Touring around chennai with Your Kids

Fun activities and things to do for kids, in and around Chennai

• Dakshina Chitra - Dakshina Chitra is a museum of South Indian cultural heritage. Kids can visit various stalls set up by artisans from around the country. On weekends they have puppet shows. They also have an art corner where kids can do some painting and craft. Our kids just enjoy going there over and over again.
• Crocodile park - Madras Crocodile Bank is an interesting place for kids. It has crocodiles, snakes, Olive Ridley turtles etc. Your kids can hold a baby crocodile and touch a snake. For a small fee you can also see them feed the crocodiles. You can also witness snake venom extraction.
• Boating at Muttukadu.
• Fishermans Cove or GRT - Sunday lunch/brunch with kids, by the beach. Adults can enjoy the food, the children will be taken care of by the employees.
• Vanilla Place, Mylapore - Padded play gym, movement classes, bollywood dance.
• Vandalur Zoo (Arignar Anna Zoological Park) - Lions, tigers, bears, deer, hippos, giraffes, etc. It involves a lot of walking and kids can get tired quickly.
• Marina Beach.
• Besant Nagar Beach or the Elliot's Beach - Fun with the sea. There is also a food court which has a kids play area attached to it.
• Hansel and Gretel, T. Nagar - Airconditioned indoor play area for kids.
• The Fun Zone or Fun City in Chennai Citi Centre Mall - Play arcade for children. Electronic toys and Video games.
• Theme Parks like MGM Dizzee World, Queensland,Kishkinta, V.G.P, Maayajal etc.
• Aquarium - Near Santhome on Kamarajar Salai.
• Guindy Children's Park.
• Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary - don't forget to take your binoculars.
• Fort St. George.
• Government museum on Pantheon Road, Egmore.
• The Birla Planetarium and Periyar Science and Technology Center (on Gandhi Mandapam Road) is also an interesting place to visit for children. The Science center in particular has some good exhibits (though some are broken). Children can easily spend a couple of hours here having fun.
• Kotturpuram library
• Express Avenue in Royapettah
• Tholkappiar Poonga in Adyar
• Sempozhipoonga In Anna Salai

Please feel free to add to this list, in the comments.