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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!

Two children play in the obstacle course.
Planet Mino (Image Credit: @planetmino/Instragram)

Nothing gives a parent or caregiver more panic than seeing a rainy forecast coincide with the school holidays or a weekend. Hello, stir-crazy kiddo. How are we going to keep you entertained? 

Because there are only so many activities you can do in your own four walls before you all get stir-crazy, 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 is going to sleep even better that night, right? 

So, the next time rain hits, or maybe you're just keen to mix up the schedule, bookmark our round-up of Sydney's best indoor play centres. 

The Best Play Centres in Sydney

Vitaland kids cafe
Vitalands Kids Cafe (Photo Credit: @vitaland_kids_cafe_alexandria/Instagram)

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.

Kids from $7.80, more information here

Miranda, Alexandria, Rhodes, St Leonards, Eastwood, Warriewood

BOUNCE Inc. Cromer Indoor Playground
BOUNCE Inc.

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

A child drawing a rainbow.
(Image Credit: Allan Mas/Pexels)

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

Best Indoor Playcentres: Planet Mino ball pitt
Planet Mino

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,

A baby in a ball pit.
(Image Credit: Pexels/Fotios Photos)

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 life. 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 ball pitt and slide Macquarie Park
Kiddo Kove Macquarie Centre

Kiddo Kove 

There's something for everyone at Kiddo Kove, located within the Hornsby Westfield shopping centre. 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 kiddo will beg you for five more minutes. 

From $9.80

Hornsby, Macquarie Park

Playstudio Indoor Playcentre Bondi Junction
Play Studio (Photo Credit: @playstudiokids/Instagram)

Play Studio

Hands up who hates doing messy play at their own house? Us too! Thank goodness for Play Studio, 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 different classes for children from six months to five years old, which are all rounded out with free play. 

Kids from $29.50, more information here

155 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction

A bright-coloured ball pit.
(Image Credit: Pexels/Neosiam)

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

Twinkle Kids Cafe Burwood
Twinkle Kids Cafe (Photo Credit: @twinkle_kids_cafe/Instagram)

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 Indoor Playcentre
Major Fun

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 Rhodes
H'ome Kids Cafe

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 indoor playcentre
Little Plaster House (Photo Credit: @littleplasterhouse/Instagram)

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.

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