Eight Fun (?) Indoor Activities for Preschoolers in Madrid
Indoor Kid Activities, Madrid
Making a list so we can take advantage of every second, instead of trotting off to Tierra Burrito and watching Don Loco build a nacho tower before ambling over to Starbucks and a playground.*
1. Matadero and the Madrid Rio playground
Where: legazpi metro**
Cost: free
Notes: Indoor and outdoor space, it was like a hipster daycare center. seems suited to small kids as well.
2. Madrid Planetarium
Where: Méndez Álvaro metro, kind of out there
Cost: 3.60 for adults, free under 6
Notes: 11 am show for small kids, afternoon is when most shows take place
Update: My review of the Madrid Planetarium for preschoolers
3. Prado
Where: is this even a question
Cost: expensivo...only during free hours because I am not sure how/whether Don Loco is up for an art museum
Notes: free hours M-Sa 6-8 pm, Sundays/holidays 5-7pm.
4. Conde Duque Cultural Center
where: Ventura Rodríguez Metro
Cost: free or 2 euros
Notes: they have a "Ludoteca" building workshop for 0-6 year olds
Making a list so we can take advantage of every second, instead of trotting off to Tierra Burrito and watching Don Loco build a nacho tower before ambling over to Starbucks and a playground.*
1. Matadero and the Madrid Rio playground
Where: legazpi metro**
Cost: free
Notes: Indoor and outdoor space, it was like a hipster daycare center. seems suited to small kids as well.
2. Madrid Planetarium
Where: Méndez Álvaro metro, kind of out there
Cost: 3.60 for adults, free under 6
Notes: 11 am show for small kids, afternoon is when most shows take place
Update: My review of the Madrid Planetarium for preschoolers
3. Prado
Where: is this even a question
Cost: expensivo...only during free hours because I am not sure how/whether Don Loco is up for an art museum
Notes: free hours M-Sa 6-8 pm, Sundays/holidays 5-7pm.
4. Conde Duque Cultural Center
where: Ventura Rodríguez Metro
Cost: free or 2 euros
Notes: they have a "Ludoteca" building workshop for 0-6 year olds
My review of the Conde Duque Cultural Center
5. Zoo de Madrid
where: Casa de Campo metro although it seems easier to cab it
Cost: 25.50 for adults, 20.50 for kids 3 and up
Notes: sort of hard to get to, I have mixed feelings about zoos (a prison for animals! or a sanctuary from predators?), it is a bit pricey, maybe a better activity when Don Loco is older
6. Madrid Train Museum
where: Delicias Metro
cost: 6 euros, 4 euros for kids 4+
when: De octubre a mayo:Lunes a viernes, de 09:30 a 15:00 horas
Sábados y festivos, de 10:00 a 19:00 horas.
Domingo, de 10:00 a 15:00 horas..
Notes: I think it's some kind of law that every spanish tv show has to film here, because it's where they store all the old trains. As I recall from a trip from years and years back, it's literally a bunch of old trains parked on tracks inside an old train station that you can climb into. Considering how much Don Loco loooooves walking*** up and down the aisle of moving trains, this might be a hit
5. Zoo de Madrid
where: Casa de Campo metro although it seems easier to cab it
Cost: 25.50 for adults, 20.50 for kids 3 and up
Notes: sort of hard to get to, I have mixed feelings about zoos (a prison for animals! or a sanctuary from predators?), it is a bit pricey, maybe a better activity when Don Loco is older
6. Madrid Train Museum
where: Delicias Metro
cost: 6 euros, 4 euros for kids 4+
when: De octubre a mayo:Lunes a viernes, de 09:30 a 15:00 horas
Sábados y festivos, de 10:00 a 19:00 horas.
Domingo, de 10:00 a 15:00 horas..
Notes: I think it's some kind of law that every spanish tv show has to film here, because it's where they store all the old trains. As I recall from a trip from years and years back, it's literally a bunch of old trains parked on tracks inside an old train station that you can climb into. Considering how much Don Loco loooooves walking*** up and down the aisle of moving trains, this might be a hit
Update: My review of the Madrid Train Museum for preschoolers
7. Dinosaur Museum (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales)
where: either Nuevos Ministerios or Gregorio Marañon but it's super up hill either way. slight advantage to nuevos ministerios though
cost: 7 euros adults, 3,5 kids over 4 years old
Notes: not sure if this is very interactive, but dinosaur skeletons might be a hit. My review
where: Embajadores metro
cost: free
Notes: Another delightful casa cultural. So much kid programming!
*Not that I’m not going to do that, too.
**I will try to resist the urge to say LE-GASP when the metro announces the stop
*Not that I’m not going to do that, too.
**I will try to resist the urge to say LE-GASP when the metro announces the stop
***Running
Any suggestions of great places to take preschoolers in Madrid? Bonus points if it's very active and indoors.
Any suggestions of great places to take preschoolers in Madrid? Bonus points if it's very active and indoors.
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