Ideas for a day out together.
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Ages are a guide from the venue or organiser where they give one. Typical spend per person, in Singapore dollars.
Unlimited ice cream and a pool of sprinkles in Dempsey, from S$43 a head for about an hour. Worth it with children; expensive ice cream without them.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
The Supertrees, the outdoor gardens and the 7.45pm light show are free. You pay for the two cooled domes, and residents pay a good deal less than visitors.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12, teens. Not every activity there will suit this age.
S$4 gets you across by train, and the beaches, Fort Siloso and the Sensoryscape lights are free. The rides and shows are where the money goes, so choose one or two and leave the rest.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12, teens. Not every activity there will suit this age.
Singapore Repertory Theatre's 380-seat riverside home at Robertson Quay: close enough to see the actors sweat, big enough for a proper play, with a children's company for first-timers.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
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.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
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.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
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.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
A free museum of one family's gems in a Perak Road shophouse, from how a stone forms to what the price tag pays for. Book a slot first; walk-ins aren't accepted.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
Once mocked as two copulating aardvarks, now the city's easiest night of culture: free sets by the water, proper shows when you plan ahead. Start with the calendar, not the postcard.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
A science centre for 18 months to eight: gears, a dino pit, a pretend supermarket and a slide of nearly seven metres. Book a timed session first, even with an annual pass.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 0–3, 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
The 1977 building has a year or so left before the move across the lake to a Zaha Hadid home. Go now, pick two galleries and let the children press things.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12, teens. Not every activity there will suit this age.
Free for every visitor until 12 November while upstairs is changed over, so Level 1 is the whole show. Still book a slot, and expect under-fours to find less to do for now.
Matches ages 7–12: listed for ages 4–6, 7–12. Not every activity there will suit this age.
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.
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.
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.
Ask them first: climbing, experimenting, animals or stories. Then book one anchor activity and leave the rest of the afternoon for snacks.
‘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.
