This handy all-in-one badminton kit allows you to play badminton in any place that has flat, open ground. Decathlon’s Easy Net allows users to set up their own court. Everything you need for the game – including badminton poles, net and rackets – is kept inside a container that looks a bit like a radio: with two round “speaker” areas to accommodate the racket’s stringed heads. The container, which weighs about 1kg with just the poles and net, also acts as a stand.

Insert the poles into the stand and fit the badminton net over them and presto, you are ready to play. The width of the net is 3m, while the width of a standard net is about 5.5m. Some containers also come with court markers to allow users to mark out the court.

Price: $54.90 (net, two rackets and shuttlecocks) and $64.90 (net, four rackets, shuttlecocks and a court marker)

Where to buy: Decathlon, 750A Chai Chee Technopark, 01-01; City Square Mall, 180 Kitchener Road, 02-03

Kids love climbing and this Lil Monkey Playground Jungle Gym frame is perfect for your little ones.

It’s not as high as most of the jungle gym frames found in neighbourhood playgrounds but that means it’s a little more safe for them.

It’s easy to assmble and take apart so you can wash and clean it once kids are done playing or, they could help you take it apart for extra fun.

Price: US$129.90

Where to buy: Amazon 

This no-frills archery set is safe even for children. The soft archery set by French sporting goods company Decathlon uses arrows with suction tips instead of steel tips found in a real archery set. Each set comes with two arrows and an ambidextrous bow.

The arrows and bow can be attached to the back of the target board, which comes with a handle for easy carrying.To practise your archery skills, just place the 62cm-tall target board about 10m away.You can buy extra arrows at $3.90 each and extra bows at $29.90 each from Decathlon.

Price: $69.90

Where to buy: Decathlon, 750A Chai Chee Technopark

Kids can have impromptu pool parties with this lightweight, foldable vessel from South Korea. This portable pool is about 1.7m in diameter, has a 20cm high “wall”, weighs about 1kg and can hold four to five kids at a time. It is made from non-toxic waterproof plastic and can be folded up into an A3 size. Public servant Yang Wen, 31, bought the EQIQ mat last month for her two toddlers (both left), aged two and four, after seeing it at a friend’s birthday party.

She says: “The mat was in the living room and four children were inside playing with bowls of water and different toys and very little water spilled outside. After the party, my friend just wiped the mat with a piece of cloth.” She has taken the mat to the grass patch at her condominium a couple of times. Her children would scoop up water from the swimming pool nearby with bowls and buckets and splash about in the mat. “They love it and have invited other children to play with them,” she says. This mat can also be used outdoors for sand play or as a picnic mat.

Price: $74.90

Where to buy: Little Llama, littlellama.sg

This Hong Kong-made inflatable sofa is so lightweight that you can inflate it by running with it and catching the wind like a kite. Once it is filled with enough air, you roll up the end – voila, you have a sofa-shaped balloon, on which you can do what its name suggests: Nua (to laze in Hokkien.)

Made out of ripstop nylon, a material which resists ripping and tearing, The Nua is about 1.65m long so you can even lie down on it. It can hold up to 150kg. When deflated, it weighs 900g and can be folded into an A4 size.

Teacher Leong Kai Yun, 35, has two of these sofas and uses them indoors and outdoors. If she and her financial adviser husband are at the park, he will run a few metres to scoop air into the sofa. Indoors, he blows a fan at the opening. They have inflated the sofa a couple of times to sit on while watching television. Be careful while getting off The Nua, though, says Ms Leong. “It’s like trying to get off a big balloon. You may lose your balance.”

Price: $79

Where to buy: Limited stocks at the Wave House at Sentosa, or buy online at www.thenualifestyle. com/products/thenua, where the price is US$79 (S$106), including shipping.

This durable PVC splash mat sends multiple streams of water up for your little ones to play with.

While it’s not really a pool, this little mat will provide heaps of fun for your toddlers.

Price: $14.99

Where to buy: Amazon

Invite your kid’s friends over for a playdate with this Pure Fun Rocker Seesaw.

It’s easy to to put together and take apart if you’re planning on taking it out.

Price: $58.87

Where to buy: Amazon

This speedball kit helps you and your little ones learn how to play speedball easily. Comeplete with rackets and a pole for the ball, this speedball set is easy to assemble and take around with you.

 Price: $39.90

Where to buy: Decathlon

This electronic dartboard makes playing darts safe and easy. See if your kids can get their darts into the tiny holes of this board.

Price: $49.90

Where to buy: Decathlon

Text: Lea Wee/Straits Times