Kiztopia to the Botanic Gardens: 6 new playgrounds to bring the kids

If you have an active kid (or a few) on your hands, playgrounds are perfect for them to slide and scale, run around, develop motor skills and basically exhaust their boundless energy.

These new playgrounds in Singapore have opened in recent months, and boast tons of fun features, from spiral slides to nature-inspired structures that encourage a connection to Mother Nature.

Safe-distancing measures apply.

Kiztopia Club at Punggol

Indoor playground Kiztopia has rolled out a sub-brand, Kiztopia Club, and has opened the doors to the first duplex and second thematic outlet at Punggol Town Square.

It might be smaller than the outlet at Marina but the young ones will get to traipse through a 5,500 sq ft safari-themed space and explore 12 play concepts and special zones — think an indoor driving car area, role-play rooms, fun-filled ball pits, and even a toddlers’ sandpit.

Plus, the indoor playground has teamed up with various enrichment services like Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group and Speech Academy Asia to offer a slew of programmes for children from six months to nine years old.

And once the current Phase 2 (HA) dining restrictions have lifted, you’ll be able to fill your bellies with various local and Western delights at a new restaurant that’s a collab with Vibes Cafe.

Tickets are at $19.80 for one hour and $29.80 for two hours with the admission of one child and one adult. Additional adults accompanying their kids can also top up $10 for entry. Visit its ticketing website to purchase. Kiztopia Club is at Punggol Town Square, 85 Punggol Central, #01-01, Singapore 828726.

Kidodo Indoor Playground

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Opened just last month in June, Kidodo Indoor Playground at City Square Mall boasts a space that’s split into three levels of entertainment for the little ones.

Take a ride down the spiral slide which starts from the third level, and land in the ball pit, and have fun with an interactive spaceship-themed wall.

They can also burn some energy bouncing on the trampoline, challenge themselves to various obstacles courses, or play in the sand area, which has pine blocks that’ll keep out of their ears, eyes and noses.

Tickets are priced at $12 for one hour and $22 for two hours on weekdays, and $15 for one hour and $26 for two hours on weekends and public holidays, with the admission of one child and one adult. Kidodo is at #02-19A City Square Mall, 180 Kitchener Road, Singapore 208539. Visit its website for more information.

Petite Tayo Kids Club

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Need to get work done while the kids are at play? Check out Petite Tayo Kids Club, an indoor playground that also has booths for you to get work done while the kiddos run rampant.

Best for kids aged one to six years old, it features characters from the Tayo The Little Bus cartoon, and houses pretend-play stations equipped with a road circuit, petrol kiosk, playground in the park, climbing wall, and even Tayo’s Garage with four experiential play spaces.

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Little Bear's House

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Nestled in Serangoon Gardens, this indoor playground opened a few months ago and boasts 2500 sq ft of space for your little ones to explore.

Apart from pretend-play areas like a supermarket and kitchen, as well as a ball pit, the playground also provide toys and puzzles that help develop spatial awareness, communication, interaction, social and life skills.

The space also houses facilities like a nursing room, guest pantry, locker area and more.

Admission rates are from $22 per two-hour session (Mon to Fri), excluding peak days. Little Bear’s House is at 21 Lichfield Road, Singapore 556841. Visit its website for more information.

Como Adventure Grove at the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ Gallop Extension

If you’re looking to get your kids closer to the great outdoors, the Como Adventure Grove at the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ Gallop Extension is where to head to for your next family adventure.

Surrounded by verdant greenery and with sand underfoot, it’s billed a “nature playgarden” by the National Parks Board, and you’ll find its play areas designed to emulate plants, fruit and seeds found within the region. Structures like slides and swings, for instance, are modelled after the aerial roots of the weeping fig and saga tree.

There’s even an awe-inspiring cempedak fruit-inspired structure that they can scramble and climb over.

Check out our review of it here.

Entry is free of charge. Como Adventure Grove is at. Visit Nparks’ website for more information.

Coastal PlayGrove at East Coast Park

If you miss the now-defunct Big Splash at East Coast Park, you’ll be glad to know that a new water park has taken over the space.

Coastal PlayGrove, a 4.5ha water park offers plenty of fun moments for you and the kids.

Those who have a penchant for climbing will enjoy the Play Tower, which has a four-storey-tall net play area called the Vertical Challenge with rope obstacles. It’s also home to Singapore’s tallest outdoor slide with two tube slides that start from the third and fourth storey.

Younger kiddos can have fun on the Leisure Nets, or splash in the wading pools. Other highlights include a bamboo tunnel trail, log trails, tepees, and a large sand pit.

And when you need to fuel up, there are many eateries nearby like Burger King and Old Town White Coffee.

Entry is free. Coastal PlayGrove is at 902 East Coast Park Service Road.

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This article was first published in The Singapore Women's Weekly.