Things To Do With Kids in Perth

Oasis Climbing

📍 Malaga, WA

Oasis Climbing Gym is an indoor rock climbing facility in Malaga that welcomes families and children of various skill levels. The gym offers professional coaching, creative climbing routes, and a supportive community environment designed to build confidence and skills in young climbers. With their focus on schools and youth programs, it's an excellent venue for families looking to introduce children to the sport of climbing.

BlueFit Swimming - WACA

📍 Perth, WA

BlueFit Swimming at WACA offers progressive swim lessons for children from 4 months through to adults, with a strong emphasis on water safety and building confidence in the water. Classes are structured by age and skill level, from parent-child water play programs for infants to independent swimming lessons for older children. The facility is newly opened at WACA Ground in East Perth with experienced instructors and affordable pricing.

Portside Boulders O'Connor

📍 O'Connor, WA

Portside Boulders is an indoor rock climbing gym offering bouldering activities for all skill levels, including complete beginners. With friendly staff to get children started, classes available, and a welcoming community atmosphere, it's an excellent venue for families looking to introduce kids to climbing in a safe, supervised environment. Open 7 days a week with various membership and visit options to suit different needs.

Little Play Town Mandurah

📍 Mandurah, WA

Little Play Town Mandurah is an indoor play centre featuring imaginative role-play areas including a mini town, dressing-up zone, and soft play spaces designed to encourage creativity and social development. The venue operates with small group sessions (max 20 children), maintains strict hygiene standards, and provides a comfortable café area for supervising parents. Open play and bookable sessions are available at affordable rates, making it accessible for families with young children.

Kids Cafe City West

📍 West Perth, WA

Vitaland Kids Cafe Perth City West is an indoor play center featuring trampolines, climbing structures, slides, and interactive play zones designed for children of all ages. The venue combines active play with a family-friendly cafe offering kid-friendly meals and refreshments, making it ideal for playdates, casual visits, or birthday parties.

The Boulder Hub

📍 Wangara, WA

The Boulder Hub is Perth's first dedicated indoor bouldering gym designed for climbers of all experience levels, from complete beginners to advanced climbers. The venue offers youth squads facilitated by experienced coaches, a welcoming community atmosphere, and a 3-visit starter pack perfect for families trying bouldering for the first time. Regular free monthly progression clinics and expertly set climbing routes make it an engaging and confidence-building activity for children.

Adrenaline Vault Cockburn

📍 Cockburn Central, WA

Adrenaline Vault is Perth's largest climbing centre offering bouldering, top rope, and lead climbing for all skill levels. Children aged 6+ can participate in supervised climbing with age-appropriate areas (under 12s restricted to top rope for safety), and the venue offers birthday parties, youth programs, and beginner courses designed for families.

Glowing Rooms 3D Mini Golf

📍 Hamilton Hill, WA

Glowing Rooms offers immersive 3D glow-in-the-dark mini golf across 18 holes set in four different themed worlds, featuring hand-painted artwork and special 3D glasses that bring the courses to life. The venue caters specifically to families with birthday party packages (including catering and cleanup), group bookings, and is designed as a fun, air-conditioned indoor activity suitable for all skill levels. Additional entertainment includes karaoke and console gaming to complement the mini golf experience.

Urban Jungle Indoor Rock Climbing

📍 Jandakot, WA

Urban Jungle Indoor Rock Climbing offers a safe, fully air-conditioned facility with multiple climbing disciplines (bouldering, lead, and speed climbing) suitable for all ages and skill levels. The venue provides birthday party packages, youth training programs, beginner-friendly instruction, and spectator areas, making it an ideal activity for families looking to build confidence and fitness in a supportive community environment.

Kings Park and Botanic Garden

📍 Perth, WA

Kings Park is one of the world's largest inner-city parks featuring spectacular native botanical gardens, multiple children's play areas, and scenic bushland walking trails. The venue regularly hosts family-friendly events including twilight adventures, school holiday nature crafts, and nature-based educational programs, plus cafes and shops throughout the park.

Adrenaline Vault Belmont

📍 Belmont, WA

Adrenaline Vault is Perth's largest climbing centre offering bouldering, top rope, lead climbing, and auto-belay options suitable for all skill levels. Children from age 3 can participate in top rope climbing, while those 12+ can access bouldering areas, and the venue offers birthday parties, youth programs, and private lessons to help families get started with no prior experience needed.

