Choosing your fave playground is like trying to decide who your fave kiddo is…..it is impossible. Each playground has something unique, something special and the all-important fun factor has to be BIG to make it to Mamma’s Fave Playground List.
If you like your playgrounds with a side of adventure, nature, full on novelty or just a straight up epic playground we have all the best ones here!
Looking for an awesome playground in Doncaster East that has something for ALL of the family? Best to give this one a whirl! In 2024 we have had a giant upgrade and Mamma thinks this is an absolute BEAUTY!
Somewhere....hidden between Boronia and Ferntree Gully .... lies a Dragon themed playground that is fully fenced and now includes water play! Check out Tim Neville Arboretum.
If its adventure they want, ADVENTURE they get. This fantastic adventure playground in East Kew caters for everyone, of all ages and capabilities.
Attention nature lovers! Adventure awaits at Valley Reserve Play Space. Winner of the 2016 “Best New Major Playspace - Victoria” in the Parks and Leisure Australia awards, it’s hard to believe that this playground, immersed in its surrounding bushland, is a stones throw away from cafes and the local supermarket.
WE LOVE A GREAT BIG PLAYGROUND and we know you do too! Waverley Park Playground is amazing.
Hands up if you love a street playground! A little stop off to help burn off some energy between school pick ups or swimming lessons or just a spot to have a play with some buddies.
This Lillydale Lake has some of Mamma's favourite things - water play, nature zones and plenty of space for the imagination.
Beckett Park is set in the most beautiful of leafy suburbs with a tower ready for a knight to climb and rescue his princess.
We present to you - the rainbow playground! You really can’t go past a playspace that has pretty much EVERYTHING.
This great community space is huge! Heaps of different sections for a range of age groups and abilities - but most importantly - a TRAIN!
Seems the knights went into hiding during lockdown and a DRAGON has escaped, making its way to a brand NEW castle at Highfield Park in Camberwell.
Nature is the name of the game here at the sanctuary - and so it should be with so much life nestled amongst the greenery.
This might just be Mamma’s favourite style of playground. A SENSORY playground. This renewed playspace has been beautifully designed to engage all sorts of play, via the senses.
Hold on to your dragonflies good people - there is a BRAND NEW PARK and it is BRILLIANT - with a capital B!
Hooray! This is exactly what the Dandenongs needed. A regional sized playground with some of the most amazing features. The playspace is massive with heaps to explore, including plenty of natural elements.
Queens Park is loved by so many and this brand new playground upgrade has already been so well received already. The equipment has been designed to work with the existing trees and in autumn, the place simply glows!
Attention kids of Boroondara! The highly anticipated Ferndale Park is NOW OPEN. This is a brilliant upgrade to the local playground and now has a resident ogre that is watching over all the action.
This is as cute as can be. Gordon Street Reserve has had a makeover and the park is ready for action.
Calling all adventure buddies! This playground is for you! The NEW Eltham North Adventure playground is an undercover superstar and is just like the original with just a little more sparkle!
Mamma LOVED this classic community playground before the upgrade, but now it is EVEN BETTER! The Cardinia Community Playground is based on a classic wooden framed play space with heaps of twists and turns and things to climb over.
The Box Hill Gardens is an incredibly beautiful public space and with the addition of this fancy new playspace, it is certainly the place to be. There are flying foxes, tonnes of things to climb, shiny musical drums, an inbuilt trampoline and spinny things galore
This park is a staple of the Maroondah community and the latest upgrade will ensure families will continue for years to come! Slides, sand, swings and sensory play!
If its adventure they want, ADVENTURE they get. This fantastic adventure playground in East Kew caters for everyone, of all ages and capabilities.
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