Things to do with kids in the West of Singapore
Kid-friendly activities in the West: Jurong, Bukit Batok, Holland Village and more. 27 listed.
Ends this weekend · Sat 7–Mon 9 Nov
FreeFree Nature Sketching at the Singapore Botanic Gardens
A free sketching session in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, where volunteer artist Tham Pui San teaches drawing and observation skills. It's a calm, creative way to look closely at nature, and it moves indoors if the weather turns bad.
Opening hours Sat 7 Nov, from 8.30amLocation Service Desk, Tanglin Entrance, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, 259569Price FreeTip: Only 20 places: sign up at the service desk 15 minutes before the start, and bring your own drawing block and 2B and 4B pencils.
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Couple activitiesSG Culture Pass Credits$30 & upHaw Ror Villa 5! Back from the Dead (SG Culture Pass Eligible)
Haw Par Villa's Halloween horror night takes you through four zones after dark, from a guided performance tour to a puzzle hunt inside Hell's Museum. Then find your way through a haunted labyrinth and out of the Realm of Scorched Souls.
Opening hours Fri–Sun 6.30pm–midnight until Sun 15 Nov · last entry 10pmLocation Haw Par Villa, 262 Pasir Panjang Road, 118628Price Adults $55 · Kids 7–12 $40Tip: The whole route takes about 2 to 2.5 hours plus queues and runs rain or shine, so bring an umbrella or poncho and insect repellent.
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FreeFree entry to the National Orchid Garden
Explore the National Orchid Garden in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, from the Tan Hoon Siang Mist House to the Secret Ravine. The Sembcorp Cool House alone has over 1,000 species from five regions.
Opening hours Sun 8 Nov & Mon 23–Sun 29 Nov, 8.30am–7pm · last entry 6pmLocation National Orchid Garden, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, 259569Price FreeTip: Show your IC or pass at the ticketing counter at the entrance. Tickets bought in advance don't get the free entry.
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$20–30Room to Dream at HEPPI, Coronation Plaza
An artist-led indoor garden where children and their grown-ups draw, build, read and play together at their own pace.
Opening hours Mon–Thu 8.30am–6pm, Fri–Sun 8.30am–8pm, until Mon 30 NovLocation HEPPI, Coronation Plaza, #02-05, 587 Bukit Timah Road, 269707Price 1 adult + 1 child $25–29 · Extra adult or child $15Tip: Grip socks are required, and children under 6 need a parent or guardian with them. A visit lasts two hours.
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$10–20ONE Ocean exhibition at Science Centre
A multi-sensory ocean exhibition of 360° projections and interactive zones, from Arctic ice to coral reefs, plus a free-roaming VR experience.
Opening hours Tue–Sun 10am–5pm until Sun 3 Jan 2027 · closed Mondays except public and school holidays, and Sat 14 Nov until 1.30pmLocation Science Centre Singapore, The Annexe, 15 Science Centre Road, 609081Price Adults $15–18 · Kids 3–12 $10–13 · Seniors 60+ $10–13Tip: Pitched at ages 5 and up. Allow at least an hour.
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FreeFuntastical World of Fungi, Singapore Botanic Gardens
An exhibition on how fungi grow and spread and the jobs they do in nature, built around an art installation of live glowing mycelium. It also shows the many kinds of fungi found in Singapore, with more displays at the Gardens' main gates.
Opening hours Daily 9am–6pm until Sun 10 Jan 2027 · closed the last Tuesday of each monthLocation CDL Green Gallery @ SBG Heritage Museum, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, 259569Price FreeTip: The displays at the Gardens' main gates are open 5am to midnight, so you can see that part outside the gallery's hours.
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$20–30SAFRA member discountKidz Amaze Saturday events
A mascot dance party at all 3 Kidz Amaze playgrounds, plus a Trunki kids' contest at Toa Payoh.
Under $10Glowing Oceans at Science Centre Singapore
A living bioluminescence exhibition where you wade through a lagoon that glows blue with every step and swirl live dinoflagellates at touch tables. There's also a researcher's office with holograms of glowing deep-sea creatures, and an animated story of Darwin's first sighting of the glow.
Opening hours Tue–Sun 10am–5pm from Tue 3 Nov, last entry 4.15pm · closed Mondays except public and school holidaysLocation Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, 609081Price Adults $7–12 · Kids 4–12 $7–10 · Seniors 60+ $7–10Tip: It's a wet experience in the dark: wear clothes you can roll up, bring a towel, skip hand lotion or sunscreen beforehand, and leave strollers outside.
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$30 & upMission: ROBOT workshop at Science Centre Singapore
A hands-on workshop at the Science Centre where children team up to solve challenges with real robots and AI, taking turns as engineer, programmer and scientist. No experience is needed.
