Do you remember the mosaic playgrounds with rubber tire swings and the merry-go-round that makes you giddy but you’ll never want to stop? And the sand pits where you try to dig a deep hole only to find a concrete bottom!
Playground of my time
Those where the kind of playgrounds I played in. Are you from my time too?
This playground can be found somewhere in the north of Singapore.
It’s hard to find such playgrounds in Singapore these days. But there’re still some around! Can you guess where the above playground is located? Yes! It’s still there!
Playgrounds back then were not so brightly coloured and they were almost like an art piece in the neighbourhood. Each playground has its unique creature, usually a dragon or some weird looking animal that’s made of concrete and decorated with mosaic tiles. Once you fall or bump onto any part of the playground, you’ll definitely be rewarded with a big red prize that’ll be stuck with you for a few days. Yes! It’s quite a painful experience I tell you! Guess that’s also the reason why these playgrounds are taken over by the more child-friendly design and materials.
Let me share three of such playgrounds I found…
The orange & green dragon
Kids “walking the dragon”!
And I did it too! I had a flash back of memories while I did the walk.
In another neighbourhood…
The orange & white dragon
There used to be a rubber-tire swing here!
But it’s gone…
taken at another playground couple years ago
A clock-house playground
The new playgrounds in the neighbourhood these days are colourful and have many features for children to play and roam around. It may be more fun and interactive, but I miss the rough sand and my mosaic playground.
The playground you find these days.
Not so artistically pleasing right?
Do you know of any other mosaic playgrounds? Share the location here and I’ll try to capture them before they’re gone. Or better still, share your shots with me. Just drop a line here. ^_^
Tags: Singapore Playgrounds
13 Responses
hihi.. I think there is one of such playgrounds at tampines, near the opposite of tampines safra. =D
Posted on October 15th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I love the sand. Ha. It provides the opportunity for creativity. And the feel of my bare feet on them. The wheel-swings are amazing too!
Playground those days = An adventurous place
Posted on October 15th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Thanks playfulgirl! I’ll go check it out soon!
@gniynix its hard to find sand playground at neighbourhood these days. And ya sand is great fun! Walking in the dragon’s tummy itself is an adventure already!
Posted on October 15th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
really missed those childhood days when we played “catching” in the playground. Now, it is hard to find the “dragon” playground!
Posted on October 16th, 2008 at 10:46 am
yah man. I grew up playing with the dragon at Marine Crescent.
Posted on October 19th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
nickpan
yah man. I grew up playing with the dragon at Marine Crescent.
how can you bear leaving Marine Crescent behind for punggol bro?!
Posted on October 22nd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
shaun!
dude! you lived in marine crescent? i grew up in your neighbourhood!
Posted on October 22nd, 2008 at 2:00 pm
ed, not me, nickpan, from his comment.
Posted on October 22nd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
There used to be one ‘dragon’ playground next to my block unfortunately it’s been torn down and a new one without any sand pit taken over. Used to bring my 2 sons to play there and they love it much better than the present one which only have the slide, no more swing…
Posted on October 25th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Hi. Where can I find such places? Cos I’m doing this for a project. Thanks alot!
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
can I ask where is the location of this clock house playground? How can I find it? Doing some photo project too.
Posted on October 1st, 2009 at 12:48 am
Dear yr dragon playground
Posted on June 14th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
The Playground For Kids offers over 9,ooo square feet of inflatables and a 45 foot long tree house play structure for the kids to play.Unfortunately it’s quite old? but still children got a lot of fun!
Posted on March 24th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
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