| JUNIBACKEN, Galärparken. Free admission with Stockholm à la Carte! This is the wonderful world of master story teller Astrid Lindgren. Take a ride on the story train and meet all the exciting characters from her books. Let the kids play around! In Junibacken's own book shop you will find Astrid Lindgren's stories translated into different languages and lots of videos, cards, posters, soft animals and other toys from the world of the books. MUSEUMS Free admission with Stockholm à la Carte! Many of Stockholm's museums and other attractions arrange activities for children. In the Postal Museum children can dress up in child-sized postal uniforms and staple and sort mail. The Museum of Technology , let children explore and experience science in a fun way. Go for a ride in the mini subway at the Transport Museum. At the The Observatory Museum, Tuesdays if the sky is clear, you can watch the stars from a telescope. Aquaria Water Museum, Skansen Open Air Museum, Skansen´s Aquarium and the Toy Museum are other museums children will enjoy visiting. KULTURHUSET CULTURAL CENTER, Sergels torg. The children's activities for children up to the age of 12 comprise a workshop where children's creativity is encouraged and a modern children's library where children can listen to stories, see a film, meet writers, read books or discover a virtual world on CD-ROM. SWIMMING Go for a swim! Stockholm offers clean and clear water which can be easily accessed from for example Smedsuddsbadet on Kungsholmen or Långholmens strandbad on Långholmen. If you prefer swimmingpools, visit Eriksdalsbadet, Vanadisbadet or Kampementsbadet. SIGHTSEEING BY BOAT & BUS Free tickets with Stockholm à la Carte! Most kids love to go by boat, especially when they are able to sit close to the water! There are 12 different boat tours included in the Stockholm à la Carte-card. Make a tour to Birka, the old Viking community and experience how the Vikings lived 1.000 years ago. A shorter trip is the one to Fjäderholmarna, the Feather Islands, the closest you can come the archipelago while in Stockholm. Lots of activitites for the kids to choose from. | SKATING, Kungsträdgården. During winter time it is possible to skate in Kungsträdgården.Rent your skates in the booth next to the ice rink and get out on the ice . GRÖNA LUND TIVOLI, Djurgården. Free admission with Stockholm à la Carte! The amusement park Gröna Lund Tivoli is a must for the entire family. Don't miss the "Little Free Fall", an attraction also for the youngest ones in the family. SHOPPING Even kids love to go shopping - if you visit the right places. Stockholm has lots of fun second hand stores for comic strips, books, records and fashion. Buttericks (Drottninggatan 57 and at Gröna lund) offers everything you will ever need for masquerade parties and piles of comic articles. Panduro (Kungsgatan 34) has a wide variety of all that is necessary for kids who loves to paint, make decorations or their own jewellery. Heron City in Kungens kurva is the largest experience center in Scandinavia with lots of stores, restaurants, movie theatres, bowling, sports, adventure and entertainment. |