When the weather is just too unpleasant to be outdoors, what is there to do indoors with kids in Melbourne?
Indoor play centres are a convenient way to get kids out of the house, be active and provide some good indoor activities.
However, not every play centre is suitable for all age groups. If you’re looking for a suitable place for toddlers to play sometimes an indoor play centre can be intimidating with bigger, more boisterous kids.
After road-testing play centres for years, here is our list of the best play centres in Melbourne for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. I.e. the best play centres for kids 5 years and under.
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1. Teeny Tiny Cafe, Docklands
Let your toddler play and jump ro joy at Teeny Tiny Cafe in Docklands! Imaginations will soar as they enjoy role-play with dress-ups, a shop, a kitchen, a soft play tunnel, a slide, and more.
Families will love the cafe and play experience with tasty kids’ meals and unique Korean-style dishes (plus, good coffee).
This toddler playground in Melbourne’s Docklands is made for preschool-aged kids. With its small size and plenty of soft play areas, it’s quiet and a perfect play centre for babies, too.
Reserve a spot online for a stress-free visit to this fun indoor playhouse and cafe.
Read our full review for Teeny Tiny Cafe.
Teeny Tiny Cafe, 3/860 Collins St, Docklands, 0499 712 412
2. Chipmunks, Docklands
Chipmunks Docklands is a great stopping point if you’re shopping at The District Docklands with kids so that you can enjoy some stress-free retail therapy.
Chipmunks Docklands, The District Docklands. Level 1, 440 Docklands Drive, Docklands 039 9121 278
best Playcentre Melbourne North for babies & toddlers
3. Museum of Play and Art, Thomastown
If you’re staying or visiting the North side of Melbourne the pick of the bunch is definitely MoPA: Museum of Play and Art in Thomastown!
The Museum of Play and Art actually have a network of Museums across Melbourne – the North, the East (opening 2025), the South and the West – but this northside location, based in a 100-year old pottery barn in the northern suburb of Thomastown, is one of their real gems!
MoPA is designed to support the early years learning framework (for children below 7 years of age) which means it’s most popular with toddlers and babies.
The newbies (under 12-months old) enter free, the Museums are always impeccably clean, and all the exhibits are both fun and educational, so it takes out the top spot of the north.
Museum of Play and Art, 391 Settlement Rd, Thomastown VIC 3074
4. Playshed Cafe, Thomastown
Playshed Cafe is designed specifically for 0-7 year olds but I think given its size and popularity it’s one of the ideal playcentres for toddlers and other under 5s.
There is a specific area for 0-3 years, and the equipment throughout is generally soft and padded. The cafe is at the front of the centre, and there are good sightlines to all of the equipment. Playshed Cafe Review.
Playshed Cafe, 6 Abruzzo Crescent Thomastown, 03 9464 6199
5. Landing Playcentre, Bundoora
The large, space-themed play space is one of the best playcentre for toddlers, especially with the giant ball pit, imagination play kitchen and dedicated (though small) soft play baby area.
Landing Playcentre & Cafe, 2A/445 Grimshaw Street, Bundoora, (03) 9467 8780, admin@landingon.com.au
6. Bounce Latitude, Heidelberg
Bounce (formerly Latitude) is a huge indoor play centre that includes a dedicated under Kids Zone play area for kids 18 months to 5 years old. It’s a baby play centre near Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs that’s perfect for tiring out the smallest family members.
Bounce Latitude, 590 Waterdale Road, Heidelberg West, (03) 9131 5097
7. Jungle Kids Indoor Play Centre, Wallan
This Wallan jungle gym offers a multi-level climbing gym and a dedicated play space for smaller children. Plus Kindy Groove on $5 Thursdays, a free drama and dance session.
Jungle Kids Indoor Play Centre, 2B Commercial Drive Wallan, (03) 5783 4104
8. Play Nook, Northcote
Play Nook is not your average indoor play centre! It has an impressive variety of indoor entertainment for babies, toddlers and older kids – plus a cafe to keep everyone happy.
