Little kids need different plans: shade, a soft floor, a show short enough to sit through, and somewhere to park the stroller. This list pulls together the parks, beaches, indoor play spaces and first theater shows that work for babies and toddlers up to age 3. It updates as new shows and workshops come up, so check back before the weekend.
Marjal turns a room at IVAM into a soft, huggable version of the Albufera marshland. Textile artist Reyes Pe built it in fabric, and babies and toddlers are free to crawl through it, touch it and rearrange it, with their grown-ups alongside.
It is free play, with no set activity and no right way to do it. It suits families who want an art museum visit that starts at their kid's level.
Two siblings have a magic stuffed bear who travels through dreams and turns them into adventures among clouds, stars and rainbows. Made as a first theater trip for the youngest children, it plays with shapes, textures, games and original songs. The story also speaks to kids who are afraid of the dark.
El Marjal is IVAM's new play space for babies and toddlers, a colorful textile landscape by artist Reyes Pe that turns the wetlands of the Albufera into something to explore and touch.
This party opens it with free play, a kids' snack bar and surprises. Adults stay with their children the whole time. It suits families with the very young, not older kids looking for a workshop.
A dancer acts out a butterfly's life, from a tiny egg to a hungry caterpillar, a silk chrysalis and finally wings, while a pianist plays Chopin live on stage. Puppets and video projections carry the story, which is told mostly through gesture.
At the end, children who want to can climb up and dance with her. A gentle first theater outing; kids past preschool may find it slow.
Little kids need different plans: shade, a soft floor, a show short enough to sit through, and somewhere to park the stroller. This list pulls together the parks, beaches, indoor play spaces and first theater shows that work for babies and toddlers up to age 3. It updates as new shows and workshops come up, so check back before the weekend.
Marjal turns a room at IVAM into a soft, huggable version of the Albufera marshland. Textile artist Reyes Pe built it in fabric, and babies and toddlers are free to crawl through it, touch it and rearrange it, with their grown-ups alongside.
It is free play, with no set activity and no right way to do it. It suits families who want an art museum visit that starts at their kid's level.
Two siblings have a magic stuffed bear who travels through dreams and turns them into adventures among clouds, stars and rainbows. Made as a first theater trip for the youngest children, it plays with shapes, textures, games and original songs. The story also speaks to kids who are afraid of the dark.
El Marjal is IVAM's new play space for babies and toddlers, a colorful textile landscape by artist Reyes Pe that turns the wetlands of the Albufera into something to explore and touch.
This party opens it with free play, a kids' snack bar and surprises. Adults stay with their children the whole time. It suits families with the very young, not older kids looking for a workshop.
A dancer acts out a butterfly's life, from a tiny egg to a hungry caterpillar, a silk chrysalis and finally wings, while a pianist plays Chopin live on stage. Puppets and video projections carry the story, which is told mostly through gesture.
At the end, children who want to can climb up and dance with her. A gentle first theater outing; kids past preschool may find it slow.
