Singaporean children nowadays naturally spend a lot of time indoors. From the endless classes, revisions, and homework to do, to the gadgets that keep us glued to our beds. Our daily essentials from food to socializing, can be achieved without the need to leave the house.
However, the lack of movement and outdoor activities can seriously deter one’s health, especially for young children who are in their most crucial development stage.
Kids need outdoor activities as the exercise helps with muscle development and overall health.
Spending too much time watching TV or using mobile devices can lead to myopia and obesity at a young age.
Spending time outdoors helps to the child develop better motor skills and various other intangible skills like creativity and social skills.
Outdoor activities can also be a great bonding activity for the family. Good familial ties and a good support system are essential for children to build healthy attachments and grow into responsible, mature adults.
Bonding activities do not have to be elaborate or costly in order to become treasured memories for children. Most of the time, it’s the simplest ones that manage to etch themselves deep into their memories.
Singapore has plenty of indoor and outdoor play areas for the young – and the young-at-heart – to burn some energy. This article will cover 4 of them.
Admiralty Park Playground
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The Admiralty Park playground, located in Woodlands, is the ideal place for family bonding. Not only does it have various zones to cater to children of various age groups, it is also designed for parents to be able to play with their children.
From family slides that can fit up to four people sliding down together to swings that have both a bucket seat and a regular seat so that both parent and child can swing together. Additionally, this playground also features an inclusive playground that provides the physical structure or “hardware” that supports play between children.
You do not have to worry about either of your children getting bored or feeling out of place with how big and inclusive this playground is.
Admiralty Park Playground : 31 Riverside Rd, Singapore 730000
Toa Payoh Dragon Playground
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The Toa Payoh dragon playground may be less exciting as compared to the more advanced facilities found in other playgrounds, but it still serves as a nostalgic piece for many Singaporeans.
While the Toa Payoh Dragon Playground is much smaller compared to the Admiralty Playground, it is the perfect place to bring your kids for a throwback tour and let your kid experience the playground from the old school days!
Where the playgrounds were much simpler, the ground was covered in sand, and there was a distinct rustic aesthetic that could only be provided by the passage of time.
The trip here would serve as a wonderful history lesson for your children to widen their knowledge of the past and learn what your childhood looked like.
The visit here would be perfect for picture taking or even playing old games like Capteh, Police and Thief, Ice and Water, and so on, to get all the nostalgic feels.
Toa Payoh Dragon Playground : 28 Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310028
Woodlands Grasshopper Playground
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Woodland’s Grasshopper Playground is a must-visit if your children are into flora and fauna. It features a life-size grasshopper suitable for children aged 5–12.
With facilities built around the two insects’ frames, like a rock climbing wall on the grasshopper’s wings and a slide that goes down its back, to a small slide on the ant made for the little ones aged 2–5.
Woodlands Grasshopper Playground : 573B Woodlands Drive 16
Kidz Amaze at SAFRA
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Looking for somewhere to go, rain or shine? Kidz Amaze indoor playground has garnered many awards for being the best indoor playground from both parents and children themselves. Awards such as Top Indoor Playground by ByKido, Top 10 Playgrounds by TallyPress, Playground with Best Play Experiences by Parent World, and so on have proved its credibility in being one of the most worthwhile playgrounds to visit.
With its many facilities, such as the longest indoor slide in Singapore, to its multi-level play zones, and even a swimming pool version at SAFRA Punggol, it is sure to keep your kids occupied, entertained, and well spent.
With three different branches across the island, you can choose the one that caters to your convenience. Each outlet is also unique on its own, so that your kids won’t get bored of it anytime soon.
The outlets located in SAFRA Jurong and Toa Payoh serve as multi-storey playgrounds not only for your children to run, climb, scream and spend all their energy here, but they can also learn to socialise and use their imaginations to aid them in their play.
Bored of the usual dry playground? Visit Splash @ Kidz Amaze, located in SAFRA Punggol! It is the first indoor water playground in Singapore and sets the standards high with its sheer size and its beautiful underwater design, pleasing to the eyes and surely enamouring for the children.
Catering to both older and younger children, families with kids of various age groups can definitely come here for everyone to play!
In commemoration of NS55, all SAFRA members can enjoy 1-for-1 entry for kids on WEEKDAYS from 11 July to 18 November 2022!
Don’t forget to sign up as a Kidz Amaze member as there are many promos to reap, such as unlimited visits with 50% off entrance fees at all 3 Kidz Amaze outlets during their birthday month, from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
SAFRA Jurong, 333 Boon Lay Way, Singapore 649848.
SAFRA Toa Payoh 293 Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Singapore 319387.
SAFRA Punggol 9 Sentul Cres, Level 3, Singapore 828654.
