Świętokrzyskie for children

Parents, we know you need a break. And you can get the best rest when your child is busy having good and safe fun. We have a suggestion for you - discover the Świętokrzyskie Mountains and have fun together!

The Museum of Toys and Playin KIelce is full of mysterious nooks and crannies, furniture where dolls sit and drink their afternoon tea, blocks that beg to be put together and, last but not least, models of planes, cars and ships, intricately assembled by enthusiasts. The Museum of Play in Kielce is a place for kids and... for you, adults. Together with the kids you can experience an adventure - a journey back in time - and remember how fun your own childhood was. 

How does a big caramel mass turn into tiny coloured candies? A frenzy of colours, flavours and shapes awaits those who visit the Magic of Caramel for demonstrations and workshops! Children can see the process of giving shape, colour and flavour to caramels during demonstrations. Parents will be able to relax in the small café and the little ones will be able to play in the play area. 

Find Magic of Caramel at Plac Wolności near Museum of Toys and Play in Kielce

What if a child just wants to play? Take them to a place where... they will continue to have fun, but also... they won't even know when they have learned something useful! Such a place is the Energy Science Centre, which presents the topics of Fire, Earth, Air, Water and Man in the context of energy use and generation at 28 interactive stations. Check out this fascinating story!

How about going 380 million years back in time, when almost the entire Earth was submerged in the sea and bizarre creatures lived in the depths? A trip to theGeoeducation Centreis an opportunity to learn about the geological past of the Świętokrzyskie region while walking through the Earth Gallery and watching a film in a 5D capsule.

You will learn about the tetrapod - the first creature to emerge from water onto land and develop four limbs, and you will be introduced to the trilobites and ammonites that inhabited the Devonian sea. And if you want to take part in a stone grinding workshop, beautiful specimens of gemstones await you.

A journey to the Middle Ages and a meeting with the inhabitants of the settlement at the foot of Łysa Góra. Here you will find a blacksmith bent over an anvil, an herbalist collecting flowers and herbs and a weaver weaving ornaments.

You will hear about their lives, their work and the witches that often fly over the settlement. Immerse yourself in the medieval atmosphere of a Łysa Góra village - take part in the workshops, a bonfire and immerse yourself in the Land of the Świętokrzyskie Legends.

When we think about the most famous clashes between barbarians and Romans - we think about Asterix and Obelix. And in Nowa Słupia, at the foot of Łysa Góra, you will meet barbarians smelting iron in bloomeries. A real Roman encampment has sprung up next to their village!

At the Museum of Ancient Metallurgy, children will learn how iron was made 2,000 years ago. And the activities at the Culture and Archaeology Centre will take you back to the era of Roman influence. During the workshops you will help the barbarians break a bloomery.

If you are ready for an adventure at the foot of Łysa Góra, you are also welcome to join us at Dymarki Świętokrzyskie in mid-August - a festival which presents the life of the Przeworsk culture in the era of Roman influence. The event is accompanied by numerous concerts by Polish and foreign music stars.

The only miniature park in Poland situated on a hill. It overlooks the lofty Łysica, the queen of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains, and the Wilkowska Valley.

Visiting the Avenue of Miniatures "Wonderful World", you will see the miniatures of twenty-seven of the most famous places from around the world. The most beautiful building in the Park is St Peter's Basilica with the Vatican square, made to a scale of 1:13.

Thanks to this scale, the replica of the Basilica located in the avenue ranks first in the world in terms of size among Vatican miniatures.

After exploring the park, enjoy the rope park, 6D cinema, funfair and, in the winter, the ski lift.

The monumental building, which resembles a ship on a rock, has been witness to the roar of cannons during wartime turmoil, ceremonial feasts in honour of kings and queens and the weekly fairs in Chęciny. Today, among the castle ruins, you can learn courtly dances, shoot a bow and try on knightly helmets. The naughty ones are locked in the dyke. Who knows, you might even meet the White Lady?

The Leonardo da Vinci Science Centrepopularises modern science through play. The theme of the exhibition is the healthy human body - a well-functioning human body that keeps you physically and mentally fit.

The exhibition aims to make visitors aware of how complex and demanding the human body is. It depicts the five human vital activities (breathing, heartbeat, response to stimuli, maintenance of upright posture and nutrition) that keep the body in a state of biological equilibrium. The exhibition consists of a number of multimedia and mechatronic stations.

A long, long time ago, millions of years ago, huge, strong animals - the dinosaurs - lived among the lush greenery... To this day, they continue to fascinate both the youngest and adult lovers of prehistory. Many of them dream of an eye-to-eye meeting with a tyrannosaurus. And it is possible - in the Bałtów Jurassic Park.

After your encounter with the dinosaurs, take a look at the Jurassic Museum and the animal preserves - upper and lower - where you will meet small and large animals. You will come across dinosaur footprints during a walk in the Jewish Ravine. This is because the high walls of the gorge preserve traces of dramatic events from more than 160 million years ago - scenes of the struggle for survival imprinted in the rocks.

Who wouldn't want to be a pirate? Who wouldn't want to soar high and admire JuraPark from the chair of a chain carousel? Rollercoasters, trampolines, merry-go-rounds or the ball pool in the Amusement Park will provide the children with lots of fun and adrenaline.

You can find out what the prehistoric world looked like in the 5D cinema, where, in addition to three-dimensional images, viewers can also experience other sensory impressions: sound, movement, touch and smell. Horse lovers will find saddle horses waiting for them in the "Land of Horses" - the Horse Riding Centre. Anyone who enjoys horse riding will find something here for themselves. In the winter, you can take part in unforgettable torchlight sleigh rides.

Visiting the Pacanów Fairy Tale Centre, children and adults alike will find themselves in a dreamland, full of colours and surprises. A visit to the centre is a journey into a land of dreams and fairy tale worlds with a guide from a fairy tale land.

A "Fairy Tale Academy" has recently been opened at the Centre, thematically divided into four intertwining educational gardens, organising the world of children's literature in terms of literary genres: the Comic Book Garden, the Garden of Fairy Tales and Fables, the Garden of Legends and the Garden of Novels. Each of them has multimedia stations relating to selected fairy tales, comics, novels and legends sunk in the sea, legends of the Świętokrzyskie region, and legends from the Baltic Sea to the Tatra Mountains. 

In the valley of the Czarna Staszowska River, nature has created a secluded place into which a classicist palace has blended perfectly. The building and its surroundings form a charming park and Palace complex in Kurozwęki.

Mr and Mrs Popiel, the owners of the palace, run the only American buffalo farm in Poland. The entire herd can be seen in the surrounding meadows on a trip on a horse-drawn carriage or an adapted safari-type cart. The palace restaurant serves buffalo meat in Burgundy sauce. Other attractions also include a mini zoo, a 100 m long rope slide, paintball and the only corn maze in Europe, open during the high season.