There are currently 3 Franck Provost unisex hair salons in Prague, the largest of which is located in the rear garden area of Slovansky Dum, Na Prikope. The Czech Republic is one of 22 countries around the world where this international chain currently does business.
A brand new TIME OUT Indoor Playground has just opened in Prague 4. It is located inside the relatively new (2006) Novodvorska Plaza shopping mall. Styled in an American country-western theme, it enables you to go and check out the shops while leaving your children (aged 3 years and up) in the care of trained baby-sitters. Younger ones are allowed to play too but must remain supervised by their carer at all times.
A great way to spend the weekend is taking in one of the kid friendly theatre performances by drama group Minaret at Reduta Jazz Club theatre space in Narodni. Performances are regularly held outside the summer months and are perfect for children aged 3 and over. Adults too can enjoy the fun on stage and watching your children’s faces light up in wonderment is priceless.
Looking for a special occasion venue where you can head with the kids? Why not try the La Rotonde Restaurant, located on the ground floor of the luxury Radisson SAS Alcron Hotel close to Wenceslas Square. Here they serve the popular Sunday Jazz Brunch every Sunday from noon until 3.30pm. The ‘all you can eat’ buffet takes you on a tempting tour of the world’s cuisines while you enjoy the subtle swing of live Jazz Music.
UNFORTUNATELY THE BIO CAFE GROUP OF RESTAURANTS HAVE CLOSED FOR BUSINESS DUE TO THE ECONOMIC RECESSION. This is a loss to the city but there are new family friendly venues up and running in the last few months that we plan to bring to your attention. Stay tuned!
Healthy, healthy, healthy and…expensive, but in general a very nice experience. These words pop in my head when recalling my visit to one of the BIO Cafes of Prague. The city has 5 in total and 3 of them have Indoor Play Areas for kids. The one that I visited was in Mala Strana, right near Malostranska metro and directly below Prague Castle.
CANZA is the Czech Australian New Zealand Association which I happen to be a board member of. We organise a lot of events to bring together Czech, Australian and New Zealand culture. Our main event is the Annual Charity Christmas Ball which this year will be held at the InterContinental Hotel Prague on Saturday 6 December. For this year’s ball we have prepared the following program:
Morsky Svet which translates as Sea World in English is located on the right hand-side of the main entrance to the expansive ‘Vystaviste’, or exhibition grounds in Holesovice, Prague 7. It prides itself on being the largest aquarium in the Czech Republic and attracts more than 80 000 visitors per year.
Based inside the Metrople Zlicin Shopping Complex, this Family Fitness Centre has something for everyone. Aerobics, spinning, pilates, yoga, work-out classes for pregnant women, kids’ gymnastics as well as a children’s play area and infant babysitting available from 2 months onwards.
Palac Flora’s Indoor Playground has recently moved location and is in a completely refurbished space right next to the Cinema on the top floor. Palac Flora’s old Playground was always rather small and it was starting to look a little shabby so the revamp is welcomed. One of the nicest features is that it has natural light filtering in from large windows that face out onto the enchanting graveyard. The illustrated walls are also charming, the theme for the playground is ‘Children of the World’.
We have not yet had personal experience in holding a birthday party at Beckiland, but it seems like an ideal venue for such an occasion. There is plenty of space, food and a huge play area for the children to ‘go wild’ in. This means no mess at home and the guarantee that the kids won’t get bored too quickly.
