Visiting Buenos Aires with kids
Buenos Aires is a child friendly city and there many things to do every day of the year. Here are some recommendations on what to do with small kids in the city.
RESTAURANTS:
Except for very fancy restaurants, most restaurants in Buenos Aires welcome children. Argentine families use to eat out very often, even until the very late hours of the night. Many restaurants offer kid's menus (“menu infantil”) at a fixed price, that usually include pasta, or the traditional “milanesa con papas fritas” (breaded meat with French fries), which is Argentine children´s favorite dish.
OUTINGS:
Japanese Garden: This is a great place for children and adults alike. There´s a playground for children, and they will have the chance to feed the koy fish in the ponds, with the fish food sold at the kiosks. More info>>
Plaza Francia, Recoleta: On weekends, there are free performances for children in the park, like clowns, magicians, or puppet shows. At the crafts fair there are lots of hand-made toys on sale: puppets, wooden puzzles, mobiles, musical instruments, as well as dolls, jewelry, bags, scarves, for girls of all ages.
Ecological reserve: located at Puerto Madero neighborhood, this is a protected piece of land by the river, where you will have the chance to see some wild animals at their natural habitat, like otters, turtles, and many kinds of birds. There are also bicycles for rent at the entrance of the park. More info>>.
Eco Parque Buenos Aires: this is the former Buenos Aires Zoo, that has been transformed in an ecological park. It is open from Tuesday to Sunday and Holidays, from 11.00 am to 6:00 pm, with free entrance for all the public, but some axhibitions require entrance fee payment.
Access through Av. Santa Fe & Sarmiento. More info>>
Frigate President Sarmiento and Corvette Uruguay (photo below): These two old navy vessels, anchored at Puerto Madero, were the training ships of Argentine navy. They both contain a navy museum each, and old navy artifacts.
They can be visited Thursday & Friday, 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
MUSEUMS:
Museo Participativo de Ciencias: Located at Recoleta Cultural Center, the motto of this science museum is “Forbidden NOT to touch”. Ideal for children between 5 and 10 years of age.
Opening times:
Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Saturday & Sunday: 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Natural History Museum: The highlights of this museum are the giant dinosaurs in exhibition. There's also a very nice aquarium. More info>>
Children´s Museum "Museo de los Niños Abasto": Located at Abasto Shopping mall, this is an interactive museum for small children (ideally 2 - 6), where kids can participate in city life activities, such as a TV station, a supermarket, bank, doctor's office, construction site, fast food restaurant, and many others. More info>>
Children´s Museum "Museo de los Niños Abasto": Located at Abasto Shopping mall, this is an interactive museum for small children (ideally 2 - 6), where kids can participate in city life activities, such as a TV station, a supermarket, bank, doctor's office, construction site, fast food restaurant, and many others. More info>>
You can also find a big playground and arcade with electronic games for children, bumping cars, little trains, and even a giant at Abasto Shopping Mall.
Planetarium Galileo Galilei: The Planetarium is the main astronomy dissemination center in the city. It has a hemispherical projection room with 360 reclining seats and a dome twenty meters in diameter where nearly 8,900 stars, planets and satellites of the universe are reproduced, thanks to an impressive equipment (unique in Latin America), which means that the dome contains 38 million pixels.
BOOK STORES:
Planetarium Galileo Galilei: The Planetarium is the main astronomy dissemination center in the city. It has a hemispherical projection room with 360 reclining seats and a dome twenty meters in diameter where nearly 8,900 stars, planets and satellites of the universe are reproduced, thanks to an impressive equipment (unique in Latin America), which means that the dome contains 38 million pixels.
Its five-story building also has a museum and a small secondary projection room, in addition to housing a collection of meteorites from northern Argentina.More info >>
The children´s section of bookstores like Yenny or Cuspide allow children to touch and pick all the books they want. There´s a good selection of books in English and Spanish. While children are playing, parents can have a coffee while reading a book as well.
CHILDREN'S SHOWS:
CHILDREN'S SHOWS:
Especially during school winter holidays (late July - early August), there is a great offer of theater shows for kids. They are in Spanish of course, but some of them are musical shows that can be enjoyed even without knowing the language.
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