The Artground at Goodman Arts Centre
A children's arts centre at Goodman where the installation is for climbing, and it changes every year. For under-nines and an adult who'll crawl through a tunnel; book ahead.
- Where: Mountbatten
- Price: Under S$30
Ideas for different ages
‘Good for kids’ covers everyone from toddlers to teenagers, which is the problem. Choose the session, route or activity for the children actually coming with you.
Read the full guide: A family plan that fits their age.
Goodman Ceramic Studio
The name says Goodman Arts Centre; the wheels are at 71 Ubi Crescent. Worth it for a family or team afternoon, if you ask what firing and glazing cost first.
- Where: Ubi
- Price: S$60 and above
Boulder Planet
A gentle way into bouldering: an 80-minute intro class, then two weeks of unlimited climbing to get hooked. Do the class at Sembawang, the bigger wall.
- Where: Across Singapore
- Price: S$30–60
Rifle Range Nature Park
The easiest Bukit Timah view going: a flooded granite quarry, a boardwalk a pram can manage and a lookout 31 metres up. Pick your route up before you start.
- Where: Bukit Timah
- Price: Free
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Let the kids choose
Ask them first: climbing, experimenting, animals or stories. Then book one anchor activity and leave the rest of the afternoon for snacks.
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Mandai wildlife parks
Pick the Mandai park you actually want and do it properly. Trying to cover them all in one day leaves nobody with energy for the last one.
- 4 picks
Sentosa
Pick one Sentosa: beach, heritage, sea life, waterpark or rides. Trying to do three in a day is how a family ends up silent on the way home.
- 5 picks
West-side family day
Pick one anchor: Jurong Lake Gardens and Forest Ramble for an outdoor day, or Science Centre and KidsSTOP for a wet one. Not all four in an afternoon.
- 4 picks