The beautiful old city of Kiev conquers culture, art and identity. You can live your whole life in this city and discover something new, unknown every day. Many adults, especially visitors to the city, are wondering where to go with a child in Kiev. We will tell not only about the attractions for kids. And also we outline the interesting places of Kiev, which certainly need to be shown to the child while in the historical city. We hope this information is helpful.
Kiev tours for children
Where to start? Interesting tours for children will be themed tours of Kiev. Most travel agencies offer children's walking and bus excursions. The kids will be taken to the courtyards of Khreshchatyk and told about a house with chimeras, a site with a toad, and a bear yard. Children will get acquainted with Dachshund Fan-fan and Crocodile at Gorodetsky’s house, many other inhabitants of Kiev. In the central areas of the city you can easily find "tourist stalls", where it is easy to sign up for one of the proposed excursions.
Kiev Academic Puppet Theater
In the very heart of the Ukrainian capital is a castle of extraordinary beauty, where fairy-tale heroes live - this is a puppet theater for children. Kiev began to be proud of him in the last century. He is one of the first puppet theaters in Ukraine. At the moment, he is a member of the international organization of puppet theaters UNIMA, which has a long list of awards (one of them is the international Friendship Prize).
The room consists of a small room for up to 30 people, and a large hall - up to 110 people. Performances are designed for children from 3 years, the average duration is 40 minutes. Popular theater productions are: “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids”, “The Frog Princess”, “Peter Pen”, “Puss in Boots”. There are not only performances for children. Kiev is a city of large and small theaters of various genres, and offers evening sessions for adults within the walls of this institution. Performances are held in Ukrainian and Russian.
In the lobby of the theater there is a children's cafe where you can tasty and healthy feed a small visitor. Also in the building is a puppet museum, which presents rare exhibits from around the world.
The cost of a child ticket is 40 UAH, an adult - 50 UAH. Tickets can be purchased directly at the box office and points of sale. Reservations can be made by phone or online. The cost of booking services is 10%. In addition, you can buy an electronic ticket on the theater website or order its delivery.
Kiev National Circus
He will not leave indifferent neither children nor adults. With a centuries-old history, the circus settled in the largest domed building of the city, designed for 2100 visitors. And acquired the status of national relatively recently - in 1998. Today, both the national troupe and world circus groups perform in it. Tickets can be purchased at the box office throughout the city or in the circus building, ordered with delivery online. The cost is from 60 to 180 UAH. Children under 4 years old admission is free.
Zoo
A visit to this place will give not only a lot of unforgettable impressions to the child, but will also be useful for educational and upbringing purposes. The zoo covers an area of 40 hectares, so we recommend that you take care of the presence of a pram or bicycle so that the walk does not turn out to be tiring. In the Kiev zoo live about 500 species of animals. On the territory there is a children's play area and a “village courtyard”, where kids can feed goats, rams, donkeys and llamas on their own. Ticket price: from 40 to 100 UAH. Children under 5 years old admission is free.
Entertainment center for children (Kiev)
A resident of a big city will not be surprised by the huge shopping malls, in which there is always a place for children's leisure or a full-fledged entertainment center. Kiev is no exception - literally in every large market there are paid or free children's labyrinths, slides, trampolines, motor racing tracks and many other entertainments. We will tell you about the most unusual and interesting children's centers, where it will be nice to go with a child in Kiev.
The most popular locals consider Happylon, which is located on the 2nd floor of the Ocean Plaza shopping center. The interior is made in a marine style: it housed a whole underwater kingdom and even a pirate ship.
In this place everyone will find entertainment to their liking and age. For crumbs from one year to three, the “Happy Octopus” island was invented at Happyton. It is absolutely safe - all rides are made of soft materials. Children under two years of age have fun here with their mothers. Children from 5 years old will like the labyrinth “Sea World”. Senior visitors are offered a large selection of modern active and even extreme attractions. Entertainment will cost in the amount of 7 to 50 UAH.
In addition, the center regularly hosts various children's animated shows with contests and gifts. You can not go past the children's restaurant "Ikrinka", which continues the marine idea in the style of design and offers a menu. When completing a sea voyage with a child in the Ocean Plaza shopping center, be sure to drop by the 1st floor - there is a large aquarium with rare species of fish represented there.
Children's entertainment center "Kibalchish"
In the shopping center "Bolshevik", located on V. Hetman Avenue, 6, there is an entertainment complex for children "Kibalchish Kinderplatz". There are as many as 3 playgrounds with labyrinths, slides, designed for different age groups. There are also educational toys for children on them. You will not be surprised at such a zone in Kiev, but Kibalchish is distinguished by the fact that baby sitters work on the sites, parents will certainly appreciate it. For 30-40 UAH, you can leave the baby under the supervision of qualified teachers and go shopping at the mall or have a cup of coffee in the many Bolshevik cafes.
