What: Before Pinkfong’s Baby Shark characters caught our kids’ imagination, there was Pororo the Little Penguin who also hails from South Korea. This themed playground opened in 2015 at Marina Square and just recently underwent a facelift before reopening mid-May 2023.

Kickstart the experience by hopping on board the Pororo Express Train. Visit the Pororo House – a replica of Pororo’s House in the cartoon – and have fun at Poby’s Jungle Gym playground, furnished with ball pits and more. If you are tired and looking to replenish your energy, head over to Loopy’s Cafe and enjoy the delicious food their menu has to offer.  There’s also the Hinoki Pit, which is essentially a sand play area made of smooth wooden cubes and Rody’s Toy store that the kids can look forward to exploring.

Prices: Public rates are $36 per child (aged nine months to 12 years old) for three hours, with one free adult ticket. $10 for each additional adult.

Opening hours: 10.30am to 8pm, daily.

Pororo Park is at #02-29 Marina Square, 6 Raffles Blvd, Singapore 039594. Visit its website for tickets and more information.

What: This fully integrated family entertainment centre is where kids and their family can play and eat in a 9500 sq ft facility. It has also recently undergone a revamp, which includes the unveiling of a new Ice World atmosphere for a fun arctic adventure.

From netted trampolines to a giant 3,500 sq ft play gym and the highest wave slide in Singapore – and dedicated toddler play areas – there’s fun to be had for all.

Price: $27 per toddler (under three years old) and $37 per child, with one adult per booking.

Opening hours: 9.30am to 7.30pm Mondays to Fridays and on Saturdays. 9.30am to 9.30pm on Sundays.

Amazonia is at Great World, #03-113, Kim Seng Promenade, Singapore 237994. Visit its website for more information.

What: Kiztopia’s largest outlet is its flagship Marina Square has just reopened and is once again Singapore’s biggest edutainment playground in a mall. It promises endless fun with 18 different play areas, including role-playing rooms, a ‘ninja warrior’ course, and even ‘augmented reality studios’. The kids will also feel the adrenaline rush when whizzing down the two-storey-high slides.

It also has two other outlets ⁠— the safari-themed wonderland at Kiztopia Club Punggol, as well as the Kiztopia Club Jurong Point, which boasts 12 different play concepts like netted climbing frames, role-play rooms, a trampoline, and slides.

Price: Depending on the duration of play, the rates start from $29.80 for an hour at Marina Square, and $19.80 per hour at Punggol and Jurong Point.

Opening hours: 10am to 8pm from Sunday to Thursday and 10am to 9pm on Friday, Saturday and public holidays.

Kiztopia is at #01-09 Marina Square, Singapore 039594; 85 Punggol Central, #01-01/02/03/04, Singapore 828726, and 1 Jurong West Central 2, #03-18/19, Singapore 648886. Visit its website for tickets and more information.

What: Smigy Playground has various outlets including the ones at Tiong Bahru Plaza and PLQ Mall. Its third and newest venue is at United Square. Like its sister playgrounds, the 5,000 square feet space houses large ball pits, slides, interactive games, trampolines, and pretend-play corners as well as a ‘race track’. The kiddos can also go down slides that end in the hinoki block sandpit.

Price: From $19 for one child and one adult

Opening hours: 10am to 8pm from Monday to Thursday and 10am to 9pm from Friday to Sunday.

Smigy Playground United Square is at#01-18 to 28, United Square, 101 Thomson Road, Singapore 307591. Visit Smigy Playground’s Facebook or Instagram pages for more information.

What: Shangri-La Hotel Singapore’s interactive play space Buds spans a total of 1,872 sq m, with a 572 sq m indoor area, and a 1,300 sqm outdoor space.

Explorer Zone, its indoor play space for kids aged four and up, has specially curated installations to suit five themed areas: Fire Mountain, Waterfall, Underwater, Space and Mesh Cave. Babies and toddlers aren’t left out – there’s a dedicated play area for the little ones.

Children below the age of four will have to be accompanied by an adult.

