Before developing our testing methodology, we spoke with child safety expert Ben Hoffman, M.D., FAAP, a professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Medicine, president-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics, medical director of the Tom Sargent Safety Center, and director of the Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs Indoor playground deets: Older kids get ready, this one’s for you! AIRZONE is the world’s first indoor suspended net playground – a net of ropes knitted together to turn the mall atrium space between the different floors of City Square Mall into a playground floating in the air! AIRZONE is an elevated playground with different zones – there’s one access (you need to climb up a rope bridge) and one exit (a PVC slide) per floor. AIRZONE isn’t ideal if you’re scared of heights; for this reason, we think it’s best suited for courageous kiddos aged 4+, maybe even 6 years old and onwards. To find the best baby swings, we put 16 of them through rigorous evaluation, considering our own at-home experience with these swings and our babies and testing each one in our lab with a pediatric nurse practitioner, Ebony Barrett, RN, providing an additional expert opinion about the safety and stability of these swings.

Petite Tayo KidsClub , 1 Stadium Place, #01-06/07, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628, Tel: (+65) 6491 1042 They also enjoyed fighting fires as a fireman, transporting goods around the city as a courier and being a journalist at Metro Newspaper. Why We Like It: The top bar doubles as a carry handle, making it an ideal portable swing, and assembly is easy.While there are several safety measures parents and caregivers should follow when using a baby swing, perhaps the most important one is to supervise their baby when they are in the swing. “[While in a swing], babies need constant supervision the same way they would in a bathtub,” says Ben Hoffman, MD, CPST-I, FAAP, professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University and president-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). This Bright Starts Swing is a great option for families who live in a smaller home or are always on the go. We found it to be lightweight, easy to carry, and are convinced that it can fit inside the trunk of any car. It’s also convenient to store, given that it stands up on its own or lays flat when folded and weighs just 4 pounds. Squish Space at the Barbican invites kids to discover, touch, play and learn in a free multi-sensory space.

When in doubt, you can always sing or talk to your baby instead, Dr. Murray says. But because we’re all tired parents, the swing’s music or white noise at a healthy level works, too. PLAY by Kinderplay , 65 Airport Boulevard, Changi Airport Terminal 3, #B2-14/15/16/17, Singapore 819663, Tel: ( +65) 9115 7638

Kidodo Indoor Playground

Indoor playground deets: A trip to KidsSTOP at the Science Centre in Jurong is probably one of our all-around favourite kids’ things to do in Singapore. Is it an indoor playground or education? Both – that’s the brilliance! It scores big for kids because there are so many different areas to play in – from uncovering dinosaur fossils in the palaeontology sandpit to doing a bit of karaoke and loads more! Compared to the other products we tested, this Munchkin Infant Swing is very compact—especially in terms of vertical space. It stands 15 inches tall, which is the same height as a bowling pin, and weighs as much as a gallon of milk. Although it required two people to remove the seat from the base, we could easily move it from room to room and store it under a bed or couch. Discover is an indoor play area for babies, toddlers and children up to 11 years old and their families. (c) Sorcha Bridge

Lennartsson, F. Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: Prevention Strategies in Child Health Care. JCM. 2020;9(12):3946. doi:10.3390/jcm9123946Jungle Gym, Atria Shopping Gallery, 2nd Floor, Jalan SS22/23, Damansara Jaya, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, +6017 336 8433 We don’t love the directions: The illustrations are not accompanied by any written instructions, and it’s not intuitive to figure out what the numbers on each part signify. Ultimately, we had to refer to an online tutorial video to put it together properly, which isn’t ideal, although assembly is a one-time nuisance. For the higher price tag—the MamaRoo is the priciest baby swing on our list—we’d expect easier assembly, but it’s one of the biggest names in baby gear for a reason: It grows with your baby so you’ll get more use out of it, can be controlled hands-free with the compatible app, and provides smooth side-to-side motion. Indoor playground deets: We know, we know! This is officially an art exhibition more than an indoor playground in Singapore, but it is very interactive and kids can play while they are here so we are allowing it! Created in collaboration with the Japanese art and technology collective teamLab, FutureWorld takes up nearly a quarter of the museum’s total gallery space. It feels less like an art exhibit, and more like a hands-on interactive play space, for both kids and adults – don’t miss seeing your own drawings come to life on a big screen!