Opening hours Sat 28 Nov, 9.30am–12pmLocation Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, 609081Price Kids 9–14 $40
Couple activitiesFreeAlmost December Christmas market at Far East Flora
A Christmas marketplace at Far East Flora Centre, with local brands selling gifts, food and drink, home décor, wellness products and handmade crafts. Pick up wreaths, mini Christmas trees and festive flowers, or sign up for a wreath-making or pressed flower art workshop.
More couple activities →Opening hours Fri 20 Nov 1pm–7pm · Sat 21 & Sun 22 Nov 11am–7pmLocation Far East Flora Centre, Level 2, 435 Clementi Road, 599873Price Free
Under $10KidsSTOP at Science Centre Singapore
A hands-on science play centre for children 8 and under, with more than 20 interactive exhibits and themed zones. Kids clamber up the Dream Climber, explore Little Ant Kingdom and dig for fossils in the Dino Pit.
Opening hours Tue–Sun, sessions 10am–1pm & 2pm–5pm, closed Mon except public and school holidays · Morning session closed Tue 10, Wed 11 & Thu 19 NovLocation KidsSTOP, Science Centre Singapore, 21 Jurong Town Hall Road, 609433Price Adults $2–5 · Kids 18 months–8 $5–10 · Seniors 60+ free–$5Tip: Bring socks for Giant J, Dream Climber, Little Ant Kingdom and Small World, and leave the stroller outside: strollers aren't allowed in.
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FreeLakeside Garden at Jurong Lake Gardens
A nature garden with Forest Ramble, a nature playgarden of 13 animal-inspired adventure stations, and the Clusia Cove water playground. Clusia Cove's water moves like coastal tides and ripples, and there's a Butterfly Maze with slides, bird hides in the Grasslands and the Rasau Walk boardwalk through a freshwater swamp.
Opening hours Grounds open 24 hours · Forest Ramble 8am–10pm, Clusia Cove 8am–7pm, closed Mon except public holidaysLocation Lakeside Garden, Jurong Lake GardensPrice FreeTip: Heron Play and Snake Play in Forest Ramble are closed for maintenance until further notice.
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Under $10Jurong East Swimming Complex
An ActiveSG swimming complex with a wave pool, a lazy river, a kiddy pool and a stream course for families to splash around in.
Opening hours Tue–Sun 8am–9.30pm, closed Mon except public holidaysLocation Jurong East Swimming Complex, 21 Jurong East Street 31, 609517Price Adults 18–54 $1.50–2 · Kids under 18 $0.80–1 · Seniors 55+ $0.80–1Coming up
FreeDefence Collective Festival 2026
Singapore's three defence museums hold a joint weekend festival of interactive exhibits, live programmes, hands-on workshops and family activities. Each museum takes its own theme: Our Land, Our Skies or Our Seas.
🏷️ Kids eat freePastaMania: kids eat free on the last Sunday of the month
PastaMania gives a free Kids' Meal to a child 10 and under when a main is ordered from the adult menu, for dine-in at its pasta restaurants.
Opening hours Sun 29 Nov · runs on the last Sunday of every monthLocation 14 PastaMania outlets in SingaporePrice Kids 10 and under: 1 free Kids' Meal per receipt with an adult mainTip: Pay at the counter rather than through order-at-table, and bring your child along with ID: kids must be there. It can't be combined with other discounts or rewards.
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FreeNParks guided garden tours, Jurong Lake Gardens
NParks-led walks through Jurong Lake Gardens, on the wildlife and family-friendly attractions of Lakeside Garden. Other tours visit the plants and traditional buildings of the Japanese and Chinese Gardens, and Singapore's largest public edible garden.
Opening hours Japanese Garden Sat 14 Nov, 5pm–7pm; Edible Garden Sat 14 Nov & Sat 12 Dec, 5pm–6.30pm; Chinese Garden Sat 28 Nov, 8.30am–10.30am · Lakeside South Sat 12 Dec, 5pm–7pm; Lakeside North Sat 26 Dec, 8.30am–10.30amLocation Lakeside North & Chinese Garden: Entrance Pavilion, North Carpark
Lakeside South: ActiveSG Park, South Carpark
Japanese Garden: Mempat Hall, Gardenhouse
Edible Garden: Grand Arch, Chinese GardenPrice FreeTip: Everyone, children included, must register for each tour: sign-ups close 3 days before it or once it's full. Heavy rain or rising haze can call a tour off.
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FreeBuilt To Chill LEGO build at KidsSTOP, Science Centre
A festive LEGO pop-up at KidsSTOP where children learn how cities can stay cool, then build shady, green or cooling structures on a big LEGO platform. Artwork by children from past programmes is on show too.
Opening hours Sat 21 Nov–Sun 3 Jan 2027, 10am–5pm · Closed Mon, except public and school holidaysLocation KidsSTOP Lobby, Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, 609081Price FreeAny weekend
$20–30Dreamdora indoor playground
A new indoor playground where kids play vet in a two-storey pet hospital, plus an indoor Ferris wheel, slides and ninja obstacles.