Price: Access to buds by Shangri-La has been opened to public guests as of 3rd January 2023.  Rates for hotel or service apartment guests is at $18 per child for 60 minutes. Rates for public guests is $48 per child for a 3 hour session on weekdays and $68 per child for a 3 hour session on weekends, school holidays and public holidays.

Opening hours: 9am to 1.30pm and 2pm to 6.30pm, everyday.

Buds is at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, 2 Orange Grove Road. Visit its website for more information.

What: Kaboodle Kids encourages play to develop cognitive and social skills as well as creative intelligence in children from ages one to 12.

There’s an Active Play Area for the young ones to build their own creations, a Wet Play Area for havng fun with water and ice, as well as a Creative Play Area that has sensory items such as jelly, playdough and pebbles to engage their five senses.

Price: $15 for children under 35 months, $20 (three to 15 years) and $10 for adults (16 and up, inclusive of one drink), for three hours on weekdays, and two hours on weekends and public holidays

Opening hours: 9am to 5pm from Wednesday to Sunday and 9am to 12pm on Monday.

Kaboodle is at #02-06 Katong Square, 88 East Coast Road, Singapore 423371. Visit its website for more information.

What: Kids get heaps of fun playing at Polliwogs, located at Vivocity and Clarke Quay Central, which comprises a network of play structures, fun obstacles, and interactive points. Plus, each zone is interconnected and accessible through bridges, net paths and crawl tubes.

At the Vivocity playground, the kids can look forward to a play arena (which is fully padded) with a range of exciting attractions like Wave Slides, an Air-Shoot Ball Arena, ball pools, and mazes.

The Clarke Quay venue has its fair share of exciting activities, like mega slides, an air gun range,  bouncy nets, and a treehouse-themed toddler play area. Both venues also have cafes that serve drinks and snacks for parents while they wait.

Price: $20 (weekdays) and $23 (weekends, school holidays and PH) per child. From $10 per adult.

Opening hours: 9.30am to 7.30pm from Sunday to Thursday and 9.30am to 8.30pm on Friday and Saturday.

The Polliwogs is at #03-12 Vivocity, 1 Harbourfront Walk, Singapore 098585, and #04-63 The Central @ Clarke Quay, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059817. Visit its website for more information.

What: 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.

Price: $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.

Opening hours: 11am to 8pm on weekdays and 10am to 9pm on weekends and public holidays.

Kidodo is at #02-19A City Square Mall, 180 Kitchener Road, Singapore 208539. Visit its website for more information.

What: Join your kids at this mega playground made up of several areas across two levels, each offering fun sport-oriented games and activities for everyone in the family.

The Adventure Area, for example, is an indoor playground that includes obstacle walls, trampolines, slides, play towers, and a pedal car-racing track. The Game Arena has spaces in which to play baseball, golf, street basketball, and a host of other action-packed games, like Superpinball, Superhoop and Superbowling.

The Freestyle Hall is an all-in-one indoor sports park, with trampolines, a foam pit, a climbing wall, and a skate and scoot area.

Kids under eight years must be supervised by an adult aged 18 and above. All activities have minimum height requirements – for instance, your child has to be at least 1.2m tall to use the trampoline platform and obstacle wall.

Prices: Regular tickets (those above 100cm) start from $30.90. Tickets for juniors (under 100cm) start at $22.90. Kids below one year old enter free but must be accompanied by an adult with a regular ticket.

Opening hours: 10.30am to 8pm on weekdays and 9am to 9pm on weekends, public holidays and school holidays.

#02-477, Suntec City (North Wing), 3 Temasek Boulevard, Tower 1

What: Canopy Park – with its wonderful mazes, slides and more – may be getting all the attention at Jewel Changi Airport, but you should take your kids to the Changi Experience Studio too.

Located on level four, the airport-themed attraction provides lots of educational fun with immersive shows and interactive games over 10 zones that occupy about half the size of a football field.

Prices: If you’re a Singaporean, it costs $17 each for kids and seniors; $25 each for adults. Families enjoy a bundle rate of $54 (for two adults and two kids/seniors).

Opening hours: 11am to 8pm on weekdays and 10am to 8pm on weekends and public holidays.

