If you are in Buenos Aires and do not know what to do with children, or you have run out of ideas to entertain the kids in your family, you need to know new, different and fun experiences. There are many unforgettable activities to do with kids in Buenos Aires. From visits to aerial parks to interactive activities, we present you a selection of ideas so you will always know what to do with kids in Buenos Aires. Boys and girls: Fun is guaranteed with these 16 activities!
1. Trampolines
Trampoline parks are a fun paradise for adventurers of all ages because they give you a unique experience to release energy and enjoy the fun to the fullest. Buenos Aires has 5 trampoline parks.
In these trampoline parks, you pay per hour through the web and once you are there, you just have to buy the non-slip socks (if you don’t have them the first time). They also usually have a cafeteria service for adults. It is one of the best things to do with kids in Buenos Aires.
Flip Up park
📍 Acoyte 702
Monday to Friday from 2pm to 9pm
Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 9pm.
IG @flipup_park
Playland Jump
📍 3rd level of Unicenter Shopping – Paraná 3745. Martinez.
Monday to Friday from 1pm
Weekends from 11hs
IG @playlandjump
Altitude
📍 1699 Monroe Avenue
Monday to Friday from 11.30hs
Weekends from 10.30hs
IG @altitudebelgrano
Re-Jump
📍 Independencia 4141
Every day from 12hs. Saturdays from 10.30hs.
IG @resaltar.bsas
2. Aerial Parks
If you are looking for something fun, risky but very safe, the aerial parks in Buenos Aires are an excellent option. These are closed parks where boys and girls can climb, climb, jump on a zip line and go through high altitude circuits.
They always have a harness to protect them in case they slip and fall, as well as mats on all surfaces. These recreational places for children in Buenos Aires are an option to truly make a very different experience that adults can also join without any problem.
Trepark
Miguel B. Sánchez 1041 (Ex- Crisólogo Larralde) – NuñezMinimum height: 120 cm.
Open Monday to Friday from 3pm to 9pm. Weekends and holidays from 10hs to 22hs.
Here you can visit Trepark’s website.
Aeropark
6465 Rivadavia Ave. – Flores
Minimum height: 120 cm
Open every day from 10am to 10pm.
Here you can visit Aeropark’s website.
3. Escape Rooms and horror experiences
Horror is not for all children, but if you are looking for something for not so young children or something to scare them and have fun, immersive experiences in Buenos Aires and escape rooms are always an excellent source of really fun vacation experiences with children. You have to keep in mind that some of them are for groups and the best theme will depend on the age. In Buenos Aires there is a zombie and wax figure museum that is great fun for families. Undoubtedly one of the best plans if you do not know what to do with children in Buenos Aires.
Gallery of Amazement
📍Wax and Zombie Museum – Defensa 1295
More info at IG @galeriadelasombro
Hell Experiment
📍Immersive horror experience – Sarmiento 1666
More info on IG @h.e.l.l.experiment
4. Virtual Reality
Maybe you didn’t know it, but Buenos Aires has the first virtual reality park in Argentina and it’s called Meta Park. This Park gathers 45 totally immersive and mind-blowing virtual reality experiences, as well as live demos and games. The virtual universe offered by this experience includes experience being in the skin of a warrior, a gladiator, a boxer or an elite soldier and much more.
Metapark
Av. Rivadavia 3862 (and 5 more locations)
Monday to Friday from 3pm to 9pm / Weekend from 2pm to 10pm.
Over 12 years old. Suitable for wheelchairs.
IG @metaparkok
5. Candlelight
Live music can also be a magical experience for kids. Candlelight offers candlelight concerts where children as young as 8 years old can enjoy the tunes they already know from their favorite movies or artists. It is a different cultural plan to share with the family, and can be the perfect occasion for children to discover for the first time the magic of a string quartet.
👉 Tickets
6. Ice skating
In Buenos Aires it never snows, that’s why going ice skating at an ice skating rink can be one of the best things to do with kids in Buenos Aires. Margal is located in the heart of Caballito and is a skating rink where you can get your skates and get advice, have a snack and spend a great afternoon or day. They always have special promotions and if you have some free time, you can skate, stop and go back to ice skating as many times as you want.