Opening hours Mon–Thu 10am–8pm, Fri–Sun and public holidays 10am–9pmLocation Dreamdora, Dunearn Village, #03-24, 896 Dunearn Road, 589472Price 1 child + 1 adult $28Tip: Everyone needs grip socks, so bring a pair each.
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FreeJacob Ballas Children's Garden
Asia's first garden made for children, with water play, streams and nature trails. The Tree House is closed while a new one is built.
Opening hours Tue–Sun 8am–7pm · closed Mondays except public holidaysLocation Jacob Ballas Children's Garden, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1H Cluny Road, 259604Price FreeTip: Water play is for ages 2–12, so pack a change of clothes (there's a changing area). Scooters and bikes aren't allowed in.
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Under $10The Artground at One Holland Village
WonderGround, a compact indoor play space themed as an underground burrow, with tunnels, roots and sparkling caverns to crawl through.
Opening hours Daily until 6pm, WonderGround until Wed 31 Mar 2027 · no 9.15am slot until further notice, and closed on some weekday mornings and public holidaysLocation The Artground, One Holland Village, #01-20, 7 Holland Village Way, 275748Price Adults $8–10 · Kids $8–12Tip: Grip socks are required for everyone walking, so bring a pair. Book a 1 hr 15 min slot first, and an adult has to stay with the child throughout.
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FreeBukit Batok Library (newly reopened)
A newly renovated library with a Sound Cave, Story Caves and moving kinetic art.
More free things to do with kids →Opening hours Daily 9am–9pm, staff from 11am · closed on public holidays and from 3pm Fri 27 NovLocation Bukit Batok Library, West Mall, #03-01, 1 Bukit Batok Central Link, 658713Price Free
$20–30T-Play member discountT-Play at HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok
A transport-themed indoor playground with interactive play zones, HomeTeamNS's first augmented playground.
Opening hours Tue–Thu 1pm–7pm, Fri 1pm–9pm, weekends and holidays 10am–9pm · closed Mondays except public and school holidaysLocation T-Play, HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok, Level 2, 2 Bukit Batok West Ave 7, 659003Price 1 child + 1 adult $30–35Tip: Kids 12 and under only, and you book the 2-hour slot through the HomeTeamNS app. Bring socks.
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SG Culture Pass Credits$10–20Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (SG Culture Pass Eligible)
A natural history museum at NUS, whose Biodiversity Gallery tells the story of nature in Southeast Asia through almost 4,000 specimens. It also displays three sauropod dinosaur fossils found in Wyoming.
Opening hours Tue–Sun 10am–6pm · last admission 4.30pmLocation Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, 117377Price Adults $18 · Kids 3–12 & seniors $10Tip: It stays closed when a public holiday falls on a Monday.
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FreeSingapore Discovery Centre
An interactive gallery on the Singapore story, Through the Lens of Time, takes families on an immersive journey from the island's past to the present day. The centre also runs ticketed games such as laser tag and escape rooms.
Opening hours Weekdays 12pm–6pm, weekends, public & school holidays 11am–7pm · last entry 30 minutes before closingLocation Singapore Discovery Centre, 510 Upper Jurong Road, 638365Price FreeTip: Bring proof of identity, which the gallery checks at the door.
FreeSCDF Fire Station Open House
Firefighters show families around a working fire station, with fire engines and equipment, drills, a hands-on go with a fire hose and a session for kids. They also cover first aid, CPR and fire safety, and the stations taking part run from Woodlands and Ang Mo Kio to Jurong, Tuas, Tampines and Punggol.
Opening hours Saturdays, tours 9am–9.50am & 10am–10.50am · postponed when the PSI is above 200Location 16 SCDF fire stations across SingaporePrice FreeTip: Book online at least three working days ahead (by Wednesday 11.30am for that Saturday); walk-ins get in only when slots are left.
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FreeChinese and Japanese Gardens, Jurong Lake Gardens
Two heritage gardens by Jurong Lake, rejuvenated and reopened. Climb the seven-storey Cloud Pagoda for views all round, find your animal among the 12 Chinese Zodiac statues and follow the boardwalk along Cascading Creek, then see Singapore's largest water lily collection and the terrariums of the Breathing Gallery in the Japanese Garden.
Opening hours Daily 5.30am–12am · Breathing Gallery Tue–Sun 9am–9pmLocation Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden, Jurong Lake GardensPrice FreeTip: Water Wall Court in the Chinese Garden is closed for maintenance until further notice, and so is the Sunken Garden toilet in the Japanese Garden.
FreeDiscovery Tour at Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center, Bulim
Hyundai Motor Group's innovation centre at Bulim runs Discovery Tours through its smart farm, with a taste of the fresh greens, a VR tour of the car factory, a ride on the Skytrack and a stop at the IONIQ Lounge.
Opening hours Tue–Sun, 10am–7pmLocation Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore, 2 Bulim Link, 649674Price FreeTip: Skytrack riders must be at least 100cm tall, with a booster seat under 135cm, and young children are advised to skip the VR factory tour.