Asking a child to visit a museum can be a daunting task. Historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural exhibits are to a child’s unaccustomed eyes often obscure and mysterious places, filled with boredom and unreachable artifacts, too much information, and incomprehensible terminology. Why not try to attract our children’s attention with a more playful and less [...]
Archive for April, 2010
21 Apr
sightseeing at child’s-eye view
Ciao, Kids! Are you enjoying the city, with its majestic monuments, shiny cobblestones and great food? Are you having fun discovering ancient Rome? But do you get to choose, and have your say in where to go and what to see? If you’re tired of grown-ups deciding your itinerary, bored of hearing them read dates [...]
18 Apr
children’s bookstores in Rome
Several bookstores in Rome sell children’s books both in Italian and English, and most bookstores have special sections just for kids. Here are some of the best stocked: Ave Very well stocked children’s section. Via della Conciliazione 12 | Tel. +39 06 688 03162 informazioni@libreriave.it www.libreriave.it Bibli Every Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. Bibli holds [...]
14 Apr
food, glorious food!
Looking for child-friendly foods, fun restaurants, and affordable prices in Rome? Let’s start with these few: RESTAURANTS Alfredo e Ada | Your Italian grandmother’s house. Ada, the gentle owner recently passed away. But her traditional kidness has been inherited by Sergio–her son–who will make you feel at home in the small and often crowded restaurant. [...]
9 Apr
Roma’s 12 best public playgrounds
Rome offers a vast number of outdoor public areas provided for children to play, within parks, or as stand-alone recreation venues. Unfortunately many of the city’s playgrounds have been vandalized or are in close proximity to uninviting areas. Here are some of the city’s best. · Villa Ada This vast play area is just down [...]
