Anyone who has ever been tasked with looking after kids, their own or someone else’s, knows that the days can drag on if you don’t have at least one or two things planned.
That's why we have done the hard work for you, and created the ultimate school holidays activities list. Filled with out-of-the-house fun, this list will help you keep the house clean, and the kids entertained on a fun day out. Luckily, there are loads of fun things to do with kids in Perth/Boorloo so you’ll never have to hear the phrase “I’m bored” again! Maybe.
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Fremantle International Street Arts Festival
Friday 18 to Monday 21 April
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Celebrate 25 years of the Fremantle International Street Arts Festival as they welcome acts from all over the world such as Peru, Japan, Canada, Argentina, France, FInland, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand and more! This festival occurs yearly over the Easter long weekend, and offers four days filled with free, family-friendly acts and events for the whole family to enjoy. To give you a taster, you can expect puppeteers, buskers, mermaids, Argentinian Tango, acrobatics, fire juggling and so much more.
Easter Weekend Family Fun at The Guildford Hotel
Thursday 17 April to Sunday 20 April
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Celebrate the Easter long weekend with The Guilford Hotel, who is offering delicious food and drink, live music, DJs and plenty of activities to keep the kids entertained from 12pm to 3pm each day! There’s a cuddly animal farm, sand art, superhero mask designs, a slime workshop and more. Plus, book in the kids for Easter tote bag making ($18). Every day has a different program so be sure to click the link below to avoid missing out!
Sculpture at Bathers Returns
Friday 4 to Monday 21 April
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Take a wander to Bathers Beach for their sixth free art exhibition event that includes an indoor exhibition at the WA Shipwrecks Museum. Sculpture at Bathers exhibits the work of established and emerging artists and attracts thousands of visitors. For the first time ever, they are coinciding with the Fremantle International Street Arts Festival. The perfect excuse for a day trip to Freo!
Aviation Tour
Air Force Memorial Estate, 2 Bull Creek Dr, Bull Creek WA 6149
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The Aviation Heritage Museum is offering families the chance to get up close to real military aircraft that helped shape our aviation history!
Starting at 10am, the one-hour, behind-the-scenes tour highlights a number of iconic aircraft including the Avro Lancaster, FA-18 Hornet, Supermarine Spitfire, and more. After the tour, you are free to explore the museum’s extensive collection at your own pace. The Tours are recommended for ages ten + and are limited to 20 spots per session.
THE DETAILS
When: Tuesday 15 April and Saturday 26 April
Where: The Aviation Heritage Museum
Find out more here.
Anzac Day Biscuit Making At The Bassendean Hotel
25 Old Perth Rd, Bassendean WA 6054
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The Bassenddean Hotel is hosting their very first Anzac Day biscuit making session! If you're kids boast about being the next MasterChef, put them to the test and book them in for an afternoon of fun. Tix are $25pp, and include a biscuit making session, kid's meal, pop top and frog in a pond. This session best suits kids aged three to twelve.
THE DETAILS
When: Friday 25 April, 1-3pm
Where: The Bassendean Hotel
Find out more here.
Pizza Academy at Ribs Lane
644 Beaufort St, Mount Lawley WA 6050
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Ribs Lane has announced their School Holiday Pizza Academy - a hands-on, family-friendly experience that lets kids mix, knead, stretch and top their own wood-fired creations under the guidance of their expert pizzaiolo. Plus, they get to dig in at the end and enjoy their very own pizzas. The class is targeted to six to fifteen year-olds, and goes for two hours.
One lucky chef will score the ultimate prize: the chance to create their very own signature pizza for the Ribs Lane menu, with full naming rights!
Get your kids out of the house and into the kitchen for this fun-filled cooking extravaganza.
THE DETAILS
When: Monday to Saturday from 12.30pm, during the April school holidays
Where: Ribs Lane
Find out more here.
Summer Of Sports At Brookfield Place
125 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000
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With plenty of warm sunny days to enjoy this school holidays, why not take the kids down to Brookfield Place for some free pickleball and 3x3 basketball sure to keep them entertained! The court is free to book Mondays to Fridays between 8am and 4pm, and bookings fill up quick so be sure to make your reservation quick.
THE DETAILS
When: On until Sunday 27 April
Where: Brookfield Place
Find out more here.
BrewDog Workshops
16 Gordon St, West Perth WA 6005
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BrewDog has you sorted for kids activities, offering a jam-packed lineup of free activities every week from 12pm to 2pm. Enjoy all your Easter-themed activities like egg decorating, bunny headband making, and a special visit from the bunny itself! Or, take your kids down for a silent disco, superhero mask making, or circus skills workshop.
There's plenty to do, so head on down for a mid-afternoon of fun.
THE DETAILS
When: Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April
Where: BrewDog
Find out more here.
