Ten of the Best September School Holiday Ideas

Ten of the Best September School Holiday Ideas

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Posted 2013-08-26 by Lorraine Afollow


It's time to start planning for the September School holiday's to keep your children entertained and your insanity intact. The one thing you don't want hear again and again is "we're bored" and "are we there yet"?



Here's my top ten picks for these school holidays.Some are free and others have costs involved but all are within a reasonable distance of Melbourne's CBD.



#1 Royal Melbourne Show. No matter what age your children are they are well catered for here, however, this is most likely to be an expensive day out when including entry, show bags, food, rides and transport. If you are an RACV member you can purchase tickets up to the 19th of September on the website and recieve 30 % off entry making adults $23, children $13 or a family of 2 adults and 2 children are $63. If you're not a member you can still get good deals with entry and rides. A family ticket with a $50 ride voucher is $99.



#2 Kids days at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival. Between the 23rd and 26th of September and 30th of September to the 3rd of November are kids days. The kids will be kept entertained by Fairy Monica, Benny the Balloonist, The Mik Maks, Paul Jamieson, animal farm, face painting and much more.
Entry is $20 for adults, children are free, some activities cost extra. For a full program click here .
#3 Bounce Inc. is a trampoline heaven with 100 interconnected tramps and 500 square metres of padding and foam to land on. General admission is $16.50 for one hour, junior jumpers are $11.50, price includes grip socks.
If you want to go book NOW as there are limited times left for the school holidays.



#4 Yarra Valley Chocolatier are having chocolate making workshops for children aged 6-12 years old on Saturdays. The workshops cost $30 and run for 45 minutes and include an apron, chefs hat, badge, and certificate. Limited places are still available phone 03 9730 2777



#5 The Enchanted Maze is a great place for all ages. Adults and teens will love the new Tree Surfing, an aerial obstacle course with 50 challenging obstacles. The smaller children will love the gardens and mazes with sculptures and activities, not to mention the tube slides down the hillside. There is a cafe, lolly shop and a spooky 3D maze.
Entry to the maze is $79 for a family ticket of 2 adults 2 children and Tree Surfing costs $59 adult, $39 per child (children must be a minimum height of 135cm). For more info have a look here .



#6 Bay Play is offering half day school holiday adventures for $66pp. Learn to snorkel, sea kayak, stand up paddle, scuba dive and orienteering. For more information visit Bay Play .

#7 Junior golf clinics for ages 5 - 14 years will be held on the 26th and 27th of September at Devilbend Golf Course . Cost is $20pp or $30 for the two days.



#8 The National Rhododendron gardens are in full bloom during the school holidays and is a perfect picnic spot. Entry is free. Whilst you're over that way I recommend a visit to the Montrose Community Playground and Hahndorf's chocolates next to the park, the kids will love it.



#9 ACMI are showing some great kids films that will take most parents back to their childhood with the likes of E.T, Willy Wonka, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Never Ending Story and many more.
Cost is $7 for general admission or $5 for ACMI members. More details are available here .



#10 Junior Rangers Program activities are held in different national parks all over Victoria. Over the school holidays free programs include Outside Inside EWWW at Point Nepean National Park, Rock pool Ramble at Mornington Peninsula National Park, Snow Play at Mt Buffalo, A bug's Life at Coolart Homestead and Wetlands, Mysterious Mammals at Royal Park Melbourne and much more can be found on the Junior Ranger website .

If all of these fail to impress then you can always take the safe options of visiting the Melbourne Museum, Science Works, Queen Victorian Market, Melbourne, Werribee or Healesville Zoos or jump on eBay and get them a few new games to play.



Happy Holidays.

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