We love to hunt for exciting playgrounds, especially free ones. Not all trips are successful. Sometimes we get lost, sometimes the playground did not meet our expectations, and it was not worth my time writing a post on it.
This trip to Punggol Waterway Brooks is fruitful. There are some exciting playgrounds in the estate; we have yet to cover all. Before I disappoint you, I would like to clarify my definition of exciting playgrounds. These include mainly structures with a lot of climbing element that will give the kids a lot of work-out opportunities.
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Punggol Waterway Brooks – Blk 678C
The playground is located on the slope next to Blk 678C. It has cleverly made use of the existing sloping landscape, just like the outdoor playground – Jubilee Park opposite Liang Court.
Recommended age is 6 to 12 years old, with parent supervision. Perfect for my tweens, a little dangerous for my twins.
See the photo below. My twins are not able to climb up those huge bulges on their own as they are placed too far apart for them. And although they are strong enough to put themselves up the steep slope using the bar, sliding down the same path was unsafe for them.
The terrain on this space is the best opportunity for a work-out, especially when they started playing catch.
A not-so-easy climbing route, filled with small tiles. We did not try out the bouldering section on the right, as there was a small army of red ants busy at work.
A small trampoline section which my little ones love.
This playground is located right beside My Waterway @ Punggol. Cross the bridge in front for another round of adventure for the kids.
Check out this post for more details – Discovering Playgrounds in Punggol – 673 Edgefield Plains
Punggol Waterway Brooks – Blk 676B
The play space is located on top of the multi-storey carpark—what an excellent way of utilizing space. I love how this estate is designed – lots of greenery with ample space to work out and play. Best of all, it is right on top of a multi-storey carpark.
There are four sections in this playground. First is the small climbing cube. Nothing much on its own.
Second is this web of steel that isn’t too tricky too. I made the big kids climbed onto the ring on the left as the starting point, and clamber across to the right side of the ring, then back to the left again.
In the meantime, the twins got busy with the spinning pole.
See the green piece of inclining board below. It is tough. Hubby and I clambered clumsily halfway up and failed as the board wobbled slightly to the sides.
The third section is a little friendlier for smaller kids, with a roughly 1.3 metres high climbing wall on the right for the kids to get up the platform. To give my boy a full work-out, I got him to traverse around the exterior wall of the structure instead. It is achievable, just tiring, and it requires some thinking on the feet, literally.
The wobbly green board again, this time, placed horizontally. This is so much friendlier.
Here comes the ninja warrior part (photo below). This play structure is almost similar to the earlier one, except that there is no foothold in the middle! So, it is either you brachiate across if you are that strong, or you cling your legs to the bar to get you across.
A closer look to the middle section, with 2 handles for the extremely strong ones to venture.
We spent over an hour on these two playgrounds. By the end of our play session, our limbs were shaky and wobbly. All famished, we went home to gobble down our dinner.
Klook.comPunggol Waterway Brooks – Blk 678
[Updated on 8 August 2020]
We decided to return to explore the third playground. This space is dedicated to smaller kids, with three play areas. We didn’t find them these structures very interesting, but I am sure it is a hit amongst the little ones.
The first one is my kids’ favourite. Ample space to run around with some climbing element.
End Notes
Waterway Brooks is a relatively new development, almost five years old as of the date of this post. However, the first two playgrounds mentioned herein are meant for children older than 5. So it looks like these spaces will be underutilized for a little while more. On our second visit, we saw more children enjoying the third playground.
If you are living in older estates nearby such as Hougang or Tampines, you may find these play structure interesting.
Best time to go – I reckon 4 pm onwards is good since the surrounding flats are giving good shades to the playgrounds.
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Discovering playground: the updated Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden in the Botanic Garden
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