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Hot Day? These Free Water Playgrounds In Singapore Are All You Need
Looking for something to do with your kids this June holidays? With the scorching weather right now, it might be tempting to just stay indoors.
But don't fret: You can beat the heat at these fun, free water parks instead. Sprinklers, bubblers, slides and water fountains, these free water parks have everything your little one is going to want for a perfect day out.
Here’s where you want to go:
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1. Coastal Playgrove @ East Coast Park
What makes it unique: Coastal Playgrove is home to the Play Tower, Singapore’s tallest outdoor play feature (standing at 16m high), featuring a 4-storey vertical net play area called the Vertical Challenge, and slides on the third and fourth floor (the latter is also the tallest outdoor slide in Singapore).
Why your kids will love it: The water play area is decked out with a huge number of water jets around the two wading pools, and a narrow stream lined with water jets for extra splashing fun. As a bonus, colourful lights light up the water play area every evening.
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 8 am to 8 pm
Closed on Mondays except for public holidays
2. Far East Organization Children's Garden
What makes it unique: Specially designed for children aged 12 and below, this gorgeous water park is thoughtfully divided into two age-specific areas for the kids.
Why your kids will love it: Little ones (aged 1-5 years old) can hone their motor skills with water play at the cute interactive play space, the Toddler Play Zone, equipped with a swaying bridge, Fish Fountain complete with fish sculptures, water tunnels and stepping springs.
For older children (aged 6-12 years), the equally interactive Water Play area is fitted with motion sensors and a tall spray jet that intelligently detect and respond to the movement of children in real time to create a thrilling corresponding sequence of water effects and patterns!
Open Thursday to Sunday, 9 am to 6.30 pm
3. Jelutung Harbour Park Water Play Area
What makes it unique: This playground is a hidden gem located at Admiralty Link (a hidden spot in Admiralty and Sembawang area, in front of Blk 488 and 489), making it perfect for families living in the North.
Why your kids will love it: This playground will leave your kids spoiled for choice with four distinct play areas for your kids to choose from, along with the water play area.
As for the water play area itself, it has an adorable ship and sea serpent theme with water fountains, water guns, jet sprays, and even a tiny splash bucket.
Open 24 hours
4. Lower Seletar Reservoir Park Water Play Area
What makes it unique: The concrete floor of the water play area is decorated with an intricate mosaic map of the Lower Seletar Reservoir area.
Why your kids will love it: Designed for younger kids, this play area has a wading stream, two petal-shaped water fountains at the central fountain area, and two water spouts in the pond for them to splash about in, with water spray jets!
Open 24 hours
5. Water Playground @ Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
What makes it unique: Unlike most typical water play areas, the water at this playground is channelled from the park's Cleansing Biotope, which makes use of living plants to cleanse impurities from recycled water.
Why your kids will love it: Your little ones can run in and splash around recycled water flowing at ground level, and even control the flow and direction of the water through mini-sluice gates.
Open Thursday to Sunday and on public holidays, 8 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 8 pm
6. Dino-themed Wet Playground at Causeway Point
What makes it unique: The entire playground is a dinosaur-themed adventureland.
Why your kids will love it: The Fossil Spray and Toddler Dino Zone has a 2m hollow Ribcage Fossil with activity water jets embedded in the floor ‘rocks’. And there’s also the cute little Dino Egg Tray for simple sensory water play, where water cascades through ‘egg shells’ with little spinning wheels and levers.
For older kids, the Adventure Volcano and Crater Zone has slides and giant rocks to jump on that lead up to a mist-spraying volcano, as well as a huge blue Sauropod which shoots out water jets as kids run between its tail and body, where more spray jets await.
Open daily, 10 am to 9 pm
Closed every second Monday of the month
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7. Splash-N-Surf @ Kallang Wave Mall
What makes it unique: Unlike most water playgrounds, Splash-N-Surf has an actual swimming pool for kids, with lifeguards on duty at all times. There's even a Lazy River for both kids and adults.
Why your kids will love it: Your little ones can dart through water jets and fountains, or play on colourful slides of various heights. If they're keen on swimming, the 60-cm-deep kids pool is perfect for burning off energy.
In addition, for just $2 per person, you and your kids can enjoy unlimited access to the Lazy River for relaxation.
Open daily except Tuesdays, 9 am to 8 pm
Closed on selected public holidays
8. kidzPLAY @ NEX
What makes it unique: This playground is a pirate wonderland for your kids' swashbuckling adventures, complete with a Pirate Ship play structure as its centrepiece.
Why your kids will love it: Your young pirates can explore a pirate ship with climbing features, a slide, and even a splashing bucket that will soak your kids every time it fills up and topple over.
Other highlights include a Giant Octopus slide your kids can climb and then slide off, a trampoline area with water spouts, and water tunnels for your little ones to crawl through.
Open daily, 11 am to 7 pm
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9. Jacob Ballas Children's Garden
What makes it unique: The recently reopened water play area at this free playground invites your kids to connect with nature and learn about important environmental processes through play.
Why your kids will love it: Your kids will learn about how the water cycle plays an important role for plants through interactive play features like mist zones, wading pools and water jets.
There are also features like umbrella fountains and a splash bucket to simulate rain, and a splash zone with small hills and mounds that demonstrates how water flows from higher to lower elevations.
Open Tuesdays to Sundays, 8 am to 7 pm
Closed on Mondays except for public holidays
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