You don’t have to head to a museum to wow your Brisbane Kids with giant dinosaur finds. Instead, why not combine an afternoon of play with a prehistoric creature at one of Brisbane’s many dinosaur themed playgrounds? From a sunken Triceratops to dinosaur skeleton digs, your kids will have a roooarrrsome time at all of these playgrounds!
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Dinosaur Themed Playgrounds
Riverdale Park, Meadowbrook
Riverdale Park is the place any budding palaeontologist would dream of playing in. Complete with an incredible climbing structure, high netted bridges and twisting slides, its the dinosaurs hidden within the play space that they will adore. Send your little ones on a journey of discovery as they climb over and within a sunken triceratops skeleton, scamper over dinosaur footprints, stand beside life-like dinosaur sculptures and search for the many smaller, hidden dinosaur elements too.
Dinosaur Fun: Dinosaur footprints, dinosaur eggs, baby dinosaurs, life-like dinosaur sculptures, dinosaur skeletons, and dinosaur motifs.
Location: Armstrong Road, Meadowbrook
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Thornlands Community Park, Thornlands
There is no denying that Thornlands Community Park is a pretty impressive play space. Fully fenced and with all the amenities you need to spend a full, comfortable day here, the playground is generously spaced and filled with a range of diverse play equipment to keep children of all ages active, entertained and using their imagination. A large rock-rimmed sandpit in the playground also contains a hidden treasure for any curious child keen to do a little digging. In fact, a resting dinosaur skeleton is just waiting to be unearthed here!
Dinosaur Fun: Dinosaur sand pit dig.
Location: 270-282 Cleveland Redland Bay Road, Thornlands
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UQ Playground, St Lucia
The University of Queensland is a state-of-art education facility in Brisbane, and so it is little wonder that its on-site playground fits that bill too. Connected by a series of meandering concrete pathways, this all-abilities and all-ages playground features a number of inspiring and engaging play spaces for kids to explore. These include a giant steel climbing structure, adaptive swing, flying fox and…you guessed it…dinosaur dig pit.
Dinosaur Fun: Dinosaur sand pit dig
Location: Sir William MacGregor Drive, St Lucia
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Johnston Park, Rosewood
Image Credit: Discover Ipswich
In the mid to late 1900’s, dinosaur footprints were discovered during tunnel mining for coal in Rosewood, Ipswich. From these, scientists were able to determine the shape and size of what was soon to be known as the ‘Rosewood Swamp Trampers’. These theropod dinosaurs were said to live in the area more than 165 million years ago and, just a few years ago, Ipswich Council decided to create reconstructions of the dinosaurs, their eggs and their footprints and place these around Johnston Park in Rosewood. A visit to the park and playground here will not only gift your children a delightful encounter with these creatures of the past, but also an educational insight into how they were lived and were discovered.
Dinosaur Fun: Reconstructions of dinosaurs, eggs and footprints from ones found in the area.
Location: 61 John Street Rosewood
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Cloverside Park, Maudsland
Image Credit: City of Gold Coast
Cloverside Park in Maudsland is a small, nature-inspired playground that offers little ones plenty of imaginative play opportunities alongside various spectacular creatures. They can walk along the back of a giant red-bellied back snake structure, slide down an impressive vertical slide, climb into the charming cubby or get dirty in the small dinosaur dig pit!
Dinosaur Fun: Dinosaur sand pit dig
Location: Green Court, Maudsland
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Hanover Drive Playground, Alexandra Hills
Hanover Drive Playground is better known for its multiage playground offerings but if you look a little closer you will also find a “dinosaur fossil” hidden in the sand. Imaginative play opportunities include attending the playground as an archaeologist, performing an excavation to discover the bones. After all the hard work is done, there is a toddler fort and a larger net and slide for older kids to enjoy. We like that this playground is largely covered by shade sails, the way a Brisbane playground needs to be.
Dinosaur Fun: Dinosaur sand pit dig
Location: 11-21 Hanover Drive, Alexandra Hills
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Aura Dino Park, Nirimba
We can’t do an article on dinosaur-themed playgrounds and NOT mention Aura Dino Park. A little bit further north, this Sunshine Coast playground takes dinosaur themed to the next level, with its colossal dinosaur-shaped climbing structure being a stand out feature for visitors. Little ones can let their imaginations go wild as they climb up into the dinosaur month, traverse along its rope body and exit through its tunnel dinosaur tail! The playground also has a dinosaur dig space complete with a “Caution: Archaeological Dig Site” sign and small dinosaur eggs scattered throughout the area to be discovered by mini palaeontologists!
Dinosaur Fun: Dinosaur-shaped main climbing structure, archaeological dig, miniature dinosaur eggs
Location: Terrence avenue, Nirimba
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