
Instead of the usual plastic slides and metal monkey bars, our city also offers a refreshing alternative: natural playgrounds that blend adventure with the beauty of the great outdoors. These playgrounds swap synthetic materials for logs, sand, water and greenery, creating immersive spaces where kids can have fun while reconnecting with nature. If you or the kiddos are looking for an escape from the typical plastic play structures, here are 10 best natural playgrounds situated all around Singapore!
COMO Adventure Grove, located within the Gallop Extension of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, is a nature-inspired playground that draws inspiration from the lush biodiversity of the gardens. It's designed to reflect the textures and shapes of tropical trees and plays, with the playground featuring giant, climbable structures that resemble aerial roots of banyan trees. There's even a saga seed pod play area where kids can scramble over oversized seed replicas! All in all, the playground's use of natural materials and organic forms seamlessly blends with its natural surroundings.
COMO Adventure Grove, 5 Gallop Rd, Singapore 258960
Easties in Singapore will be pleased to know that the KPMG Wellness Garden is situated at East Coast Park, and is a gorgeous space where little ones can explore and play. Created in collaboration with NParks, the garden offers a refreshing retreat for families to unwind and engage with the natural environment. Upcycled materials, including repurposed rocks and logs, have been creatively used in garden mounds and as stepping stones, and native coastal plant species have even been plated there to help restore the area's natural habitat!
KPMG Wellness Garden, E Coast Park Service Rd (Park Area D)
Tucked away in HortPark is the nature playgarden, designed to spark curiosity and creativity in young adventurers. The space embraces natural elements such as wooden logs, sand, and lush greenery to create an engaging play experience. Children can climb over log structures, balance on stepping stumps, and explore tunnels made from woven branches, all while being surrounded by a beautiful garden setting. There are a total of 9 different play features here, including Building Huts, The Singing Seeds, and The Big Fig Adventure.
HortPark Nature Playgarden, 33 Hyderabad Rd, Singapore 119578
Nestled within the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden offers an immersive environment where kids can gain a deeper understanding of nature and sustainability through interactive experiences and discovery-based learning. The vibrant space is a haven for both adventure and play, featuring a farm, an orchard, streams and ponds. Thrill seekers can even test their courage on the suspension bridge, while budding naturalists can climb up into the lovely treehouses.
Jacob Ballas Children's Garden, 1H Cluny Rd, Singapore 259604
The nature playgarden at One-North is a wonderful eco-friendly play environment that fosters exploration. The space features a wall rope climb, wobbly bridge, log scramble and see-saw, among other wooden play elements. Families that frequent the One-North Park can take the time to relax and unwind in this tranquil yet engaging space, allowing the little ones to foster a deeper connection with nature while enjoying their unstructured play.
One-North Nature Playgarden, One-North Park (Fusionopolis North)
Forest Ramble is a nature-inspired playground designed to let kids experience the movements of animals found in freshwater swamp forests. It's the largest nature playgarden in the heartlands, and features a total of 13 adventure stations. Here, little ones can soar like a Grey Heron, hop like a Squirrel, or even splash about like a Smooth-coated Otter - how cool is that! It's a wonderful space for children of all ages to engage in dynamic and active play.
Forest Ramble, Jurong Lake Gardens, 104 Yuan Ching Rd
What better place to immerse yourselves in nature than at Gardens By The Bay? Surrounded by lush greenery, a family outing to this gorgeous attraction will surely encourage the little ones to eagerly connect with nature. One way to do so is at the Musical Playground, an interactive outdoor play space that combines music, movement and nature. It features a variety of percussion instruments such as the drums, xylophones and chimes, and inspires sensory exploration and collaborative music-making as a family!
Musical Playground, Gardens By The Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Dr, Singapore 018953
Coastal Playgrove at East Coast Park is an exciting playground that offers a mix of adventure, water play, and open green spaces. Although the highlight is a towering 16-meter Play Tower featuring climbing nets and long slides, kids can also enjoy the nature playgarden, designed with sand, logs and climbing structures that encourage imaginative and sensory play. The wading pool and water play area also provides a refreshing way to cool off, while the open lawns and coasting setting makes it perfect for families to have picnics while the little ones have their fun.
Coastal Playgrove, East Coast Park, 902 E Coast Park Service Rd, Singapore 449874
Although not exactly a playground per se, Coney Island is still perfect if you're looking for a more natural setting where the little ones can play. It offers a unique back-to-nature experience where children can explore the outdoors in a raw and untouched setting. They also have a Casuarina Exploratory Play Area right there, where kids can unleash their creativity through imaginative play, balancing as they cross the wooden bridge or hopping from stepping stone to stepping stone. The wooden structures and seating in this play area are actually crafted from fallen Casuarina trees, while the sand flooring is repurposed from the nearby beach!
Casuarina Exploratory Play Area, Coney Island Park, Singapore 829325
Pasir Ris Park is a wonderful place to spend the weekend as a family! Besides the usual cycling and roller blading along the coast, you can also take the tots to visit the mangrove boardwalk. It's an easy walking trail through the 6-hectare mangrove forest, where you'll find an array of plants and wildlife. Pasir Ris Park also has a nature playgarden inspired by coasting fishing villages, and is divided into four main zones: the Sea Zone, Shore Zone, Village Square Zone, and Village Settlement Zone.
Pasir Ris Park Nature Playgarden, 110 Pasir Ris Rd, Singapore 519113
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