Family trip to Moscow with children. Ideas on where to go with your child

In Moscow, there is an immense range of child-friendly entertainment facilities. Modern water parks, amusement parks, museums for kids and other attractive sights are available for the capital's visitors all year round. Among the water parks, one of the most popular is «Kva-Kva Park», which appeals to its visitors due to a variety of water attractions for any taste. This aqua park has shallow swimming pools with fountains for little kids, many water rides and water slides of different levels of complexity, as well as a range of attractions for extreme activities enthusiasts. This park also has a special family-friendly space where visitors can choose among lots of exciting activities.

One of the most modern entertainment centers of Moscow is «Caribia». It also has an excellent water park, plus an ultramodern 5D cinema, a bowling club, as well as restaurants and cafes offering a wide variety of cuisines. The water park located in the very heart of «Caribia» is especially noteworthy. It is equipped with a special water-purification system and is considered to be the safest aqua park in the city. At this entertainment center, you and your family can relax with comfort even if you take your little kids with you.

Some of the best Russian children's theaters are located In Moscow. Among them, there is the Moscow Puppet Theatre «Volshebnaya Lampa» («Magic Lamp»). The productions of the theatre are based on well-known fairy tales for children. The theatre group stages the performances based upon the fairy tales by Alexander Pushkin, Samuil Marshak, Hans Christian Andersen and Rudyard Kipling. Alongside with it, the theatre has been a venue for fascinating cultural events for many years so far. Presentations of books for children, impressive art exhibitions and entertainment events for little kids often take place there. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Sergey Obraztsov State Central Puppet Theatre is not a less popular and attractive place for visiting. It offers the most spectacular performances ever, involving many unique puppets, literally able to come to life in the hands of their skillful puppet masters. A visit to the theatre will be great fun for both kids and their parents.

Circus art admirers will also be favorably impressed. It is highly recommended that you visit the legendary Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard. Yuri Nikulin managed this circus for 15 years. Nowadays fabulous spectacular shows involving famous circus performers from all over the world take place there. The circus auditorium can accommodate 2,000 spectators at the same time. As a rule, all the seats are occupied.

A real iconic sight is the Great Moscow State Circus on Vernadsky Prospekt, able to seat 3,400 spectators at the same time. This circus is one of major stationary circuses in the world. It always delights visitors with a wide choice of performances. It has five removable arenas and offers spectacular equestrian performances, aquatic and ice-skating performances and illusionist and light shows. More than 600 people are involved in the circus productions on a regular basis.

In Moscow, there are many beautiful parks. One of the most attractive for visitors is Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure. It is worth visiting in any season. In summer time, there are lots of attractions, pavement cafes and entertainment events. Within the territory of the park, there is a boating station where visitors can hire a boat and take a ride down the river. There are also playgrounds, equipped for children.

The legendary Moscow Zoo is also worth mentioning here. It is one of the oldest zoos in Russia and one of the biggest ones in the country. About 8,000 animals live in the zoo on a regular basis. There are highly informative and educational tours around the zoo, specially organized for its visitors.