The best things to do around Perth with the kids over the Easter school holidays

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With school holidays rapidly approaching, you might be wondering what’s on offer around town to keep the tiny ones occupied (and give you a little breathing room).

Read on below for a few ideas, some of them always in fashion, some of them good any time of the year!

Jurassic Kingdom @ Burswood Park

Jurassic Kingdom roars back into Perth for a whole month of unforgettable adventure, including brand new Night Sessions for all ages! From March 29-April 28 step back in time and into a playground of moving, roaring dinosaurs surrounded by an array of Jurassic wonders. Alongside over 20 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, there’ll be an erupting volcano, interactive attractions, carnival rides and loads more. It’s running 9am-4pm every day, along with 6-9pm Night Sessions on selected dates, get all the info you need and start booking tickets here.

Jurassic Kingdom

Cockburn Easter Fair

On Saturday 30 March the Aubin Grove Reserve will transform into an eggstraordinary Easter zone full of free family entertainment including a ball pit, hopping balls, tunnel rolling, musical walls, carnival games and a soft play zone! There’ll also be roaming stilt walkers, the Jandakot Bush Fire Brigade, over 20 market stalls, food trucks galore and more! Get all the details here.

Cockburn Easter Fair
Image Credit: Supplied/Johannes Reinhart

Fremantle International Street Arts Festival

Fremantle International Street Arts Festival was founded back in 1999, and showcases the most exciting and groundbreaking street theatre from all over the world – and this year, they’re kicking things up a notch with a full-throttle “After Dark” program. It brings together an impressive collection of highly acclaimed international and local artists with shows that will both delight and shock you – whether it’s heart-stopping stunts, jaw-dropping comedy or whimsical puppetry, there’ll be something for the whole family during the jam-packed four days of fun.


Luminous Street Festival @ Claremont Town Centre

Over two nights during the April School Holidays, the Claremont Town Centre will light-up with a range of immersive and interactive activities. It’s a free event that will see illuminated stilt walkers and entertainers, light projections and light installations, a silent disco plus face painting, crafts and more. It’s happening on April 12 and 13 from 5.30pm – get all the deets here.


To The Moon @ WA Museum Boola Bardip

Throughout human history, the Moon has been an object of intrigue, reverence, and curiosity, influencing cultures, driving science and fuelling the imaginations of millions. WA Museum Boola Bardip’s latest exhibition is going all in on our closest celestial neighbour with an immerse new exhibition covering lunar art, pop culture, planetary science, historical insights, the perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and much more. Get all the details here.


Core Cider

Core Cider has an apple jam-packed school holidays program to enjoy, including fruit picking tours, tractor rides through the orchard, Eco-Faeries, art for the Jnr Picassos, some very cuddly guests and a special visit from the Easter bunny. Don’t forget their super popular easter egg hunt either! Scope it all out here.

Core Cider House School HOlidays

Telethon Community Cinemas @ Various

We’re certainly spoilt for choice when it comes to outdoor cinemas around Perth, and while plenty of them do remain open into the Easter school holidays, Telethon Community Cinemas is one of the best value going around. They operate across several locations in Perth, and have an excellent lineup of family-friendly films showing including some old favourites and new animated movies.

Telethon Community Cinemas

Kids Holiday Courses @ Fremantle Arts Centre

The Freo Arts Centre’s popular kids courses are back these school holidays, with over 50 courses to foster their interests in a variety of different mediums, including ceramics, painting, embroidery, sculpture, jewellery and much more. Find out more about what’s on offer here.


Check into the Hijinx Hotel

Funlab, the mad minds behind Holey Moley and Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq have just opened a wild new playground in Perth with Hijinx Hotel. The competitive playground features 10 challenge rooms that’ll test you and your friends inside a Wes Anderson meets Willy Wonka meets New York-style hotel.


Archie Brothers Fun Bundle

Speaking of Archie Brothers, Funlab are pulling out a new special this Easter holidays. The Archie Brothers Fun Bundle helps family and friends have a blast, whether its bowling, arcade gaming, mini golf or games rooms! For $35 you’ll get a one-hour games card worth $15, plus two other activities of your choice! Get more info and get booking here.

Lazer Tag Archie Bros

Scitech

Alongside AQWA, Scitech remains Perth’s ultimate “have fun while you learn” location and as always they’ve got a huge lineup of exhibitions, workshops and more to keep the kids entertained this school holidays. Head to their What’s On page to plan your next adventure.


Bounce into… Bounce!

The indoor freestyle playground comes in at a whopping almost-3,000 square metres, and features 50 interconnected trampolines, cliff jumping, wall running, wall climb arena, giant inflatable soft-landing pit known as the Big Bag and adventure challenge course the X-Park, for the real thrillseekers. Their laest location (Osborne Park) is also home to the biggest miniBOUNCE Zone in WA, offering a bigger interactive play area for the freestylers of the future. Head to the website for more info and to book a visit now.


Mini Golf

Perth is flush with a variety of fantastic options to suit kids of all ages (even the parents!). We did the homework for you and went on a deep dive to discover all the best courses around Perth – click here to find them all, including the epic new offering at Matagarup.

Matagarup Mini Golf

The Lagoon @ Outback Splash

We reckon there’s still plenty of warm days coming this autumn, and Outback Splash’s latest feature, The Lagoon, is the perfect cool-off point. An expansive, crystal clear pool surrounded by lush green gardens and some lavish amenities that’ll keep kids of all ages very happy. Get the lowdown here.


Take A Hike

Perth is filled with fantastic walking and hiking trails, both in the city and just out of it. Fortunately many of these walking trails are perfect to take the kids along to, and are guaranteed to at least tucker them out for one night! Here’s our list of kid-friendly walking trails to get you started.


AQWA

We have some fond childhood memories of visiting AQWA, so it’s always a relief to discover that the aquarium is getting better and better for each generation. Kids can marvel at the iconic marine life of WA in exhibits that closely replicate the natural environments – did you know that AQWA is one of only a few aquariums in the world that don’t use artificial coral? They’ve got heaps of year-round experiences to get close up to the marine life, plus a selection of extra activities scheduled for the school holidays, which you can check out here.


Rio Tinto Naturescape, Kings Park

Get in touch with nature at Rio Tinto’s Naturescape in Kings Park. The dedicated naturespace offers an incredibly engaging way for kids to experience and understand the Western Australian bush. Covering six hectares, it features the likes of large aerial walkways, a creek and waterhole for wading in, a cubby-building area, tunnels, rocks, climbing rocks and more. Once you’ve conquered it pop over the Synergy Parklands for an awesome nature playground and huge dinosaurs to climb on.


Nostalgia Box

Nostalgia Box is the perfect spot to show your kids what gaming used to be about! Having relocated to West Perth from their OG Northbridge home, it’s home to over 100 video game consoles dating all the way back to the 1970s, providing incredibly detailed histories for all of them. Most importantly, there’s an interactive area where you can play a bunch of old games like Mario Kart, Space Invaders, Pong and more. It’s important to BOOK AHEAD, where you’ll find kids passes are only $13.20 (adults $18.70).


Playground Playdates

Late last year we went on a little hunt to find the best kids playgrounds around Perth, and managed to dig up 20 that are not only great (one even has a volcano), but will keep the tiny ones occupied for hours (check ‘em HERE). We’ve also located a heap of great nature playgrounds to explore, which you can check out HERE. The only thing remaining is to see how many you can tick off, and how many you can these hols!

Koala Cove Midvale

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