Things to do with kids: Museum of Ice Cream reopens, Tom and Jerry collectibles

SINGAPORE – Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities.

Museum of Ice Cream Singapore reopens

Beat the heat with your children at the newly renovated Museum of Ice Cream Singapore in Loewen Road. The attraction, which opened in 2021, has refreshed its installations, while keeping its iconic pink aesthetic.

Go on the whimsical fruit swings, dance in the Infinity Mirror Party Zone and have fun finding your way out of the Banana Maze. Hit all five dessert stations for unlimited servings of ice cream from Singapore brand Denzy Gelato, Ben & Jerry’s from the United States and more. There are up to 19 flavours and eight toppings.

To celebrate the relaunch, you can join free workshops to make ice cream and personalise keychain tags at selected time slots on weekends until May 25. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis when you buy tickets online (tickets.museumoficecream.sg).

Admission starts at $35. Kids aged two years and below enter free, and those under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Until May 30, Singapore residents get 10 per cent off on weekday tickets with the promotion code SGSPRINKLE10.

Tom and Jerry-themed promotion at Sushi Express

Several food and beverage brands recently offered mini plushies as promotional merchandise, available with the purchase of their products ranging from burgers to pizza to chocolate malt drinks.

Here are two more adorable additions: plushie keychains capturing classic cartoon characters Tom and Jerry’s playful antics with Japanese food.

One keychain shows Tom emerging from an ebi tempura, while the other features Jerry peeking out of a tamago sushi.

Get these from conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain Sushi Express, which is presenting a Tom and Jerry-themed promotion in celebration of the duo’s 85th anniversary.

Until June 30, receive a stamp for every $10 you spend. Collect five stamps to buy a keychain for $12.90 or use 10 stamps to get one free. Other collectibles include melamine plates and desk decorations.

And inspired by Jerry’s love for cheese, your family can savour three new sushi: Smokin’ Camembert Salmon ($3), Margherita Jumbo Shrimp ($3) and Carbonara Jumbo Scallop ($3.50).

Go to sushiexpress.com.sg for details.

Be@rbrick animated series on Apple TV+

While you know Bearbrick as highly sought-after collectible figurines, your children may now recognise them as characters from an animated series.

Be@rbrick is a new music-driven animated comedy series based on Japanese company Medicom Toy’s iconic collectible figures. Streaming on Apple TV+, the 13-episode show follows teenage singer-songwriter Jasmine Finch and her bandmates as they pursue their dreams and inspire others to do the same.

But it is a real challenge when their roles and futures have been predetermined by their painted-on looks, and enforced by Ms Goldenshorts, the most powerful Be@rbrick in town. To shape their destinies, Jasmine and her friends realise they have to take action.

Produced and animated by American film studio DreamWorks Animation and Japanese creative agency Dentsu Inc, the series features upbeat, original songs and aims to empower children to embrace their true selves through the universal language of music.

Kids are also reminded how everyone in the world is unique, has the right to be different and should be accepted for his or her individuality.

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