Farm Hopping

On 1 October 2010, we celebrated Children's Day by taking our darlings to some of the farms in Singapore. We need to let our city kids get in touch with nature some time.

Our first stop : Qian Hu Fish Farm

There was a pond filled with many tortoises. Reuben was quite frightened by the sight of the humongous tortoises.


Then the children tried catching fish using nets. Auntie Nia managed to help them catch several 'Long Kang' fish.


Papa and Mommy tried the FOC Fish Spa. It was ticklish and fun but our feet were still as rough leh. I guess we had too much dead skin on our feet, the fish were probably having a feast! Haha.


We looked at the aquarium of assorted fish and sea creatures. Phoebe brought her bag of 'Long Kang' fish home. They didn't survive for long despite our excellent aquarium condition. I guess the quality of the 'Long Kang' fish was very poor.

Our second stop : Hay Dairies Goat Farm

Phoebe trying out the goat's milk. It's supposed to be very good for people with respiratory problem, eczema, allergy to cow's milk, lactose intolerance etc. Phoebe's a milk junkie but goat's milk is not something that she favours although it was in chocolate flavour.

We reached the goat farm at about 1 p.m. and missed their goat milking session. It was supposed to be between 9-11 a.m. Nevertheless, Phoebe learned that the goats were segregated into 3 groups, the billies, nannies and kids.

Our third stop : Jurong Frog Farm

Phoebe learned about the stages of the life cycle of a frog. There were live specimen and pictures showing each stage of the frog. We saw frog eggs, tadpoles, frogs with forelegs and tails and frogs with both fore and hind legs and tails. Most of the frogs they had were bullfrog.

There was an enclosure, especially for the frogs to mate. We witnessed a pair of frog mating and we also saw some frog eggs and tadpoles within the enclosure. When we were in the tourist office, we spotted a mommy dog nursing a puppy. It was heartwarming and Phoebe was thrilled :)

Our fourth stop : Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

It had been raining for the past few days. Hence, it was high tide when we reached Sungei Buloh. We went on the Mangrove Boardwalk trail. It was a short walking trail of about 40 minutes. The view was serene but we didn't get to see any birds due to the high tide. We did spot a Water Monitor basking on a raft and also some tiny tree crabs near the mangrove swamp.

Walking the trail, keeping our senses alert. The children were trying to spot some creatures in the water while resting in the shelter.


The children were tired but they wanted to visit the nearby crocodile farm. However, it was closed and Reuben fell asleep along the way. So that ended our farm tours.

Last stop : IMM

We ended the day at IMM. The children played in the outdoor wet playground, in a way, to wash away all their perspiration. Haha. They had a lot of fun but we limited their water play to fifteen minutes just in case they catch a cold.

It was a very good trip visiting the farms. I have learnt alot, and so did the children. We'll probably source for another crocodile farm since the children did not get to visit the one in Lim Chu Kang in this trip. I think there's another crocodile farm in Serangoon. Will check it out with the children! :) Hopefully, we can catch the feeding session! :)

I found this video from You-tube. Looks very interesting!