200+ random school holiday outings for kids

Holidays are much more fun with a little planning. Here’s a comprehensive list of things to do in the school holidays. If the kids are driving you mad and you all need to leave the house this cheat sheet will give you some great ideas for those outings.

Busy parents are always looking for cheap things to do in the school holidays. If you are a parent who is stuck for ideas this cheat sheet is a life-saver! Stick this money-saving cheat sheet on the fridge or access on your mobile for quick reference over the school holidays. This sheet will help you to plan events ahead of time and keep the kids occupied.

Get out and about with the kids

Visit your local museum, pack a picnic and head to the park or spend a day at the beach! Just pick an activity and get out of the house. There are over 200+ ideas packed into this cheat sheet!

School holidays

200+ random school holiday outings for kids

 Ask and you will receive these holidays!

1. Ask your local radio station for a tour
2. Be a tourist in your own town
3. Become part of a TV show audience
4. Blow bubbles at the beach
5. Book into holiday programs early

Borrow stuff to make the holidays more enjoyable

1. Borrow audio books from the library
2. Borrow classics from the library
3. Borrow DVDs from the library
4. Borrow kids’ books from the library
5. Borrow some famous books
6. Browse antiques at an antique store
7. Browse home furniture stores
8. Browse kids’ sections at a bookstore
9. Build sand castles at the beach
10. Buy supplies at an art store
11. Buy your kids a cheap gi!
12. Camp in the backyard

Catch a ride these holidays!

1. Catch a ferry
2. Catch a great movie together
3. Catch a train
4. Catch a tram
5. Check out a sports match
6. Check out free performances
7. Check out sculpture exhibitions
8. Collect shells at the beach
9. Drive around and look at mansions
10. Drive to a forest
11. Drive, sing and go out for ice-cream
12. Drive to the snow and feel snow

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Enrol and learn in the holidays

1. Enrol in drama classes
2. Enrol in school holiday programs
3. Enrol in some pottery classes
4. Enrol the kids in swimming lessons
5. Feed the ducks at a lake
6. Find a great go-kart venue
7. Find a silly reason to go for a walk
8. Find a specialist cake shop and indulge
9. Find free community programs
10. Find volunteer programs
11. Fly a kite
12. Get out and about on scooters
13. Get your shopping essentials
14. Give blood and take the kids

Go on adventures

1. Go bowling with a group
2. Go caving
3. Go fishing off a pier
4. Go for a boat ride
5. Go for a bush walk
6. Go for a drive and get a hot chocolate
7. Go for a late afternoon swim in the ocean
8. Go for a walk and take photos
9. Go for rides on motorbikes
10. Go fruit picking
11. Go ice-skating
12. Go on a family bike ride
13. Go on a mall mini-train ride
14. Go on a tour of an old winery
15. Go on an organised city walk
16. Go on an outdoor camping adventure
17. Go on some factory tours
18. Go on some group walks with kids and friends
19. Go out for co#ee and cake
20. Go out for “sh and chips
21. Go out for ice-cream
22. Go out for lunch with friends
23. Go out for morning tea
24. Go out for pizza
25. Go rock-climbing
26. Go roller-skating or roller-blading
27. Go to a church event or fair
28. Go to a concert
29. Go to a drive-in movie
30. Go to a family fun day
31. Go to a festival
32. Go to a free play area at a mall
33. Go to a glass blowing demonstration
34. Go to a great event
35. Go to a lolly making factory
36. Go to a magic show
37. Go to a Medieval tourist attraction
38. Go to a photographic exhibition
39. Go to a puppet show
40. Go to a skate park
41. Go to a story-telling workshop
42. Go to a summer concert
43. Go to an amusement park
44. Go to an expo
45. Go to an games arcade
46. Go to an interstate event
47. Go to country fairs
48. Go to mall outside your area for a day trip
49. Go to mall special events
50. Go to McDonalds
51. Go to a carwash and wash the car
52. Go to a Bunnings play café
53. Go to the circus
54. Go to the DVD shop and rent some movies
55. Go to the hot pools
56. Go to the local pool for the day
57. Go to theatre rehearsals
58. Go to your local info centre and grab brochures
59. Go window shopping or real shopping
60. Grab cheap toys at Savers
61. Have breakfast at a café
62. Have fun at a costume shop
63. Have fun at an aquatic park
64. Have lunch at Ikea
65. Have lunch at the park
66. Head to the footy
67. Hire a canoe or kayak
68. Hire a dingy on a river
69. Hunt down some live music
70. Investigate new hobbies while out
71. Invite friends with kids over
72. Join a playgroup
73. Join a toy library
74. Make movies on your phone
75. Meet friends at the park
76. Meet new people at Op shops

