SINGAPORE – A new inclusive playground featuring Singapore’s first slide with wheelchair access was officially opened on June 17 at Sun Plaza Park in Tampines Avenue 7.
Located about a 10-minute walk from Tampines MRT station, the playground is designed with barrier-free routes and equipment like slides and swings that are accessible to all users, including those on wheelchairs.
Bright colours are used for the equipment and surfaces, to support those with low vision.
The playground has four zones, each themed after a different mode of seed dispersal. Plants associated with the varying dispersal methods can be found around each zone. This is intended to encourage children to interact with and learn about the natural environment.
The playground is a collaboration between the National Parks Board (NParks) and the Magical Bridge Foundation (MBF), a California-based non-profit organisation known for designing inclusive playgrounds. Organisations like SPD Singapore @ Tampines and M.Y World @ Tampines North were consulted during the process.
Spanning 3,800 sq m – slightly more than half the size of a football field – the playground is fenced, giving caregivers peace of mind while their children play.
The playground was funded by a $3.9 million donation to the Garden City Fund from MBF board members Amanda and Vince Steckler.
Set up in 2002, the Garden City Fund is NParks’ registered charity and Institution of a Public Character. It supports projects that complement NParks’ efforts towards fulfilling its City in Nature vision.
Amanda Steckler continued to support the project after her husband, the former chief executive of multinational cybersecurity firm AVAST Software, died in 2021 after a car accident.
The playground in Sun Plaza Park is MBF’s second project here. Its first, called A Whale of A Tale, is located outside the National Museum Singapore and was officially opened in October 2025.
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