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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
