Chadstone
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Melbourne
An indoor LEGO attraction for children with build zones, interactive rides, a 4D cinema, soft play and bookable birthday packages.
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Children’s activities in south-east Melbourne
Browse family destinations in Carrum Downs, Chadstone, Doveton and Oakleigh. This regional mix includes indoor play, a major attraction, a farm and an eat-and-play venue, making age fit, travel time and booking rules more useful than a single ranking.
What this location guide covers
- Indoor play: 23
- School holidays: 16
- Birthday parties: 29
- Eat & play: 10
- Family attractions: 6
29 places and programmes
Name, suburb or detail
Carrum Downs
Funtopia Carrum Downs
A large indoor venue with adventure play, climbing, a fully enclosed toddler area, sensory sessions, parties and a licensed restaurant.
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Oakleigh
Honeyccino Kids Cafe
A two-level Oakleigh play café with slides, ball pits, soft climbing, a miniature supermarket and a ride-on train. The play areas are aimed at crawlers, toddlers and preschoolers.
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Doveton
Myuna Farm
A working community children’s farm with animal encounters, feed trail, tractor and pony rides, playground, café and party spaces.
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Carrum Downs
Bayside Rock
A Carrum Downs climbing centre with an automatic-belay Climb Time area for younger climbers and their families. Traditional rope climbing and bouldering have different age guidance and equipment costs.
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Moorooduc
The Big Goose Adventure Farm & Wildlife Park
Farm animals, Australian wildlife, tractor rides and adventure playgrounds share this outdoor Moorooduc attraction. Admission includes daily presentations and tractor rides; animal food, mini golf and private reptile encounters are listed as extras.
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Keysborough
BOUNCE Inc Keysborough
An indoor trampoline and climbing park with more than 50 trampolines, 16 climbing walls and a high ropes course. The separate miniBOUNCE area serves smaller children, while taller children can try the obstacle course. Check height thresholds before buying tickets: not every activity is available to every jumper.
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Pakenham
KemizO Entertainment Centre - Pakenham
Roller skating, laser tag, auto-belay climbing and an elevated obstacle course at Kemizo Pakenham. Activities have separate tickets, and the Skywalk requires children to be at least seven and 120cm tall.
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Carrum Downs
Lollipop's Carrum Downs
An indoor playcentre on Gateway Drive with a rocking pirate ship and areas for toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. Admission covers all-day play, with free entry for adults and babies under one. The branch also offers four party rooms and after-hours hire.
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Narre Warren
Lollipop’s Playland & Café Fountain Gate
The Fountain Gate branch is on Brechin Drive in Narre Warren and offers all-day indoor play with a dedicated toddler area. Climbing, slides and swings serve children through primary-school age. An after-school entry option starts at 3pm on school days, while public holidays have a surcharge.
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Pakenham
Lollipop's Playland & Cafe Pakenham
A Pakenham indoor playground with a mechanical ride and AirPlay feature included in general admission. Toddlers have their own area, with older children kept out of that space. Admission lasts all day, and adults and babies under one enter free.
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Dandenong South
Le Mans Entertainment
Outdoor kart racing with separate junior and older-driver options, plus indoor Egyptian and dinosaur-themed mini golf, laser tag, arcade games and VR. Check both age and height before booking karts. Mini golf offers a less physical alternative, though its moving figures can frighten some younger children.
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Cheltenham
Fizz Kidz Cheltenham
The Bay Road studio runs hosted creative parties and school-holiday workshops, with projects chosen from the published session timetable. It is opposite Aldi and advertises four-hour parking out front. Book a particular workshop rather than expecting casual playground admission.
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Dandenong South
Crocs Playcentre Lyndhurst
Despite its Lyndhurst name, this branch is on Monash Drive in Dandenong South. It has separate baby and under-five play areas, a main playground and a Muffin Break café. Adults and babies under one enter free.
