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Top Tween Activities in Brisbane

Want to know what the best things to do with tricky tweens in and around Brisbane are? Too old to do playgrounds, paddle pools and kids museum and library activities but too young to get into young adult and teen pursuits, here are some of the best ways to keep children aged 9-13 active, happy and off their screens:

Laserzone

This mega indoor entertainment centre may as well have been designed specifically for tweens, with Brisbane’s best laser game circuit, dodgem cars and old and new video and arcade games galore...more

Urban Xtreme

At Brisbane's biggest indoor adventure park, tweens can get their first taste of skiing or snow-boarding, play laser tag, do an awesome Ninja Warrior or Parkour course, go trampolining  ...more

Puzzled Room Escape

Hone the detective skills in this indoor mystery game lounge where players are confined to a themed room for an hour and must solve the historic mystery to unlock the door and break out...more

Trampolining

Gather the kids together in a group of 4 friends and take advantage of the fantastic special holiday deal at BOUNCE... more

Awesome Parks

The best SEQ parks with plenty of fun stuff for tweens, from huge climbing towers, giant slides, flying foxes, bike tracks, climbing nets, tube slides and...more

Riverlife Adventure 

Get amongst the great outdoors riverside at the old naval stores, with rock-climbing up the Kangaroo Point cliffs, kayaking on the Brisbane River and...more

Dessert Bars

Gather some tweenage friends and indulge in a treat together at one of Brisbane’s great child-friendly dessert bars like Cowch or Chocolateria San Churro...more

Yatala Drive-In

Tweens love the old-fashioned novelty of watching a movie on a giant screen under the stars from pillows in the back of the car and wandering off to the 1960s style kiosk for hot dogs and ice-cream...more

Ten Bin Bowling

Ten pin bowling is back in vogue, with alleys in Brisbane CBD and around town offering all kinds of packages along with extras like laser tag and video and arcade games...more

Rock Climbing

When tweens are climbing the walls at home send them out to try it for real at one of Brisbane’s great indoor rock climbing venues, where there’s a great range of climbs for all abilities...more 

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

Brisbane’s planetarium screens some mind-blowing cosmic space shows to view under the sky dome as well as Night Sky Tours and special Saturday Night Live sessions hosted by cosmonauts...more

Water Parks

From Wet’n’Wild and White Water World through to the budget friendly mini water parks at some of Brisbane’s pools and parks, there are plenty of fun places for tweens to make a splash throughout summer.

The Cube

In QUT’s Science and Engineering Centre is one of the world’s largest dedicated digital interactive and learning environment with programs and activities for budding scientists and engineers...more

Ice Skating 

Brisbane’s two ice-skating rinks may be at opposite ends of town but both make a novel and cool destination for tweens to get active from winter through to the height of summer...more

Kingston Park Raceway

Tweens can experience the thrill of go-karting on real tracks (graded for different ages), along with amusement rides, an indoor games room and special Formula Parties for kids aged 11-13...more

TreeTop Challenge

Take an exhilarating tree top challenge at South East Queensland's forest adventure parks including Junior TreeTop Challenges built for children at Tamborine Mountain and the Sunshine Coast...more

Putt Putt Mini Golf 

Brisbane’s best putt putt mini golf circuit is set in a subtropical garden setting and comes with a bonus city view and onsite bistro...more

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