Mainly Music
Young children and their parents/caregivers join together for a fun, thirty-minute music session, then afterwards enjoy morning tea in a relaxed setting. Mainly Music is an activity you and your child (birth to school age) can participate in.
Every Monday of School Term
10.00am to 11.15am
Clare Uniting Church
$5 per family per session / $3 concession
Phone 8842 1191 / nikicuc@chariot.net.au
Art
Go Scrap Yourself (Ness Street, Clare. P 8842 )
Scrap Booking Kits, Kids Projects, Activity Centre
Medika Gallery (Moore Street, Blyth. P 8844 5175)
Lego Table
Venture Visions (Main North Road, Auburn. P 8849 )
Children's workshops
Bike Riding
Riesling Trail - A 41km cycling and walking trail extending from Barinia to Auburn and beyond (known as the Rattler Trail).
Bike Hire from Clare, Auburn, Burra, some wineries and accommodation providers. (Babyseats, tag-a-longs, and children's kikes available.)
Burra Bike Hire, Burra - 8892 2888
Chaff Mill Village (Main North Road, Clare P 8842 1111
Clare Valley Cycle Hire (Victoria Road, Clare - 8842 2782)
Riesling Trail Bike Hire, Clare - 0427 842 232
Child Friendly Shops
Peekaboo Kidz
Paris Chat. A great place to have lunch or coffee.
Wild Saffron Gourmet Food Store, Clare. A Gourmet Food Store featuring lunches, take home meals, local produce and gift hampers. 8842 4255
Gally's Meeting House, Garrell Flat. A good spot for families to meet for lunch. 8843 8028.
Horses
Clare Valley Racing Club Clare. Three horse racing meets are held each year. Activities for children include face painting, jumping castle and colouring in opportunities. 8842 1033
Cinema
Blyth Cinema, Blyth. Screens children's movies during school holiday's with Matinees and Friday and Saturday night screenings. Available to hire for private parties and fundraising events. 8842 5175
Internet
The Domain Internet Café Clare. Open on weekdays, catering for older children and youth with services including internet, table tennis, pool table, PS2 and Wii games. 8842 4166
Kindergym
Every Wednesday of school term, and 1st week of school holidays. 9.30 to 11.30 - Valley's Lifestyle Centre, Clare.
Libraries
Clare District Library, Clare. The library has regular school holiday activities and weekly story telling for preschoolers. There is also free internet, parenting facilities, coffee and drinks available. 8842 3817
Kapunda Public Library, Kapunda. Free kids activities and toddler story time run trough out the year. 8566 2902
Saddleworth District Library, Saddleworth. The library offers parenting facilities, coffee, drinks and free internet as well as regular school holiday activities and story telling for pre-schoolers. 8847 4096
Maze
Mintaro Maze. A living maze that includes seating, fountains, twists, turns and dead ends. Games, Puzzles and a gift shop. 8843 9013
Model Train Rides
Inchiquin Lake Train Rides, Clare Valley Model Engineers Inc Clare. Children can enjoy rides on the model trains every 2md and 4th weekend through the Inchiquin Lake Park. 8842 3075
Motorbikes
Clare Motorcycle Club, Clare. Lets the kids ride a motorbike in a safe, monitored environment. The club meets every second week between 1st May and 31st October. 0418 802 890
History / Museums
Kapunda Museum & Bagots Fortune, Kapunda. A display of agricultural machinery, historical artefacts and a working model of the Kapunda Mine Site's Cornish Bull Pumping Engine. 8566 2902
Kapunda Mine Site, Kapunda. A walking trail around the site which takes in some amazing views, ruins and goes down into two open shafts. 8566 2902
Burra Passport Heritage Trail, Burra. A self-guided trail taking in historical sites including: The Unicorn Underground Cellars, dugouts at Burra Creek, the Gaol used in Breaker Morant, the Monster Mine and the ‘old fashioned' Lolly Store on Market Square. 8892 2154
Sevenhill Cellars, Sevenhill. Underground crypt below the Church and the Tasting Room has an underground Cellar and museum. 8843 4222
Kapunda Visitor Information Centre, Kapunda. Downstairs at the Visitor Information Centre there is an interpretive centre with movies, interactive activities and a bit of mystery. 8566 2902
Kapunda Bakery, Kapunda. Old Bakery Museum downstairs-kids can see "the way it used to be". 8566 2739.
Parks and Playgrounds
There are many children's playgrounds throughout the region including: Mt Bryan, Terowie, Blyth, Freeling, Two Wells, Mallala, Dublin and Parham.
Clare - Skate Park and Lions Park playgrounds. Very secure, good seating and BBQ facilities. Lighting on the Skate Park.
Freeling - Recreation park, Hanson Street. Playground,
oval and skate park.
Burra - Thomas Pickett Reserve. Children can feed the ducks down by the river with bread bought from the Burra Bakery. There are also BBQs, picnic tables and a playground.
Clare - Fauna Park. Adjacent to the Clare Caravan Park. Food for the kangaroos, emus and deer can be purchased for 50c a cup at the Caravan Park.
Swimming Pools
Kapunda Swimming Pool, Kapunda. Open for summer season. 8566 2430
Valley's Lifestyle Centre, Clare. 8 lane x 25 metre outdoor pool and toddler pool. Open for summer season. 8842 3999
Burra Swimming Pool, Burra. Open for summer season. 8892 0100
CLARE TOY LIBRARY
OPEN TUESDAYS 9am to 12pm WEDNESDAYS 10am to 12pm Loaning out Toys to families, we are the only Toy Libray in the Mid North. Term fees $15.00.
Wineries
Pikes Wines, Sevenhill. Colouring in materials and large lawned area. 8843 4370
Cardinham Estate, Clare. Basket of assorted toys, and outside on the enormous lawn there are footballs, cricket bats and balls, tennis rackets,
totem tennis, slate paving and chalk. 8842 1944
Penna Lane Wines, Sevenhill. A small box of toys, story book, a blackboard, large sized drawing paper and coloured pencils. 8843 4364
Stone Bridge Wines, Clare. Box full of balls, football, grip ball, totem tennis, lawned area. Books, other toys and a black board. 8843 4143
Sevenhill Cellars, Sevenhill. Kids corner with paper, pencils and a
blackboard/whiteboard. Outside on the massive lawns they have
totem tennis, cricket, football and soccer balls. 8843 4222
Taylors Wines, Auburn. Books and jigsaw puzzles and a large play area outside. 8849 1117
Crabtree Wines, Watervale. Children's toys and desk for chalk drawing on blackboard. 8843 0069
Kilikanoon Wines, Penwortham. Bucket of toys and children's books.
8843 4377
Kirrihill Wines, Clare. Toy box and a desk with crayons. 8842 4087
Paulett Wines, Sevenhill. Blackboard and chalk. 8843 4328
