Ready for the ultimate Australian family adventure? Join our vlog as we explore the incredible Palm Beach Parklands, home to the famous Pirate Ship Playground on the Gold Coast, Queensland. This park is an absolute must-visit for families with kids across all age groups, from toddlers to teenagers!
If you're planning a trip to QLD or just looking for free family activities and great playgrounds in Brisbane or the Gold Coast, the Palm Beach Parklands is a great place to go. Don't forget to Like and Follow for more Australian family vlogs and travel guides!
00:00So very excitingly, today we're going to go to Pirate Park in Palm Beach here on the Gold Coast.
00:06And Pirate Park has got what is considered to be the best playground on the whole of the Gold Coast.
00:12And we've been to a few good playgrounds. Never been to Pirate Park before though.
00:16So we're going to have a picnic, so we've got some healthy foods.
00:20Spencer needs to eat more vegetables, so I've got peas for him, and egg strips, and fruit, and snacks.
00:26Ketchup, because my family has ketchup on ketchup.
00:28But anyway, it's genuinely exciting. I'm very much looking forward to it.
00:33I'm in active gear today because, basically, you're never too old to play with the kids.
00:40And going to parks and whatever you're doing, like running around, playing ball, whatever sort of physical play you do,
00:48there's actually heaps of benefits to playing with the kids.
00:51One, it strengthens emotional connections. So basically, it's bonding time.
00:56You know, you're making good memories with your children. You're just spending time with the kids.
01:01Two, it promotes physical activity. That is a no-brainer.
01:06But it promotes physical activity both in your kids and you.
01:11As anyone that's played with kids knows, you run around, you get out of breath.
01:14It's fantastic. It's really good physical activity.
01:18And it's the sort of physical activity that you wouldn't normally maybe do in the gym.
01:22So you're using different muscles and getting fresh air and all of the benefits with that.
01:27And you're being a really good role model because if you're actively engaging with your kids,
01:33they'll see that you're getting into the physical activity and you're basically being a good role model.
01:37And three, it actually can enhance parenting insights.
01:42And that is that you can actually get to know your kid better in a play environment and doing something like that
01:48rather than just the sort of the routine at home.
01:50Which, the better you know your kid basically, or kids,
01:54the better you can then steer future parenting decisions and ways that you parent basically.
02:00So I'm very lucky today because I've got Luke to supervise the toddler.
02:06So I'm going to be hanging out with my daughter today.
02:09Obviously Spencer will be there as well.
02:11But Amity is really good.
02:12She'll challenge me with things.
02:14Like when we go out, you know, she'll make me run after her.
02:17And it's just really good.
02:19So I'm really looking forward to this.
02:20So we've packed our food and I've also packed my hydrolyte drink
02:24because keeping up my electrolytes continues to be important.
02:28So I'm going to round up the kids now and we'll go.
02:36So I'm putting sneakers on.
02:38I usually wear sandals and dresses actually, but today I'm wearing sneakers.
02:45You're not going to take care because I'm very much hoping that.
02:50Are you going to make me go on that scary, scary thing?
02:53You know it.
02:53There's this image of a pretty scary tall thing there
02:59and I'm said to Amity too, but maybe don't look like
03:01because I'm scared of heights.
03:02And the traffic lights bear left, then turn left.
03:19Oh, there it is.
03:31Guys, without saying, if you see a spot, let me know.
03:34Oh, that is so cool.
03:55Wow, look at that.
03:57Yeah, wow, look at that all right.
04:14Okay.
04:14I will have to ride.
04:19I am with my wife.
04:23I will have to ride.
04:27I can ride.
04:29I can ride.
04:32I can ride.
04:35I am with my wife.
04:38I am with my wife.
04:43These ripe things make me a bit nervous though, because his beacons slip through.
04:59What did you say?
05:00These ripe things make you feel a bit nervous.
05:03His beacons slip through.
05:04Oh, now it's in there.
05:05You better not try.
05:07Walk in his beacons slip through this, it might be nervous.
05:11I've got a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit.
05:26I lost my phone.
05:31I got my phone.
05:40Good lego!
05:42Yay!
06:10ARE WE GOING TO GET IT?
06:14NO!
06:16NO!
06:18NO!
