Julie | Kids In Adelaide | Activities, Events & Things to do in Adelaide with Kids

Sam Johnson Reserve Renown Park

Find it at: Swan Ct, Renown Park Sam Johnson Reserve and sportsground in Renown Park has something for everyone. Busy most weekends with the local sporting clubs on the many fields, but also great for the local play equipment, an afternoon kick of the footy or to practise cricket, basketball, tennis or just about any other sport! The playground has a climbing area, a number of swings including 2 baby swings, slide, rockers, monkey bars, and...

Brompton Green Playground and Reserve

Find it at: Tabard Ave, Brompton Brompton Green off Hawker St, Brompton is a great local playground. With the play equipment best suited to younger kids (up to 8years old ish), its also mostly fenced and quite far off the main Hawker street. The playground has climbing area, 2 slides, spinner, birds nest swing and a lovely shaded sand pit. Very close by is a shelter, BBQ and a number of seating options. There is also plenty of open grassy space...

Josiah Mitton Reserve Brompton

Find it at: Wood Ave, Brompton Josiah Mitton Reserve in Brompton is a lovely open space and great for an afternoon out with something for the whole family. We love that in the same large area there is half court basketball, a full set of fitness equipment and a playground so all the family can do their thing at the same place at the same time. There is heaps of space for a kick of the footy or any other outdoor games, plus a shelter and a few...

Shepherds Hill Recreation Park Bike Tracks

Shepherds Hill Recreation Park Bike Tracks have a great variety of tracks to suits a range of abilities. We took the kids there recently and they loved the beginner bike park, BMX track and pump track as well as the off road trails through the hills. The Bowl area is just off the Ayliffe’s Road carpark and houses the beginner (very small) and intermediate pump tracks with a range of jumps and tracks to suit riders from very new to pretty...

Kurangga BMX Track Adelaide

The Kurrangga BMX bike track in the Adelaide Parklands on the corner of Greenhill Road and Unley Road has just had a major renovation and it’s even better than before! This lovely shady bike riding park now has 4 tracks! The beginners track is a lovely, wide, slow track for real littlies from balance bike to preschoolers or others on training wheels etc. This track is one of the longer beginners tracks we have seen which is great for...

Japanese Himeji Gardens – South Terrace, Adelaide

The gorgeous Japanese Himeji Gardens are located on the Eastern side of Glen Osmond Road and South Terrace intersection. This little oasis in the Southern Parklands is a wonderful place to get away from the hustle and bustle of ‘normal life’. Enter the gardens during daylight hours and you’ll instantly feel more peaceful and a short walk through this serene garden will help any stressed parent (or anyone else!). With a...

Brighton Pump Track | BMX Track

BMX Track Brighton – Clay BMX Pump Track the Whole Family Can Enjoy! Find it at: Commercial Road, Brighton If your family LOVE bike riding as much as ours does then we KNOW that you’ll LOVE this awesome new Brighton Pump Track where the whole family can hone and show off their skills on their bikes! This seriously cool clay Pump Track is a series of small dirt mounds and banked turns over a 1350sq m site, located right near the...

Cobbler Creek Recreation Park and playground, Salisbury

Find it at: Corner of Bridge and Smith Roads, Salisbury East. Cobbler Creek Recreation Park is a great, updated recreation park with a large new playground and over 17km of fantastic mountain/BMX paths for riders of all abilities. We took the youngsters there recently and they had a ball on the playground as well as riding the junior tracks, with the 4 year old even having a great time on the intermediate track. Cobbler Creek Recreation Park...

Modbury Civic Park Playground | Tea Tree Gully Council

Find it at: 995 North East Road, Modbury We went along to test out the awesome new Modbury Civic Park playground and the kids had a blast! With something for kids of all ages we think you’re going to love it too. There is a lot of equipment in a medium sized space so you can keep kids of various ages happy without running all over the town! To get to the point quickly, what we loved about Mondbury Civic Park playground : The all access...

Katherine Street Reserve Playground Fullarton

Find it at: Katherine Street, Fullarton UPDATE: The in-ground trampolines have recently been removed citing ‘noise issues’. City of Unley are aiming to relocate them elsewhere in the playground or in another park nearby soon. We will keep you posted. Oct 2017. The former site of a plant nursery, this corner block has long been waiting for something to reinvigorate the area and this great little park is just perfect for local...

