The City, edutainment for kids

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Hands up, if you Dads out there struggle to understand girls’ grooming and dress sense. Daddy Andy had to faced his own nightmare when Boon Xin brought him into a hair salon and makeup room!

What is He going to do with the mascara, lipstick, eyelash curlers, and WHAT are those weird things in the cosmetic basket!

After the Hair-treatment, she decided to remove the wig and probe the bald head. Hello Boon Xin, Daddy was embarrassed to ask her what special treatment is she performing ! (Daddy stressed)

We had been invited for some Edutainment experience at The City. Fortunately, Hair Salon is only one of 10 stations for kids to immerse in some serious Adult jobs.

No thanks Boon Xin, Daddy does not need to powder his face (shy).

Although The City might not boast of a huge playground, no swings and slides, nor balls pit, but the edutainment factor scores High for our kids.

The City playground is ideal for kids 2 to 8 years old.

Younger kids should love the cheerful cartoon characters at every corner.

The City is also working with teachers to supplement classroom learnings for young minds.

Party – there is a special room for your child to host a Birthday Party. Birthday packages are listed here. Everyone should have a memorable party.


(image credit The City)

Postman – Our kids pen their letters, paste their stamps and post out their letters πŸ™‚

Group activity Treasure Hunt – Besides the individual stations, kids should participate in the treasure hunt too. Clue will lead them to each station, and perform a task.

Fishing is one of them.

Costumes – Kids are encouraged to change into their favourite characters !
where to find superleague constume for children

Superheroes – It is not everyday that we can see Superheroes. Look at Boon Yee’s Superman, he got some serious biceps and six packs!

Superman, IronMan, and Batman. Sometimes they are partners, some other times they fight over WonderWoman battle each other.

In their combat, they will tear down the “buildings”.

And rebuild and demolish again…

Hero! is the boys’ domain. They spend the most time here wrecking Havoc !
Just look at Boon Kang’s cheeky face.

Daddy is just glad that Boon Xin did not turn into Incredible Hulk to challenge her brothers. But Daddy is also slightly disappointed that she refuse to dress up as Cinderella.

Girls functions differently from boys, and ours is cool about Nerf Gun but not Dress πŸ™

Cinderella costume for girl

Policeman – In between their “jobs”, kids will be hopping onto their rides to patrol the neighbourhood. Kids love the Police uniform.

Engineer – Boon Kang loves to be an engineer, either he likes the goggles, or he likes to direct traffic.

Fireman – While the smaller two fight fires with their extinguishers. Yes Chief!

Boon Kang still cannot make up mind to be fireman or engineer.

Nursing – From Cinderella to Nightingale, Boon Xin always like to take care of babies. Maybe because she does not have any younger siblings to sayang (adore)?

Anyway, at the clinic, she needs to learn how to take a temperature and handle a sick toddler.

Classroom – there is a small room with plenty of activities for the kids. Cars, dinosaurs, castles and anything the child desire.

While the kids are exploring The City, parents can catch up on their readings at one corner. Parents can also volunteer to play cashier, customer or if you Dare, hair salon !

Sorry, Daddy still does not trust Boon Xin’s rebonding skills.

Chef or Waiter? Kids can take the customers’ orders and proceed to prepare a 5-course meal at the kitchen. Daddy hopes one of them will develop the passion to cook like those Junior-MasterChef contestants !

Supermarket should be Fun. You get to shop, use money and wheel the cart all over the premise ! They have to buy everything on their shopping list.

Kids need to identify the goods, count and get the correct change for their purchase.

Daddy is impressed with the Supermarket’s wide variety. Kids will definitely be a great help when we go grocery shopping.

Do pop by SengkangBabies Fanpage album for more adventure photos !

Video : The kids are busy at work πŸ™‚

We have been to Kidzania Malaysia before but that is like a Full-time job (whole day effort).
At The City, kids take their time to learn and play at various section. The staff would be on hand to guide the kids in their understanding.

Fun and Learning goes hand in hand. We love the way kids are encouraged to explore and ask questions about real life jobs.

Thank you the The City for the invitation, SengkangBabies really enjoy “working” at your office !

More updates about the City can be found on their Website and Fanpage.
We are recommending that you pop by our friend Wai Wai’s lovely Snow White story too.

