It all started with a trip to Mc Donald's at West Coast for brunch. DS was eyeing a brightly coloured playground as he chomp on his kid's meal as fast as he could and after that we braved the hot sun to check it out.

Turns out this is just one part of a very large adventure playground that really is a combination of  eight playgrounds targeted at different age groups.

Venue:   The Observatory, Omni-Theatre

Fee: Free admission (No pre-registration required)

Come join us as a partial solar eclipse makes its appearance over Singapore! A galore of fun & exciting activities await you!

Eating places are getting more family friendly now adays. Many come with baby chairs, kids meal and even a toy to keep kids entertained. Some even have a playground or playarea to keep kids busy while the adults eat. Here is where you can find some of them:

Mcdonalds

1.McDonald's Ang Mo Kio Park
This McDonalds at Ang Mo Kio Street 12 near Ang Mo kio Library have a nice sheltered outdoor playground.

2. McDonald's Queensway
At Ridout Tea GardenTea Garden. Beautiful setting and a sheltered outdoor playground. The kids will also get to see the turtles and fishes in the stream in front of the restaurant.

1. Get a plain coloured mystery bag. Preferably black or dark blue/red. Mystery mah.... Why not bags with polka dots or stripes, you may ask? Answer is.... so as not to distract the child's concentration from the task at hand. Mystery bag should ideally be a large cotton drawstring bag, so items of multiple sizes would be able to fit nicely without giving hints of content (in the bag)?
2. If you are teaching letter a, put in apple, apricot, aeroplane into it.
3. As child dips hand into the bag, ask child to guess what the item is by the feel of the item shape.

1) Date: 13 -18 Nov
Event: Bakugan Competition and Meet & Greet
Venue: Takashimaya
Timing: 1 pm & 6pm

2) Date: 13 -18 Nov
Event: Power Rangers – Jungle Fury Meet & Greet Venue: Takashimaya
Timing: 3pm & 7pm

3) Date: 20 - 29 Nov
Event: Mr Men meet & greet only
Venue: Takashimaya
Timing: 1 pm, 4pm, 7pm
*1pm on 20 Nov for Takashimaya members only, no shows on 23 Nov

In the bid to entice my boy into the world of science, we tried the following 2 very simple experiments at home and talked about surface tension of water thereafter.

Metal Floats On Water! Kids Science - Funny videos are here

Here is a list place to bring the kids compiled from our many threads and previous articles contributed by our parents.  

1. Science Centre
Lots of things to see and explore, plus a water fun playground that helps teach the concepts of science. With more than 850 exhibits, you and the kids can go to the science center many times and learn something new each time.