Bundey’s Paddock / Tidlangga

Find it at: corner of Bundeys Road and MacKinnon Parade, North Adelaide The North Adelaide Playspace is on the corner of Bundeys Road and Mackinnon Parade, North Adelaide at Tidlangga Park 9. Also incorporating a pocket orchard in the making, we think this is a great inner city initiative. With a focus on natural elements, most of the play equipment is made of wood, ropes, real tree logs, large climbing rocks etc and landscaping incorporates...

Cheltenham Park Playground and Wetlands in St Clair Reserve

Find it at: corner of Cheltenham Parade and Torrens Road, Cheltenham The younger kids will LOVE this ‘dress up’ where they can stand behind the plastic face, gain a mo’ and stick their arms through. The brand new Cheltenham Park playground is now open on the corner of Cheltenham Parade and Torrens Road, Cheltenham. The playground and reserve sits in the corner of the new community of ‘St Clair’ and includes an...

Easy DIY Bird Feeders

Making a bird feeder that brings some of our awesome birdlife to your backyard doesn’t have to cost a fortune nor take any special skills. In fact, our 3 and 12 year old helpers were able to make the 3 different types below with almost zero adult assistance – so they are definitely a great holiday activity for the kids. The shaped cookie cutter ones also make awesome home made gifts as well. When we first started feeding our local...

James Coke Park Playground

Fin it at: Coke St, Norwood Looking for some green space and a playground in Norwood to take a break and entertain the little ones? James Coke Park is a great destination. Tucked behind Norwood Mall with easy parking, it’s safe, shady and fun for all. James Coke Park Playground is a simply gorgeous green space guaranteed to please the whole family. Redeveloped a couple of years ago, the park is a safe, fully fenced and shaded space tucked in...

Peter Rabbit Cafe Hindley Street Adelaide

Heading to the city and fancy a coffee (with or without the kids)? With their built in star bunny attractions, check out Peter Rabbit, a cool cafe on the corner of Hindley & Liverpool St, West end of Adelaide CBD. Open: Mon-Thurs: 07:30 – 15:30 – Fri: 07:30 – 22:00. What we Love: The great, open air front courtyard that includes real grass, fruit trees, a fountain & pond, games/blankets box and more – it is a...

Jervois Street Reserve Playground South Plympton

Find it at: 43 Jervois Street, South Plympton Jervois Street Playground in South Plympton is up there with Morialta and Glenunga as one of our favourite playgrounds in Adelaide. Some of the Jervois Street Reserve highlights are: Fully fenced junior playground with lots to keep the little ones happy including double slides, a ‘bird’s nest’ swing, regular and baby swing, sandpit and a water play feature with pump action water...

Walford Anglican School for Girls

Walford Anglican School for Girls: A First Class Adelaide Private School At Walford Anglican School, a premier Adelaide private school for girls, we believe that it is important for your daughter to be her best! For more than 120 years Walford has maintained a dedication to excellence in the education of girls. But there’s more to education than exemplary academic results. Walford is a dynamic girls’ school offering a friendly,...

Nature’s Playground at Adelaide Zoo

Find it at: Adelaide Zoo, Frome Road, Adelaide Nature’s Playground is a fantastic play space for kids of all ages, although the climbing equipment best suits kids 4 years and up (smaller kids have things to do and play with too, but be prepared to spend some time lifting them on, off and over things!) Please note, you do have to have an entry ticket or Zoo membership to access this playground. Located just inside the Zoo entrance and...

Adelaide Bike Safety Parks

Adelaide has a number of places that you can take your kids to learn to ride a bike, scooter or skateboard. Some of them are speciality bike safety centres where you can learn about road rules, giving way, understanding road signs etc and some of them are playgrounds or parks that have great flat, concrete areas perfect for learning to ride and not get run over by the big kids in the skatepark or have to worry about too much other bike traffic....

Adelaide Aerial Adventure Playground opening soon!

Adelaide is set to get ourselves an Australian first Aerial adventure playground with a huge 120 sky-high challenges on the structure over 25metres in the air! To be located in the Adelaide Shores precinct (between the Resort & Caravan Park on Military Road) at West Beach, the aerial playground will feature scramble nets, rope bridges, beams, vine swings, zip wires, log steps, aerial surfboards and a luge. Don’t be fooled into...