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Kids Camp: Board Game Design Lab

Kids Camp: Board Game Design Lab

🎲 Design. Test. Play.
Step into the world of game creation in Board Game Design Lab!

In this hands-on 1-day workshop, children learn how tabletop games are designed from the ground up. From understanding game mechanics to building their own playable prototypes, participants experience the full journey of a game designer.

Through analysing existing games, rapid prototyping, and peer testing, children discover what makes a game fun, fair, and engaging.

Board Game Design Lab @ Vivita

🗓️ Date: 8 June 2026
⏰ Time: 10AM – 5PM
📍 Location: Vivita, 10 Kampong Eunos, Singapore 417775
📚 Recommended for children aged 9–16
❗LIMITED SLOTS AVAILABLE!

What Your Child Will Experience

🎮 Game Mechanics & Design Thinking
Children break down how games work by analysing existing titles, learning the building blocks of game design.

💡 Create or Modify a Game
Participants can modify an existing game or design their own from scratch using the mechanics they’ve learned.

✂️ Rapid Prototyping
Using simple materials, children quickly build their first playable version and test if their ideas work.

🧪 Play-Testing & Feedback
Through peer testing, participants identify flaws, refine rules, and discover what makes their game enjoyable.

🛠 Production & Fabrication
Final designs are brought to life using tools like laser cutters or Cricut machines, turning ideas into physical game components.

🎤 Final Showcase & Game Café
Participants present and play each other’s completed games, receiving feedback from peers, parents, and facilitators.

Why Join This Workshop?

✔️ Learn how games are designed from concept to prototype
✔️ Develop creativity, logic, and problem-solving skills
✔️ Gain hands-on experience in prototyping and iteration
✔️ Build confidence through testing and presenting ideas
✔️ Understand what makes games engaging and fun

Turn Ideas Into Playable Experiences

Board Game Design Lab gives your child the chance to think like a creator, not just a player. By combining creativity with structured design thinking, participants walk away with a game they’ve built themselves and the skills to keep improving it.

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What Your Child Will Experience

  • 🎮 Game Design Thinking

    Children analyse existing games to understand how mechanics, rules, and player experience come together to create fun and engaging gameplay.

  • 💡 Create Your Game

    Participants design their own board game or modify an existing one, turning ideas into playable prototypes using simple materials.

  • 🔧 Test, Refine & Showcase

    Kids improve their games through peer testing and feedback before presenting their final creations with confidence.

Meet Your Facilitators

CAMP FACILITATOR

Jasmine Quek

Jasmine is a multi-disciplinary designer and maker who is passionate about challenging perceptions of everyday objects and materials. Her work was featured in "Visions of the Future," an exhibition by DesignSingapore in 2021. During her three-year tenure at a local design studio, Hans Tan Studio, Jasmine developed a deeper interest in graphic design while working on graphical pattern designs. 

CAMP FACILITATOR

Kai Yi

Kai Yi is an introspective designer and facilitator with a broad range of interests — from 3D printing to hands-on making. With a background in industrial design, he’s passionate about helping young creators discover how empathy and curiosity can inspire meaningful ideas. At VIVITA, he guides children through the design thinking process — encouraging them to understand problems deeply and turn their ideas into tangible solutions.

CAMP FACILITATOR

Khor Tuck Khan

Khor is an experienced creative director with over two decades in advertising and visual communications. Beyond his professional work, Khor has dedicated himself to environmental art and community outreach. Since 2006, he has led recycled art projects for persons with special needs and participated in festivals like iLight Singapore and the Lyon Light Festival, reflecting a commitment to creativity, sustainability, and impact.

  • Refund Policy

    A minimum number of participants is required for the programme to begin. A full refund will be refunded in the form of credits should the minimum number is not met. There will be no refund for cancellation two weeks prior to the date of the programme.

  • PDPA Notice

    Please note that photos and videos may be taken during activities for the purpose of use on social media,  in e-newsletters and on our website. All media will not be used for commercial purposes, or in any manner that would exploit or cause malicious representation.

  • Indemnity Notice

    As a participant, you acknowledge and waive all liabilities and claims that may arise from risks of injury, risks as a result of an encounter with the animals & plants, heat related injuries and illness including but not limited to heat exhaustion, sunburn and dehydration.

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