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By Ray Chong January 25, 2021 • 5 min read

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As the days clear up from the rain and cold of the monsoon season, it might soon be the perfect time to take the kids for a day out. And what better place to try new experiences and make new memories than a playground?

So pack up a small brunch, tear your kids away from the screens, and venture out to one of these park playgrounds in Singapore, all for free and located all throughout the island, so there’s definitely one worth visiting near you!

Admiralty Park

Long slides of Admiralty Park
One of the longest slides of Admiralty Park | © Inda Najihah Jiya

As the largest park in the north, Admiralty park features open lawns, lush greenery, and more importantly, one of the largest park playgrounds in Singapore! This urban park is home to 26 slides for your kids to experiment with!

The playground is split into three main play areas - Junior Play, Adventure Play and the Family Terracing Play. Together, all three cater to children of all ages, utilizing diverse play equipment like climbing nets and bridges.

Marine Cove @ East Coast Park

Marine Cove Playground
A layout of the playground at Marine Cove |  © CNA Facebook

East Coast Park has always been a mainstay of Singapore’s goto locations. However, there’s one location that should particularly interest families looking for a fun time out. The Marine Cove was reconstructed in 2016, and features a buzzing playground of interactive equipment like netted climbs, tunnels and swings.

Not only that, just a stone’s throw away is every children’s favourite restaurant: McDonalds. Although, there are other options like the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Babalicious for Nonya cuisine or Mr Briyani House for Indian food.

Jurong Lake Gardens ’Forest Ramble’ Playground

Wooden nest-like structures of Forest Ramble
The ‘Heron’s Nest' of Forest Ramble, just one of the many play areas | © Singapore Atrium Sale

With a whopping 2.3 hectares of playground, Jurong Lake Gardens offers a wide variety of play areas, all drawing inspiration from animals that live in freshwater swamps. Much of the playground equipment is thematically constructed from wood, and simulates animal movement behaviours like frogs at the sunken trampoline grounds, or herons in the herons nest.

Children will surely be entertained with these interesting and unique playground ideas, but doubly so because the playground has so many different avenues of fun to explore.

Jubilee Park

Log play at Jubilee Park
Log play at Jubilee Park, Fort Canning | © NParks Facebook Page

Fort Canning Park is already one of the more larger and more attractive parks in Singapore, but with the opening of Jubilee Park in late 2019, families have all the more reason to pay a visit and check out the playground. With an array of swings, see-saws logs and slides on the hill slope, Jubilee Park has all the equipment needed to keep kids entertained for hours.

And with its location near the heart of Singapore’s shopping district, there’s no end to the food choices and activity possibilities. Maybe take an hour or two to shop, before relaxing in the shade while your kids experiment with the facilities?

West Coast Park Playground

The peak of the West Coast Net Playground
This is the tallest net playground in Singapore | © NParks Facebook Page

This playground is an age old classic that many Singaporeans will reminisce about. The sandy pits full of swings and obstacle courses, with multilayered playgrounds for all ages. 

But the main attraction for older children especially, would be the ziplines and one of the largest net towers in the region. With its interlacing rope stretching at 9.3m into the sky, simply climbing to the top is an adventure on its own.

Tiong Bahru Park

Train like structure of Tiong Bahru playground
All aboard the Tiong Bahru express! | © Kenneth Kwan

Tiong Bahru’s unique playground design is certainly one that would interest any visitors. A tilting train takes centre stage, with little slides and swings accompanying alongside. There’s even a bell the children can ring to fully simulate the train riding experience!

Tampines Green Forest Park Playground

High element nets of Tampines Garden Park Playground
A high elements playground with plenty of nets to climb | © Little Day Out Facebook

A little less ‘park’ and a little more ‘residential’, this high-element playground found in the east offers another of the awesome net-tower climbing experiences, connected with a net-tunnel obstacle course and plenty of ups and down ladders to climb. 

Obviously, this high elements course is more suited to older children. But don’t worry, there’s another sandpit playground that’s less daunting for the younger children too! There’s also sheltered areas and benches to put your stuff down nearby, so rest assured if you’re bringing anything to eat.

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