Free playgrounds your kids will love, from Bidadari to Tengah

Five-year-old Aw You Chen soars through the air on a zip line near the "tree house" in Bidadari Park's Adventure Playwoods. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

Elisa Chia

UPDATED Mar 16, 2025, 06:00 PM

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SINGAPORE – The next outdoor adventure for your kids could be closer to home than you think – and it can be enjoyed for free.

A number of estates now feature unique playgrounds, ditching the usual cookie-cutter designs.

These playgrounds, nestled among HDB flats, are more than just recreational areas. Some are designed with heritage elements to educate children while they have fun.

For instance, Tengah, once known for its fruit plantations in the 1950s, has a series of fruit-themed playgrounds. And Yew Tee has a playground structure resembling oil drums, a nod to its past as an oil storage depot during the Japanese Occupation.

Meanwhile, the newly renovated Waterplay space at Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden in the Singapore Botanic Gardens will be a hit with your kids.