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NDP 2026
Introducing SG61 —National Day Temporary Tattoos, Reimagined
A new sheet for a new year—see how our National Day tattoos keep growing with Singapore. Don't miss our new designs for SG61 Tattoos!
Every year around this time, we ask ourselves the same question: what does National Day look like on skin this time round?
For SG61, the answer came together as a full sheet — a little train, a heart that just says "SG," a kopi cup with peonies on it, ang ku kueh in red and green, the Gardens by the Bay supertrees, a Merlion mid-roar under the word "SINGAPURA," a Red Lions jet, the flag, and a long charm-bracelet strip running down the side with beads, stars, flowers and a tiny "I ❤️ SG" heart worked into it. It's good, but we know what the audience want. Something bigger & better each year. Everything on it is something you'd actually recognise if you grew up here.
Happy 61st Birthday, Singapore!
For SG61, the answer came together as a full sheet — a little train, a heart that just says "SG," a kopi cup with peonies on it, ang ku kueh in red and green, the Gardens by the Bay supertrees, a Merlion mid-roar under the word "SINGAPURA," a Red Lions jet, the flag, and a long charm-bracelet strip running down the side with beads, stars, flowers and a tiny "I ❤️ SG" heart worked into it. It's good, but we know what the audience want. Something bigger & better each year. Everything on it is something you'd actually recognise if you grew up here.
Happy 61st Birthday, Singapore!
What's On the Sheet?
We didn't want another round of flags and fireworks. SG61 leans into the everyday version of Singapore instead — the bits you'd actually recognize without a caption.
We didn't want another round of flags and fireworks. SG61 leans into the everyday version of Singapore instead — the bits you'd actually recognize without a caption.
- The "Let's Go Singapore" train — a grinning MRT carriage waving a little flag, made for kids and first-timers to National Day.
- The SG heart — a simple red heart with "SG" stamped through it, sparkles and all. The most reapplied design on the sheet, we'd bet.
- Kopi cup, orchid spray, and ang ku kueh (red and green) — the small, specific things that read as home. No fireworks needed.
- Gardens by the Bay supertrees — rendered in bold, poster-style pink and red rather than a literal photo.
- The Merlion, under "SINGAPURA" — mid-roar, water swirling around it, done as a badge you'd actually want on a tote bag.
- Red Lions jet and the national flag — the classic NDP pairing, updated with a cleaner, more graphic line work.
- A charm-bracelet strip — beads, stars, orchids, an "SG" medallion and a tiny "I ❤️ SG" heart, running the full length of the sheet. This one wears more like jewelry than a tattoo, and it's the design we think people will keep reapplying long after 9 August.
The Designer Behind the Sheet
This year's sheet was illustrated by Hui Tong, a graphic designer and illustrator, and co-founder of Make Mama Proud Studio.
Her studio's work has a clear signature — warm, saturated colour palettes, characters with soft rounded edges, and a habit of turning ordinary things (a cup of coffee, a red packet, a neighborhood mart) into something that feels like a small piece of storytelling rather than just packaging. Projects like peep coffee, WARM for Pet, and Kawan Guni all carry that same instinct: take something familiar, give it a face, a colour story, a bit of charm, and people want to hold onto it.
That's the instinct we wanted for SG61 too. National Day tattoos can tip into cliché fast — same red and white, same fireworks clip art. Huitong's approach was to treat Singapore itself as a set of characters: a train with a face, a lion that looks genuinely pleased with itself, a kopi cup that feels like it belongs to someone. Nothing on the sheet is trying too hard to be patriotic. It just is, because the details are ones you already know — right down to the slightly hand-drawn wobble on the ang ku kueh.
More of her work is on Behance or Instagram @wemakemamaproud.
This year's sheet was illustrated by Hui Tong, a graphic designer and illustrator, and co-founder of Make Mama Proud Studio.
Her studio's work has a clear signature — warm, saturated colour palettes, characters with soft rounded edges, and a habit of turning ordinary things (a cup of coffee, a red packet, a neighborhood mart) into something that feels like a small piece of storytelling rather than just packaging. Projects like peep coffee, WARM for Pet, and Kawan Guni all carry that same instinct: take something familiar, give it a face, a colour story, a bit of charm, and people want to hold onto it.
That's the instinct we wanted for SG61 too. National Day tattoos can tip into cliché fast — same red and white, same fireworks clip art. Huitong's approach was to treat Singapore itself as a set of characters: a train with a face, a lion that looks genuinely pleased with itself, a kopi cup that feels like it belongs to someone. Nothing on the sheet is trying too hard to be patriotic. It just is, because the details are ones you already know — right down to the slightly hand-drawn wobble on the ang ku kueh.
More of her work is on Behance or Instagram @wemakemamaproud.
How to Wear It
- Peel the protective top sheet off — don't touch the sticky side.
- Press the tattoo onto skin, design facing down.
- Hold a damp sponge over it and press firmly for about 30 seconds.
- Peel the backing paper off smoothly, then let it air-dry for a few minutes. For the sharpest finish, rinse it lightly with water and let it dry once more.
- That's it — you're SG61-ready.
10 Years More of NDP with Us
We started making NDP tattoos back at SG50 as a small side project. Last year, at SG60, we looked back at everything that came out of that — the kid-sized sheets, the metallic ones, the Bicentennial edition, the watch tattoo that's still one of our most-requested designs. SG61 is the newest chapter in that same story, just illustrated by a different hand this time — and we think it shows what happens when you hand a very familiar brief to someone with a genuinely distinct style.
We started making NDP tattoos back at SG50 as a small side project. Last year, at SG60, we looked back at everything that came out of that — the kid-sized sheets, the metallic ones, the Bicentennial edition, the watch tattoo that's still one of our most-requested designs. SG61 is the newest chapter in that same story, just illustrated by a different hand this time — and we think it shows what happens when you hand a very familiar brief to someone with a genuinely distinct style.