More Information :
Phone : 6250 6507
Opening hours : Mon to Sun – 10am to 7pm
Address : 177 River Valley road, Liang Court #03-04A S(179030)

Admission Fees
– Under 2 years, $18
– 2 years and above, $22
– Adults, Free
– Babies under 1 year, Free (if accompanied by a paid sibling)

– Weekdays – unlimited visit
– Weekends & Public Holidays – limited to 2 hours

Fun at Giggles

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A few Sats ago, Boon Yee and Boon Xin were invited to Fun@Giggles. All respectable indoor playgrounds must be equipped with balls pit right πŸ™‚

Located at Marine Parade, opposite Parkway Parade Shopping Mall, we followed Giggle’s bunny to find our own burrow of Fun!

Fun@Giggles is located on the 2nd floor, next to ANZ bank.

Every kids need to register on Ipad first πŸ™‚

Admission fees for weekdays are for unlimited play, and weekends subject to 2 hours cap.

After taking a few minutes seconds to warmup, Boon Yee and Boon Xin wasted no time to trial the obstacles ! Daddy hated his Standard Obstacle Course (SOC), he wonders why kids love to punish themselves :p

Slides are adults-friendly but beware, the other kids will be staring at you !

And so we climb, jump, slide, balance and enjoy our morning workout.

The friendly staff brought the kids attention to this “orange arch” called Sona. We have to press a button for SONA to tell us a number sequence, then proceed to step on the numbers with our feet. It is all Fun until the third round, timer countdown runs faster, more numbers to remember, and your limbs are weak after all the hopping haha.

(Hint, tag team with your buddy to beat the system)

Fun@Giggles offer both Static (painting) and Mobile (motorcycles) Fun, kids can alternate between the two activities.

You can choose any ride and race with your friends. (Sorry Adults, motor racing is a kids-only activity)

At another corner, parents can help to inspire the kids in their arts and craft pursuit. It is a good opportunity for kids to catch their breathe after all the slides, Giant Balls, and Hide&Seek.

Front and rear view, although Fun@Giggles definitely has a lot of corners for kids to hide and explore.

Another highlight with Fun@Giggles are the friendly staffs. The big brothers and sisters will help kids with the different Fun stations, rock climbing too. Parents will feel safe to leave the kids behind for one or two hours.

If balancing act is too simple…

..what about some acrobatic activities ?

Video : Fun@Giggles got so many Fun stuffs, and friendly staffs πŸ™‚

Happy Kids = Happy Parents“. With four kids, we can guarantee this statement is True.

The balls pit might be shallow, but balls are balls, and kids will try their best to camouflage themselves within the colourful balls.

In another room, Fun@Giggles’ Parties are very popular. Click for party details.
party venue giggles

Bye bye Fun@Giggles, kids left their playground with more than a few Giggles πŸ™‚

You might be interested in some of the events conducted at Fun@Giggles too, eg First-Aid-for-Infant-and-child. We would like to thanks Fun@Giggles for inviting us.

More Fun photos can be fun on their gallery or SengkangBabies Fanpage.

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Pricing details :
Age: Free admission
If the child comes in for free, adult pays $2 per pax

Age: 1 to 2 years old
Weekdays: $12 for unlimited play
Weekends and Public holidays: $12 for 2 hours. Subsequent half hour $4

Age: 3 to 12 years old
Weekdays: $20 for unlimited play
Weekends and Public holidays: $20 for 2 hours. Subsequent half hour $6

Two adults free admission with every paying child. Subsequent adult pays $2 per pax. Pricing for School Holidays will be the same as Weekends and Public Holidays.

Socks are mandatory in the playground. Fun@Giggles do not take hygiene for granted. Read more about how playground is disinfected daily.

More details about Fun at Giggles :
Address : 87 Marine Parade Central, #02-500B/C, Singapore 440087
Open Daily 10:00 – 19:00

T : (65) 6345 4947
Email – info@funatgiggles.com.sg
Website – http://www.funatgiggles.com.sg/
Fanpage – https://www.facebook.com/FunAtGiggles

Giveaway contest for two entrance tickets :

1. LIKE Fun@Giggles fanpage and SengkangBabies
2. Leave your Name(compulsory) & email on our Fanpage(you can message email to us)

3. Two winners will be randomly picked on 13 Nov 11pm