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Pakenham
Crocs Playcentre Pakenham
A Pakenham playcentre with a baby section, a separate area for children four and under, and a larger main playground. The toddler area includes small slides and a bouncing castle. Adults enter free and can use the on-site Muffin Break café.
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Hastings
The Funky Farm (Bookings Only)
A small-group wildlife tour in Hastings with staff-led encounters with wombats, kangaroos, dingoes and reptiles. Visits last about 90 minutes and must be booked; this is a scheduled tour rather than an all-day farm admission.
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Narre Warren
BOUNCE INC Fountain Gate
A trampoline and obstacle park at Fountain Gate with a user-powered Hamster Wheel and Sky Spinner, alongside a high ropes Sky Walk and X-Park course. Mini trampolines and an indoor playground provide options for smaller children. Height and weight limits vary across the features.
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Balnarring
Rain Hayne & Shine Farmyard
Walk through paddocks, feed farm animals and visit rabbit and guinea pig patting areas at this Balnarring farmyard. Pony rides cost extra and have a 35kg weight limit, so they will not suit every child.
Birthday partiesFamily attractionsSchool holidays
Frankston
Strike Bowling Frankston
Bowling and laser tag at Bayside Entertainment Centre in Frankston, with arcade games and food on site. Families need to plan around the evening cutoff for under-18s.
Indoor playBirthday partiesSchool holidays
Dingley Village
SuperZu Playcentre and Cafe
A Dingley Village play centre with a three-level climbing structure, trampolines, a climbing volcano, ball cannons and a tube slide. Admission allows all-day play, with a separate area for children aged two and under.
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Brighton
The Deck Kids
A Brighton play café with pretend-house areas, a mini supermarket, a play kitchen and soft play. Each child and adult buys admission, but the fee can be spent on café food and drinks that day. Regular sessions run at weekends; the building and gardening play area is outdoors.
Birthday partiesEat & playSchool holidays
Somerville
We Rock The Spectrum - Somerville
A sensory-focused indoor gym in Somerville offering parent-supervised open play, including gym equipment and an arts-and-crafts area. The centre welcomes children of all abilities and ages. Open-play hours change around private hire and programmes, so choose a published session rather than relying on a fixed daily timetable.
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Moorabbin
The GlowZone
Hosted glow-in-the-dark sports, disco and karaoke parties in Moorabbin for children aged five and over. Families bring their own party food and cake, with kitchenette facilities available on site.
Birthday parties
Carrum Downs
Frankston Indoor Sports
A Carrum Downs sports centre offering junior indoor cricket and booked children’s parties with inflatables, Nerf games or court sports. The published children’s packages are for groups, so this is a different outing from a casual soft-play session.
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Pakenham
Hoopla Pakenham
Pakenham indoor playground with a separate toddler area, bowling, arcade games and ride-on cars. Playground admission is a two-hour session; bowling and arcade play are priced separately or available in combined packages.
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Pakenham
Inflatable World Pakenham
A two-hour indoor inflatable session at Elite Indoor Sportz in Pakenham, with playing tickets for adults as well as children. Casual visitors can walk in and start their session on arrival. Unlike Ringwood, this branch allows visitors to bring snacks, although food stays outside the inflatable areas.
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Hastings
Kidz Shed
An indoor playcentre in Hastings with slides, tunnels, ball pits and a dedicated toddler area. Adults stay to supervise and enter free. Admission has two child age bands, with lower prices for one- to four-year-olds and a café on site.
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Dingley Village
Kool Space Indoor Playcentre & Café
A Dingley Village indoor playground with slides, tunnels, an obstacle and ninja course, toy carts and sensory play. School-term tickets allow unlimited play; school and public holiday visits are capped at three hours. Supervising adults enter free, but socks are required around the play equipment.
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Moorabbin
We Rock the Spectrum - Moorabbin
An indoor sensory gym in Moorabbin with swings, a trampoline, zip line, toddler toys, arts and crafts, and a calming room. Two-hour open-play sessions are parent-supervised and must be booked. The facilities welcome children of different abilities; discuss any particular support needs before choosing a session.
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