Changi Experience Studio is at Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport Blvd., Singapore 819666. Visit its website for tickets and more information.

What: Here’s another transportation-themed playground – think airport check-in counters and helicopter landing pads.

Made entirely in Sweden and assembled in Singapore, the main play area has trampolines, tunnels, ball pits and slides, a rock-climbing wall, and pull-up rings. There’s also a separate area for toddlers, with smaller slides, a mini ball pit, and stackable foam blocks.

Price: Walk-in rates are $5 for toddlers aged 18 months and below (inclusive of one adult) during peak and off-peak periods. Kids above 18 months old pay $16 (complimentary entry for one adult) during off-peak periods and $20 during peak period.

Off-peak periods are Tues – Thurs, excluding public and school holidays. Playtime is capped at two hours. HometeamNS and T-Play members pay less.

Opening hours: 1pm to 7pm from Tuesday to Thursday, 1pm to 9pm on Friday and on eve of public holidays. 10am to 9pm on weekends, public holidays and school holidays. T-Play is closed on Mondays.

T-Play is at HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok, 2 Bukit Batok West Ave 7, Singapore 659003. Visit its website for more information.

What: 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.

What: This indoor park will provide children with bouncy fun while helping them stay active through the park’s main attraction, trampolines, and other interesting features like air hockey and a Ninja Warrior Zone for your kids to tire themselves out. A visit to Amped is a must for those looking for a new kind of playground experience to entertain their kids with. First timers should visit their website to read their “7 must knows” before heading down. 

Price: $19/pax for one session on weekdays, $22/pax for one session on weekends and $25/pax for one session on public holidays. Children 3 years and below are to be accompanied by one adult (admission free of charge). An additional charge of  $3 is applicable for those looking to purchase their grip socks. 

Opening hours: 10am to 7pm throughout the week, including school holidays.

Visit their website to make your booking. 

10 Raeburn Park, Block C #02-33, Singapore 088702

What: If you are looking for a safe and interesting play area with many varied features to keep your children curious and exploring the venue, Kidzyway is the playground you are looking for. Equipped with slides, ball pits, trampolines, a climbing wall, swings and tunnels, there is no end to excitement at Kidzyway. A unique highlight to this place is their kitchen area that allows kids to roleplay and let their creativity run free while picking up a thing or two about this essential life skill. It is a well-sized space that will allow the little ones to enjoy themselves without the risk of getting hurt. 

Price: $20 per child for a one hour session on weekdays and $25 per child for a one hour session on weekends and public holidays. Every child is allowed one accompanying adult (admission free of charge). $9 per extra adult on weekdays and $11 per extra adult on weekends and public holidays. 

Opening hours: 9am to 12pm on weekdays and 9.30 am to 1pm on weekends. 3pm to 6.30pm on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. 1pm to 6.30pm on Wednesdays and 2pm to 6pm on weekends. The play area is closed on Tuesdays. 

Visit their Facebook page for more information. Call or whatsapp on 8860 1611 to book a slot.

11 unity street, #02-17, Robertson walk Singapore, Singapore 237995

What: For children who love their toys and enjoy experimenting with different kinds of toys, The Joy of Toys will prove to be paradise. With a Main Play Space suited for preschoolers and primary schoolers and a Toddler Play Space specific for younger kids, children can enjoy themselves in a safe environment and expect to make a few friends. The play area comes with all sorts of toys, ranging from brain teasers to dolls. The games are specially designed to aid in the development of logic, motor skills and creativity among the children. 

Price: $19 for the Toddler Play Space and $25 for the Main Play Space with unlimited time and re-entry allowed on weekdays. $19 for the Toddler Play Space and $29 for the Main Play Space for 2 hour continuous slots on weekends and public holidays. Admission is on a first come first served basis. 

Opening hours: 10am to 8pm, daily. 

Visit their website for more information.

6 Eu Tong Sen Street #03-51 Clarke Quay Central (Yellow Zone) Singapore 059817

What: Pirate Land is not just an indoor playground but also has its very own VR entertainment to add to the fun. Your kids not only get to enjoy the usual features like bouncy houses, trampolines and kitchen areas, they also get to enjoy VR elements like escape rooms and shooting games. 

