Elephant Playground at Pasir Ris Park

The playground is located in the Hometeam NS chalets area. It's open to public, so we took cab almost right to the playground. It was quite deserted, only one chalet was occupied I think, and it was very quiet and peaceful. I guess not many kids come to this playground, so the place was quite clean. But the sand was rather coarse.

Two slides, two swings

The slides were rough, ouch!

But it was no problem for Jiale's butt

Doesn't the drop look scary..???

Taking shelter from the drizzle

Yes we spent more than an hour at this simple playground. Jiale just kept going up and down the slides, and I was even more amazed that Didi could quietly play with sand for soooooo long. Mummy? I had a relaxing time playing on the swing : ) In the end I had to make them leave because the mosquitoes came out in full force after the drizzle.

Seal Playground at Dakota Crescent

Located near Blk10 Dakota Crescent. I alighted at the bus along Old Airport Road in front of Blk 22 and saw the playground easily.

Just like parents & grandparents, a playground seems to be missing something without kids around..

Happily running around!

I think he has been to enough old playgrounds to learn that the slides are too rough for the butt! Safer to walk down!

Old-style tyre swing. He has never played this before but I guess it's a child's instinct to know what to do at a playground

Even Didi is fascinated

'Didi, are you coming up?'

I thought this heritage journey was for the boys. I hardly played at playgrounds when I was a child, so I didn't feel especially nostalgic.. Until I went up this spiral staircase.. Got a flashback of the playground I used to play at..

Jiale was enjoying himself at the playground.. But this slanted beam gave me too many heart attacks. Jiale bumped his head on it as he came down the steps and took off running. And then too many near-misses after that, so I decided to leave.

New playground at Jln Dua. The traditional playground that used to be here was demolished not long ago.

The boys had fun here too! : )

The Seal playground seemed to be pretty deserted in a quiet neighbourhood and the structure was not in very good condition either. Nothing really problematic, just... old.. Two of the three tyre swings were already spoilt. I don't think it's really worth visiting (except for the tyre swing, maybe!) but it was ok for me since I stay quite near. BUT I am quite sure this playground will be demolished soon due to its condition, so if you are keen to go, do it soon!

P.S. And please take note of the blue beam!

The Brothers' Heritage Trail

Another blogger mummy wrote about heritage playgrounds recently, and as I am into outdoor play for the boys recently, I decided to bring the boys to visit these heritage playgrounds! I find it too boring to go to the playgrounds in my neighbourhood too often, so this 'mission' gives me a sense of purpose!

Other than having fun, I hope to create more unique memories for the boys.. I am pretty sure by the time they are my age, most of these playgrounds would not be around anymore.. Didi is still small now and he doesn't get to play much at these playgrounds, so I hope to bring the boys on another round when Didi is 2+.. and another round when my third child is 2+ (don't know when!!)....

Since I have never been to these playgrounds myself (or at least not that I can remember), I am trying to go to all the heritage playgrounds in the same area/estate in one afternoon, to look see look see first. But if the boys particularly enjoy any of the playgrounds, I will definitely bring them back again soon, no need to wait for Didi to be two years old! But for this first round, definitely need to be fast. As it is, at least one of the playgrounds which the family in the blog I am referring to has been demolished. They just went in Jan 2011, and in Apr 2012 they updated that the Jalan Tua playground has been replaced with a modern playground. Boo hoo : (

Dragon Playground @ Toa Payoh

Visited the famous Dragon at Blk 28 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh (but you have to enter the carpark via Lor 5). It was not very crowded despite being a Sunday afternoon.. it got me wondering.. We adults might feel nostalgic about such playgrounds, but which do the kids prefer, older 'traditional' playgrounds or the modern playgrounds? Hmm.

There were two children playing with a bedsheet and quilt at the playground, and Jiale had to crawl under the bedsheet in the tunnel... Haha. 

While we were there, another family who appeared to have also come from 'afar' came (clue: they were not dressed very casually) :p

The sand and the structure were quite clean (by playgrounds' standard). The playground is located in front of an old block, two-roomed flats with long corridors on every floor, and with the sounds of boys playing soccer on an empty patch next to the playground, it did feel very nostalgic indeed.

'Such a big dragon, mummy!'

Climbed up without hesitation

Having fun!

Can you spot Didi?

Tampines Central Park

Mangosteen Playground - do they look like apples??

My arty shot :p

Jiale was very amused when one of the older boys there leant out of the window to play with him!

A lot of graffiti!

Swinging again!

Watermelon Playground

Didi: 'Where's Kor Kor?'

Down the slide!

Loving the swing!

Arty shot 2 :p

Jiale: 'Didi, let's go play together.'

Parting shot

Had some difficulties locating Tampines Central Park, and went to Tampines Park instead! Couldn't find the mangosteen and watermelon there, but with the help of my iPhone, finally managed to get to the correct park after a lot of walking under the hot sun. Thankfully, Jiale was his obliging self as usual! Walked and walked without complaints, though I had to exercise a lot of patience and let him take his time to walk and not rush him.

If you are interested in visiting the playgrounds,the park is located next to Blk 858 Tampines Ave 5, near Tampines Sports Hall. The Mangosteen playground and the Watermelon playground are right next to each other. Have fun!