GUIDES
Mandai Christmas Workshops 2026: Ages, Prices and Booking
7 November 2026
Mandai’s Wild Side, Best Side: A Wilder Christmas Awaits includes separately booked November workshops in its public East and West precincts. Choose by age and activity before buying: the room-scenter workshop is for ages 12 and above, and the pizza session costs S$52.32 including GST.
Photo: Mandai Wildlife Group. Official press photograph.
Start with the workshop, not a park ticket
The official Christmas campaign runs from 7 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, but its published workshops are on selected November dates. Do not assume these sessions run every weekend through Christmas.
Song Fa and Toy Doctor are in Mandai Wildlife East. COLLIN’S and UnPackt are in Mandai Wildlife West. These are public-precinct activities with their own booking arrangements. A workshop booking is not a wildlife-park ticket or a ticket to the separate Zoolympix Village.
Our recommendation: choose one workshop and a nearby meal. Keep the other side of the precinct optional, especially with children who may be tired after a structured session.
Pizza for ages four to 12: the clearest child-and-parent option
COLLIN’S runs its pizza workshop on 14 November, 3–5pm, at #02-10, Mandai Wildlife West. Registration starts at 2.30pm. The operator’s registration form specifies ages four to 12 and S$52.32 per child including GST, rather than the headline S$48 excluding GST.
Children make a 10-inch pizza, with a hat, apron, ingredients and participation certificate included. The listed package also includes a pot of artisan hot tea, a non-alcoholic piña colada and a S$5 dining voucher usable only on 14–15 November. Parents may help with the pizza; the page does not promise a second pizza for each accompanying adult.
The campaign lists a maximum of 12 participants. Submitting the form creates a soft booking: confirmation follows payment and email liaison. Read its photography and video-consent section before submitting. Ask the operator about ingredients and dietary needs before paying.
UnPackt crafts: check the age rule before the theme
The upcycled room-scenter workshop is listed for 8 and 15 November, 3–5pm, at UnPackt, #02-09, Mandai Wildlife West, for S$40 per person. The operator’s page states ages 12 and above because hot wax is poured. Book this activity only for participants who meet that age rule.
The remaining announced shower-steamer session is 14 November, 3–5pm, also S$40 per person. Participants make four steamers. Its booking page says ages seven and above, or parental guidance is required; confirm the arrangement before booking for a younger child.
Both operator pages state that workshops are non-refundable and include a S$10 in-store café voucher. They also say photographs may be used for promotion and ask participants who do not want their child photographed to tell staff on the day.
Tea or plush-making for a different pace
Song Fa’s tea workshop at #01-05 Dining Alley, Mandai Wildlife East combines Nanyang tea brewing, storytelling, a meal and a goodie bag. The English session is 18 November; the Mandarin session is 27 November. The current campaign page lists 2–4.30pm, S$40 per person, with a maximum of 20 participants.
Use the live timing when planning. The older 4 November release gives 3–5pm. Check your booking confirmation before travelling, and review the included meal if anyone has dietary requirements.
Toy Doctor offers the shorter Inside Out Challenge through 30 November: a 45-minute session, listed at S$25 per person, involving plush stuffing and simple sewing. It is at Exploria #01-17, mezzanine level, Mandai Wildlife East. The longer My Own Chou Chou workshop is listed in the campaign at S$68, with remaining dates 8, 14 and 15 November. Confirm the selected date, Singapore-time slot, age suitability and accompanying-adult arrangements in the linked booking flow before paying.
Treat dining rewards as an extra
The campaign offers one scratch card for every S$50 qualifying F&B spend, combining no more than two same-day receipts, while stocks last. This is a chance to win, not a guaranteed discount on your outing. Do not assume workshop fees count as qualifying restaurant spend.
Redemption runs 11am–8pm outside KFC at East Plaza and 11am–7pm beside UnPackt in the West precinct. Check participating outlets and terms before ordering. Keep receipts if you would have bought the meal anyway.
Save the exact unit and booking confirmation before departure. For the transport leg, use Mandai’s current arrival and precinct-transport guidance. The campaign dates do not establish that every workshop still has seats, and this guide does not promise live availability.
FAQs
Do I need a zoo ticket for these Christmas workshops?
The listed sessions are in Mandai’s public East and West precincts and have their own bookings. A workshop fee does not include wildlife-park admission or the separate Zoolympix Village ticket.
Which workshop suits a younger child?
COLLIN’S explicitly accepts ages four to 12 on 14 November. UnPackt’s room-scenter workshop is restricted to ages 12 and above because it uses hot wax. Check the operator’s age and supervision rules rather than relying on a broad family-friendly description.
Do the November workshops continue until Christmas?
The wider campaign runs until 3 January 2027, but the checked workshop schedule lists selected November dates. No December repeat of these sessions is established by that schedule.
