The Tamborine Mountain Rainforest Skywalk offers a unique yet family friendly way to explore the beautiful rainforest canopy. A 1.5km walk, it combines 300m of steel bridges, with forest floor trails and the highlight - a 40m cantilever bridge sitting 30m above the forest floor!
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Charles Holm Park, Hope Island
The wide open space, shady picnic grounds and riverside location make Charles Holm Park the ideal spot to gather the family, host a children's birthday party, or even just drop by for a play and a walk!
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DRU Animal Rescue, Burbank
Do your kids love animals? DRU Animal Sanctuary is the ultimate day out that they won’t forget, and you’ll be helping to support an incredible animal rescue organisation at the same time! Horses, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens and ducks – DRU has them them!
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Jabiru Island Park & Phil Hill Environmental Reserve, Paradise Point
Jabiru Island Park and Phil Hill Environmental Park is a great place for a family outing that is all about getting back outdoors. Come prepared to get wet and sandy, pack your lunch and bring the bikes. There is so much to explore!
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Syd Duncan Park, Lower Beechmont
Syd Duncan Park in Lower Beechmont is the ultimate picnic spot. The incredible views, playground and great public nature play space will win over the entire family!
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Cabbage Tree Point
What I love the most about Cabbage Tree Point is that it delivers a different experience every time we go. Depending on the weather, there are so many different things to do. While I usually love the nice sunny beach days spent here and on the playground, recent sunset visits exploring the mudflats and going for a walk were just as fun!! No matter the tide, come with your towel and a change of clothes when you visit and you'll have a ball.
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10 nature play at home activities
Spending time in nature can help relieve stress and anxiety, improve your mood, and boost feelings of happiness and wellbeing. While we may try to shelter our children from the news around the world, they can't help but sense our stress and anxiety. What better time than now for both adults and children to reconnect with nature? With this in mind, I've pulled together 10 great nature play at home activities to occupy bored children and help us find some peace in the great outdoors.
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Hinze Dam
While Hinze Dam is best known as the Gold Coast’s water supply, many are surprised when they visit and take in its stunning hinterland setting, with onsite View Café taking prime position to capture the breathtaking vistas. Add to this the state of the art information centre, dam wall walk, picnic grounds, pathways, fishing coves and mountain bike trails, and you’ve got yourself a great spot for locals and tourists.
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The Faerie Park, Merrimac
Do you have a little one fascinated by fairies?? Hidden away in the suburbia of Merrimac, lies a little playground that encourages imaginative play in children of all ages. The Faerie Park on first glance doesn’t look as enticing as some of the newer playgrounds with all their fancy play equipment, but take a moment to look a little closer and see what you can find… perhaps a troll, a goblin or even a faerie!
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Shark and Ray Gardens
Ever wanted to get up close and personal with a shark or stingray? Hidden away just north of the Gold Coast is a place where dreams come true for those obsessed with all things sharks and marine life! Providing a very unique experience, your visit to the Shark and Ray Gardens is guaranteed to be both educational and fun!
