Gateway Kids Club
"Once Upon A Time" Storytelling
Listen to and imagine a world through storytelling as our professional storytellers share, through narration and enactment, loveable children’s stories. Children are encouraged to interact, sing and dance with our storytellers as they describe and act out the world of the story.
A different story every week!
| 10.00am – English Storytelling 11.00am – Chinese Storytelling (First and Second Saturdays of the month) |
| Dance Studio, Level 5, Gateway Theatre |
February Stories
Gateway Kids Club February – Roaring Good Time!
This month, the town is painted red with lanterns, banners, and lights in celebration of the Lunar New Year! At Gateway Kids Club, we’re also celebrating with exciting stories about the festive season—hear about the cheeky Kitchen God, learn about the origins of some New Year traditions, and discover how the animals made it into the Chinese zodiac. Come join us for a roaring good time!
| 8 February, 10am | Storyteller Nat A Sticky Tradition |
| 8 February, 11am | 故事人伟光 · Storyteller William 年兽的传说 · The Legend of Nian |
| 15 February, 10am | Storyteller Dwayne The Magic Paintbrush |
| 22 February, 10am | Young Storyteller from The Storytelling Centre Ltd The Great Race |
“Look What I Made!” Arts & Crafts
Whether it’s sand or sticker art, colouring or painting, kids can participate in making their own take-home art pieces. Creativity is key and their imagination the captain of this hands-on arts and crafts workshop.
| 10.30am - 1.00pm |
| Studio 3, Gateway Theatre |
| $4 |
Free Play
Kids are encouraged to play with the interactive outdoor games at the Sky Garden. You can also have a picnic and chill out to relaxing background music.
Note: Children should be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times. Gateway Theatre is not responsible or liable for any loss, damage, death, or personal injury sustained on its premises.
| 10.30am - 1.00pm |
| Sky Garden, Gateway Theatre (Subject to venue availability) |
All our activities are a way for parents to get involved with their kids in arts-related activities. Studies show that creative activities are imperative in early child development.
Gateway Kids Club gets you and your child engaged in arts-related activities that are not only fun but also feed the imaginative creator hidden within!
Each month features a different theme, around which activities are focused.
Recommended for children 3 to 7 years old.
What We Believe
In the early childhood years between 3 to 7 years old, kids have a large capacity to develop their creativity and grow their imagination through various positive artistic stimulations. Studies show that children after the age of 6 will multi-task their modes of learning due to the pressures of formal schooling, therefore their capacity to imagine and create is much greater before reaching this age!
More and more Singaporean parents are introducing their children to the arts through weekend art workshops, theatre plays or musicals for young people, as well as enrolling their children in music lessons. Gateway Kids Club provides another option for parents to introduce their kids to activities that are centred around visual arts, performing arts, music and dance.
More Great Reasons to Join
Arts to Enrich Young Minds
Children develop a variety of skills from participating in arts-related activities regularly.
Motor skills, especially in making arts and crafts.
Language appreciation, in listening and participating in storytelling.
Listening, improving a child’s attention span when listening to stories, as well as active listening when taking instructions.
Empathy, appreciating other people or animals through their stories.
Visual appreciation, when drawing and making crafts; developing graphic cues and understanding symbols.
Problem-solving & critical-thinking, as applied in craft-making or free play interactive games.
Inventiveness, when expressing themselves during the storytelling or craft-making sessions.
Great Family Time
COME DOWN AND TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES AS A FAMILY
Parents and children can play together, interact when making crafts together or share in an experience through the storytelling sessions. Parents talk about the story at home, sing the songs and do the actions that were shared at the storytelling session. They can also use the skills they’ve learnt making crafts to create their own play at home too.
Our Storytellers
Gateway Theatre collaborates with some of the best and brightest in the local performing arts industry to bring stories to life in a way that is engaging, entertaining, and inspiring. These include freelance actors as well as storytellers from the following arts companies:
Nat Koh
Nat is an actress, radio DJ, storyteller, early childhood arts educator, and host based in Singapore. She began her work in theatre for young audiences as an actress in 2017 and has consistently worked to expand her creative repertoire since.
Nat enjoys melding her knowledge of acting, fairytales, and education; which is why most of her stories are self-penned! An advocate for giving children a safe space to explore creative solutions without judgement, Nat always ensures that her stories are fun, educational, and above all has the ability to nurture empathy in the hearts of her audiences.
Rino Junior John
Rino Junior John is a theatre-trained actor and graduated as valedictorian, achieving a Distinction in his theatre studies. A true storyteller at heart, Rino has spent years captivating the imaginations of young listeners. Through animated storytelling sessions, Rino weaves silly tales that whisk children away into enchanting realms, nurturing a profound love for literature and sparking the flames for creativity. He believes that the true magic of storytelling lies in the ability to forge connections with young audiences, leaving a lasting impact on their hearts and minds.
William Tan
William Tan is the co-artistic director of Morph Theatre and drama instructor with various primary, secondary and special schools. He is an experienced TV and stage actor. He is notable for his performance in the Mediacorp telemovie, ‘Ah Gong Meat Bone Tea’ produced by the late Mr Kuo Pao Kun. Besides acting, he has written and directed numerous concerts for schools and Singapore Media Academy. William has been involved in Arts Education Programme since 1999.
Young Storytellers from The Storytelling Centre Ltd
ACT 3 Theatrics
Stepping into the fourth decade as Singapore’s first professional theatre company, Act 3 Theatrics’s focus continues to be children. Where once the professionals were the creators and enactors, today, Act 3 Theatrics endeavours to be the catalyst to inspire children in their hands-on quest to learn, explore, experiment, create, articulate and present.
What children enjoy most is the act of doing things. They blossom to their full potential when surrounded by a sense of joy, wonder, spontaneity and freedom
Gateway Kids Club
Storytelling
Most definitely! We have a varied team of storytellers that take turns to bring you and your children a different story every week. You can see the schedule on the events tab.
Infants in arm (18 months and below) are counted as 1 pax.
Seat allocations are done on a first-come-first serve basis.
Walk-ins are allowed subjected to availability, however we strongly encourage all patrons to purchase tickets in advance to avoid being turned away due to full capacity.