Things to do with kids in Delhi

Some on our list. Please share your favorites so we can check out new things...

• India Gate
  • At night, even in summers is cool
  • Vast green lawns for kids to run about
  • Ice-cream, balloons and toy hawkers
  •  “The India Gate” monument—go check it out and get a patriotic “zing"
    
• IMAX 3D movie theater
  • Amazing 3D Imax format movies like the one on T-Rex dinosaurs, etc
  • What is imax? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imax
  • At the Pacific mall in Ghaziabad, Pacific Mall, phone 3012053, 3012054, 3989404
•  India Habitat Center
  • Eatopia—the food court has video games as well
  • There is a good play area for little kids
  • Adults can hang around and “take in” the cultural stuff
  • Lodhi road
• Fun and Food Village
  • Water rides
  • Other rides
  • Food also
  • http://www.funnfood.com/
  • Old Delhi-Gurgaon road, 3 kms from the International airport, Phone 25064500
• Color Factory
  • Clay painting. You select clay objects like cups, soap-case, small figures etc. and paint them. They glaze it and give it around a week later.
  • Expensive (Rs 250 onwards). But good creative fun for kids
  • http://www.thecolourfactory.in/contact.htm
  • DT Mega mall, Gurgaon Phone 124-4370958
  • City select mall, Saket, Delhi, Phone 124-40597515
•  Lovely gardens and picnics (especially in winters)
  • Lodhi gardens (lovely ruins also. Kids enjoy playing hide and seek)
    
  • Nehru Park
• Garden of five senses (near Mehruali dev. area)
  • Solar car/train and other interesting rides
  • Elephant/Camel rides
  • Lovely gardens, eco friendly, trees, interesting stuff made with "garbase". Aesthetic for adults. Nature heaven for walks
• Funky Orbit 
  • A fun indoor jungle gym for kids to play
  • Ansals Plaza (Mall)
• Essex Farm (near IIT Gate)
  • Video arcade
• Delhi Zoo (Sundernagar, near the old fort)
  • Well maintained and lots of animals. Tips (go early before the crowds).
• Rail museum
  • Ride in a cute toy train (miniature real steam train). Inexpensive and fun. An interesting museum of old trains (from the British times etc.)
• National Museum of Natural History
  • Ficci building, Barakhamba road
• National Museum. Older kids might enjoy
• Dolls Museum
  • Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg—where the newspaper offices are
  • Dolls from all over the world
• Bal Bhavan
  • Rides and activities for children
  • Not very well maintained though
• Nehru Planetarium
  • Teen Murti Bhavan, Teen Murti Marg
• Amoeba in MGF Mall in Gurgaon
  • Video games and other games
  • Good for older kids also
• Fun City in Ambience or Ambi Mall, Gurgaon
  • Video games and other games
  • Good for older kids also
• Area 51
  • SDA (Safdarjung Development Area) Market, near IIT Delhi
  • Video games and other games
  • Good for older kids also
• Of course historical monuments like
  • Qutab Minar (kids love)
  • Red Fort etc.