Finally made it to the big playground at Wellington Square in East Perth, caught the tail end of a rainstorm on the way in and walked straight into a full rainbow arching right over the climbing towers. Good sign for the day. The climbing towers The towers are the centrepiece, tall yellow structures shaped a […]
Edward Bennett Oval Playground Review
Finally got to check out the reopened playground at Edward Bennett Oval, this one’s been fenced off for renovations for what felt like forever, so when it finally reopened we made a special trip over. Worth being clear on this one, it’s not a brand new playground, it’s a much loved local favourite that’s just […]
Livvi’s Place Elara Marsden Park
We’d spent the day before at Officeworks hunting for a decent office chair, then today at the Marsden Park IKEA for the same mission. No luck either time. So in the afternoon we figured we’d cut our losses and take the kids to check out the playground everyone talks about — Livvi’s Place Elara. I’ll […]
Phoenix Park Adventure Playground Reviews
We’ve just dug up another gem of a playground in the south-east. My son flatly refused to leave. It has everything a playground should have — stuff for the kids, fitness equipment for the adults, and enough space for a family BBQ gathering, all in one spot. Most important of all: there’s an indoor toilet. […]
Kilpack Park Carlingford Reviews
I recently found a playground that had just been upgraded — Kilpack Park, in Carlingford. The space itself isn’t particularly large, but the design is genuinely thoughtful. The biggest highlight is a treehouse-style climbing tower, plus a big slide, a climbing net, a balance beam and swings, so kids can climb and slide for a […]
Glenorie Bakery – Cafe with Playgrounds Review
Ran out of new ideas scrolling for something to do on the weekend, so we drove out to Glenorie instead, properly out past the edge of Sydney, green paddocks and orchards the whole way, the kind of drive that makes the city feel a long way off well before you’ve actually left it. You know […]
Bim’bimba Park Pimpama Reviews
Four and a half years old, played from the moment we arrived until it was properly dark out. Three or four hours, easily. Had to drag him to the car. Wasn’t planning on staying that long. Won Queensland’s Best Park and Playground Design award back in 2020, and you can see why walking around it. […]
Hazelwood Park Playground
Saw this one all over Facebook and figured we’d check it out on a Saturday afternoon. Aintree, out in Melbourne’s west, still a lot of construction going on around it. The pods The centrepiece is a row of huge woven steel and timber pods up on poles, meant to look like bird nests, with slides […]
Calamvale District Park Reviews
We finally took the little one to Calamvale District Park and stayed for hours! It’s a proper big park, so there was always something new to walk to, and I never had to hover over one spot. Is Calamvale District Park worth the drive Yes, especially if you’re on the south side of Brisbane. It’s […]
Mill Park All Abilities Play Space Reviews
Bored one afternoon, so figured I’d finally write this one up. My son does kinder three days a week, so we picked a weekday to go. Barely anyone there. The park’s huge and properly new, apparently built with a serious budget behind it. Not that we’d know the details or dare to ask. Kid was […]