In addition to playgrounds, there is a covered ice arena. The cost of visiting will be from 20 to 50 UAH. A modern circuit and an amusement park will not leave indifferent older children.
Development Center "Kidland"
The question is, where to take the child in Kiev? The answer is simple - to the real kid’s world “Kidlandia”, which was created by adult craftsmen on the 2nd floor of the Blockbuster entertainment center, located at 34-V Moskovsky Ave.
There is no place for adults here - only children are at the supermarket counter, in the police department, airport, bank, beauty salon and fitness club. It has its own monetary unit and certain laws. Children "earn" money by participating in various competitions and tasks at 50 different stations. Earned units can be spent on entertainment, visiting a cafe or accumulating in a bank. In an interactive park, children from 4 to 16 years old will not only receive a lot of pleasure from the proposed entertainment, but also spend leisure time with benefit.
For children under 3 years of age there will also be a lesson in a special safe play area, and mothers will be quite comfortable due to the presence of a changing room and a recreation area. Moreover, the cost of entry for crumbs up to 3 years is only 1 UAH and has no time limit. For the age category from 4 to 16 years, admission will cost 180-200 UAH, and for accompanying adults - 150-160 UAH.
Family Center Divosvit
In the Obolonsky district of the capital at ul. Marshal Malinovsky, 24/10 there is a huge educational and entertainment family center "Divosvit". Here children of any age will find classes. Toddlers up to 3 years old will be interested in the sensory playpen. Preschoolers will be delighted with the three-level maze and the territory for creativity. Not a single child will pass by a children's movie theater, a puppet theater, a disco, or attractions.
Divosvit will surprise with exhibits of the cosmonautics museum and the dinopark. The center regularly hosts children's events, master classes, as well as seminars for parents. The Center, among other things, provides the services of baby sitters, animators and organizers of children's parties.
Water parks of Kiev
In the warm season, little lovers of water entertainment can be offered a vacation on the banks of the Dnieper - in the hydropark. The beach has water attractions, boat and catamaran rental. Nearby is an amusement center.
Water parks have become an alternative to beach vacations. At the weekend with children in Kiev you can visit one of them, located in the Dream Town shopping and entertainment center, at 21-B Obolonsky Ave. The interior is created in the form of a prehistoric world - with wild islands, exotic animals and plants. There is a children's safe area, swimming pools with current and waves.
Waterpark "Terminal" is popular among residents and guests, despite the fact that it is located in Brovary, at the address: st. Kiev, 316. Price category from 100 to 300 UAH. The institution occupies 4 floors. Directly aquazone is located on the 1st floor. Here are: a 200-meter slide, extreme rides, a children's landing zone "Landing on the Moon", a large wave pool with the sound of the surf and many other varied entertainment.
Oceanarium "Sea Tale"
Most recently, in 2012, a unique aquarium appeared in Kiev. It is located at: st. Baby, 3. At the entrance to the aquarium you are met by a real pirate. He escorts guests to his sunken ship with corals. After that, visitors get into a unique underwater tunnel, where exotic fish and even sharks swim around. Guests will get acquainted with the most diverse inhabitants of the seabed and see an outdoor pool with starfish. The oceanarium invites guests of the underwater kingdom to join the feeding of sharks, stingrays and piranhas, which will undoubtedly leave incredible memories for visitors. The cost of entering the underwater world is from 55 to 99 UAH. Children under 3 years old admission is free.
Leisure parks
Where to go with a child in Kiev in the hot season? In summer, it is better to spend time with children in the fresh air. The most favorite recreation places of Kiev residents are Khreshchatyk, Central Park named after T. G. Shevchenko, Otradny Park, Landscape Alley. Here you can always find something interesting - children's attractions, playgrounds, events and entertainment.
Special attention deserves the botanical gardens of Kiev. Although there are several such places in the city, the indigenous people know the “old” and “new” botanical gardens. Speaking of the first, the people of Kiev mean a botanical garden for them. Academician Fomin, which is located near the metro station "University". In addition to the great diversity of the plant world, kids will certainly be interested in a new modern playground and a tree "for feeding squirrels", where you can please animals with nuts.
"New" is called the National Botanical Garden. I.I. Grishko. It is located at: st. Timiryazevskaya, 1. The collection of the garden has unique plants, a greenhouse of subtropics, a rose garden and much more. It offers a variety of excursions, the cost of which is 10-20 UAH.
Here is an incomplete list of interesting places where to go with a child in Kiev. One cannot fail to visit the Atmosphere planetarium, the children's railway, the toy museum and the Kiev funicular. Interesting places of Kiev will not leave indifferent neither children nor adults. Choose a lesson to your liking and spend children's leisure time not only fun, but also useful. Have a nice rest!