Brave young visitors can embark on a fun Spooky Plant Tour with Dr Mortimer Nightshade to learn about dangerous plants at The Adelaide Botanic Gardens, teens can feed their imagination with a sci-fi writing workshop and visitors can explore the real plants behind popular stories – from mandrakes in the Harry Potter series to Wizard of Oz – in the new Plants, Poison and Pop Culture exhibition.
Did you know a perfectly manicured little ‘pocket of Japan’ sits inside Adelaide’s southern Park Lands? It’s relatively small on size, but big on tranquility, and offers a quiet contemplative oasis perfect for picnics, or short strolls (and yes it’s pram friendly!).
It’s amazing what a WHEELIE good time you can have when you’re out on a family bike ride, and in Adelaide we have so many great options for kid-friendly bike tracks. Here’s six of our faves for balance bikes, BMX and every skill level in between!
The world’s first inflatable fountain will dominate a local park for six delightful days. This huge installation is free so bring your family for an afternoon of fun!
Kicking off Saturday 18 December until Sunday 30th January, then every weekend in February for the Summer School Holidays, get your kiddos slipping and sliding and having WAY more fun with a wedgie than you ever thought possible on The Big Wedgie! Get your exclusive KIDDO discount code for 15% off ticket prices!
Looking for school holiday activities? We’ve done a round up of the 5 best kids’ art tutorials on YouTube.. and these are TRIED, TESTED and approved by the KIDDO kiddos! Not only will your kids be kept busy, but they’ll also improve their skills and learn new drawing techniques! (And they’re actually pretty fun for adults too, so pull up a chair and draw right along with them if you have a spare minute!)
Looking for the hottest line up of family friendly events this summer? Well, you’re in luck! The City of West Torrens is hosting its popular Summer Festival again in 2022 and this year five of the six events in the program will be held outdoors within the spacious surrounds of Kings Reserve.
The world renowned Barossa Wine Region has had another iconic pitstop added to its map, as Menz Confectionery opened the doors to its all-new Tanunda based FruChoc Shop flagship store, complete with The Great Wall of Fruchocs, chocolate dripping walls, on-site handmade chocolate production, neon rainbows, and a unique wall mural for #Instaworthy snaps.
Did you know you can make the most of balmy evenings as the Adelaide Zoo opens their gates after hours for you to explore the jungle-like gardens by twilight? That’s right, for five evenings over the course of the summer you can jump into an EcoCaddy and get up close to the Zoo’s native and exotic wildlife like lions, the beautiful giraffe trio, dingoes, meerkats and more!
From Adelaide Hills cherries, Riverland stone fruit and handmade fruit mince tarts, chocolates, and puddings, to fresh local Rock Lobster and house smoked hams – Christmas has arrived at the Adelaide Central Market.
Fruit picking Adelaide | Where to pick your own fruit in Adelaide | Skip the supermarket and go straight to the source this year and take the kids fruit picking in Adelaide! The perfect afternoon adventure with the kids, you can pick fresh fruit straight from the farm to your fruit bowl, with a bountiful variety of pick your own options available both in the Adelaide Hills and down the coast.
We asked Alexis from The Festive Co. aka Co Host of KIDDO chats aka CRAFT QUEEN, art master, and general glitter guru, if she could whip up an easy Christmas craft for us and… hey presto! She came up with this awesome DIY activity just for us, for making Christmas decos with our kids (and some happy festive memories along the way of course)!
Catherine House volunteers are offering the gift wrap that keeps on giving this Christmas, with a gift wrapping service underway in Rundle Place to help fundraise for Catherine House.
We could be forgiven for thinking that Christmas was going to be cancelled this year, what with the way 2021 has turned out after the 2020 that was, but you know what they can’t cancel (…we think)? Christmas movies! We’ve rounded up the best festive flicks on Netflix this year so you can count down to Christmas… on the couch!
For three weeks in December, the Jubilee Pavilion at the Adelaide Showground is transformed into a spectacular world of snow, ice and Christmas celebration. And with its array of rides, activities and entertainment – all included in the entry price – it’s easy to see why Santa’s Wonderland is the hottest festive season ticket in town. Each year, the event is arranged into three distinct themes and we’ve gone behind the scenes at each so you know what to expect!