Looking for a new sports activity for your little monkeys? Check out these climbing gyms in Singapore that’ll challenge both their physical and mental capabilities!
The best thing about being a kid today is that there are soooo many cool physically and mentally challenging sport options to try in Singapore. From your usual swimming and cycling to something more high-energy like trampolining, there’s so much fun to be had here. And if you’re an adventurous kind of family, it might be time to try rock climbing.
Rock climbing is a great sport for kids as young as four years to hone their motor skills, flexibility and logical thinking. From scaling new heights to charting out paths across bouldering walls, kids will be able to push themselves to the limit on both indoor and outdoor walls – surrounded by plenty of soft foam mats and strapped into safety harnesses to avoid any hard landings! So, pop round to one of these best family-friendly rock climbing gyms around Singapore.
Our tip? Be sure to make a booking before heading down or you might have to wait quite a while…
Best rock climbing gyms for kids in Singapore
1. Climb Central
Looking for a fun weekend activity? Pop into Kallang Wave Mall, Funan Mall or Velocity at Novena for a walk-in climbing sesh or sign up for one of the kids’ programs for little ones aged five to 12. Climb Central (top image) has dedicated climbing lanes for kids (adults are welcome to try it out too), as well as kid-sized climbing shoes and harnesses. Parents can get in on the action or leave it to the professionals and watch from the comforts of the viewing platform. Climb Central also holds classes for extra-keen climbers, too (currently online reservation system booking).
Where: Climb Central, #B1-01 Kallang Wave Mall, 1 Stadium Place, Singapore 397718; 107 North Bridge Rd, #B2-19/21 Funan Mall, Singapore 179105 and 238 Thomson Rd, #03-23/25, Singapore 307683
2. Kinderklasse
Kinderklasse is the real Kinder Surprise for young bubs! Packed with fun classes, birthday parties and an indoor gym that you won’t want to miss, the littlies will never be bored here. The gym caters to tiny tots aged seven months to seven years with a bouncy castle, trampoline, ball pit, and of course a rock climbing wall – you name it they have it! Plus, trainers will sett up challenges in the gym everyday for non-stop fun!
Where: Kinderklasse, 11 Rhu Cross, #02-01 PAssion WaVe @ Marina Bay, Singapore 437440
3. Power Kids Gym
Brace yourself for this cool kids gym because the adrenaline rush the bubs will get from here is enormous! We bet you won’t even have to sing them a lullaby to get them to sleep after this. Keep them busy with the gym classes for kids from four months to 10 years old that even you can take part in. With cute and fun names for the classes – like Super wigglers, power climbers and crawlers – the little ones are sure to be pumped up for this one.
Where: Power Kids Gym, 81 Clemenceau Ave, #02-12, Singapore 239917
4. Clip ‘n Climb HomeTeamNS
Located at Our Tampines Hub, one of our fave family haunts, Clip ‘n Climb HomeTeamNS is a climbing theme park with 19 different climbing courses suitable for all ages. Kids weighing over 10kg (around four years old and up) are able to scale themed-walls, while strapped safely into the TruBlue Automatic Belay System. The little ones will also have a ball checking out the multi-coloured courses. Choose from simple ones like The Twister, and an abstract staircase, to the more challenging beanstalk-esque course, The Triffid.
Where: Clip ‘n Climb HomeTeamNS, HomeTeamNS Tampines, 1 Tampines Walk #03-03, Our Tampines Hub, Singapore 528523
5. Oyeyo Boulder Home
Kids who want to try their hand at bouldering can head to this cosy bouldering gym for a climb across the horizontal rock courses. Tucked away in Little India, Oyeyo Boulder Home has no shortage of fun routes and obstacles for kids and adults to challenge themselves.
Where: Oyeyo Boulder Home, 148 Mackenzie Road, Singapore 228724
6. The Rock School
Singapore’s first-ever climbing school, The Rock School, is aimed at kids four to 14 years of age. It has classes of all sorts (some are currently suspended until further notice) including beginner courses, one-to-one private coaching and events. There are rock walls suited for kids with child-friendly handholds, bright colours and gentle wall profiles. Plus, indoor bouldering and rope walls and outdoor rock climbing walls in both Bedok Community Centre and the branch at Our Tampines Hub. Full-body harnesses and rubber flooring are also available at Our Tampines Hub.
Where: The Rock School, Bedok Community Centre, 850 New Upper Changi Rd #01-06, Singapore 467352; Our Tampines Hub, 1 Tampines Walk, #02-81, Singapore 528523
7. The Cliff @ Snow City Singapore
As well as being a fab day out in its own right, Snow City is also home to The Cliff. With 10 climbing lines of various difficulty, its suitable from three years and up. There’s a team of instructors on hand to help get you started, and you can then cool off in the snow post-climb!
Where: The Cliff @ Snow City Singapore, 21 Jurong Town Hall Rd, Singapore 609433
8. Ground Up Climbing
Ground Up provides graded walls for climbers of all levels and offers family classes plus one-hour taster sessions. Whether it’s indoor rock climbing, scaling the snakes-and-ladders bouldering wall or attempting the more challenging inclined walls, kids will be challenged to solve problems and train their motor skills. There are even competitive classes for little sports enthusiasts who want to get serious about climbing.
Where: Ground Up Climbing, Civil Service Club Level 2, 60 Tessensohn Road, Singapore 217664
9. T-Hall.SG
Check out the Fun Zone over at T-Hall.SG where the little ones can climb on child-friendly bouldering walls and pillars to train their balance, coordination, confidence, muscle coordination and sports performance. There’s even a state of the art augmented climbing wall, using motion sensor technology to transform the space into a series of mini-games!
Where: 464 Crawford Lane, Singapore 190464
10. Waka Waka at Annex @ Furama
Waka Waka has some safari-themed climbing fun for kids. Other than the wave slides, bouncy castle and futuristic air mattress, this indoor playground has an obstacle rope course that’s worth shelling out extra for, plus an Adventure Zone. Strap on those safety harnesses and helmets and scale padded climbing walls and totem poles in complete safety! Make sure to pre-book to avoid any disappointments.
Where: Waka Waka, 407 Havelock Road, [email protected] #05-01, Singapore 169634
11. Kinetics Climbing
Kinetics Climbing has bouldering and top-rope courses with a variety of colour-coded routes suited for climbers of all levels. Its climbing classes for tiny tots is perfect for kids aged six to nine-years-old. It aims to equip young ones with proper climbing techniques, so they’re able to scale the walls independently.
Where: Kinetics Climbing, 511 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218153
12. My Little Climbing Gym
My Little Climbing Gym is all about the kids and was created by Dad, Winson, who saw a real need for a dedicated children’s space where kiddos could conquer climbing. The gym welcomes all abilities from age two — 12. The littlies will love the colourful number wall, whilst older climbers can take on the 4m high climb. Tall enough for a challenge, without being too intimidating. There are several classes, camps and drop up sessions on offer, so everyone is catered for.
Where: My Little Climbing Gym, The Promenade @ Pelikat, 183 Jln Pelikat, #B1-101, Singapore 537643
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Top image: Climb Central
