{"id":40125,"date":"2026-03-29T12:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T04:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=40125"},"modified":"2026-03-29T12:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T04:15:37","slug":"weave-a-ketupat-and-get-creative-hari-raya-crafts-and-news-bites-in-sts-march-activity-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=40125","title":{"rendered":"Weave a ketupat and get creative: Hari Raya crafts and news bites in ST\u2019s March activity page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 Try your hand at weaving paper strips into a \u201cketupat\u201d \u2013 a traditional Malay rice dumpling wrapped in intricately folded palm leaves \u2013 with step-by-step instructions in The Straits Times\u2019 activity page this weekend. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The March edition features a Hari Raya Puasa-themed colouring section, alongside an information snippet on the Thai festival Songkran, which is held in April. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Published on the last Sunday of each month in the Life! section, the page offers a mix of hands-on fun and learning, from maze puzzles to word searches to news-inspired snippets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In this edition, read about measles, which has seen a notable rise in Singapore earlier in 2026 compared with the past few years. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 760\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/tags\/st-screen-timeout\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_self\" data-testid=\"inline-image-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/9e1047074fe4c0c67f34c5bc1019d846e893cc35286adc3f572186b5ffd6eab4?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/9e1047074fe4c0c67f34c5bc1019d846e893cc35286adc3f572186b5ffd6eab4?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/9e1047074fe4c0c67f34c5bc1019d846e893cc35286adc3f572186b5ffd6eab4?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/9e1047074fe4c0c67f34c5bc1019d846e893cc35286adc3f572186b5ffd6eab4\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The activity page is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/tags\/st-screen-timeout?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">ST\u2019s series on managing screen time<\/span><\/a>, which started on Jan 25. The series aims to journey with families as they raise children and navigate struggles in an increasingly digital world. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.straitstimes.com.sg\/s3fs-public\/2026-03\/SunLife29March2026KidsActivityGraphic.pdf?VersionId=cREjsHFr3h.VNsJsxV6igu1DSmqhpb_h&amp;ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\"><b>Download the latest page here:<\/b><\/span><\/a><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1880\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.straitstimes.com.sg\/s3fs-public\/2026-03\/SunLife29March2026KidsActivityGraphic.pdf?VersionId=cREjsHFr3h.VNsJsxV6igu1DSmqhpb_h\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_self\" data-testid=\"inline-image-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/012d36ebc671a8245ddbd4b32e62f26134c64b9f84bbbc2d6585da1a9209b578?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/012d36ebc671a8245ddbd4b32e62f26134c64b9f84bbbc2d6585da1a9209b578?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/012d36ebc671a8245ddbd4b32e62f26134c64b9f84bbbc2d6585da1a9209b578?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/012d36ebc671a8245ddbd4b32e62f26134c64b9f84bbbc2d6585da1a9209b578\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/weave-a-ketupat-and-get-creative-hari-raya-crafts-and-news-bites-in-sts-march-activity-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Try your hand at weaving paper strips into a \u201cketupat\u201d \u2013 a traditional Malay rice dumpling wrapped in intricately folded palm leaves \u2013&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}