Perth is a wonderful place for Kidsetter’s. We have travelled to Perth many times with our Kidsetter in tow at all different ages. Recently we traveled for a 7-day period in Winter.
We wandered around the Perth CBD admiring the old and new buildings. Visited an incredible art exhibition from Florence; Corsini Italian Masterpieces. Our timing could not have been more perfect. A school group of young children were being shown around the gallery. We tagged along listening to the curator providing fun and interesting insights into the artworks.
We travelled out to the Swan Valley and enjoyed a lovely lunch at Mandoon Estate. Beautiful scenery and lots of Kidsetter’s about with a kids playground and trees to climb. Not to mention an outdoor area our Kidsetter made into a stage to show off his groovy moves!
Next we visited Caversham Wildlife Park. An Australian animal park where Kidsetter’s can interact with a variety of animals. A highlight is a farm animal show. This is a unique set up, as it’s an open shed where we watched a Kelpy dog demonstrate how it herds the sheep. We watched a farmer skilfully shear a sheep removing the wool in one large piece then explain the process of exporting the wool. Our Kidsetter interacted with a barn full of various farm animals which he was able to pat. To end a great day out we then had our photo taken with a Wombat named Big Bertha and a Koala named Sam.
We spent a day out at Rottnest Island enjoying the beach, sand and surf! The beaches are picture perfect and in winter are not overrun with tourists. We packed a picnic and found a small secluded beach set between two points of rocks which provided a calm and safe inlet for play and swimming. The water temperature was perfect. We played and splashed for a few hours before returning to the Thompson Bay Settlement area.
It was time for a photo with the infamous Quokka’s. Quokka’s are a small marsupial animal, native to Rottnest Island. When the Dutch first discovered Western Australia in 1696 they thought Quokka’s looked like large rats hence the island’s name ‘Rottnest Island’. The word ‘rott’ means rat in Dutch. Once the photos were taken with our furry friends it was naturally time for an ice-cream. We strolled to our ferry and returned to the mainland. Our Kidsetter’s comment at the end of the day was priceless “It doesn’t get better than this !”
There are plenty of activities to thrill Kidsetter’s alike all year round.
