All Things to Do

Walter Padbury Playground is located in the Walter Padbury Park sporting complex in Thornlie. It is easily accessed from all car parks by a large internal path network so you should never have a problem finding a car park space! Walter Padbury Playground addresses all aspects of children’s play including Read more [...]

Deep Water Point Park has everything you could possibly want for a mums playgroup meet-up, coffee & cake with friends or on your own, stroll next to the river, family BBQ or family breakfast/lunch/dinner.  All that aside it’s also a stunning view of the Perth city skyline. The park is Read more [...]

Alkimos Park is situated in a newly established family suburb estate, north of Butler (NOR). The park offers school-aged kids lots of nature play equipment as well as some interesting items I’ve not seen in other parks yet. Alkimos Park is a mix of sand and soft fall with a Read more [...]

Keith Holmes Reserve is located off the Mandurah Quay Footbridge. It is a rather quirky playground overlooking the man-made beach making this a great little spot for a playdate, family BBQs, picnics and parties. There are two adjacent play areas atKeith Holmes Reserve. One area is more suited to older kids and Read more [...]

On the Eastern Mandurah Foreshore there is a lovely playground overlooking the river. The playground is fully shaded and based on a soft fall surface. The playframe is full of slides, ladders, climbing walls and tunnel to entertain toddlers and kids. There are a few other play items in the Read more [...]

Perry Lakes Reserve Playground is set within beautiful trees, large grassed areas and lakes. The park is sand based and has shade sails throughout.  It is fully accessible for the disabled/less able bodies with ramps throughout the main structure and disability swing. There are 3 areas to the playground, the Read more [...]

Bayswater Riverside Gardens located along Milne and King William Streets is a fabulous playground to visit with toddlers. Bayswater Riverside Gardens has great age-appropriate play equipment, fully fenced and gated, features rubber soft fall and is covered with shade sails. There is a set of swings that caters for both Read more [...]

The infamous pirate ship playground at Heathcote Reserve in Applecross is probably one of the first few ‘super playgrounds’ in Perth. It was closed mid-2017 for a much-needed restoration and works are now finally completed and reopened again, just in time for Christmas and school holidays. A fresh coat of Read more [...]

Mueller Park Playspace is clean, fun, fresh and imaginative for all ages, but we love it especially for its safety, accessibility and appeal to toddlers. It is easily accessible from the train (Fremantle line, West Leederville stop), but parking can sometimes prove challenging. Mueller Park Playspace was commissioned in 2009 as Read more [...]

My kids and I love to spend the day in the “city.”  I love that Perth offers so much for the kids.  Being from Los Angeles, I never dreamed the city would be a place to hang out with the kids just for fun.  Perth’s CBD is not intimidating, it Read more [...]

South Perth Esplanade Playground is set within the Sir James Mitchell Park and is a short walk from the Mends Street Jetty making this an ideal playground to visit on public transport. The playground is sand based and covered with shade sails. South Perth Esplanade Playground overlooks the River Swan and Read more [...]

Point Walter is a beautiful spot on the south bank of the Swan River perfect for picnics, swimming and playing in the not one but two playgrounds! The first playground is situated right next to The Walters River Cafe – which is open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch Read more [...]

The beautiful Lake Jualbup playground is located in the leafy suburb of Shenton Park, and is surrounded by a lovely well-kept park with rolling green lawns. “Jualbup” is an aboriginal term meaning ‘a place where water rises in the season of spring’. The lake can dry up during the summer Read more [...]

Kadidjiny Park, also known as The Dr Seuss playground, is located in the suburb of Melville just off the Canning Highway. The playground is very different to your traditional playground. There are no multi-purpose climbing frames instead there is more of a focus on ‘nature play’. What makes Kadidjiny Park Read more [...]

Yokine Reserve Playground will be closed for maintenance from 23rd October to 2nd November 2017 The playground at Yokine Reserve is fabulous for kids of all ages and abilities! It is fully fenced AND double gated, perfect for keeping little escape artists contained. Yokine Reserve Playground has such a great Read more [...]

This is a disability friendly playground for both able and less able bodied children. The play structure can be access by a wheelchair friendly ramp and features throughout the structure. Children with good upper body strength can use the various bars to pull themselves up onto the playframe or guide Read more [...]

John Oldham Park is a bit of a hidden gem and the last place you would expect alongside a busy freeway intersection so close to the city, but once you have found it you will often find that you have the place to yourself, except for the odd cyclist on Read more [...]

The beautiful Synergy Parklands located in Kings Park and Botanic Garden was the first environmental playground and community area of its kind in Australia. Synergy Parklands features a 75m-long elevated walkway, a two-tiered island fort, large-scale replicas of dinosaurs and extinct Australian Fauna, a timber boardwalk and an interactive water Read more [...]

The City of Wanneroo’s Opportunity Playspace at Rotary Park is the perfect place for families to have fun. The playground has such an array of play equipment and it’s designed in a way that I haven’t seen anywhere else. The focal piece of the playground is a large play structure Read more [...]

Burns Beach Foreshore Playground is a little hidden gem of a family play area.  Don’t be mistaken with this playground and the Burns Beach Cafe Playground, yes there are two playgrounds! From the Burns Beach Cafe and carpark walk along the pathway, North and you’ll be greeted with a huge Read more [...]