Great kids playground! the tower to climb to get to the slide is the center of it all. Lots of fun…read moreto climb and slide and climb and slide again( and again,...)

Seen one kiddy playground, seen 'em all, right? WRONG,…read morehotshot. Hallstrom Park is built *into* the local nature, it's under a shade-dappled grove of trees and utilises the things in and around it to make a super unique park that the local kids lose their little 'nanas over. There's Elephant Rock and Gorilla Boulder, huge stones that have life-like animals carved into them which is fun, but they also have a speaker hidden in the bushes that plays jungle noises. What! How rad is that? There's a mini-race track for kids bicycles, a fossil are of old 'dinosaur bones', and heaps of slides and things to climb on, this thing could have been designed by Walter Burley Griffin it's so in sync with the environment. If you see a strange man lurking near the playground running an appreciative eye over the fixtures and fittings don't be alarmed, that's just me.

Definitely the biggest playground I've ever been to! It has it all... swings, giant climbing…read morestructure and very high rope bridge, flying fox, tunnels and slides, rope climbing web, etc. We spent more than 2 hours here and had a group of kids ranging from age 1 to 12. We definitely will be back whenever we're in the area!!

Drawn in by the potential of the Armory Wharf Cafe (review http://frid.co/nikCOQ) I found my self…read moredriving a bit out of my way to give it a go. Not knowing a great deal about this park, when I arrived I was amazed to see the play area with the shiny slippery slides, climbing areas and massive swings. This is an awesome park. While some parts of it still seem under development, and there is a real lack of shade areas, this has to be one of the best play areas I have seen in Sydney. If your kids can not have fun here they are simply not trying hard enough. While it appeared there was a tonne of parking available, on the weekend you are going to find it challenging. As for what to bring when you come, if you have a bike, bring it as there is a huge bike track to check out. If you don't have one, you can rent one ( http://frid.co/qSpPMO ). Of course if you want to chill out and relax, perhaps with a coffee, then head to either the Armory Wharf Cafe or the Armory Wharf Canteen ( http://frid.co/nKLbIw - which is only open on weekends and public holidays). Alternatively you could grab one of the benches near the free BBQ hot plates and cook up a couple of snags. If you are looking for the perfect place to have a kids birthday party, this might be it! You just might not want to do it on the weekend...

A giant enclosed playground with many areas for kids to run and play around. There is a giant…read morerotating area in the middle, rope areas, flying fox (closed when we visited), a bike road, sand pits, spinning things, slides, small quiet areas for reading/eating and a cafe out front. Street parking was easily found. We spent a long time here and the kids had a great time.

Wonderful award winning playground. Come for the day and bring a picnic - you can sit on the grass…read moresurrounding the play area or if you're early enough, one of the five picnic tables. Playground features: Fenced Shaded Toilets Suitable for all abilities Suitable for a fair age range (toddlers to maybe 8/9 year olds) Sand pit Automated merry-go-round Picnic tables

This indoor playground is part of an indoor sports centre for cricket and soccer. During the day…read moreone of the courts is filled with push cars, slippery dips, padded cushions and a jumping castle. It is only for preschoolers as well. The court has netting from floor to ceiling with only one escape point. There is also a child proof gate barring the outside world to the littlies plus some adults confused by a top pull lock. The cafe is called Mickey's and has reasonably priced snacks. The coffee is nice with a complimentary bickie. It is easy to sit for over an hour while the kids just play. Finding the place and parking can be an issue but worth the effort

This is a large park catering for different sporting events and for recreation…read more At one end of the park is the modernist playground for the little ones. The local council has paid a small fortune to provide this park for the local community. The swings are timber trimmed and the play equipment is a Thomas Tank. Playing fields are available for baseball. There are cricket nets for various teams for training. Then there is just the open space for running teams. Of an afternoon it is doggy playground. All the locals bring their dogs along to socialise. There is a huge range of dogs and the people are very friendly. Just don't forget your doggy bag.

This is the perfect park for kids and big kids alike! The newly built playground is fantastic and…read morealways full of Energetic kidlets! Spend an afternoon with family and have a BBQ - the park has 2 electric BBQs with shelter and tables.. Bring down some bread and feed the beautiful ducks, swans and if your lucky try and spot my mate "Eel" - he's massive and loves eating bread!!

Awesome park for kids and families. There's always a lot to do. There is plenty of parking near by…read more My sister bought her kids here several times to feed the birds. The BBQ shelters are a great addition.

When it comes to parks in Sydney focused at families, this one sure raises the bar. While my first…read moreimpression was terrible, that quickly changed. Out for a bit of a drive on the weekend my family and I ended up on the other side of the river from this park. While there was an awesome area for picnics at the Wangal Centenary Bushland Reserve (review http://frid.co/uGIdV5 ), it did not have any playground area for the kids to burn off some energy. So we jumped back in the car, waited 5 min for the ferry to let us on, and then crossed the rivet over to Putney park. One of my friends from twitter had suggested this park as a great place to take the family, so I thought it worth a try. Parking the car at the start of the park it really looked nothing special. The first thing I saw was a massive slippery slide... but the angle was such that the kids had to force themselves down it. Maybe good for little kids? In any case, seeing a glimpse of the water through the trees I figured it was worth a walk down there to have a look. Finally finding some stairs down, the park opened up in to a wide grassy section with BBQs and covered tables. You could probably fit a couple of hundred people down here if you so desired. It was massive, and basically right on the water. But it did not finish there. As we walked around the bay, past the toilet blocks, we could see a climbing gym and a heap of things to keep the boys occupied. That said, they did not even touch the climbing area as up some stairs and towards the happy screams of kids was a massive water feature. Basically it has two wading pools connected with a stream. It is a little bit worrying to see so many rocks around, so close parental supervision is required, but my boys stripped off straight away and started splashing to their hearts content. Hell, this place even has a water slide. This place has to be one of the best parks I have found in Sydney. It is worth checking out.

Love putney park! It is a great place for family picnics with beautiful waterviews in the…read morebackground. You can sit and watch the boats rock in the bay while your snags sizzle away on the electric barbeques. There are large grassed areas for running and kicking a ball plus you can keep the kids entertained with the two fun playgrounds. For the warmer days there is a fun splash paddle pool for the kiddies.The water play area has two nicely landscaped shallow paddling pools with a little river running between them. Definitely worth a visit for a family fun day out!

I love taking my kids to this park. Locally situated in North Parramatta, it has undercover tables,…read morea park with swings/slides and lookouts, plenty of tree cover and open space and a bubbler for when you get thirsty. For the sports minded people, there is a half court basketball court and a half court netball court.

On the corner of Grasmere and Young Streets there is a small playground surrounded by a white…read morepicket fence and shady trees. During the week it is always packed with mothers, prams and little kids. There are swings for big kids and swings for the little ones, a white four horse seesaw I remember from my childhood, a whirl-a-round seat that's a bit hard to twist with more than one adult in there, two slides and a couple of different climbing apparatus. Only a five minutes walk from coffee shops it's a good for mums with prams that want to get together over a take away cuppa whilst their kids play outdoors. Unfortunately there are no bathrooms at this park so it's back to said cafes if the kids (or you) need the toilet.