The best water parks in Singapore for kids and adults

This outdoor playground has one mission in mind: to get everybody drenched. There are water tunnels, stepping springs and various jets your pint-sized terrors – or your mischievous side – can use to hose everyone else down. Even toddlers can get in on the aquatic action, with a safe play zone you’ll feel comfortable letting them roam around in.

Note: due to capacity limitations, each child cannot be accompanied by more than one adult.

A stone's throw away from Yishun MRT station, this massive water park in the heartlands is divided into three main play areas decked with water sprays and buckets, a shallow pool, and giant board games. While the kids burn their energy splashin' around, parents can rest their feet at the many benches. There are also plenty of sheltered areas and umbrella deck chairs to hide from the sun too.

Overlooking Punggol Waterway park, this playground has both wet and dry play areas for the kids to hop between, so they won't remain soaked all day. The wet play area features a river loop with flowing water, a lake, an island, and a bridge. Keep an eye out for your young ones as they take on challenging aquatic obstacle course or simply let them slide down the child-friendly rubber surfaces of the playground's terraced landscape.

It's not a water park per sé, but you can still delight in the relaxing art of soaking your feet in hot waters at the pool or the wooden basins provided. And if you'd like to try the traditional way of making onsen tamago (onsen means hot spring in Japanese) as they do in Japan, you can bring your eggs down and boil them in the hot spring water. The new Sembawang Hot Spring Park is also great for visitors to learn about the history and geology of the place, and reminisce about the old kampung days by strolling through the fruit trees and edible plants.

Happy Paddle Boats remains temporarily suspended until further notice.

You may need a map to navigate your way around VivoCity, but one thing’s for sure: this sprawling mall has everything under one roof. Or on its roof itself. Kids can splash around and cool down at the sprawling rooftop pools overlooking Sentosa while parents can take a breather after a shopping spree. You can also rent paddle boats (from $8) for the younger kids to tackle the knee-deep waters. 

Clusia Clove is temporarily closed for maintenance works until further notice.

Jurong Lake Gardens is the latest national garden in the heartlands, specially landscaped and designed for families and the community to come together to play, learn, and bond. Besides the flora – and fauna – the Gardens features many play areas for children (adults, feel free to join), including a water playground. Head over to Clusia Cove where children can experience water movements that mimic tidal patterns, surface ripples, and directional currents similar to those at coastal shores.

The water play zone is temporarily closed for upgrading works until further notice.

Sited within the lush greens of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Jacob Ballas Children's Garden is a wonderland for the tiny tots. The fun really starts at the entrance where the water play area catches your eye the minute you step into it. Safe for the little ones, water sprouts at low levels, so there are none of those in-your-face surprises. However, the lack of shade does call for a proper lather of sunscreen and a hat.

The water playground remains temporarily closed until further notice.

Not too far away from Punggol MRT station, this water play area is situated in the park's recreation zone. While this water playground doesn’t boast the largest array of powerful water jets, its gushing fountains and water cannons are more than enough to satisfy. Make sure to run through the orange-ringed structure and be prepared to get soaked. There are also toilets nearby and plenty of benches under shaded areas for parents to chill or if you fancy a spot of bird watching.

This venue remains temporarily closed until further notice.

It's called Westgate Wonderland for good reason. This massive playground bears a ‘fantasy garden’ theme and is split into dry and wet sections. Kids under 12 years old can roll around in the small water section and be showered by an enormous watering can that sprays water every once in a while. Parents will be happy to note that there's a free blower room for children to dry off.

This venue remains temporarily closed until further notice.

It may be a small water play area up in the mall's Garden Plaza section, but the eclectic spread of installations leaves kids with a lot of options. Engage in a friendly battle with rotating water guns, or patiently wait under little buckets to get drenched. There's only one dry bench for waiting parents, but with the changing rooms just nearby, they won't have to take the little ones far.

This venue remains temporarily closed until further notice.

There is plenty of room for kids (and the young at heart) to run around on the spongy, wave-print turf of nex's rooftop KidzPlay @ SkyGarden. There's a variety of ways to get wet – from mist machines to a massive centrepiece bucket that creates a torrential waterfall when it tips over. There's a changing room at the corner of the water park, but bathrooms are a drippy walk across the SkyGarden.

This venue remains temporarily closed until further notice.

If the kids can't decide whether they want to go to a water park or a dry jungle gym, head to Splash Park at Sembawang Shopping Centre. Features of the water park include mist machines, water guns, a swirling windmill and slides that lead from the wet area to the (somewhat) dry section. There are also free lockers and a kids' shower area.