Joanna James
From arcade games to outdoor activities to edutainment attraction, there are many places that are kid-friendly in Thailand's capital, Bangkok. Here are Bangkok's top 10 kids' activities.
Occupying the top floor of The Street mall in Ratchada, Bounce Inc. is a climbing centre and trampoline park that is loved by both kids and teenagers. There are all types of trampolines that kids can play on under the supervision of vigilant and trained staff. There are even spaces with padded walls and trampolines set up at a 45-degree angle; a great place to try out some Park Coeur moves!
Spanning across 2 floors of one of Bangkok's leading hotels, Lazergam is an activity that can be enjoyed anyone who's older than 7 years. The arena is divided by walls and partitions to create a maze and there are several games that you can try. Most games last 15 minutes and the most popular among them is the red team versus the blue team.
The Children's discovery museum is a fun edutainment venue which kids can spend the entire day at exploring, having fun while also learning something. Creating huge bubbles, digging for dinosaur bones and crossing a shaky bridge are some of the fun activities this venue situated at Chatuchak park offers.
Kidzania is one of the innovative and fun edutainment venues' in Bangkok that lets kids of all ages try out a wide variety of jobs in a model city. Kids can learn how to cook sushi, be a firefighter and douse fires, practice being a doctor at a mini hospital or even how to fly a plane. While being loads of fun, this experience is also very educational as kids get an understanding of how things are done and what skills each job requires.
Ice skating is a popular kids' activity that can be found across many places in Bangkok. Even if your a kid is going to try ice skating for the first time or needs to hone their skills, most skating rinks offer lessons or stabilizers to help gain their balance. The Ice planet ice rink is an Olympic sized ice rink located at the Siam Discovery Planet; the largest of its kind is a great place to visit for ice skating
Situated in the Phom Prong region of Sukhumvit, Dinosaur planet is a theme park that showcases more than 200 models of some of the famous dinosaurs like velociraptors, a T-rex and triceratops. The dinosaurs are sorted into different regions according to their natural habitat and a volcano is located in the middle of the park.
As the name implies, Snow town is a snow themed indoor theme park that has a 30-40-centimetre-deep artificial snow play area. You can even rent skies and simulate the feeling of skiing on some of their meek slopes.
The cockpit used for the flight simulator is so realistic that it's even used for some of the movies shot in Bangkok. While the flight simulator is quite a costly activity it's the perfect gift for anyone who's aspiring to be a pilot.
The Chao Phraya river is the perfect place to go for a cruise in Bangkok. Cruise providers similar to Anantara cruises Bangkok Thailand offer tour packages that let you see some of Bangkok's iconic buildings and majestic temples.
Funarium is an indoor playground that will guarantee hours of fun for small children. The exterior of Funarium resembles a huge warehouse but the interior houses a massive play area that measures up to 2,000 square metres. From ball pits to climbing structures to slides and to water and sand areas; Funarium is a definitely one of the best kids activities in town.
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