We keep discovering beautiful little hideouts in SHARJAH.
For those of you who don't live in UAE, Sharjah is a less glamorous city that borders the classy and glittery DUBAI. Barely 20 minutes away, SHARJAH is supposed to be the cultural capital of the country.
For those of you who don't live in UAE, Sharjah is a less glamorous city that borders the classy and glittery DUBAI. Barely 20 minutes away, SHARJAH is supposed to be the cultural capital of the country.
Though my childhood was based in DUBAI, We are discovering so much in SHARJAH, now that we live here.
SHARJAH has many places, which are less known, but a delight to visit and that too without spending too many dirhams.
We paid a visit to another kid-friendly place and spent hours and hours playing. And unbelievably, though the entry tickets are a meager 5 AED for children and 10 AED for adults, we actually scored a free entry , which was on for the entire week.
Well within city limits, just on the exit from cultural square, is the SHARJAH SCIENCE MUSEUM. But don't forget to get your GPS set for the location.
There is enough to do for all age groups. Microscopes, human body and organ exhibits, preserved insects and butterflies from the local environment, a bit of astronomy, planetarium, scientific games. A well stocked play pen for pretend play, reading etc. And a little cafeteria with kid-friendly food. What else do you require, there is enough to intrigue and delight the kids for a few hours:)
Do catch the shows, demonstrations and workshops that run often, there was a bubble show the last weekend.
If you need a peaceful and less crowded fun for your kids, after school hours on weekdays are the best. We went here on a Thursday afternoon and had the place absolutely to ourselves.
Checkout some more details on the official website. Do make a call to enquire the timings before you make the trip there, as the timings keep changing. (another tip: Don't bank on the automated timings on the call, please speak to the operator to get the real timings).
Right now it seems to be 8am to 8pm on weekdays (Sunday to Thursday) and 4pm to 8pm on weekends (Friday and Saturday).
We really hope these snaps inspire you to make a visit with your little ones, if you are in UAE.
The building has no entrance boards :(. There is a brown road sign once you reach the place though. I really wish there was more advertising and bill boards for places like this.
A really cool way to see things up close. Salt, Velcro, snakeskin etc.
Simple working model of the lungs.
A really cool way to see things up close. Salt, Velcro, snakeskin etc.
Simple working model of the lungs.
Unlimited excitement for my daughter with the plasma globe and static electricity.
Check out the workings of a hot air balloon up close.
Okay, now look close..that is my daughter's head on a tray!! Magic or illusion? We had so much fun goofing around here.
Some creepy and crawly exhibits. These are the local species.
Check out the workings of a hot air balloon up close.
Okay, now look close..that is my daughter's head on a tray!! Magic or illusion? We had so much fun goofing around here.
Some creepy and crawly exhibits. These are the local species.
A planetarium and some space-based exhibits.
The Bubble show.
A make-believe play space for ages 0-4.
So this was a fully equipped play-kitchen I totally envied. I was served lunch here fully cooked and served by my daughter :)
There's so much more in this place. It would spoil the fun with too many photos. So I stop here :)
The Bubble show.
A make-believe play space for ages 0-4.
So this was a fully equipped play-kitchen I totally envied. I was served lunch here fully cooked and served by my daughter :)
There's so much more in this place. It would spoil the fun with too many photos. So I stop here :)
If you are wondering for other KID-FRIENDLY places to visit in SHARJAH without a dent to your budget , check these out too.
Meanwhile we will keep exploring and unearthing wonderful places in this city of SHARJAH , especially the KID-WORTHY ones.
FARZ
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