Find the best School Holiday activities, events and what's on across Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama and the Illawarra. From free things to do with kids to School Holiday programs, workshops and camps. Discover it all here...
Discover What's on for Kids this School Holidays. Find & book events, activities and workshops across Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama.
Explore family-friendly places to visit during the School Holidays, including indoor playcentres, attractions and more venues
Discover Illawarra, Shellharbour & Wollongong’s best playgrounds and parks. Parents Guide Illawarra has reviewed our top playgrounds, play spaces and kids parks.. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! We have award winning, inclusive, diverse, enclosed and amazing playgrounds you will love. If you love our guide below, you will also love […]
We’ve rounded up 18 of the best, family & kid friendly bushwalks that Wollongong & Illawarra has to offer. Find the perfect nature walk for toddlers, ages 5-10years, teens and for those walking with prams. Parents Guide Illawarra helps you find the BEST things to do with kids in Wollongong, Shellharbour & Kiama. We think […]
Discover our best swimming pools, Illawarra wide. From heated indoor pools with toddler & kids areas, to our family friendly outdoor pools. Plus rock pools with ocean views that are great for kids. We’ve got your swimming needs covered! Wollongong has some amazing free entry swimming pools too. Grab your swimmers and plan some happy, […]
Want the best South Coast NSW Holiday Parks that kids and family’s love? Here at Parents Guide Illawarra, we have easy access to holiday paradise – the South Coast of NSW. Families need holidays like everyone else. However, your holiday can be very hard work, if it’s not family friendly and geared to your kids. […]
We are darn lucky to call the Illawarra home! With the beach on one side, escarpment (and its lookouts, bushwalks, flora and fauna) on the other and a plethora of great places to explore, kids in the Illawarra have the kind of childhood that’s not always possible in the big city. Here are 15 of […]
Let us short cut you to the best beaches for kids and families in Wollongong and the South Coast of NSW. We are so very blessed to be spoilt in the Illawarra and South Coast with a smorgasboard of beautiful coastline, rock pools and stunning beaches. Seriously, where else can you say you live amongst […]
Discover enclosed playgrounds and gated parks in Wollongong and the Illawarra. Read on for perfect outside play places for toddlers or runners. We’ve got your family needs covered at Parents Guide Illawarra. We’ve all been there. Desperate to get the kids out of the house (and even more so, desperate for a caffeine hit) but […]
Looking for holiday parks, caravan parks or cabins with availability over Christmas, New Year or January 2026 on the South Coast NSW? Parents Guide Illawarra has discovered these amazing Holiday Haven parks with accommodation still available for summer school holidays. Rare as hen’s teeth, these will get snapped up. So hurry, nab your beach cabin […]
Looking for amazing things to do with the kids in Shoalhaven and South Coast of NSW? The weekend or school holidays arrive, the kids are whiney and you need to GET OUT! But where to go for the best family-friendly fun, an easy hour of Wollongong & Illawarra? So here are your best family friendly […]
The Wollongong and Illawarra region is full of fun and scenic family-friendly bike rides for all ages and abilities. From kids learning to ride bikes to those after more of a challenge, Wollongong bike paths have it all. Our Illawarra kid-friendly bikes paths below include paved, shared and mountain bike trails. So, put air in […]
