Hi,

We went to the fire station open house and my gal had lots of fun with the firemen! Also, adults did learn alot more things about safety and how to teach our kids after hearing from the Firemen! Not only did they get to see the equipments, get onto the fire engines, play with the uniforms but they also learn about Paramedics and the other team at the Civil defence station who takes care of more dangerous rescues..Its a great eduational fun! 

Most fire stations are open to public every saturday from 9am to 11am. Reservations are required only for 10 pax or more..

Its FREE!

Note : The old central fire station will be best choice coz they have the most calls so kids get to see them in real action..and there's the musuem there too.

 Thank you! 

Have always been having headache as to where can I bring my kids go during weekends or their school holidays.

This list is indeed very helpful and handy with some places that we do not even have to pay/pay much, makes it even a happier and enjoyable occassion for the whole family especially those from the lower-middle income.

Kudos! :D

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The places listed were excellent! I have copied a few places down and will be bringing my child there during this school hols. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing !

This is really a nice summary of places I can bring my kids for fun.

Don't have to crack my brain too much. 

I am an ex-science teacher who likes to go to different places to get new ideas to teach my tuition kids. I happened to visit Fun Learning Yard (FLY) in the June holidays and saw a course which they organised. It gave me a totally new idea of science education.

The course uses BBQ as a platform to introduce various thermal physics concepts which includes : difference between heat and temperature, expansion and contraction of matter, conductivity of different materials, melting vs freezing, boiling vs condensing, 3 methods of heat transfer, etc.

Due to the hands-on nature of the course, i could see that young kids easily understood all these so call "very abstract concepts". FLY provided opportunity for kids to use their 5 senses to remember things while having fun.

A group of young kids (7 - 12 years old) were required to start their own fire after a detailed demonstration and explanation. When the fire was ready, they got to see different science experiments and given opportunities to conduct the experiment themselves. Throughout the course, the kids were supervised by a few FLY instructors who constantly prompt the kids when they were not on the right track. The kids were given the maximum opportunities to do things themselves. During the course, kids got to grill their own food and made their own dessert. I could see that they (including their parents)  were really enjoying themselves.

In my opinion, the students were on task and highly motivated not just because the activities were fun but the things they were doing were relevantly useful. They got to apply their knowledge and furthermore kept exploring new knowledge out of it.

I think you should be able to find out more from their website : www.funlearners.com

Hi Chief & all contributors!

Many thanks for this "Place to go with Kids".  Was feeling a bit desperate already dunno where to bring our kid.  Feel so bored and thought SG really boring.  But hey no!  So many interesting places especially those fabulous outdoor playgrounds!  Now I am so excited, couldn't wait to go!

Really happy, hee...hee...hee!