The weekend is round the corner and the usual question of "where shall we bring the kids" is a common topic of discussion. We visited the children's garden at gardens by the bay a couple of weeks back and the kids loved it. There are 3 main areas to explore:
1) water play area (which is divided into a toddler and older children's play area)
2) toddler playground
3) kids playground
My nephews arrived earlier and tried out the water play area. Feedback was that it was fantastic and lots of fun. Parents - be ready to get really wet. My kids were recovering from a cold so we didn't want to get wet. I did a quick survey and it really does look like lots of fun. We will try it out next time. There were plenty of toilet and shower facilties and even a small snack bar.
Evan tried out the toddler play area and had lots of fun. If the pictures look grainy it's cos of the fine mist from the water play area.
Suffice to say we had to convince Evan that it was time to eat before he agreed to leave the playground.
The older kid playground had tree houses and a network of climbing apparatus - perfect for little monkeys like Marc. I didn't snap many pictures of Marc because I was with Evan. Marc said he enjoyed the playground as well but as usual he was torn between eating and playing and eventually hunger took over.
We had dinner at Verandah, a cafe close to the visitors centre. Food was average, with a mix of both western and Asian offerings. The highlight though was the waffles. Passed my taste test.
After dinner the super trees are really pretty all lighted up. Thumbs up for this playground, especially for younger kids. Perfect if you have kids with and wide age gap like mine.
Mosquito count - zero
Parking lots - plenty if you avoid super peak periods. We went on a weekday evening. Park at the visitor's centre car park for the children's garden.
Shade - well shaded as the children's garden has several plant canopies. The water play area isn't shaded but it was overcast the day we visited and quite chilly - would have been perfect for a sunny day.
1) water play area (which is divided into a toddler and older children's play area)
2) toddler playground
3) kids playground
My nephews arrived earlier and tried out the water play area. Feedback was that it was fantastic and lots of fun. Parents - be ready to get really wet. My kids were recovering from a cold so we didn't want to get wet. I did a quick survey and it really does look like lots of fun. We will try it out next time. There were plenty of toilet and shower facilties and even a small snack bar.
Evan tried out the toddler play area and had lots of fun. If the pictures look grainy it's cos of the fine mist from the water play area.
Suffice to say we had to convince Evan that it was time to eat before he agreed to leave the playground.
The older kid playground had tree houses and a network of climbing apparatus - perfect for little monkeys like Marc. I didn't snap many pictures of Marc because I was with Evan. Marc said he enjoyed the playground as well but as usual he was torn between eating and playing and eventually hunger took over.
We had dinner at Verandah, a cafe close to the visitors centre. Food was average, with a mix of both western and Asian offerings. The highlight though was the waffles. Passed my taste test.
After dinner the super trees are really pretty all lighted up. Thumbs up for this playground, especially for younger kids. Perfect if you have kids with and wide age gap like mine.
Mosquito count - zero
Parking lots - plenty if you avoid super peak periods. We went on a weekday evening. Park at the visitor's centre car park for the children's garden.
Shade - well shaded as the children's garden has several plant canopies. The water play area isn't shaded but it was overcast the day we visited and quite chilly - would have been perfect for a sunny day.
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