With soft climbing structures, slides, sensory tables, dress-ups and much more, families will have a ball at Play Nook in Northcote.
True to its name, there are several play nooks throughout this imaginative space. Play Nook is spacious, welcoming and kept in immaculate condition.
Play Nook, Northcote, 2 Arthurton Rd Northcote, (03) 9481 0128, playnooknorthcote@gmail.com
9. We Rock the Spectrum, Preston
We Rock the Spectrum caters especially for children on the autism spectrum or with other special needs – but it welcomes everyone!
There are more than 70 We Rock the Spectrum locations across the world and Melbourne has the first sensory-sensitive play gym in Australia!
We Rock the Spectrum, 378-380 Gilbert Road, Preston, (03) 9042 3115
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10. Legoland Melbourne, Chadstone
Legoland Melbourne is the ultimate indoor playground and for little ones! The DUPLO Farm play area offers active play and DUPLO play opportunities, like a toddler play centre especially designed for 2 – 5 year-olds.
DUPLO kids club is run from 10am – 1pm weekdays (except school holidays and public holidays) where LEGO team members play with children to provide learning opportunities.
Read our Legoland Melbourne DUPLO Farm Review
Legoland Melbourne, Level 2 Chadstone – The Fashion Capital, 1341 Dandenong Road Chadstone
11. Museum of Play and Art Melbourne, Sandringham
Museum of Play and Art Melbourne is a colourful and exciting play centre that is currently the largest Children’s Museum in Melbourne and one of the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere.
MoPA Melbourne just like its original location MoPA Geelong offers lots of fun opportunities for play-based learning and creative exploration. The wonderful space is nothing Melbourne has ever seen and experienced so far and is a great place for children and families to have fun and learn together.
With specifically designed play areas for babies, the dedicated soft play area offers active experiences for babies under 2 years.
Read Museum of Play and Art review
Museum of Play and Art Melbourne, 247 Bay Rd Sandringham, 1800 006 672
12. Lollipops Playland and Crazy Climb, Noble Park
Two kids play centres in one location? Yes please!
Lollipops Playland is part of the indoor play centre franchise and caters for kids from birth to about 13. Then there’s Crazy Climb; a 26 climb venue for people aged from 4 to 94. Together these form one of the biggest indoor play centres in Melbourne!
Lollipops Playland has a wonderful play area for toddlers, to ensure a fun day out for everyone.
Lollipops Playland and Crazy Climb, 6 Elonera Rd, Noble Park North, (03) 9862 3400 and other locations
13. Hopscotch Play Cafe, Narre Warren South
A fun cafe with a play area for toddlers, running two play sessions each week. This is an enjoyable playcentre for kids in preschool years. Booking in advance is recommended.
Hopscotch Play Cafe, Shop 14, 101 Seebeck Drive Narre Warren South, (03) 9705 6532
14. My Puzzle House, Pakenham
My Puzzle House is an indoor playground near Melbourne that offers a sensory play gym.
For baby and toddler indoor play they offer active play equipment, quieter play and a sensory room that’s dark and calming. All sessions are led by at least one session host.
Read the My Puzzle House review.
My Puzzle House, 5 Embry Court, Pakenham, 03 5611 0404
15. Kid Factory, Dingley
Keep the kids amused for a couple of hours at Kid Factory with a traditional jungle gym and slides, climbing frames, a ball pit, single-person trampolines and a mini trampoline park with basketball rings.
It’s one of those children’s play centres with separate fenced areas and age-appropriate equipment for under 4s and under 2s. This is awesome indoor play for toddlers and babies!
Kid Factory, 300 Boundary Rd, Dingley 03 9551 3919, info@kidfactoryplay.com.au
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16. Flip Out Box Hill
Located in Box Hill is a multi-faceted kids play centre with trampolines, parkour equipment, climbing walls and a range of lessons. It’s fun for the whole family!
Trampoline parks are often reserved for older kids, but Flip Out Box Hill has special sessions for younger kids and playgroup sessions too, making it one of the great play centres for toddlers.
