Mint Museum of Toys @ Seah Street

I received an invite from a colleague to attend her son's 1 yr old bday bash, held at Mint Musuem of Toys along Seah Street.

Our birthday boy doesn't quite know what's happening around him. I suppose such parties are mainly for the parents. I doubt the per pax cost was cheap as the entire 3rd storey of the museum was booked out. Food was so-so but i must say that the toy museum took my breath away.

Call me "sua ku" but i never know this place existed. The party included a musuem tour and i actually enjoyed it! I saw pioneer versions of the toys i played when i was little. This musuem is owned by an engineering consultant who's a toy fanatic! The toys displayed in the museum are from his personal collection & it's only 1/10 of it! The rest are all stored in a warehouse & our friend pays over $4000/mth to store them. The toys are worth over a million S$! Phew! They even built special lighting & ventilation to ensure optimal moisture & light so as not to damage the toys.

Here are some photos to share. I saw my fav Strawberry Shortcake! & the early versions of Barbie & Ken. Oh, also the tubes of "DARKIE" toothpaste. Mickey Mouse looks awful in its earlier days. Apparently, these ugly ones were made in Germany.