates and event highlights:
visit www.smartkidsasia.com
OR
See you there!!!
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Great list of reasons to visit Smartkids Asia. I went to the one they held the last time and had a great time with the family. Definitely worth going.
First time hearing it. Will bring my kids when they are older.
Jingyi
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So much information! And its no wonder the kids like the media kit.. the old school toys! Wow!
We are going too! Let’s meet when we are there!
Very informative. Thanks for sharing.. it has been awhile since we attend smartkids asia
Thanks for your recommendation, will bring my kids over!
I was looking forward to seeing more of what was in the media kit. hee hee. Sounds like a great exhibition to go for!
Vivien ( Beautiful Chaos )
Wow! I go bonkers with the goodies too! Your must-go reasons definitely make it even more appetising 🙂
I will be sharing this info to my other mommy friends… I think my kids are too young to join this hehehe.. Thanks for the detailed information
It seem a good learning process for children. Parents also can participant to create a fun learning process for their children. Will recommend to my friend.
wow i didn’t know there are scholarships for such young kids, it’s a good initiative tho
a lot of goodies in the package.. i would be excited too! 🙂
looks so cool and fun!!!
out of all.. My favorite activity is number 7. Lol. its because i’ve always wanted to dress up as Jasmin the Disney Princess.
Wish to have it in Malaysia as well. Thanks for sharing.
My mommy friends will be so exciting when I share this with them, thanks for sharing 🙂
The kids will surely having fun in this event! Love how they actually organise this fun event for the kids and family =D Miss my time being a kids.
Wow there are so many exciting activities and benefits. I hope more parents are aware of this.
What a fun event and I hope they also have like this here in the Philippines.
Looks fun! This is great for kids before starting school because they get to socialize with lots of other kids, thus eliminating the overwhelming feeling of the first day of class.
I attended Smart Kids in Malaysia everytime they had it since my children enjoy the expo so much. I can get some great bargains too.
wow.. if I had kids, I would definitely go! Always good to expose them to different learning experiences when they are growing.
oh wow..will check this out with my kiddos
Wow! I wanna join Smart Kids asia… I went last few years.. But the last year’s booth seems shrinking.. Hope this year is better then!
It’s great for the kids to learn. I would always prefer my kids to attend like this kind of activities instead of staying at home.
This will be a great opportunity for the kids to enjoy themselves and have some fun. Truly, it is a must attend for the kids. Thanks for sharing. Kindly visit http://www.sabtrends.com
Yes! such a great way to get the kids involved and learn at the same time!
Its a nice event for the kids..I love entertainment more than books during childhood time..haha
seems like a fun event! will recommend to my Singaporean friends so they can attend as well
Wow..it seems that i need to bring my niece and nephew here.. i know they’ll be loving this event.. hehe it good that there are actually events like these around. hope there be more in different places to save some transpo fee.. hehe
I used to attend smartkids religiously when my kids were small, especially when my youngest was small, now that they have grown up… got no more reason to visit smart kids… huhuhu
Sounds interesting. The feminist in me wants a girl to win the Super Hero costume contest!!
This is so cool! I love that they offer scholarships for the children.
Smartkids Asia has been around for the longest time… 4 years at least? I was involved in the 2012 one when I was in the Chiropractic line… time pass fast!
I would have bring my kid if I had one! Kids nowadays should expose more to these kind of activities, it definitely helps them a lot.
Looking at the plastic balloon, I got nostalgic. I never thought that plastic balloon existed outside the Philippines! This is the first time I have seen non-Filipinos playing it. 🙂
These all look so fun! I want to be a kid again, too! It’s a great way to encourage children to come out of their comfort zone and try various things. Learning becomes more engaging when there are lots of fun things involved.
Wish there are more events like SmartKids Asia here in Manila! I love playing with plastic balloons when I was a kid! My niece had me buy them and ship them to the US.
I think this is a great program for kids, it encourages them to learn new things outside of school and while having fun as well! It’s really amazing that we have these programs available especially during the summer break!
Too bad I don’t have any mummy friends that stay at SG or near JB! But I believe that these event definitely will be fun and joy for the kids! 😀
Kids can really learn a lot of thing at Smart kids asia. They can have fun and also win some stuff.
Learning in a fun way is a great way to learn. I will alert my sisters about the programme. TQ for sharing.
Nice media kit!! Kids these day should attend more of events for activities and not just staying at home with their iPad or iPhone!
This looks fun! I would be giddy with the loot bag, too, even if I am not a kid. There are so many activities. I hope everyone gets a chance to participate.
This great for kids and truly it’s a must to attend this event. SmartKids Asia is truly for kids who love the entertainment and fun while they’re growing up.