Jurassic Kingdom
Resort Dr, Burswood WA 6100
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Any dinosaur fans in the family? Jurassic Kingdom is the ultimate destination for our dinosaur lovers, and it has taken over Burswood Park. Explore the park by day, or go on an exciting nighttime adventure as you come face to face with your prehistoric favourites.
The sessions run from 10am to 4pm or 6pm to 9.30pm, and include exciting activities such as an Ice Age Realm, Antarctic Cinema, Light Experiences, Dino Escape, Raptor Paddock and so much more. Hear the roaring, and see the 20+ life-size animatronic dinosaurs placed around the park. Plus, there are carnival rides, sideshow games and food trucks to keep the kids entertained for hours.
THE DETAILS
When: Friday 11 April to Sunday 27 April
Where: Burswood Park
Find out more here.
Junior Marine Scientist At AQWA
91 Southside Dr, Hillarys WA 6025
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This Marine Program is sure to excite all the ocean-loving kids in the family. This program at AQWA mixes animal experiences with hands-on science fun, with a focus on sharks! Explore biology basics, fascinating fossils during a half-day of fun ocean-themed activities.
The three-hour program includes lunch, a glass-bottom boat ride, guided tours, basic biology lessons, shark artefacts and fossil exploration, as well as an art & design activity. Plus, at the end of it, you get your very own course completion certificate.
This program is suitable for kids aged six to twelve, and runs from 8.45am to 12pm, with bookings essential. There are lots of other programs that AQWA holds during the holidays, find out more here.
THE DETAILS
When: On select dates during the school holidays.
Where: AQWA
Find out more here.
Zoorassic Park At Perth Zoo
20 Labouchere Rd, South Perth WA 6151
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If the kids can't get enough of all the dinosaur activities to do this holiday, bring them down to the Perth Zoo for more life-sized dinos, a prehistoric trail and a paleontology pit at the Zoorassic Park!
This attraction is open 9am to 5pm and is included in all park tickets, making it the perfect addition to a zoo trip. Then head to the cafe to satisfy the dino-sized appetite, or enjoy a picnic on the lawn.
THE DETAILS
When: On now
Where: Perth Zoo
Find out more here.
Core Cider's Holiday Program
35 Merrivale Rd, Pickering Brook WA 6076
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Core Cider has got a fun-filled program for the whole family this Easter school holidays. Activities include an Easter egg hunt, baby animal farm, fruit picking, bubble making, live music, arts and crafts, a visit from the Easter bunny and more!
Enjoy a meal as a family afterwards, and let the kids run amok on The Green and two playgrounds on the venue.
THE DETAILS
When: Wednesday 16 April to Sunday 27 April
Where: Core Cider
Find out more here.
Boorloo Heritage Festival
Multiple Locations Around Perth City
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The City of Perth is back with the Lotterywest Boorloo Heritage Festival and it is running for the duration of the school holidays! The festival is a month-long celebration of Boorloo's (Perth) heritage, explored through a range of experiences held across the city.
There are walks you can take the family on, performances, exhibitions, talks, open houses and more. There are plenty of events to discover, but bookings are recommended!
THE DETAILS
When: Tuesday 1 April to Wednesday 30 April
Where: Multiple locations around Perth city
Find out more here.
Family Twilight Adventure
May Dr, Kings Park WA 6005
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Get your torches and walking boots ready, Kings Park is offering an exciting twilight walk! Learn about animals that come alive at night, check out the insect observatory, search the tree tops for nocturnal friends and then reflect on your adventure with a hot drink and toasted marshmallows by the campfire.
Perfect for the adventurous kids, this is a perfect evening to make fun memories as a family. Note this is suitable for kids over four years of age, and adult supervision is required.
THE DETAILS
When: Thursday 17 April and Thursday 24 April from 6pm to 8.30pm
Where: Rio Tinto Naturescape Kings Park
Find out more here.
Rottnest Island School Holiday Program
2 Henderson Ave, Rottnest Island WA 6161
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If you find yourself at Rottnest Island over the Easter holidays, you're in for a treat! Rottnest Island has prepared the ultimate school holiday program filled with fun activities and events all around the island. The Rottnest Voluntary Guides Association's program has free activities from sand sculpture building and family quiz nights to wildlife spotting and stargazing.
If you're still looking for things to do, jump aboard the Adventure Boat Tour with Rottnest Express to go seal spotting! Or, challenge the kids to a round of mini gold, or win prizes at the arcade.
Rottnest Island has heaps on for the kids this school holiday, be sure to check it out.
THE DETAILS
When: Sunday 13 April to Wednesday 23 April
Where: Rottnest Island
Find out more here.
