This article will be of interest to both guests and residents of the capital, because on the eve of weekends, holidays and vacations, all parents are worried about where they can go with their child in Moscow.
When making a plan of visits for a weekend or an excursion route, you should focus on the child's age, interests and preferences.
Going with the whole family to Moscow on a trip or as a guest, parents should think about how to spend time with benefit. Even adults, once in the capital of Russia, want to visit as many memorable places, city sights and other places of historical importance as possible. And there is nothing to say about children.
But when planning leisure and planning a visit route, one should focus on the child's age and take into account what will be interesting to him and what is tiresome.
Usually, when planning a vacation, parents with children go on a city tour, guided by the usual publications and brochures for tourists. But it is unlikely that such literature will allow one to plunge into the urban atmosphere to the fullest, especially if children are not yet interested in art galleries and historical museums.
Even before your trip to Moscow, install an application on your phone with a diagram of the Moscow metro, and then, wherever you are, you can easily understand how to get to your destination and how much time you will have to spend on it.
Upon arrival, visit the Old Arbat, where you can find a free map of Moscow by going to any of the shops called Russian Souvenirs. In it you will find a detailed map with the main attractions of the city, the schedule of tourist buses "Hop on hop off" (knowing the route of the bus, you can move around the city during the day for free) and much more.
Regardless of whether you live in the capital or are its guests, but you know your way around the city well, you still have to prepare for a walk. Going on a walk-excursion with children, make an approximate route. Do not try to get to an exhibition or a museum if you have small children with you, for them it will be difficult for them to walk too long in such places. But with teenage children, you can safely make a route for a completely "adult walk". Let's try to break down the places of visits in the capital according to the interests of children of different age groups.
For children under 3 years old
By the age of three, the child is already beginning to actively comprehend the world, to be interested in many things. But a walk with small children before should not be too intense. The baby's nervous system has not yet matured to the right extent, and when tired, the baby will be capricious. Therefore, first of all, parents must decide what direction this walk will have: entertaining or developing.
If the choice fell on entertainment, then playgrounds and centers for children under 3 years old in Moscow can be found at every step. This can be a visit to Sokolniki Park, Izmailovsky Park, Babushkinskiy Park, as well as Luna Park Karusel (located near the Park Pobedy metro station) or Chudograda (located at the Park Kultury metro station) ... You can stay close to home and visit any of the many local parks for children. Attractions, children's trampolines, sweets and much more will delight the kid.
Parents of curious children can be invited to visit zoos, aquariums, a museum and old cars. And if the latter will cause an indescribable delight in the child, then communication with wildlife will allow you to realize the developmental orientation of your walk.
For children from 3 to 6 years old
The choice of places to visit for children from 3 to 6 years old is very large. You can visit the zoo "We lived with a grandmother", located behind the fountain "Friendship of the Peoples of the USSR" on the territory of the All-Russian Exhibition Center, the well-known zoo in the center of the capital, boys will enjoy visiting the "Museum of Retro Cars on Rogozhsky Val" or "Lomakovsky Museum of Vintage Cars and Motorcycles »In Lyublino. Girls will be delighted with visiting the "Art and Pedagogical Museum of Toys" or the "Museum of Unique Dolls" on Pokrovka.
At this age, children are already able to be aware of what is happening and are already able to adequately perceive the breadth of the world around them. That is why it will be interesting and useful for preschoolers to visit puppet, musical or interactive children's theaters, performances and other events. You can take your child to a development center, where he can learn a lot of new and useful information.
Zoos, aquariums, dolphinariums, children's museums, a circus - all this is also suitable for children of this age group. The Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, the Great State Circus on Vernadsky, the Animal Theater and others will give their viewers a lot of positive emotions.
For children from 6 to 12 years old
Younger and middle school students will be fascinated by going to museums, planetariums, puppet shows, musical theaters, technology parks and exhibitions. As entertainment, walks to amusement parks, circus, zoos are suitable. For those who like skating or rollerblading, it is recommended to visit ice palaces, roller rinks.
For children over 12 years old
For children over 12 years old, all the same museums and exhibitions, technoparks and planetariums, rollerdromes and ice palaces, musical and drama theaters are suitable. Animal lovers can visit the circus, zoo, dolphinarium and oceanarium.
