Botanical Gardens WARSAW

One of the things I wanted to check out this summer was the botanical gardens. After a great morning in the park playing and feeding the ducks we walked down the street and we were there. It was nice. Smaller than I thought but there were lovely flowers growing. Lots of space for the kids to explore the paths. Cute little hideaways where sitting on a bench in the shade with a book would be perfect. A great fountain if you like to hear running water. Lily ponds (No frogs. We looked) and plenty of butterflies. It was a hot day and the sprinklers were on. The kids could not help themselves and all of this fun was only 8 PLN!!

Looking for ducks 

There they are!

Everyone feed the ducks.

So much fun exploring the Botanical Gardens

Absolutely could not help herself. She had to get wet.

Train Museum

During our summer of fun we visited the train museum. The kids were excited to see the trains but first we had to get in. The lady working the counter was clearly not a fan of children. She yelled at the kids (in polish), she snapped at the moms, she even was grumpy about giving change. There were lots of models for the kids to look at. Even some working train models that the kids could put some money in to make work. Of course each kid wanted to do it. Once they all had turns we went outside to climb on some full size trains. The kids ran around outside and enjoyed the beautiful day. Though it was an hour and a half of fun it was not the full day we thought it would be and I don't think I need to go back any time soon. As most things were in polish and the models were not behind glass which was just asking for trouble with a bunch of kids. It made me on edge being in there because Little Lady loves to touch things.

Science Center

Another check on our preschool summer bucket list. This time the science center. We had a great time and we did not even begin to explore the whole place. After a small mishap about ticket times we were in. Ashley and her kids joined Little Lady, Emy, and I. We had early entry times to Buzz World. It is basically a scaled down version of the science center for the under 5 crowd. The kids had a blast. They climbed, they played with water, they listened to sounds, they colored and played with a confetti canon. They were busy kids. After our time was up in Buzz World (70 minutes later) we decided to have some lunch. The science center has a great cafeteria area. Though we brought our lunch this time. Then we returned to the exhibits for more fun. We explored several areas and even took in a show. It was all in Polish but it was about electricity and comparing Thomas Edison's discoveries to Nikola Tesla's. It was probably very informative but the kids liked watching the static electricity spark and light up lights. We spent a lot of time here and once the kids were getting cranky we decided to leave. There was still more to discover but the kids had hit their limit. We had a great day and will definitely be back.

Tip: If you plan to go it fills up quickly. So go early in the morning. We were supposed to meet some friends there and they came about an hour after we did and could not get in because they were at capacity.

For more information: http://www.kopernik.org.pl/en/

Exploring roots, and grass close up

Learning about different shells

Watching currents swirl

Different birds and the sounds they make

Water machine

generating electricity

The ball machine

Pulleys

Hovercraft. She is not a very good driver

Wind currents

magnets

bubbles!