Organise an event for the holidays

1. Organise a baby-sitting barter
2. Organise a bbq lunch with friends
3. Organise a free holiday and house swap
4. Organise a surprise dinner for a working parent
5. Pan for gold if you live near a mining attraction
6. Place flowers on graves
7. Play on a whizzy dizzy
8. Play with gadgets at computer stores
9. Read books at the park
10. Rent cheap movies from a dispenser machine
11. Roll down a hill
12. Run errands at the post office
13. Scour Op shops for cheap costumes
14. Scour Op shops for old things-to-do books
15. Shoot some hoops down at the school
16. Sit in some hotel lobbies
17. Spend half a day at a play café
18. Spend the day at the beach
19. Stay overnight in a motel somewhere

Take a day off and relax

1. Take a bus ride
2. Take a cemetery walk
3. Take a drive in the country
4. Take photos all day at scenic locations
5. Take photos of birds on a walk
6. Take photos of nature on a walk
7. Take the kids to a matinee
8. Take up bird-watching in the park
9. Take up horse-riding
10. Take up tennis
11. Tour a police station
12. Tour an historic boat or ship

Get visiting people and places

1. Visit a beautiful lake
2. Visit a castle
3. Visit a childrens’ farm
4. Visit a chocolate factory
5. Visit a conservatory
6. Visit a cool city kids café
7. Visit a famous Cathedral
8. Visit a famous tourist destination
9. Visit a farm
10. Visit a #re station
11. Visit a garden and take photos of butterflies
12. Visit a hobby shop
13. Visit a hot house
14. Visit a magic shop
15. Visit a monastery
16. Visit a museum
17. Visit a pet store
18. Visit a planetarium
19. Visit a police station
20. Visit a private garden
21. Visit a public garden
22. Visit a science museum
23. Visit a street market
24. Visit a tip store for cheap #nds
25. Visit a weekend market
26. Visit a well known playground
27. Visit a wildlife park
28. Visit a zoo
29. Visit an animal sanctuary
30. Visit an aquarium
31. Visit an extinct volcano
32. Visit an historic building
33. Visit an historic cottage
34. Visit an historic mansion
35. Visit an historic town
36. Visit different libraries in your region
37. Visit every park in your neighbourhood
38. Visit friends who have kids
39. Visit grandparents
40. Visit relatives
41. Visit someone at work
42. Visit the council for local information
43. Visit the elderly
44. Visit the lonely
45. Visit the rose gardens and take photos
46. Visit toyshops and play for free
47. Visit wetlands
48. Visit an army base
49. Visit an art gallery

Walking is a win-win!

1. Walk around botanical gardens
2. Walk down a pier
3. Walk in the rain together
4. Walk over a big bridge
5. Walk the dog
6. Walk through a city park
7. Walk through some display homes
8. Walk to a waterfall
9. Walk to your local mall

Watch something in the holidays

1. Watch a parade
2. Watch a fireworks display
3. Watch a procession
4. Watch planes at the airport
5. Watch Shakespeare in the park
6. Write a letter to Santa at the park