Shorehaven’s Treasure Island Adventure Playground - Peet

📍 Alkimos, WA

Treasure Island Adventure Playground transforms play into an adventure with a deconstructed shipwreck theme, climbing structures, slides, and swings. Kids can follow hidden clues and solve puzzles to find buried treasure while completing activities in the Captain's Notebook. The playground is located in Waterfront Park with beach access and picnic facilities, making it an ideal family destination.

Pia’s Place All Abilities Playspace

📍 Whiteman, WA

Pia's Place All Abilities Playspace is a nature-based playground at Whiteman Park designed to be inclusive for children of all abilities. The venue features free entry, fully accessible facilities with ramps, and is set within beautiful bushland where families can enjoy play alongside native wildlife and natural attractions. The park offers various family activities including guided walks, heritage experiences, and museums suitable for children.

Mueller Park Play Space

📍 Subiaco, WA

Mueller Park features Subiaco's newest playground with diverse play equipment including the suburb's first flying fox, designed with input from 60 community members. The space includes multiple shade sails for sun protection, water fountains, and BBQ facilities, making it an ideal destination for families to enjoy outdoor play and picnics.

Chipmunks Playland & Cafe Stirling

📍 Westminster, WA

Archie Brothers Perth

📍 Perth, WA

Archie Brothers is an arcade and bowling venue in Forrest Chase that welcomes families during daytime and early evening hours (until 8pm). Children can enjoy arcade games ($2-$5 each) and bowling lanes in a fun, neon-lit environment, though they must be accompanied by a responsible adult and valid ID is required for entry after 8pm.

The Nostalgia Box Museum

📍 West Perth, WA

The Nostalgia Box is Australia's only video game console museum featuring over 100 retro gaming consoles from the 1970s to early 2000s. Visitors can explore the museum displays and play classic games like Mario Kart, Pac-Man, and Space Invaders in the interactive gaming area, making it a fun educational experience for families to enjoy together.

Matagarup Mini Golf

📍 Burswood, WA

Matagarup Mini Golf is Perth's largest mini golf course located in scenic Burswood Park on the Swan River banks. The venue welcomes children aged 5+ (with parental supervision required for under-12s), features wheelchair and pram-friendly front 9 holes, and offers birthday party packages and group bookings. With extended hours (9am-8/9pm seasonally), on-site refreshments, and a family-oriented dress code policy, it's an ideal activity for family outings and celebrations.

Scarborough Beach

📍 Scarborough, WA

Scarborough Beach is Perth's most popular beach, featuring white sand, consistent waves, and year-round lifeguard supervision. Families can enjoy a playground, skate park, bouldering wall, beach pool, public toilets, showers, and drinking fountains, making it an excellent destination for swimming, water sports, and outdoor play.

Rio Tinto Naturescape Kings Park

📍 Kings Park, WA

This free adventure park in Kings Park, Perth offers children an immersive nature play experience with climbing structures like the Python tree hide, aerial walkways, rope tangles, and interactive water features including Paperbark Creek. The venue is designed for unstructured play in a bushland setting and requires adult supervision, making it ideal for families seeking outdoor nature-based activities with school holiday programs and playgroups available.

Portside Boulders Osborne Park

📍 Osborne Park, WA

Portside Boulders is an indoor rock climbing gym in Osborne Park that caters to climbers of all skill levels, including complete beginners. The venue offers classes, social events, and a welcoming community atmosphere, with friendly staff ready to help children start their climbing journey. Open seven days a week, it's a great activity to build strength, confidence, and problem-solving skills in a fun, supportive environment.

Hyde Park

📍 Perth, WA

Hyde Park is a large scenic green space in Perth featuring two lakes, dedicated playgrounds, and abundant wildlife viewing opportunities. The park offers picnic facilities making it ideal for families to spend a full day outdoors, and ongoing restoration efforts are enhancing the natural environment with thousands of new plants.

iFLY Perth

📍 Rivervale, WA

iFLY Perth offers indoor skydiving experiences in a safe, controlled wind tunnel environment suitable for families and children. Professional instructors provide training and supervision, with reviews highlighting excellent staff who work well with kids of varying abilities. The venue offers various flight packages perfect for family outings, birthday parties, and group activities.

Peak Trampoline Inc

📍 Subiaco, WA

Peak Trampoline is a state-of-the-art facility in Subiaco offering recreational trampoline, tumbling, and acrobatics classes for children from kindergarten age through adults. With experienced coaches, school holiday programs, and birthday party options, it provides a safe, inclusive environment for kids to build fitness and skills at their own pace or pursue competitive pathways.