Gardens by the Bay, Tulips and Satays

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From now till 20th May, Tulipmania is in Full Bloom at Gardens by the Bay (GBTB, 滨海湾花园). Please go in the morning when the blooms are most enchanting.

GBTB’s management must have spotted hardworking Boon Yee planting his tulips earlier, our whole family were invited to see boy’s labour of LovE.

We quickly tour the cacti and baobab in Flower dome.


We are too early by two days, and most of the Tulips are still sleeping, so we make do with more family portraits. We are recommending you to pop by CheekieMonkies’s blog to see Tulips in full bloom 🙂

We all agree Flower Dome 很漂亮 (so pretty).

Windmill, clogs and almost everything else, is fun-worthy for SengkangBabies 🙂

This coming weekend, maybe you would like to bring Mummy down to admire the Tulips? We wish all the 妈妈 out there Happy Mother’s Day in advance 🙂

Since the real tulips have not bloom yet, we improvise with bookmarks 🙂

Next stop, Cloud Forest. We plan our entry to catch the mist at 4pm.
(daily timing 9am, 11am, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm and 8pm).

Awesome atmosphere, with the blurred vision, kids must have felt a tinge bit of chill, but their limbs were warming up to explore the surroundings 🙂

Cloud Walk, can you imagine yourself playing hide and seek with the clouds?

Someone added a train set at the ground floor.

As we climb higher, we saw some L-O-N-G slides in the distance, a New playground will be ready around 2013 Q3 or Q4.

Last stop is Satay by the Bay. This hawker centre styled joint tries to recreate the old Satay-club ambiance. We heard it can accommodate up to 1,000 diners but parking lots might be difficult to find in the evenings.

We ordered Rojak and Satays (since this is Satay by the Bay right?) from the other stall (not CitySatay). There are quite a few seafood BBQ stalls too.

(2013Nov the Roti John is good too)

Most food price starts from $4 onward, and our satay was $16 for 20 chicken sticks. Daddy loves the gravy, but too bad the parents only got 1 stick each !

That is the kids’ way of telling parents Satay is good 🙂

Satay by the Bay is actually nearer to Marina Barrage, did you see Tray “BAY” ? We would recommend dining here, and enjoying the sea breeze at the same time 🙂

If you run out of fun itinerary for the family, maybe Marina South will keep your family occupied for half a day.

Our Love story with Marina South started in 2008, when Marina Barrage just opened. Before that, Marina Bay MRT is the end of the line, full stop.

Since then, MBS, Gardens By The Bay have totally transformed the area :

How are Tulips planted?
– All our Gardens by the Bay experiences 🙂
– Pop by our Satay and Tulips (郁金香) photos on our Fanpage.
– Latest events updates and promotion, do drop by GBTB website and Fanpage.
Admission rates

Did you know you can take Bus 400 from Marina Bay MRT to reach GBTB? The other option is walking from Bay Front MRT. A free shuttle bus to Satay-By-The-Bay during weekday lunch period (1130 to 1430).

Hokey Pokey got 8000 balls !

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Child’s Play ” is written on the wall, and we thought that is where Hokey Pokey (HP) excels. When we pop by last year, they were still at Marina Square, HP has since moved to Millenia Walk.

Boon Yee and Boon Xin took the day off for some makeup and baking class, we love the cook’s cap and apron 🙂

While the girl meddle with mascara, or helping Barbie dressup in her 1.2m tall mansion..

..Daddy showed the boy why castles are cooler.

We love it when the kids model as junior Fireman and Policeman. So adorable !

There are costumes and masks for kids to disguise as Spiderman, Ms Captain America or even Peter Pan! We miss BabyBoss..

Boon Xin decided to roleplay Mummy, our everyday superHeroine. She always enjoy helping Mummy with housework.

We discover mountains and tunnels for the trains to navigate. There are so many toys for kids’ imagination to run wild, and parents are not complaining 🙂

Kids can choose bikes, cars, lorries and even Wagon (sorry, one parent has to pull). We spotted Boon Yee exceeding the speed-limit on his Ducati ! Click for more fun rides on our previous review.

Suddenly, all the kids started cheering and running to the front. It is BuBBles time !

While the kids are dancing with the bubbles, Daddy checkout the Birthday Function room.

It should be cool for the kids to host a themed party with friends.

Image credit:Hokey Pokey

No prize for guessing which corner attracts the kids. There are actually two ball pits, Boon Xin loves the smaller one, maybe because she found a new friend.

Altogether, there are almost 20,000 Balls in Hokey Pokey ! No wonder Boon Yee loves the bigger pit.

He tried different angles to enter the balls pit, from the slide or from the edge. Boon Yee never stop smiling 🙂

BALLISTIC experience ! He can even play submarine under the balls.

Mummy and Daddy realised something when Boon Xin complain that the swing is too small for her. She is growing up too fast…

Hokey Pokey is recommended for kids from 6months to 6years old. Fun awaits 🙂

What do we like about Hokey Pokey?
– Big open space for kids to run around
– Hugh selection of toys for kids to choose
– Balls pit is every kid’s Dream !

Entrance Fees :
Weekday (unlimited) – Members $15, non-members $25
Weekend – same price structure, but limited to two hours

More information about Hokey Pokey :

Address – 9 Raffles Boulevard, Millenia Walk #02-42 to 45 Singapore 039596
Contact – 6884 5385 (we recommend parents to call beforehand, in case HP is closed for private event)
Email – enquiries@hokeypokey.com.sg
Fanpage – https://www.facebook.com/sghokeypokey

** Do drop by our album to catch more crazy Fun photos, and our previous review.