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Children enter free, receive drawing kits, storytime and art-making sessions, with lifts and toilets nearby, though no playground and required quiet may shorten attention.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Kids can take beginner surf classes, play at Lagoon Park playground and explore rockpools, while patrolled swimming zones, toilets and ice-cream shops keep parents at ease, yet waves demand close supervision.
Recommended visit duration: 3-4 hours
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Children enter free, can join Art Safari, holiday workshops and ARTplay, lifts suit strollers and toilets have change tables, yet some galleries forbid touching and long text labels may bore under-12s.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Scenic World thrill rides, ranger holiday programs and easy boardwalks excite 5–12-year-olds, but unfenced cliffs and scarce playgrounds mean vigilant adult supervision is needed all day.
Recommended visit duration: 1–2 days
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Sydney Tower Eye offers child-price entry, lift-access deck views, VR coaster from 5 yrs and Skywalk from 10 yrs with adult, yet limited interactive exhibits mean many kids tire after 90 min.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
👉 See FULL guide to Sydney Tower Eye (with kids)The Big 5 combo, commentary and beach stop keep children engaged and the child fare is good value, but no onboard toilets and long sun-exposed stretches mean parents must schedule breaks carefully.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
👉 See FULL guide to Big Bus Tours Sydney (with kids)Kids can walk the glass-floor model, join free storytime or makerspace sessions and use toilets with change tables; the small children’s zone and few hands-on exhibits cap the appeal.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Kids enjoy street performers, ferry rides and the MCA, yet unfenced wharves, moving buses and no playground demand close adult supervision throughout the visit.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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The grass lets children run and the Botanic Garden train and duck pond sit nearby, yet cliffs and unfenced seawall need supervision and there are no playgrounds, so overall still pleasant but not perfect.
Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours
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Kids get calm Snapperman shallows, a fenced playground, rockpool and beginner surf lessons; adults must supervise strong surf zones and there are no indoor rainy-day activities.
Recommended visit duration: 0.5-1 day
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