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Largest Balloon Maze

Volunteers from People’s Association’s Balloon Sculpting Interest Group constructed a maze made of balloons which measured 25.8m by 15.2m at Marina Square. Displayed on 18 to 19 Jun 2016, the maze was designed to look like a museum with all its exhibits made of only balloons. Visitors had fun finding their way in the maze and sculpting some balloons themselves. More photos

Largest Parent-and-Child Kayaking Race

SAFRA Punggol organised the Waterway Challenge for its members on 11 Jun 2016 which involved family teams completing a kayak-cycle-run route. In the kayaking race, 120 pairs of parent-and-child rowed between 1.25-1.7 km along Punggol Waterway, depending on the child’s age group. SAFRA Punggol Waterway Challenge Video by SAFRA Punggol (Sorry video takes a while to load)

Largest Dessert Pizza

Pezzo Pizza, together with 70 children from Club Rainbow created a 1.95m-diameter dessert pizza at NUS Sheares Hall on 3 Jun 2016. It was topped with chocolate spread, caramelised bananas, marshmallows and heart-shaped sprinkles. For the month of June, Pezzo is selling a similar dessert pizza at all its 28 outlets with part of the sales proceeds going to Club Rainbow.

Most Number Of People Bouncing Basketballs Together

ActiveSG Basketball Academy was launched on 29 May 2016 at the Padang, Connaught Drive, to develop children and youths for the sport. Commencing in Sep, the academy will conduct basketball lessons at Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Delta, Hougang, and Pasir Ris Sports Centres. To mark the launch, 2,180 people simultaneously bounced a basketball each for 5 min.

Most 100m Laps Covered On Wheelchair In 3 Hr

The focus of Citi Singapore’s Family Day & Global Community Day this year was to build awareness for disability sports and support the Singapore National Paralympic Council. Staff and their families gathered at Singapore Expo on 28 May 2016 and took part in sports activities suited to the disabled. More than 200 participants covered 295 laps of 100m on wheelchairs over 3 hours.

World’s First Road Pricing Scheme

Singapore introduced the Area Licensing Scheme on 2 Jun 1975 whereby vehicles entering the Restricted Zone in the Central Business District, had to buy and display a S$3 daily licence or a S$60 monthly licence on their windscreens. The scheme was replaced by Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) in 1998.

World’s Largest Ant Farm Habitat

To promote its toothpaste, Colgate Palmolive and its advertising agency Y&R Singapore, built the largest ant farm habitat placed inside a molar tooth image. The billboard for bus shelter advertisements measured 1.2m by 0.9m and 0.08m in depth. About 200-300 ants were released into the habitat creating mini tunnels within the gel, thus giving the impression that the ‘tooth’ had ...

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