a place for young children

lim chu kang is a good place to start with. there are farms and nurseries and a lot of open spaces. however, some places, like the quail farm, are out of bounds these days. the reason being the fear of an outbreak of the avian flu.

if you have younger children, you may like to take them to the fish farms like qian hu at jalan lekar or hausmann at neo tiew crescent. another place you can take young children to is the farm mart at sungei tengah.

on weekends and public holidays, there is a shuttle bus service from chua chu kang mrt to qian hu.

at qian hu and hausmann, for one dollar you can buy a packet of pellets to feed the kois. over at qian hu, you can hand-feed the fish. at hausmann, there are more fish in two big feeding ponds. both places also have provision for 'longkang' fishing. for $5, you are given a small tank and a small net (on loan). in the half hour you are given, whatever fish you catch in the shallow pond is yours to keep.

hausmann aquarium is open daily from 10.00am to 7.00pm. qian hu is open from 9.00am to 7.00pm daily. farm mart is open from 10.00am to 10.00pm on weekdays. on weekends, it opens one hour earlier, at 9.00am.