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An AWESOME indoor kids birthday party on the Sunshine Coast

Attractions, Kids Parties, Living, Reviews, Sunshine Coast, Things to Do

Organising a kids birthday party is one of my biggest annual stresses. On the one hand you want the kids to have an amazing day and make childhood memories that will last a lifetime. On the other, it’s time consuming and, on top of day-to-day life, I don’t have the brain space for anything else!

So, on the quest for an awesome indoor kids birthday party we decided to put the Holey Moley/Strike Bowling kids birthday party to the test. Can it keep a bunch of primary-aged boys happy and (more importantly) can it be done with zero stress for Mama?

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What is Holey Moley?

Holey Moley is an indoor mini-golf experience with a twist. Forget windmills and everyday putt-putt. Instead, each hole is a quirky take on something from popular culture. From the Simpsons couch and an Elvis Presley toilet to golfing on a Back to the Future hoverboard, every hole is super-fun and totally unique.

You can choose from 9 holes or the full 18. It’s well worth doing the full 18 holes, so you get to see them all!

The kids had an absolute blast going around the course together, and it was the perfect activity for a fun birthday party.

What’s also great about Holey Moley is that it’s part of a bigger complex that includes Strike Bowling, karaoke rooms, escape rooms and more, so you can combine the golf with whatever other activities you fancy for a full party package.

We combined 18 holes of golf with one game of bowling and lunch, which worked out to be the perfect amount of time for a kids’ birthday party.

 

A bowling kid’s birthday party on the Sunshine Coast

The bowling lanes are nice and modern, with comfy couches and tables. They had the ramps for the littler ones and there were always staff on hand if you needed anything. So, aside from the birthday party, it’s a great spot to go on a rainy day to play and eat.

The best bit? Definitely the party host. Included in the party experience, you get someone to run the activities for you… and she was a-m-a-z-i-n-g. Even a bunch of over-excited boys didn’t faze her; she kept them all busy and happy. Whenever there was a brief lull in golf whilst slower players caught up, she had rock-paper-scissors challenges, conga lines, balloon games and more, to make sure that everyone was ALWAYS having fun.

This also meant that I didn’t need to do a thing. Rather than running around the entire time worrying about entertainment and food, I was able to take photographs, enjoy the fun with the kids… it was such a lovely (and very refreshing!) experience.

But another favourite was definitely the food. All too often when you book a birthday party it comes with pretty ordinary food. Chips, nuggets, or some other uninspiring frozen ‘party’ food. As Holey Moley and Strike also has a bar and restaurant on site, the food is really (I mean REALLY!) good. Forget bland kids’ party food. Think yummy pizzas, burgers, loaded hot dogs and more. There are also plenty of options, including dairy-free, gluten-free and vegetarian. They do have a party room to use if you prefer to have a private sit-down whilst the kids eat, but we found the pizzas were perfect to have on the table whilst the kids were bowling. And they were seriously YUM!


The whole-y Moley

From beginning to end, the birthday party was super easy to put on. Booking couldn’t have been easier – they have a really friendly customer service system to organise and book everything in for you. They also check in with you a week before the event to make sure if there are any last-minute changes, such as dietary requirements.

Being inside the Big Top, it’s super-easy to find and get parked. And being held in the midst of a wet weekend, it was great not to have to step foot outdoors with a carload of kids.

It’s always exciting when a new kid-friendly attraction opens on the Sunshine Coast, but Holey Moley has certainly sprung to the top of our list as a firm favourite. Their birthday parties get a BIG thumbs up and appeal to boys and girls of all ages, it’s something we’ll do again. But as well as the birthday parties, we will certainly go back next time it’s raining (or too hot!) as a place to burn off some energy, have some fun together and enjoy a good feed that the whole family will love.

Definitely a family-friendly win for the Sunshine Coast!


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By Angela Sutherland
After spending many years hustling stories on busy editorial desks around the world, Angela is now mum of two little ones and owner/editor at Kids on the Coast / Kids in the City. She is an atrocious cook and loves cutting shapes to 90s dance music. Angela is the editor of Kids on the Coast - a free family magazine whats on guide for Kids: things to do, school holiday fun and free activities for kids... Fun attractions, family food & travel, kids health & wellbeing, kids parties venues, parenting, pregnancy & babies, guide for parents. Servicing Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and beyond, Kids on the Coast is an online guide for parents with kids things to do with kids, schools and education and lifestyle news located on Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & Brisbane, QLD.

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