One of our favorite places to take the kids in Kuwait is the Scientific Center. The girls love the aquarium and the Discovery Place. It's a great place for playdates as there is enough to keep the children busy but also interesting for moms and there's a coffee shop and snack stands for the kiddos too. We went this weekend to check out the opening of the new children's science exhibit, Plantastic!. My girls loved the last exhibit, the Robot Zoo, and couldn't wait to see Plantastic!
Plantastic! is an interactive children's science exhibit with lots of learning opportunities. To be honest, its not quite as larger-than-life awesome as the Robot Zoo but still a great chance to introduce kids to ideas and information about plant life, photosynthesis, climate change, the food chain and other environmental information.
I think this exhibit is better suited to older children (preschool and KG probably won't pay attention long enough to understand how the exhibits work.). My younger daughter spent most of her time in the sandbox and my older girl (who is five) mostly played with the interactive 'plant a flower'.
We also visited the aquarium - love those penguins and the Python was actually awake! - and attended the space ship's light show - a 10 minute talk on stars. It's in Arabic and completely darkened except for the starlit sky so not for babies or those who don't understand Arabic.
Plantastic! will be showing until 15 June 2014 so there is plenty of time to check it out.
The Scientific Center hours:
Saturday thru Wednesday: 9am to 9:30pm
Thursday: 9am to 10pm
Fridays: 2pm to 10pm.
Tickets Prices
Adults
Aquarium - KD 3.5
Discovery Place - KD 2
Children (3-12 years, children under 3 are free)
Aquarium - KD 2.500
Discovery Place - KD 2
Afternoon Delight (discounted ticket rates for Adults and Children (3-12 years old) available on Sun-Wed from 2-5pm.)
Aquarium - KD 1.750
Discovery Place - KD 1
Plantastic! is an interactive children's science exhibit with lots of learning opportunities. To be honest, its not quite as larger-than-life awesome as the Robot Zoo but still a great chance to introduce kids to ideas and information about plant life, photosynthesis, climate change, the food chain and other environmental information.
I think this exhibit is better suited to older children (preschool and KG probably won't pay attention long enough to understand how the exhibits work.). My younger daughter spent most of her time in the sandbox and my older girl (who is five) mostly played with the interactive 'plant a flower'.
We also visited the aquarium - love those penguins and the Python was actually awake! - and attended the space ship's light show - a 10 minute talk on stars. It's in Arabic and completely darkened except for the starlit sky so not for babies or those who don't understand Arabic.
Plantastic! will be showing until 15 June 2014 so there is plenty of time to check it out.
The Scientific Center hours:
Saturday thru Wednesday: 9am to 9:30pm
Thursday: 9am to 10pm
Fridays: 2pm to 10pm.
Tickets Prices
Adults
Aquarium - KD 3.5
Discovery Place - KD 2
Children (3-12 years, children under 3 are free)
Aquarium - KD 2.500
Discovery Place - KD 2
Afternoon Delight (discounted ticket rates for Adults and Children (3-12 years old) available on Sun-Wed from 2-5pm.)
Aquarium - KD 1.750
Discovery Place - KD 1
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