Flip Out Box Hill, T2, 249 Middleborough Rd, Box Hill, (03) 9890 7213, boxhill@flipout.com.au
17. Little Rascals, Ferntree Gully
Designed for 0-7 year olds, Little Rascals has a soft play area making it a great play centre for babies. Then there’s a LEGO pit, smaller-scale climbing equipment and plenty of cafe tables and couches.
Little Rascals, 3/1140 Burwood Highway Ferntree Gully, (03) 97536488, little_rascals@optusnet.com.au
18. Billy Lids Playland, Hawthorn
Billy Lids Playland has dedicated age zones and the Baby and Toddler Zone is packed with fun play equipment and sensory activities.
They offer unlimited play with single-entry tickets, an on-site cafe, and cater to dietary requests. The playground is equipped with wheelchair access, baby-change facilities, and comfortable seating. Adults and babies under 12 months are free.
Billy Lids Playland, 86 Lynch St, Hawthorn, 0478 619 674
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19. Jumpside, Footscray
Looking for a place to let the little tots release some energy? Check out the Jumpside trampoline park and ninja park, an indoor play centre in Footscray. Here, kids can spend the day bouncing, flipping, twisting and leaping through the air on the indoor trampolines, ninja obstacle course and air court!
Babies and toddlers have so much to do and explore all thanks to the toddler soft play that’s available for their enjoyment every weekday! Read the full review
Jumpside trampoline park and ninja park, 1 Mephan Street, Footscray, (03) 9041 8542, hello@jumpside.com.au
20. Crocs Playcentre, Derrimut
Crocs Playcentre Derrimut has a jungle-themed play area with your usual inflatables, tadalafil slides, climbing structures, motorised electric race cars and tricycles. To make the most of indoor play for toddlers, there’s a small gated area for kids under 4 years.
It’s one of the best play centres in Melbourne for a line of sight to most areas as it’s all within one large room, so you can relax knowing your little one won’t perform any great disappearing acts!
Crocs Playcentre Derrimut, Unit 3 & 4, 21 Elgar Road, Derrimut (03) 9363 0872 and other locations
21. Tumbles Playhouse, Williamstown
Tumbles Playhouse is a small but mighty indoor play centre in Williamstown, Melbourne’s inner west.
Their giant three-story play structure is made up of tunnels, slides, a bridge, a ball pit and a flying fox. They have a super fast double astro slide (so you can race your friend!), and two big inflatables – a lollipop jumping castle, as well as a giant slide.
For the babies and toddlers under 3 years there’s a smaller play structure, “construction zone” with huge building blocks, rockers, a ball pit, and jumping inflatable.
The gated infant play area for children up to 18 months old has plenty to keep the little ones busy, while also ensuring their safety.
Tumbles Playhouse 1/197 Champion Rd, Williamstown North VIC 3016, (03) 9397 0811, info@tumblesplayhouse.com.au
22. SuperPark, Maribyrnong
While SuperPark is mainly geared towards older children, and even adults, there’s a smaller climbing frame with a ball pit dedicated to toddlers, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for the little ones.Plus children under two get in for free.
Read the SuperPark, Melbourne review.
SuperPark, Melbourne, Highpoint Shopping Centre Shop L07 6205/200 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong
23. Bumble Beez Indoor Playcentre, Werribee
The separate toddler area at Muble Beez has a jumping castle, tunnel slide, soft climbing structures, a ball pit, and more! Parents can relax in the cafe while kids engage in sensory and imaginative play.
Bumble Beez Indoor Playcentre,27 Loop Road, Werribee, 03 9742 4301
24. Just Kids Playcentre, Tullamarine
The toddler playground at Just Kids in Tullamarine is spacious and features all sorts of fun equipment to encourage imaginative play and learning. With soft surfaces and sensory play activities the indoor play area for babies is great too.
The cafe at Just Kids Playcentre has some tasty snacks including $2 kids toasties and a good coffee.
Just Kids Playcentre, 7/217 Mickleham Rd, Tullamarine, 0481 474 183
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