Spring into action these school holidays

Posted 20 September, 2023 Sasha Oelsner

Are you looking for inspiration to keep your kids entertained these school holidays?

We’ve been out and about to find some great spring holiday activities. Watch the video for our favourite Adelaide attractions for the littlies, and don’t forget to let us know your top picks. After watching, scroll down to discover even more school holiday activities.

Here are some more great options for the school holidays.

Get up high

If you’ve got little daredevils on your hands, get them climbing and challenging themselves in a safe and exciting environment. For natural thrills, TreeClimb is the perfect place to be during spring. With two locations – Adelaide Parklands and beautiful Kuitpo Forest – TreeClimb is fun for the whole family. There are activities for children as young as two. RAA members can get 15 per cent off all bookings at TreeClimb.

For a day out by the beach, head to West Beach Adventure and watch your kids soar through the sky. With more than 70 obstacles to tackle and crazy experiences like tennis in the sky, the MegaClimb is the ultimate energy burner. For the little ones, the Kids Course will happily tire out your little climbers. RAA members save 10 per cent on the MegaClimb.

Get educated

Now that things are warming up, head indoors to one of the many museums across Adelaide, where you kids can play and learn at the same time.

Try the South Australian Museum, with more than five million specimens on display, or head to Port Adelaide and visit the trifecta: South Australia Aviation Museum, National Railway Museum and South Australian Maritime Museum. Grab a Museums in the Port brochure at your first stop to access discounted admission.

For your budding scientists, try the MOD. Museum on North Terrace. The exhibitions here are always changing, so you can go back time and again to discover something new.

Get arty

No visit to the city these school holidays is complete without popping into the Art Gallery of SA. See new and old collections, and your promising artists can put brush to canvas in the Studio.

Located at Burnside and Goodwood, Urth Clay Studio during the holidays are offering 2.5 hour sessions just for kids and teens. Your young ones can tap into their vibrant imaginations and learn how to mould by hand and to use the spinning pottery wheel.

If your artists prefer paint over clay, Little Picassos have a range of studio sessions for kids as young as two and a half right up until 16-year-olds. With four locations across SA, there’s a school holiday program for everyone.

Get up close to animals

It wouldn’t be the school holidays without a visit to the zoo. Home to more than 2500 animals, Adelaide Zoo will delight you and your kids. RAA members can get a range of discounts on tickets and experiences. These school holidays, your little artists can participate in arts and crafts with Colours of the Zoo, hosted by Splodge and Little Picassos.

Just an hour’s drive from the city, discover everything Monarto Safari Park has to offer. Monarto Safari Park will inspire the whole family, with lions, rhinos, one of Australia’s largest giraffe herds, and many more animals calling the park home. On top of that, it’s good on the hip pocket too, with RAA members getting 10 per cent off tickets and experiences.

Discover animal patterns on a wild adventure for the whole family these school holidays with Patterns of the Park, and you could win great prizes.

Get sporty

AFL Max isn’t just about footy, with loads of zones to choose from. The kids will have a blast, whether they’re playing in the Bump Zone or scaling the rock wall in the Climbing Zone. Maybe they’d prefer the Interactive or Test and Tackle Zones.