Days Out Young kids

Dub13

With the summer upon us (well kind of) I am coming up with ideas to keep the kids happy and taken them on good days.So what better way of doing this than pick your brains here and then go back to MrsDub13 and pass your ideas off as mine.

My kids are 5,3 and 18 months.We normally do things like Ardgillan Castle,Malahide Castle,The Zoo,Newbridge House...etc etc.Can you add to the list...?Thanks.

silja

How about Imaginosity? It's supposed to be great fun.

Dub13

silja wrote: »

How about Imaginosity? It's supposed to be great fun.

Thanks I never heard of that place,did a quick search and it looks good.Have you ever been..?

Nevyn

http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/Dublin/

Lists all the parks and heritages sites in and around Dublin and thier facilaties.

http://www.botanicgardens.ie/educ/info.htm

We often do the botanics and get the kids to point the plants and flowers the like and we take picutres and find out thier names.

http://www.farmleigh.ie/

http://www.airfield.ie/index.html
Which is on the green luas line and is a city farm for kids.

Dub13

Thanks Thaedydal,some good suggestions there.

Has anybody ever tried Fort Lucan...?looking at the website my gang may be a bit small for it still.

stovelid

Hi Dub13,

My wife brought her godchild here recently and said they enjoyed it:

http://www.fundays.ie/details.asp?FunEvent=-273812424

Dub13

stovelid wrote: »

Hi Dub13,

My wife brought her godchild here recently and said they enjoyed it:

http://www.fundays.ie/details.asp?FunEvent=-273812424

Thanks for that,there is one of them close to us in Artane we have been in it loads of times and the kids love it.

Nevyn

http://www.fortlucan.com/contact.htm

They do have a smallie/toddler section but most of it would be for age 7 and up.

Quality

Funtasia has its dinosaur expo on, And if the weather is nice you have a day out at the beach as well.

The new waterpark has also opened up in Drogheda.

Newgrange farm beside Slane is nice for a day out for a picnic.

Puddenhill, is good as well, petting farm and ball area, restaurant and bar all in one. On the N2.


My kids love to go swimming, So an hour at the pool is good too. Finglas swimming pool is quite reasonable for a big family!

bazwaldo

Dub13 wrote: »

Has anybody ever tried Fort Lucan...?looking at the website my gang may be a bit small for it still.

I brought my older two (5 and 3 at the time) and they loved it. Needs to be dry and you'd want a few hours in there as theres lots to do. Theres stuff for kids up to 12 at least also and if you had a two year old into rough and tumble, they would it too. But you'd have to hold onto them quite a bit.

Ours have been in ENRG loads of times, kidzone in the fitness place in Fairview(probably need to be a member if not part of a party), Kidzone in Swords and Leisureplex in Coolock and they love them all. Great for those rainy days.

In my opinoin,
ENRG (4-8 year olds)
Kidzone (2-6 year olds)
Fitzone(4-8 year olds)
Leisureplex(2-8 year olds)

Another outdoor playground is the Santry Demense. Huge grass area also for walking/picnics.

silja

I haven't been to Imaginosity as my two are a little too small yet, but I have only heard good things about it from mums on another website, they love it and apparently it can keep kids from about 8 months to 12 years entertained for hours.

SerialComplaint

Imaginosity has some great stuff, and kept our 4 year old entertained for 3-4 hours. The downside is that they charge €8 per head for parents as well, so you're probably going to limit it to one parent.

Check out your local council website. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown did open-air films (Madagascar for kids in the afternoon) a few weekends ago. Dublin CIty have a family day coming up in Herbert park soon.

Check out the local theatres. Draiocht had a family day on Sunday. We went to two shows (€5 per head for each), and they had free art sessions (colouring, making) available all day.