Messy Play for Gold Coast Kids

Letting kids get messy plays a vital role in their development. Messy play offers rich sensory and tactile experiences that spark curiosity, encourage exploration, and support learning, language development, and creativity. Through hands-on play, children are free to experiment, imagine, and discover the world around them in a way that feels natural and exciting.

Of course, for many parents, the idea of messy play comes with one big drawback: the clean-up. That’s where organised messy play sessions come in. They provide a dedicated, safe space for children to fully immerse themselves in messy play, without parents needing to worry about the aftermath at home.

Here on the Gold Coast, we’re lucky to have a fantastic range of messy play options available. Each provider offers thoughtfully planned sessions with changing weekly themes and engaging tray setups designed to stimulate all of your child’s senses. So grab the old clothes, pack a towel, and head along to one of these wonderful messy play sessions on the Gold Coast—where getting messy is all part of the fun!

The Messy Place, Ashmore

The Messy Place at Ashmore is the ultimate creative sensory play centre on the Gold Coast, designed exclusively for children under 6 years old. It’s the only messy play option on the Gold Coast that has its own exclusive and permanent location, with a purpose built facility at Ashmore. They offer creative and messy play sessions in a safe and enjoyable environment. Here, kids can unleash their imagination and make a mess, while parents relax and connect with not only their children, but other parents too! Find out more here.

Let’s Bee Sensory

Let’s Bee Sensory runs sessions at Gilston on the Gold Coast. Suitable for children aged up to 5 years, there is also an option of an under 3yrs class and a Crawlers class for the younger ones. Here you’ll find casual classes that are both indoor and outdoor with great play spaces to join too. At Let’s Bee Sensory, they offer a multisensory experience, combining vibrant colours, intriguing textures, captivating scents and of course taste-safe play.  Find out more here.

Gumtree Kids

Originally from Brisbane, Gumtree Kids also runs sessions on the Gold Coast at The Historic Rivermill! These classes are set outdoors, themed differently each week and utilise some natural elements as well as taste safe trays. They hold Themed messy play classes for ages 6months – 6 years; Nature play classes for ages 15 months to 7 years; and Baby only classes for 6 months to early walkers. Their messy play and nature play classes give babies and children an opportunity to learn that it’s ok to be messy while building, imagining, investigating, exploring, creating and observing. Their classes are designed to provide children a safe space to explore this kind of play at their own pace.  Find out more here.