Sydney Kids Activities - Family Fun
There’s a whole lot to do for kids in Sydney. Fun Theme Parks, native wildlife, giant screen theatres, hands on museums, great beaches for surfing and body surfing as well as protected swimming and myriads of kids activities.
HOOPLA!
Darling Harbour Easter activities
4 DAYS * 100s OF DEATH-DEFYING STUNTS * 1000s OF LAUGHS!
Go cir-crazy at Australia's annual circus and street theatre festival as some of the world's best acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and contortionists are let loose in Darling Harbour, FREE this Easter long weekend!
A huge line up of top Australian and international acts, including the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Stalker, This Side Up and Bendy Em, cause a stir on seven stages, including the Big Top, Tiny Top and Circusworks kids' playground.
With large-scale open-air shows, stunt-driven ensembles, quirky absurdist acts, solo acts of extreme virtuosity, high energy buskers, interactive street theatre, hilarious comedy and Hoopla Nights, there's plenty to keep everyone laughing all weekend.
FREE this Easter long weekend!
Go cir-crazy at Australia's annual circus and street theatre festival as some of the world's best acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and contortionists are let loose in Darling Harbour, FREE this Easter long weekend!
A huge line up of top Australian and international acts, including the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Stalker, This Side Up and Bendy Em, cause a stir on seven stages, including the Big Top, Tiny Top and Circusworks kids' playground.
With large-scale open-air shows, stunt-driven ensembles, quirky absurdist acts, solo acts of extreme virtuosity, high energy buskers, interactive street theatre, hilarious comedy and Hoopla Nights, there's plenty to keep everyone laughing all weekend.
FREE this Easter long weekend!
- Date:
- 2 Apr 2010 - 5 Apr 2010
- Time:
- 12pm - 5pm
- Location:
- Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW Map it
- Ages:
- All Ages
- Cost:
- Free
- Event Info:
- See website for FULL PROGRAM Visit Website
Bunnings Kids DIY Clinics
For FREE activities for the kids, get into Bunnings KIDS DIY CLINICS. Make fun, creative projects such as toolboxes, toy trucks, planter boxes and CD holders.
Workshops are FREE for children over the age of 5 and must be accompanied by an adult. As numbers are limited, bookings are essential.
See nearest store or website for upcoming workshops, school holiday clinics and other activities!
Workshops are FREE for children over the age of 5 and must be accompanied by an adult. As numbers are limited, bookings are essential.
See nearest store or website for upcoming workshops, school holiday clinics and other activities!
- Time:
- See nearest store for times
- Location:
- At your local Bunnings store, Sydney, NSW Map it
- Ages:
- 5 - 9
- Cost:
- FREE
- Event Info:
- See nearest store or online for more information Visit Website
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Bridgewalk
Watch Sydney ferries buzz accross the water and experience panoramic views of the harbour foreshores, Botanic Gardens, city and more by walking across the Sydney Harbour Bridge! Not to be confused with the commercial ‘BrdigeClimb’, where you pay to climb the arch of the coat hanger, the free pedestrian Harbour Bridge walkway is open to the public. Remember to pack suncream and hats for the family and make sure everyone is wearing walking shoes.- Location:
- Gloucester St and Cumberland St, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW Map it
- Ages:
- All Ages
- Cost:
- Free
- Event Info:
- No bookings required Visit Website
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Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road, The DomainPhone 61 2 9225-1744
Cost: Free, except for special exhibits
Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Every Sunday afternoon at 2:30, families can enjoy special performances on various topics, including art appreciation, dance and storytelling. During school holidays, the museum schedules storytelling and performances, often in mime or Aboriginal dance, for children aged 6-12. Children can also participate in occasional hands-on art workshops.
The Australian Museum
6 College StreetPhone 61 2 9320-6000
Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For children under 5, Kids Island is gaily decorated with a model hot-air balloon and features a slippery side and a shipwrecked boat with interesting cubbies to explore. The museum’s dinosaur exhibit appeals to children aged 5-12. A Science and Discover Room, with microscopes, specimens and reference books, allows children to conduct their own ‘research.’
Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Queens Square, Macquarie StreetPhone 61 2 8239-2311
Hours: Daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Constructed by convict labour, the Hyde Park Barracks was the principal male convict barracks in New South Wales. Explores the daily lives of convicts and other occupants, with interesting exhibitions on Australia’s convict system, a soundscape and excavated artefacts.
The Powerhouse Museum
500 Harris StreetPhone 61 2 9217-0111
Hours: Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
More than 250 interactives bring the Powerhouse Museum to life for thousands of people each year. Touch screen computers, audio phones, science experiments and hands-on fun are guaranteed to delight children and adults alike.
A NASA space station will entice their older siblings as well as Locomotive No.1, from the 1800s. Occasionally, the museum offers supervised children’s activities from crafts to storytelling, free with entry.
Darling Harbour
Darling Harbour, just 5-10mins walk west from the City Centre. Lots of activities for families and kids of all ages.Phone 61 2 9240 8500.
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Carousel
- Galaxy World
- IMAX Theatre Sydney
- Pacific Fly Motion
- Paddleboats
- Powerhouse Museum
- Sydney Aquarium - Australia’s No.1 Attraction
- Sydney Learning Adventures
- Sydney Wildlife World
- The Nine Holer - Mini Golf
- Vertigo
- W.A. Jacobs Toymaker
Luna Park
Milson’s PointPhone 61 2 9922-6644
Hours: Rides open weekends and school holidays; call for seasonal hours
Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Built in 1935, modeled after Coney Island’s Luna Park and set against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour, this is an energetic amusement park that features a variety of classic rides. Visitors enter beneath the ghastly, grinning face of a painted clown, who has evolved alongside the park’s collection of attractions.
Taronga Park Zoo
Bradley’s Head RoadPhone 61 2 9969-2777
Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission charged.
Taronga lets children visit up close with some of Australia’s most spectacular and exotic creatures - native koalas, of course, but also kangaroos, dingoes, Tasmanian devils and wombats.
Centennial Park
Oxford Street, PaddingtonPhone 61 2 9331-5056
Cost: Free
Hours: Daily, but hours change seasonally
Rent children’s bikes and rollerblades to help youngsters burn off excess energy in the park’s beautiful setting. A nearby Equestrian Center offers horseback rides, and guided nature walks are available during school holidays.