Margal
📍Yerbal 1617
📅Every day from 11am
IG @margal.caballito
7. Artistic workshops in museums in Buenos Aires
Museums in Buenos Aires always include in their offer of courses, lectures and workshops a children’s program for the youngest members of the family to enjoy.
Through a visit to the museums’ exhibits, children learn about the artists and their collections and express what they have learned with materials that display their creativity.
8. Visit the MIJU
The Museum of Imagination and Play (MIJU) is a space designed for all ages where every boy and girl, no matter how old they are, can play and learn, have fun and experience a space designed exclusively for children to have their place in Buenos Aires.
This innovative museum for children is the first one in Buenos Aires, it is located in Costanera Sur and has three floors with segments designed for boys and girls: from 0 to 3 years old, from 4 to 7 years old and from 8 to 12 years old.
MIJU Buenos Aires 📍Av. de los Italianos 851, Puerto Madero
Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9am to 6pm. Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 10am to 8pm.
👉 Tickets on IG @miju.ba
9. Give them a super snack at these amazing places.
Buenos Aires has amazing places to snack, where kids cakes and sweets are the protagonists.
You want to close a weekend of fun, nothing better then going to a beautiful place where there are cakes that remind you of Matilda’s chocolate cake, ice cream milkshakes and cookies with character faces. Those are the best snacks you can give them for a great weekend.
10. Visit the Cultural Science Center
The Science Cultural Center is an ideal place to discover science in a fun way, through games and super interesting experiences for all ages. In the CC de la Ciencia you will find two floors dedicated exclusively to activities and games where science and fun go hand in hand: you can make your own movie, your own musical melody, decipher messages in code, solve riddles and much more.
And if that were not enough, there is also a laboratory where you can discover science through experiments and microscopes.
📍Godoy Cruz 2270
11. We call it Ballet
We call it Ballet proposes to discover the great ballet classics in 60-minute versions, designed for children from 5 years old. In Sleeping Beauty, the lights on the dancers’ costumes, music and classical dance are combined in a close and entertaining experience for the whole family.
Ciudad Cultural Konex 📍Sarmiento 3131
📅 Selected dates, at 18:00hs and 20:00hs.
👉 Tickets
12. Ride on a mini bus in perfect scale.
In Plaza Terán, you can find an exact and perfect replica of a bus and get on it. Be careful, it is designed for children (it does not accept more than 7 passengers per exit), but adults can go with them. It was made by a grandfather for his granddaughter and it is so cool that everyone goes for a ride. It is open every weekend in the afternoon and is ideal if you don’t know what to do with children in Buenos Aires.
Plaza Terán📍Melincué 5402
13. What if you take them to a theme park?
Buenos Aires has 6 unique theme parks to satisfy everyone’s curiosity: there are theme parks to discover the ocean like Mundo Gea, water parks like Aquafan, amusement parks like Parque de la Costa and even religious parks like Tierra Santa. Check out all the theme parks in the city to see if they interest you and entertain your children in them.
14. Free ball games
If you are looking for fun for kids without spending a lot of money, you need to know where there are free playgrounds. They are few, in danger of extinction, but they do exist. Some of these recreational places for kids in Buenos Aires survived in certain fast food restaurants and for an afternoon when you want them to have fun in a closed place, they are ideal. Here are the ones we know.
15. The City Park
The Parque de la Ciudad has free admission and is a large outdoor space with an agenda of activities designed especially for children: theatrical performances, live music shows, creative workshops, interactive games and playful proposals, all outdoors while adults and adults can chat and drink some mates. In addition, for the summer and winter seasons, the park is transformed: in winter there is an ice skating rink and in summer, a beach and water games.
📍Coronel Roca Av. 4151
16. Discover the Ecopark and its animals.
The Ecopark is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Buenos Aires. It is a space that combines nature, history and educational activities specially designed for children. With free admission, the proposal includes environmental workshops, guided tours, interactive tours and experiences for you to learn more about biodiversity and care of the planet. A perfect plan to connect with nature without leaving the city and take the kids for a walk any day of the week.
📍Sarmiento Av. 2601