🇦🇺 Geelong: The Ultimate Family Escape Where Kids Lead the Adventure

Discover why this Victorian seaside town is Australia's best-kept family secret - where world-class museums meet wild beachfront gardens, all designed for little explorers (and parents who deserve a pretty Instagram feed too!). 🎪 Must-Do Family Experiences 1. MOPA Museum of Play & Art 🏆 Voted "Australia's Best Children's Museum" A rainbow wonderland where kids 1-10 can: 🎨 Paint with giant rollers on glass walls 🏗️ Build fantasy cities with foam blocks 💃 Dance in the digital projection forest Melbourne vs Geelong? The Geelong branch wins with its sun-drenched art rooms and custom birthday party caves. Parent Perk: Those candy-colored walls make killer MomLife photos! 2. Geelong Botanic Gardens 🌿 Step into a real-life fairy tale at one of Australia's oldest gardens: Hunt for dinosaur plants in the fern gully Roll down Storybook Lawn (inspired by "The Very Hungry Caterpillar") Spot cruise ships from the hidden cliff-top lookout Pack: Picnic blankets + bubble wands 3. National Wool Museum 🧶🐑 Where history gets hands-on: Card wool like a 19th-century settler Operate miniature weaving machines Dress up as sheep shearers (warning: uncontrollable giggles) Hot Tip: Check the calendar for "Loom Band Weekends" 🌊 Sleep by the Sea: R Hotel 📍 Perks of staying here: Front-row views of the Sky Wheel's evening light show 3-min walk to splash pads and bollard scavenger hunts Kitchenettes for midnight snack attacks Free toy borrowing library (think buckets for beachcombing) Sample Itinerary ⏳ 9AM MOPA’s "Morning Glow" session (quieter crowds). 12PM Fish & chips at Eastern Beach’s rainbow umbrellas. 2PM Wool Museum’s interactive demo. 4PM Garden hide-and-seek among camellia bushes. 7PM R Hotel’s rooftop milk & cookie hour. #Australia#Geelong#GeelongWithKids #FamilyTravelGold #AustralianGetaway