10 places to go with your child
When planning where to take a child in Moscow, it is necessary to take care not only of his pleasant leisure, but also useful. Here will be presented several options where you can go with the whole family, for people of various interests, from outdoor activities to educational trips.
Fans of active recreation and thrills can visit the high-altitude city rope park. It is located in the depths of the exhibition complex at VDNKh. The entire arsenal of obstacles is located above the ground at a height of one to six meters. The platforms are securely fixed to tree trunks, reliability is ensured by the use of high-quality climbing equipment and a safety rope stretched along the entire perimeter. The main attractions and the obstacle course are located in between. There are cobwebs, cableways, nets, rope crossings and much more.
The rope park is aimed at children of all ages. Younger schoolchildren are offered scenario programs such as "Treasure Islands", teenagers will be interested in passing obstacles in the quest format, and parents will not remain indifferent to various scenario programs. The rope park consists of not only suspended missions, but also ground missions. Obstacles help children develop willpower, endurance, endurance, and coordination.
Open skating rink at VDNKh (in winter)
Again, for those who prefer active rest, you can visit the outdoor skating rink at VDNKh. There are well thought out organizational issues, a lot of cash desks, which eliminates the problem of long queues, a warm comfortable locker room, a free bag for shoes and things is given out for convenient storage. you can rent it on the security of cash or bring your own, if any. Beautiful lighting of the ice arena, interesting music, skates of all sizes are available.
A moment has been thought out for those who are hungry, so if the child wants to eat, there is no problem, there are organized small cozy cafes where you can drink hot tea, coffee, non-alcoholic mulled wine and have a snack with pies or buns.
After visiting the skating rink, do not rush to throw away your ticket. It has a code printed on it to get a discount on a taxi ride. The discount is 500 rubles for each received code. The promotion is valid until April.
Since 2011, guests and residents of the capital can visit the restored Moscow Planetarium. Now it is equipped with the latest equipment and modern gadgets to fully observe space objects. The simulation of the starry sky is pretty realistic. The workers of the planetarium in an accessible, easy way tell about the heavenly bodies to both adolescents and preschoolers.
There are museums "Lunarium" here (fascinating experiments are carried out here that allow you to better learn new material) and the Urania Museum, the Small Star Hall, the 4D cinema, and from May to October the Parks of the Large and Small Observatories are open. Scientific and astronomical sections operate at the planetarium for enthusiastic people. The Moscow Planetarium is open daily from 10 am to 9 pm, except Tuesday. Ticket prices vary from 100 to 800 rubles, depending on the chosen program. Children under 6 years old admission to the "Lunarium" is free.
If you want to combine business with pleasure, go with your children to the Experimentanium Museum of Entertaining Sciences, which is located near the Sokol metro station. Everything is collected here, from the museum of entertaining sciences to the scientific and entertainment center. All exhibits are allowed to twist, touch, conduct experiments, and if you wish, you can take part in scientific shows and programs.
The museum has over 200 various exhibits. The staff made sure that each item of the exposition was supplemented with a cover note, drawn up in an accessible form. This makes it easier for children of all ages to understand many of the laws of physics: optics, mechanics, acoustics, and so on. Here, at the museum, there is a spherical cinema where you can watch scientific films about discoveries, space and other scientific wisdom.
The museum is open 24 hours a day and free admission is provided for children under 3 years old. The cost of tickets for children and teenagers is 450 rubles on weekdays and 550 rubles on holidays and weekends. For adults, the cost is 550 and 650 rubles, respectively. When visiting the museum with the whole family, you can get a discount. Every Monday and Wednesday there is a "happy day" promotion.
Bioexperimentanium "Living Systems"
This unique bioexperimentanium is located in Moscow at 46/2 Butyrskaya Street. Visitors are allowed not only to view the exhibits, but also to touch them. Here your child will be happy to take part in exciting experiments and even be able to become an object of research himself. About the structure of a person, about the vital activity of living organisms, about the physiology of mystical creatures - about all this, the child will receive useful information presented in an accessible form of play.
The museum has a large number of rooms, each of which is a separate exhibition divided into zones. Exciting tasks and exercises represent each of the zones. "Evolution", "Digestive system", "Human breathing", "Perception" and much more allows you to visualize those complex bioprocesses occurring in our body.
