Child Friendly Outings

in south christchurch the new Coffee Culture on corner tennyson and colombo st has an absolutely awesome kids corner with lots of toys for different ages, highchairs and a table to fit 3 or 4 mums- plus they do free fluffies and the staff are really good about the kids and don't mind the mess!

We've also found the park at Barrington park- next to barrington mall and behind the spreydon library- is really great for littlies as the playground is has lots to do and it's all toddler size

Bededicts Cafe in Maungaraki, Lower Hutt (on the major road through Maugaraki, in with the shops) os great for kids, massive play area.

Shortstraw Cafe in Whiteman's Valley (inland behind Silverstream), Upper Hutt is very kid friendly, better on a sunny day than wet but still ok in the wet (indoor play area) as well as high chairs etc. Has seperate room for parties etc (which are themed but I don't know about price etc).

Mayfair Cafe in Upper Hutt is BF friendly but not so good for a group of toddlers, ok for one or two.

Maybe a bit far north, but the devonshire tea place in Puhoi is really good. Most of the tables are on the lawn, and I've only been there on a fine day (so not sure what it would be like inside). They were really friendly and even have rabbits in hutches down at the bottom of the garden that DS loved feeding bits of grass to.