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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS // Activities for Little Adventurers

School holidays are fast approaching – here is a list of some of our fave outdoor activities in the Southern Highlands perfect for little adventurers!
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Handy information for parents and carers about raising kids in the Southern Highlands, kindly brought to you by Explorers Learning Academy, specialising in play and early childhood education.

 

 

Keep The Kids Busy And Happy With This Quick List Of School Holiday Activity Inspo

 

 

School holidays are fast approaching so we thought we’d throw a list together of some of our fave outdoor activities in the Highlands that are just perfect for little adventurers:

 

1 // Want to get your walking boots on? Explore the Highlands by foot with these family friendly walking trails.

 

2 // After a bit more of a thrill? Take the kids night time ziplining at Illawarra Fly.

 

3 // More of a skateboarding and scooting fam? Bundy Skate Park is where you need to go – hang here all day. 

 

4 // Kids prefer to horse around? Check out our local horse riding schools for a day of pure joy.

 

5 // Keen to get the whole fam cycling? Try these family friendly cycling tracks.

 

6 // Want to book the kids into a class, program or event these school holidays? Head to our school holiday events page for all the upcoming details.

 

7 // Want to get the kids riding those ups and downs? Head to Kangaroo Valley Pump Track

 

8 // Need to cool off the kiddos in this summer heat? Make a day of it at one of our local swimming spots

School holidays in the Highlands

 

There are so many wonderful things to do in the Southern Highlands with kids… we truly are spoilt for choice and fun! 

 

 

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