The museum is open 24 hours a day and free admission is provided for children under 3 years old. Children up to 14 years old can attend it accompanied by adults. The cost of tickets for children and adolescents is 450 rubles on weekdays and 550 rubles on holidays and weekends. For adults, the cost is 550 and 650 rubles, respectively. When visiting the museum with the whole family, you can get a discount.
Dramatic, musical, puppet theaters
A staged performance is a wonderful pastime with a child, where he will have fun, and you will contribute to the development of his spirituality and aesthetic culture.
The choice of theaters in Moscow is unlimited. There are performances for children, but there are also performances for toddlers. On Old Arbat there is the Vakhtangov State Academic Theater, on Vernadsky Avenue, the Drama Theater. Children's theaters "Tik-Tak", "from A to Z" on Krasnaya Presnya and Petrovsky lane, respectively. To make a choice, guests of the capital can use the city map, residents - the choice of the theater is given to their taste.
Moscow Zoo
The Moscow Zoo is considered the largest zoo in Russia, located at 1 Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street. If you are planning a trip to the zoo, then take something to eat with you, and do not expect to inspect it in one day, it is better to visit it in stages several times. The zoo is divided into zones, there is a Monkey House, Terrarium, Bird House, Aquariums, Elephant and so on. Don't forget to visit the relatively new reptile pavilion and feeding show. If you plan your visit to the zoo in advance, you can get to the Museum of the History of the Zoo, but prior registration is required to visit it.
The Moscow Zoo is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, except Mondays. This day at the zoo is a sanitary one. The cost of tickets fluctuates around 500 rubles, until the age of 7, admission to the zoo is free, but accompanied by adults.
Also now, becoming popular contact zoos... They are located in different parts of the city. In them, children can touch, hold and feed the animals.
Nikulin Moscow Circus
The famous Moscow Circus of Yuri Nikulin is located on Tsvetnoy Boulevard and is one of the oldest circuses in the country. The legendary Pencil, Yuri Nikulin, who later became the head of the circus, performed here at one time. Now this position is occupied by the son of a famous actor and comedian. Fascinating performances will appeal to both adults and children. The programs of the performances change very often, so you can visit the circus quite often - it will not be boring.
The circus has a capacity of 2000 people per session, the cost of tickets ranges from 500 to 4000 rubles. Ticket offices are open from 11 pm to 7 pm.
Aquariums, dolphinariums
Lovers of the depths of the sea and the underwater world are recommended to visit the oceanariums or dolphinariums. Oceanariums are represented by the Moscow Oceanariums, on Dmitrovskoye Shosse in the RIO and Secrets of the Ocean shopping and entertainment center, and on Rublevskoye Shosse in the Zhivoi Dom shopping center. Here, visitors are presented with a variety of representatives of marine flora and fauna, many geographic zones, thematic zones with marine life, land and birds. There are several outdoor pools where corals and bridges, fish and shellfish live. The ticket price is 250-600 rubles on a weekday for children and adults and 300-800 rubles on a weekend or a holiday, respectively. More information can be found at the ticket offices. 
One of the Moscow dolphinariums is located on the territory of the Moscow Zoo. In the warm season, performances are held in the open arena, and in the cold season, in the indoor pool with stands. The entertainment program is also of a cognitive nature, its basis is natural instincts, the abilities of animals, and their behavior patterns. Tickets cost from 200 rubles. Children under 4 years old drive for free if accompanied by an adult.
The second dolphinarium is located in Izmailovsky Park. The large outdoor pool is surrounded by stands for 400 seats. Children under 3 years old admission is free, up to 7 years old - the ticket price is 100 rubles, for the rest - 250.
Exhibitions
Those wishing to visit any exhibition with a child can choose something according to their interests. It can be all kinds of exhibitions at VDNKh, in the Expocentre, it will also be interesting for schoolchildren to visit the State Darwin Museum, the Vernadsky Geological Museum, children's exhibitions and so on. The time of visit and the cost of entry can be checked at the ticket office.
Instead of a conclusion
Regardless of whether you live in Moscow or decide to visit the capital as a guest, make the most of this time. Raising cultural values in a child is very important and the more attention you pay to this, the more formed and intelligent your child will be.