BOUNCE
Osborne Park, Edgewater and Cannington
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Bounce into the school holidays with a two-hour Superpass! For only $30, you get double the time and double the fun. Kids keen for some more action? For $65, the three-hour Holiday Camp gives them 1.5 hours with a qualified coach and dedicated teaching time, 30 minutes to refuel with a shared fruit platter and 1 hour of free time led by one of the awesome BOUNCE hosts.
There are now three locations across Perth, with a brand-spanking new space in Osborne Park that features almost 3,000 square metres of fun for all ages. We're talking 50 interconnected trampolines, a rock climbing wall and a ninja-style obstacle course, plus a giant inflatable soft-landing pit known as the Big Bag and the biggest miniBOUNCE Zone in WA for all the tiny bouncers.
THE DETAILS
When: Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April
Where: BOUNCE
Find out more here.
Hijinx Hotel
West Deck, Level 1, Karrinyup Shopping Centre
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Perth has finally scored a Hijinx Hotel with ten lavishly decorated challenge rooms for the whole fam to tackle. They're offering some sweet school holiday deals that will get the kids excited.
The Fun Bundle offers kids under 18 three pre-selected activities for just $36pp. For those 18+, you can either sit back and relax with some delicious food and drink, OR join in for $45pp.
If the kids are up for a challenge, Challenge Rooms are just $20 per child! The fully immersive challenge rooms—including the Adore-a-ball, Scrambled, and Lolly Ball Pool challenges that go off in East Coast locations—each offer quick-play fun for groups of two to six players, with colourful and nostalgic theming in a retro New York-style hotel setting.
Funlab venues Strike Bowling and Archie Brothers are also offering the Fun Bundle, or, wander over to Holey Moley for $12 games of 9-hole mini golf for kids U18.
THE DETAILS
When: Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April
Where: Hijinx Hotel
Find out more here.
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Cockburn Ice Arena
401 Progress Dr, Bibra Lake WA 6163
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It may be warm outside, but don't let that stop you from bundling the kids up in cosy knits and heading to one of Perth's ice rinks. Cockburn Ice Arena offers school holiday sessions that offer so much more than their usual sessions. There's a bigger choice of session times, a Learn to Skate demonstration and ice marshalls on the ice to help out. To make things even better, there's a DJ who plays games, hands out prizes, takes song requests and does birthday shout-outs!
THE DETAILS
When: Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April
Where: Cockburn Ice Arena
Find out more here.
Perth Aqua Park
Perth Aqua Park, 278 St Albans Rd, Baldivis WA 6171
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For more water based fun, why not check out this giant floating inflatable fun park located at Perth Wake Park (which could also be good for the bigger kids). Open every day of the Term 1 school holidays, there are over 100 different inter-connected obstacles to tackle. This one is for kids six and over and anyone under ten needs a paying adult to accompany them on the course, but they have just opened a new Kids Funland for the little ones aged two to eight. Note that they must be accompanied by an adult.
THE DETAILS
When: Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April
Where: Perth Aqua Park
Find out more here.
Zone Bowling
Cannington, Joondalup, Morley and Rockingham
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There are plenty of tenpin bowling alleys around Perth that are guaranteed to keep sibling rivalries going strong. Our pick for this school holidays, though, would have to be Zone Bowling. There are three Fun Zone Passes to choose from, depending on how competitive the kids are feeling. There's bowling, laser tag, bumper cars, arcade games and food vouchers. Afterwards, treat yourself to some yummy food and drinks from the cafe.
THE DETAILS
When: Wednesday 2 April to Sunday 27 April
Where: Zone Bowling
Find out more here.
WA Museum Boola Bardip
Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000
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Right now, the WA Museum Boola Bardip has a bunch of awesome adventures to take the kids on. Take them through the Dino Discovery Zone, The Pharaoh Zone, or Erth Dinosaur Encounters! All of these are free activities where the kids can have a blast.
WA Museum Boola Bardip might be the first museum that comes to mind when thinking up things to do with kids in Perth, but it’s not the only one. Your kids will also love the WA Maritime Museum, the Fremantle Prison, and the Perth Mint to name just a few.
THE DETAILS
When: All activities are running until Sunday 27 April
Where: WA Museum Bools Bardip
Find out more here.
Scitech
Cnr Railway Street and Sutherland St, West Perth WA 6005
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Great for kids big and small, Scitech will keep your kids entertained for hours which is always a win. This school holidays, Scitech has brought out a number of exciting activities for your kids to enjoy. There's a Mars Landing Challenge and a Mission International Space Station. There are also shows Under Pressure as well as A Little Space and Astronaut in the planetarium.
THE DETAILS
When: Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April
Where: Scitech
Find out more here.
Looking for more ways to keep busy with kids? Check out:
- Perth's Best Kid-Friendly Bush Walks
- Perth's Best Kid-Friendly Pubs
- Free Things To Do With Kids In Perth
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