Indoor Play Centres in Glen Waverley

Glen Waverley has two indoor play centres, and they suit very different ages. rainbow town covers all ages and reviewers describe it as a full-day place, with tiered zones that let toddlers and primary-schoolers play at the same time without getting in each other's way, plus a separate toddler and baby area. Mamma Knows East calls it the brightest indoor play centre in Melbourne's east and lists soft play, ball pits, a Lego wall, a climbing wall, trampolines and slides, and notes the old mini car track is now electric bumper cars. Reviewers rate the cafe food well enough that you needn't eat beforehand, and there are free lockers for bags.

Cubetown is a different thing altogether: five arenas of fast-paced, brain-challenging games, according to Mamma Knows East, which frames it as a whole-family activity for kids aged 8 and up and warns you will work up a sweat. Our own verdict agrees that under-sixes will find the pace and physical demands too much, so this is one for tweens and adults playing together rather than a place to let little ones loose. Reviewers say staff brief you on each room before play begins, and one guide pitches it as a way to get kids off screens.

Both run birthday parties with hosts handling the logistics. Cubetown reviewers suggest bringing your own food for parties, while rainbow town's private rooms reportedly book out well ahead. Both have free parking and are wheelchair accessible.