Price: $28.90 for non-members aged 2 to 14 and $15.90 for non-members below the age of 2. The time slots are unlimited on weekdays and are valid for 3 hours on weekends and public holidays. Priority is given to those with bookings on weekends and public holidays. 

Opening hours: 10.30am to 8pm on weekdays and 10.30am to 9pm on weekends for both the playground and VR+ Zone.

Visit their website for more information. 

176 Orchard Road The Centrepoint, #04-08/09/10/11, Singapore 238843

What: Waka Waka is a safari themed play area for kids looking for a “wild” time. Their play area comes with a maze, volcanos, tunnels and trampolines for children to crawl through and explore.  They even have a mini adventure cove for those interested in indulging in a kid-friendly high elements session. If your child is below 18 months, they also have a toddler area for them to safely have fun. To top it all off, the play area comes with a Lion Den, their in-house cafe, where parents can relax. 

Price: They offer various admission packages based on the number of people attending and when they attend. Visit their website to book your preferred package.

Opening hours: 10am to 6pm on weekdays and 10am to 8pm on weekends.

Annex@furama #05-01, 407 Havelock Rd, Singapore 169634

What: Better Play is suited for kids of the younger age group, from 6 months old to 6 years old. Specially catering to toddlers, the toys are all made from natural materials like wood that will keep children safe should they choose to explore the toys with all five senses. From trains to castles to stacking toys, the play area is furnished with a wide range of toys that will enable kids to have fun in an independent manner. 

Price: $23/2hrs for 1 child and 1 adult from Monday to Thursday and $27/2hrs for 1 child and 1 adult from Friday to Sunday and on public holidays.

Opening hours: 9.30am to 5.30pm throughout the week.

Visit their website for more information. 

Katong Point, 451 Joo Chiat Road

What: This three-storey play area, true to its  name, is going to leave kids amazed and thrilled to experience their share of fun. With features like a 18.5m tall slide, child-sized furniture and relaxing corners, a trip to Kidz Amaze will be just as enjoyable for parents as it is for children.

Price: $16 for non-members, 14 years old and below, on weekdays and $$20 for non-members, 14 years old and below, on weekends and public holidays. $4 admission fee for accompanying adults.

Opening hours: 1pm to 7pm on weekdays and 10am to 9pm on weekends and public holidays. They are open from 10am to 7pm on weekday school holidays.

Visit their website for more information. 

333 Boon Lay Way, Singapore 649848

Canopy Park will take you and the kids on a proper adventure as you brave nets and navigate mazes. The playground offers two types of nets, a bouncing one and a walking one. Children looking to experience walking on air can try out the walking net. If you want something more exhilarating and dynamic, check out the bouncing net that lets you jump about and have fun.

Adding scenic beauty to the play area, you can take a stroll along garden trails or switch things up and explore giant slides and cloud-like mists. For a one-of-a-kind experience, this indoor playground is a must visit. 

Price: $6 per Singapore resident for admission to Canopy Park only. $15.90 per adult and $10.90 per child, for Singapore residents, for admission to Walking Net and Canopy Park. $20.90 per adult and $15.90 per child, for Singapore residents, for admission to Bouncing Net and Canopy Park.

Opening hours: 10am to 10pm from Monday to Thursday and 10am to 11pm Friday to Sunday and on public holidays and eve of public holidays. 

Visit their website to book your tickets.

Level 5, Jewel Changi Airport 78 Airport Boulevard, Singapore 819666

What: A day at Airzone is the closest you will get to feeling like you are suspended in air. The entire play area comprises a floating net children can explore. There is also a floating ball pit, slides and mazes for kids to entertain themselves. If you are worried about your children falling over, the nets are specifically designed to catch them without causing injury so fret not.

Price: $27 per person for the selected time slot

Opening hours: 10am to 8.30pm off peak and 10am to 9.40pm during peak period. First session commences at 10.10am and ends at 7.30pm and 8.40pm during off-peak and peak periods, respectively.

Visit their website to book your tickets.

Level 2, City Square Mall 180 Kitchener Road #02-K4/K10, Singapore 208539

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