Summer or winter, morning or evening, you need to admit that having little kiddos to entertain is always a challenge. More so on school holidays or, like in the current situation, in a pandemic.
Sometimes, with temperatures being unbearable, pouring storms, or sand storms, your kids just can not take well to the homestay scenario. They are driven by an urge to consume some of their energy in a play zone or ana activity parc for their age group.
Luckily in Dubai, if you are either living there full time or just on a vacation with your kids, you can be sure you will have plenty of cool spots to take your kids to for hem to have fun while you enjoy some peace and quiet.
We have made a selection of the best places you can consider hading to, once the quarantine is over of course, both indoors or outdoors, so we can satisfy all your preferences.
Best outdoor spaces for kids in Dubai
- Jumeirah Lake Toweres Park (JLT Park)
Located in a cool and hype neighborhood, this community park has separate places for babies and toddlers, and also for big kids do the safety is kept high. The parks are sun shaded and also offer bathroom facilities and changing stations.
2. Zabeel Park
Right next to Dubai’s Frame attractions, this outdoor park is perfect for the entire family. In the evening time, the Dinosaur Park comes to life with lights and the Garden Glow show ( for an extra charge) to the delight of the kids.
Located right at the heart of the Greens, this activity place is packed with things to do for busy children. spider web climbers, sandboxes, and your mainstream park slides benefit from sunshades. The delight of the ponds and a walk to the Greens Village is also at your disposal.
4. Business Bay play area
For the busy corporate and ex-pat families, the play area situated at the core of Business Bay is a fenced place with gated entrance. The park is not suited for babies and toddlers as there are not many play stations for their age group.
5. Dubai Creek Park
Once you adventure yourself in the old Dubai area, you can make a stop at this amazing park for a modicum 5 Dh fee. The place is usually packed as the area is known as it is the oldest park in the city.
Cozy and hidden in the Al Barsha neighborhood, the park is very European like in style. With a large pond at the center you can spend time, peddling boats, or quad bikes with your teens. For the little ones shaded areas are available with a special designated under 3 years old area. Picnics could also be in the cards as the green pace is plenty.
Amazing indoor play spaces
Could this be the ultimate playground for hyper kids? We may never know, but what we do know, is that the venue, with locations all over UAE, is filled with stunt grade airbags and jumpers for the fun of a lifetime.
2. Hub Zero
This arcade-style fun place offers a virtual reality theme park, 4d cinema laser tag games, and also a soft play zone with slides and activities for young children.
3. Sky Zone
Brought all the way from America, the fun place is a 33000 sq feet of trampolines, zip lines, warrior course for the delight of your sprouts. The location is also convenient, inside the Ibn Battuta Mall making shopping a little less stressful for both, you and your kids.
A similar location, placed again in a mall, is Trampo Extreme, a brand new Palm Jumeirah entertainment park inside Nakheel Mall.
4. StuDIYo Lab
For the more creative kids, there is a very sensory-stimulating location in Time Square Centre. The play tools are not trampolines or zip lines, but more like wood, metal and plastic encouraging children to be creative. Professional staff will be helping and holding various workshops.
Another location that is more for the soft spirited, creative kids is Jam Jar, a location that involves kids in painting activities. Also Oli Oli, a play museum will bring a more relaxed activity for you and your kids. The location had more than 40 exhibits and galleries that follow the STEAM education theme.
5. Ski Dubai
Maybe the most renowned location for the hot Dubai weather is a winter theme park, located in the Mall of Emirates. It is the perfect place to go snowboarding, skiing or penguin sightseeing in a convenient location of course.
What about your experience in Dubai?