The Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden in Singapore
The Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden is one of the best free activities for families in Singapore!
It’s the first garden in Asia dedicated to children and it aims to educate and instil a love for nature in children with the theme of “Life on Earth Depends on Plants”. There are plenty of opportunities for adventure, exploring and learning. The kids can choose to be an adventurer, naturalist or gardener for the day and follow along carefully curated trails.
Mine chose to be adventurers!
Credit – Jessica Palmer
Adventurers can cross the suspension bridge, find a cave, play in the treehouse, navigate a hedge maze and zip along with a flying fox.
Naturalists can find the lookout point, explore the stream, enjoy the pond, zoom on the flying fox and explore the nature play area.
Budding gardeners can join in the potting garden, visit the farm garden and check out the fruit orchard.
There’s also a water play area for the kids so don’t forget their bathers and a towel!
Credit – Jessica Palmer
There is an entry gate with on-duty staff making sure only adults with kids enter. If you wish to check out the gardens without kids in tow, you will need to seek permission from the service desk.
As an added bonus, the facilities here are really clean and kid friendly with toddler sized toilets and sinks.
Find out more about the Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden at the Singapore Botanic Gardens website. Don’t forget to download the explorers map to make the most out of your visit!
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Getting to The Children’s Garden
By Train:
Take the Circle/Downtown Line to the Botanic Gardens MRT Station and it’s a 10-min walk from there.
By Bus:
Download the MoovIt App for your phone and tell it you want to go to the Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden by bus. It will tell you which one to jump on from your current location!
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Resources for your family getaway to Singapore
Getting to Singapore
All international flights land in the wonderful Changi Airport, which is a destination in its own right! Get a great deal on flights on Trip.com.
Where to stay in Singapore
The Tai Hoe Hotel is great for those on a budget and is conveniently located next to a shopping centre and MRT station. The downside is that the rooms are really small. The staff are really friendly and go out of their way to welcome kids.
Those wanting to splurge should head to the Raffles Singapore. Not much beats their legendary hospitality.
Getting around Singapore
Getting around is easy due to Singapore’s efficient and wallet-friendly public transport. Just download the MoovIt App for your phone, which tells you how to get places.
If you prefer Taxis, the Grab app is a top choice here. The app gives you the price beforehand, so there are no surprises.
