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Day or part day outings - bad weather

The following suggestions are ideas for day trips or part day outings for days when there is bad weather, or you want to stay indoors.

[NOTE: For fairweather days or outings outdoors, please refer to Day or part day outings - fair weather ]

Cinema

Playgroup - join a local group in your area, or start your own

Visit friends and family, invite a friend over to play or sleep over

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Go to a swimming pool

  • Blacktown Leisure Centre
    • Wave pool is fun for older kids.
    • Located at corner Sentry Dr & Stanhope Pkwy, Stanhope Gdns

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre 
    • Olympic Blvd, Sydney Olympic Park 2127.
    • Ph: 9752 3666
    • Web: www.aquaticcentre.com.au
    • Pool open: Mon-Fri 5am-9pm; Sat & Sun 6am-8pm. (Winter opening hours commence in April.)
    • Waterslide: Mon-Thu 3pm-7pm; Fri 3pm-8pm; Sat & Sun 12-6pm. Adult $6.40: child (4 to 15 yrs) $5; spectator $3.
    • Aquatic Centre boasts a waterslide, an obstacle course, spray jets, a river rapid ride, water volcanoes, a bubble beach, and a toddlers pool.

Library - Visit your local library to borrow books, DVD's or CD's or for preschool storytime (and possibly craft activity, Baby Bounce) for little ones.

  • Baulkham Hills & Blacktown library websites have latest details of locations and times.
  • Baulkham Hills library, Railway Street, Baulkham Hills
    • Tues & Fri at 11am Ph: 9639 4874
  • Castle Hill library, Cnr Castle & Pennant St, Castle Hill
    • Tues & Wed at 10.30am & 11.15am
    • Ph: 9761 4510
  • Max Webber Library cnr Flushcombe Road & Alpha Street Blacktown NSW 2148
    • Phone: 9839-6677
    • Thursday 10am-11am & 11:30am-12:30pm
  • Lalor Park Library, Freeman Street Lalor Park
    • Ph: 9624-5243
      • Wednesday 10:30am-11:30am
  • Riverstone Library, Upstairs, Marketown Riverstone
    • Ph: 9627 3823
    • Wednesday 10:30am-11:30am
  • NEW at Rouse Hill Vinegar Hill Memorial Library , Rouse Hill Town Centre
    • Mon-Wed& Fri 10-6pm; Thurs 10-9pm; Sat 10-5pm; Sun 1-5pm

Playcentres - see the Playcentres page in this section

Know of others? and we can list them

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