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We’re lucky. We only live 5 kilometres from the Perth CBD and are fortunate to have so many great places on our doorstep to spend time as a family with a young child.
But which are my absolute favourite go to activities to spend time as a family in Perth with kids?
My top 3 Activities for Kids in Perth
1. Lake Monger
Lake Monger Reserve is literally a kilometre from our home (5.5km from Perth). Whilst I walk the 3.5km around the lake most days; it is on the weekends that we get to enjoy the 109 hectares as a family.
We often ride and walk around the lake on the walking/cycling path enjoying the scenery of the native flora and fauna including birds, ducks and black swans swimming about, along the way we pass 3 playgrounds.
However Lewis is getting older these days and prefers to kick a football or swing a tee ball bat on the large grass fields under the gum trees.
In summer we love using the free BBQ’s for dinner in one of many tree-shaded picnic tables to escape the heat, meanwhile Lewis’s gets to run off a bit of energy.
2. Kings Park
Another of our favourite places to go for a family picnic is Kings Park – one of the largest inner city parks in the world consisting of 1003 hectares of native Australian flora and fauna and home to some of the best playgrounds in Perth.
When Lewis was a toddler/pre-schooler he loved the Ivey Watson playground in the Lottery West Family Area. Enjoying the mini maze, driving the fire engine or air plane and defending the fort, not to mention the traditional sliding down slides.
Now as a young primary school age boy he is really enjoying exploring the more robust Synergy Parkland with its large timber climbing platforms, life-size plaster cast prehistoric animals and the Lycopod Island.
We are also starting to discover the Rio Tinto Naturescape where he can learn about the environment.
3. Scitech
I have to say I do love an activity that provides a bit of education which is why I am so happy to take Lewis to Scitech every school holidays.
Lewis and I have become members at an annual cost of $72. I love being a member because we can pop down the road for a quick visit if we have a few hours to kill without feeling like I have paid for a full day, plus we go more often and we can use our pass when we travel at other science museums.
Scitech is great for kids of all ages from pre-schoolers and up. There is a designated preschooler area that Lewis use to spend hours in building walls, playing on conveyor belts and exploring sound and wind.
But now he is bigger and loves seeing the new exhibitions that change every few months.
We have loved learning to be a spy,
playing in the circus exhibition,
and the backyard exhibition.
I am looking forward to our visit next week when we get to see the new Going Places exhibition.
Which place would you like to visit with kids in Perth?
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Love Lake Monger, I need to get back to walking there. It’s a little bit further for us but not too far. Such a great place to get out and exercise. I didn’t know about the Scitech annual pass, that sounds like great value.
Maybe we could meet up for a walk on day Raychael.
I have lots of happy childhood memories from each of those places! And we often revisit Kings Park when we’re back in Perth.
There are so many great places within Kings Park that you can always find something different each time you visit aren’t there Fairlie.
All of those look like such lovely places to be – kid or not! But then again, I like to play 😉
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they are great places to visit whether you have kids or not Jen.
one of these days we will get down to Australia, and we will keep these tips in mind, the park and playground by the water look great. lots of fun and shade.
One of the great things about Australia Eileen is the great outdoors and good weather to enjoy those playgrounds.
What lovely looking spots. I especially like the looks of Lake Monger Reserve. One day I’ll make it to your part of the world and explore. Fingers crossed. #PhotoFriday
It will be well worth the flight Jennifer
oh I remember all of these from being a kid! though I must say the play park at Kings Park looks substantially more impressive!! #mondayescapes
Yes Keri, Kings Park has really upped the anti with playgrounds – there is also another new one that we are planning to check out shortly.
Would love to get the kids over to Perth one day!
Aleney you, Sugarpuff and Raffles would enjoy the child friendly city and some of the (as far as I am concerned) best beaches in the world.
How fun! Great adventures in your own back yard.
Sometimes Crysta, you don’t have to travel to far flung places to have an escape.
These are certainly pretty cool activities to do with Kids 😀
The lake looks amazing!!
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We are very lucky with where we live.
You definitely are 😀
Aw-shucks Allane 🙂
We lived in Perth a long time ago – too long ago – for two years. It was before we started a family but one thing I noticed from the start was how on the week-ends everyone headed to the parks. I’d never seen so many people enjoying the outdoors. We enthusiastically joined in and I can say that my favourite activity was having a BBQ lunch. We visited a lot of the National Parks and liked to try new parks every week-end. I can imagine how much fun it would be with kids along for the trip.
I think it’s the great weather Jan, it is not often that it rains ALL day.
That playground looks amazing, I love that you have a lake so close to the city centre, what a fantastically planned city
The lake is natural Em, there are quite a few of them about the city suburbs with park lands surrounding them.
Perth definitely looks kid friendly. Lake Monger looks like a great place for kids of all ages. That lake makes for a pretty walk. I walk the river here in Daejeon almost everyday, and there’s nothing like a water view to inspire. Thanks for linking up last week. #TPThursday
So true about walks along the water, we are really lucky here in Perth we have lots of lakes, a couple of rivers and of course that big blue Indian Ocean – all have walking paths to enjoy.
Oooh, this looks so much fun! I love that they change the exhibits often at Sci Tech, much more exciting for little ones to have different things to discover. The season pass seems worthwhile with so much to do. the parks at King’s Park looks fabulous, I bet they’re busy on sunny days!
Thanks for linking up to #Whatevertheweather 🙂 x
Those parks in King park are busy all year round, sunny or not Jenny. It is only the pouring rain that stops people venturing to these great playgrounds.
I just love taking the kids to the beach, looking for treasures and just enjoying the water!
So do I Anne
Perth looks like a brilliant place for kids. Love how much open space there i and that play area looks epic! #whatevertheweather
I feel very privileged Kate, that this home and my child gets to live with such great outdoor spaces.
Oh wow what brilliant places to visit. Especially the first ones where there is so much space to run about and such beautiful scenery. You’re so lucky to live where you do. There is so much to do with kids! I’d love to have a bbq under those trees or run around the lake. And the science place sounds really cool. 🙂 Thank you so much for linking up to #whatevertheweather x
I do feel very lucky to live in such a lovely city as Perth, but that doesn’t stop me wanting to explore more of the world Chloe.