December 2025
Wooderful Life deserves a whole post on its own! It’s chaotic and overwhelming, yet so beautiful and fun-filled in a way that most modern indoor playgrounds aren’t.
It’s situated far from our base in Ximending, but we still felt we should go for it. No regrets travelling all the way out to YES!LIFE Yulon City, a large shopping mall in Xindian District, just for this. We easily spent half a day there!
Step inside Wooderful Life, and the first thing you notice is the wood. Everywhere. The space feels almost forest-like — warm-toned timber, curved wooden structures, layered platforms and moving parts built entirely from wood. It’s essentially a wood-based indoor playground, but unlike the padded, plastic kind most kids are used to.
Inside, the space opens up into multiple themed stations, each with its own rhythm and logic. Some areas invite kids to interact — turning cranks, pressing buttons, watching wooden balls roll through elaborate tracks — while others are more about standing still and watching the mechanics unfold. It’s stimulating, but not in a screen-heavy way. Instead, it really fosters curiosity.
YB, who loves all things mechanical, was absolutely fascinated. He was able to crank gears, drop balls through funnels and build wooden blocks. So if your kids like Science Centre, they would love Wooderful Land too!
There were also three main experiences that anchored the visit. One was “Pea Ladder”, a climbing experience up a tall “tree”; another was the “Happy 5-person Swing” and the last was the best — “Thrilling Ziplining” that both our kids under 7yo absolutely loved.
These rides operated for a few minutes every hour, so the minute we entered, we queued for the “Thrilling Ziplining: first before playing. After that, the kids played while waiting for the next ride to open.
At our fixed DIY Craft timeslot, we had to peel the kids away from the various stations to get them to settle down for this. I felt we were taking time away from their play, but their chosen craft was too complicated to DIY at home!
The kids were fully occupied for the entire time slot, and by the time we exited, we were ready for the DIY music box experience. This isn’t included in the admission ticket — it’s a separate paid activity — but it felt like a natural way to end the visit.
The music box experience was especially memorable, though not without a bit of confusion at the start. The staff introduced the process, but the area was busy and guidance felt rushed. Just choosing the wooden base alone threw us off, and digging through boxes to find a suitable one wasn’t very intuitive — we eventually had to ask for help again.
Once past that hurdle, the rest was more straightforward and enjoyable. We chose the figurines and decorations, then selected the music — you can play each tune to listen before deciding, which the kids loved. After payment, we moved to a DIY station where a staff member helped assemble the music box step by step.
Both kids ended up with music boxes that they really loved — one had a fairytale forest theme, and the other went with a nautical theme!
Wooderful Life was truly special, and the kids are still talking about it to this day! It’s so rare to come across an indoor playground that centres on wood, craft and mechanics, and trusts children to slow down, watch and wonder.
Little Notes
Buying tickets: I couldn’t find a good way to order tickets online. They were not available on Klook, and their website listed different ticket options that were confusing. In the end, I chose to walk in and still managed to get tickets easily. There are fixed timeslots to enter, so we went earlier when they opened to snag a good timeslot. It was lucky we did that because there was a whole crowd later in the afternoon!
Ticket options: The staff explained that we had to each choose a ticket bundle with a DIY craft session. I saw their brochure on their website, but felt it was way easier to choose in-person because the staff could quickly explain what’s what. In the end, we got joint wood puppets for the kids and basic nature craft for the adults. We booked a separate timeslot for the DIY craft – this meant that the kids had to stop their play halfway to do this. You could also choose to bring the DIY craft kit home, but we preferred not to because the joint puppets were quite difficult to do!
Rides: Send a parent to queue for a ride while the kids play. Fortunately, the queues are manageable (definitely not Disneyland-type long queues!) so don’t worry!
DIY craft: Honestly, this is a nice touch but felt rather disruptive. If they had chose a simple DIY Nature Craft (eg: an acorn keychain), I would choose to just bring the DIY kit home instead of sacrificing their playtime.
Musical box: Such a lovely activity, but rather pricey. Ours were on bigger bases, with more decorations, and each cost around S$80. This was one of their highlights for the trip, so we allowed them to do this. This activity would also add to your time at Wooderful Life. Just choosing everything took us almost an hour, and building it took another 45 minutes!
Dinner options: We ended our time at Wooderful Life nearing dinner time. By then, the kids were famished and we had to dine at the shopping centre itself.
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