Saul Simpson, forest school leader at Pines Forest School, on why it’s important to get outdoors and allow your child the freedom to move around independently So much of our lives are governed by deadlines and set activity. The pace in which we live our lives now leaves very little time for us, and more importantly our…
Science museums in Poland which will expand your mind and bring satisfaction and smile on your face Our list includes eight amazing science museums in Poland where interactive and hands-on exhibits provide both adults and children with unique experiences (and great fun!). Learning about science is made easy – complicated concepts and theories are broken…
Palace of Culture and Science Pałac Kultury i Nauki Love it or hate it, the Palace of Culture and Science is a symbol of Warsaw. For many Polish people, it’s also a symbol of Soviet domination (there are even occasional calls for the Palace to be demolished) or a representation of ugly architecture that destroyed…
Things to do in Warsaw in winter 12-meter ice hill at the National Stadium – a great alternative to sledding Location: PGE National Stadium, Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street (Praga). Info about the opening hours. Info about tickets. Website in English. The ice hill is a part of winter sports zones at the National Stadium called…
What’s on in Warsaw for kids & families: November 24-26 If you like this post, subscribe to Kids in the City weekly Newsletter – each Thursday you will receive an email with the list of family-friendly events in Warsaw for the upcoming weekend: Friday, November 24 Live concert enhanced with visualizations on the planetarium dome…
The Center for Contemporary Art – Ujazdowski Castle Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej (CSW) – Zamek Ujazdowski Are you asking yourself again what to do with kids on a rainy day in Warsaw? Or is it summertime and it’s too hot to play outside (yes! it happens in Poland, usually in July or August)? Or is it…
Kids in the City presents 3 ideas for a bad weather day in Warsaw with your family Fall and winter weekends in Poland (almost half of the year with unpredictable weather!) require from parents considerable creativity. In 2018, there are 114 days of bank holidays and weekends in Poland, of which 57 from October till…
The Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina If you want your kids to learn something and have fun, there is a nice destination in Warsaw. What about a weekend trip to the museum? Let’s teleport with Chopin to the nineteenth-century Europe! The Chopin Museum is an interesting destination not only for the classical…
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews with children The Museum is located in the Muranów district (part of Śródmieście and Wola) which in the interwar times (1918 – 1939) was mainly inhabited by the Jewish people. In Warsaw, in 1939 there were 375,000 Jews, 30% of the city population. At that time only…