06:20NO!
06:22NO!
06:24NO!
06:26NO!
06:28NO!
06:30NO!
06:32NO!
06:34NO!
06:38NO!
06:39What did you say about that?
06:54Oh, I can't believe you can get up that way as well.
06:57Right, mom do it.
06:58Alright.
06:59Oh, that's my wife.
07:05Oh, no, no, get back down.
07:08Oh, no.
07:10Oh!
07:15Oh.
07:16Right here.
07:25Oh.
07:27It went off.
07:28It went off.
07:32It went off.
07:35It went off.
07:37Oh my god.
07:45I love you.
07:47Oh my god.
07:49Oh my god.
07:51Oh my god.
07:53Oh my god.
07:55Oh my god.
07:57Oh my god.
07:59Yeah, I know but...
08:03I can't...
08:05I can't see you.
08:07Jacob, oh.
08:17Hey!
08:19ivity.
08:21Oh my god.
08:23Oh, my god.
08:25Hey!
08:27Hey!
08:29What was your favourite bit of the park to you?
08:53My muscles are actually sore. Like, they really are sore. Climbing those tugs. Yeah, and you kept making me go under. Emily kept making me go under the little tunnel things. And now she's going jelly on me. Don't have to hold her up. And they were so small. She was crawling on her stomach and knees and I was kind of, I don't know, what's the term? Commando crawling under it.
09:16So Pirate Park, the playground itself is a little bit smaller than we were expecting. But it is good. They've done a lot of effort in terms of the equipment that is here. It's pretty special.
09:28And my favourite bit is the cargo roads. I actually love, I really love climbing on the cargo roads. What's your favourite bit?
09:35Prevent.
09:37She and making me jump from a high thing to the sand. Well, we're going to have a picnic lunch now. We've actually reserved this park bench. So that's good because it is, well, it's not as crowded now. But when we first went here, it was pretty crowded.
09:50Oh, what would you have a sandwich you want, darling? And we've got snacks here. We've got cheese. We've got apples. Yeah, and look. Ta-da.
10:13All right, we've got peas. You need to be careful on the edge there. Look, sweetie. Peas and pieces of egg.
10:28It was smart to pack that sharp. Yes. Oh, we don't want egg. Sandwich. We've got little bits of sandwich. And we've got blueberries.
10:42Oh, yeah, let's open this. Oh, this is yummy. Oh, we found the Kit Kat. Why doesn't that surprise me? That's the yummy container. And we've got this as well. We've got some gems.
11:05All right, darling, here. We're going to use the landing strip. Ta-da. Oh, that's not yucky. Peas are yummy.
11:31Oh, that's good. I love it.
11:33Oh, that's amazing. And I really like theieta.
11:36I'm so good at this. Be careful now, buddy.
11:46A sofa.
11:47Is there a toilet Ů ukiĺŽć now?
11:52Even the table becomes a playful, huh?
11:55Even the table becomes a play of hypnosis here.
12:10Pirate Park in itself though, this is a lovely area.
12:14There's a playground for the kids, there's actually a cafe over there.
12:18There's like a water lagoon here and there's been people swimming in it today.
12:24Even though the weather's cool, the air is cool, but I reckon in hot weather it'll be nice.
12:29There's a really big sort of area there for parties, there's a birthday party going on.
12:34There's obviously bathroom facilities over that way.
12:38It's just a really, oh and there's a walk there too that we might do another time.
12:44Like it heads off down that track, it's sort of like a, well you know, semi bush walky type nature walk.
12:50But here we've got everything, it's such a nice family friendly place to come.
12:55We have really enjoyed our time here.
12:57It's so nice.
12:58That's a nice.
12:59It's the place to go beyond all the spirits how you want.
13:03And we wanna hear that we're gonna say ...
13:04We wanna take these verbessers straight now?
13:05Let's go beyond the details.
13:06Here we go beyond all the spirits.
13:07Here we go beyond the spirits, and they're going to be methodology.
13:08See if.
13:09Hey mentira alike.
13:10That right, peace.
13:11This is stage Springs part.
13:12I want to come here.
13:14Go beyond the companion.
13:15I came out.
13:16Chapter 1 to notice to the research that we have here and on.
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