The Best Play Centres in Sydney to Let Your Little One Run Wild
Sydney's best play centres are the ultimate energy burners for your little ones, offering the perfect indoor playground for a rainy day—or any day!
Struggling to fill your days now we're at the pointy end of summer holidays, which always feel like they go on for an eternity? Don't worry; you're not the only one with stir-crazy kids climbing the walls.
Sometimes, you just need to get out of the house and mix up the scenery. If you're looking for inspiration, may we suggest an indoor play centre? While your kids run amok, you get to sit down and have a well-deserved scroll or a cup of coffee. And we all know a well-worn-out babe will sleep even better that night, right? Plus, it's far less admin than getting the family down to the beach (no suncream application, no whingeing about the sand etc).
So, the next time you're scratching your head for ideas, bookmark our round-up of Sydney's best indoor play centres.
The Best Play Centres in Sydney
Vitaland Kids Cafe
Vitaland Kids Cafe, which has several locations across Sydney, is not just an aesthetically pleasing wonderland. Thanks to its fully equipped play area, Vitaland is an actual wonderland. It is perfect for crawlers, toddlers, and preschoolers who want to play and make friends. The choo-choo train, dance classes, and face paint are just a few of the options that will help nurture their imagination and creativity.
Age-based rates, kids from $13, more information here
Miranda, Alexandria, Rhodes, St Leonards, Eastwood, Warriewood
BOUNCE Inc
Following the huge success of their first NSW venue in Homebush, BOUNCE Inc. has just opened its second venue in Cromer on the Northern Beaches. This is not your run-of-the-mill Playcentre—this is an indoor playground for the young and young at heart.
With a giant free-jump area, interconnected trampolines, high-performance trampolines, Big Bag, X-Park, wall climb, high ropes, dodgeball, and a miniBOUNCE Zone designed specifically for walking-age and pre-school kids, this is one indoor play centre you'll actually want to have a go at yourself!
Age and height-based rates, starting from $13, for more info head here
Cromer, Homebush
Mumma's Little Secret
Do you need to try on something without your toddler bottling out of the changeroom and, in turn, letting the whole shop see you scantily clad? Mumma’s Little Secret at Westfield Miranda is a supervised play haven for kids, allowing parents to drop and shop.
While your little ones enjoy safe, fun activities (think crafts, Playdoh and dancing) and make new friends, you can shop, dine, or even grab a massage. It’s perfect for guilt-free, child-free time.
$20h/per child, for more info here here
Westfield Miranda, Level 3, Opposite The Athlete's Foot
Planet Mino
An Insta-worthy heaven, this chic and minimalistic indoor playground will keep your child entertained for hours. They can shop up a storm in the adorable miniature supermarket, look after their puppy in the vet zone, do their makeup in the beauty salon, or burn some energy rolling around in the ball pit or sliding down the many slippery dips on offer.
Now, with two locations in Chatswood and Warringah Mall, Planet Mino has become a parents' fail-safe destination on a rainy day.
Age-based rates from $12.50, for more info head here
Chatswood, Warringah Mall,
The Play Cave
They had us at the play centre/cafe. The Play Cave in Miranda is an indoor adventure playground packed with excitement for all ages! With slides, ball pits, go-kart rides, and sports areas, your kids will have the time of their lives. And while the kids do their thing, parents can chill at The Rock Cafe. Everybody wins!
From $15, for more info, head here
110 Parraweena Road, Miranda
Kiddo Kove
There's something for everyone at Kiddo Kove, located within the Hornsby Westfield shopping centre and Macquarie Park. From your classic ball pit, climbing structures, and building block stations to their sensory sandpit (without actual sand, phew!) and adorable dress-up station, Kiddo Kove has something for everyone. When home time rolls around, your little one will beg you for five more minutes.
From $9.80
Hornsby, Macquarie Park
Play Studio Kids
Hands up who hates doing messy play at their own house? Us too! Thank goodness for Play Studio Kids, a stunning boutique play space in Bondi that does it all—from messy play, arts and crafts to music and science. They offer an awesome weekly schedule of classes for children from six months to five years old, all rounded out with free play.
Kids from $29.50, more information here
155 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Lollipop Playland & Cafe
Lollipop Playland & Cafe, which has four locations across Sydney, is a kiddy wonderland thanks to its awesome and diverse range of activities catering from babies to primary school-aged children. From the tea cup ride, massive rock climbing wall, airplay area, bouncy castles, and code red laser tag, your little one will be off living their best life as you kick back and relax at their in-house café.
Age-based rates from, $9.90, for more info head here
Parramatta, Castle Hill, Wetherill Park, Penrith
Jump'd
A place where you can literally jump off the walls, JUMPd is a trampoline mecca that will bring out your child's inner ninja warrior. There are several different kinds of trampolines throughout the centre, as well as a Ninja Xtreme obstacle course. They also have a café that overlooks all the action of the trampolines so parents can either join in on the fun or sit back and relax.
From $16, for more info head here
10 Short Street, Brookvale
Doo Doo Kid Cafe
Inspired by the classic Baby Shark song, Doo Doo Kid Cafe is a family-owned indoor play centre in Lane Cove. It offers engaging play areas, including activity rooms like a grocery store, kitchen, dress-up space, and interactive zones with ball pits and slides. There's also an on-site cafe to keep the grown-ups happy, too.
They also offer a drop-and-shop service, which lets parents drop off their children for supervised play while they enjoy some uninterrupted shopping, errands, or relaxation for $25 an hour.
Age-based rates, starting from $12
Shop 5, 56-60 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove
Twinkle Kids Cafe
Twinkle Kids Cafe speaks to the soul of every child thanks to its endless options of activities. Think a make-believe hospital, a music area, ball pits, and bubbles—you name it, they've got it! There's also a pretty impressive cafe menu for the parents.
From $10, more information here
Shop 48A, level 1/42 Railway Parade, Burwood
Major Fun
As the name suggests, strap in and get ready for your kids to experience some major fun. With two indoor play centres in Sydney, Major Fun is all about creating safe and exciting environments for your children. It has soft play, an indoor ball pit, play slides, and sensory play areas, with age-specific play areas for babies, toddlers, and big kids (and, of course, the all-important in-house cafe for mum and dad).
Kids from $8.50, adults free, more information here
Freshwater, Mount Pritchard
H'ome Kids Cafe
H'ome Kids Cafe is a play centre you're going to want to add to the rotation, pronto! Located inside Rhodes Central Shopping Centre, this play centre ticks all the boxes — a carousel, foam slides, a ball pit, soft toys, and, most importantly, a cafe for you! They also specialise in throwing super extra kids' birthday parties.
Rhodes Central, Shop 210, Walker Street, Rhodes
Kids from $12.80, adults $5.50 (includes coffee!)
Little Plaster House
While this isn't technically a play centre, not all kids thrive in an energy-burning environment, and going to a plaster house is a rite of passage for all Aussie childhoods. Ideal for your family's arts and craft lover, Little Plaster House is a gorgeous art studio specialising in plaster painting. Watch as your mini-Picasso unleashes their creative flair and hones in on their hand-eye coordination simultaneously.
Free for casual drop-ins, pay per plaster piece from $7, find out more here
Bella Vista Studio, F76 / 24-32 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista
Finished working your way through the best play centres in Sydney and planning your next family adventure? Check out our edit of the best family-friendly holidays in Australia, then look at our round-up of the best luxury kid-friendly resorts in NSW.
