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Our visit begins outside the front door, where Georgia bounces like a spring with excitement and touches just about everything (fortunately, this is encouraged). I’m sceptical myself – not usually being a fan of this sort of actor-led, interactive journey – but within moments of being greeted by a fairy and led inside the house, I find myself settling in among the pillows on Bluey’s couch and marvelling at the level of detail in the living room.

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Birds fly past the windows, cartoon dogs play cricket on the TV and after some sort of fairy magic a gnome comes to life and starts talking to us. Georgia’s eyes are on stalks, her hand grabbing for mine as she sprints after the gnome in search of Bluey and Bingo, and I can’t quite believe how much it feels like we’ve stepped inside an episode of the show.

Things get even more incredible as we make our way through the house. There’s a quest to find Bluey and Bingo, with a story that revolves around Unicorse, the cheeky unicorn fans will recognise from the show, and the magic xylophone he’s frozen them with, but as the older children look for clues and shout out answers, Georgia is more taken with the house itself.

In the bedroom she leaps on the beds and scrabbles to get under the duvets, while in the playroom she clambers over the chairs and peels magnetic pictures from the walls before realising she can get into the kitchen – where she tries to pull the duck cake from the oven. And then it’s on to the garden for that game of keepy uppy, plus time to sit on a tree stump to paint her nails and to run over and dive under the bridge on “rug island”. So much is recognisable from our favourite episodes of the show and, of course, by the end we’ve found Bluey and Bingo (and taken a photo with them).

The interactive experience takes just over an hour and then there’s an hour to spend in the neighbourhood, a themed zone where we find the gift shop plus lunch options that include Chinese takeaway and ice cream.

There’s also a Bluey-themed playground; Georgia is shoeless and at the top of a slide before I can even order our spring rolls. My only complaint is that she’d love to have stayed longer, and since there’s decent coffee and a fine cake selection, this is one playground I wouldn’t have minded sitting beside all day.

Book it: Tickets from £26; blueysworld.com.au