To oblige Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's Children's Day slogan "Thai children strive to study for national stability", we have listed educational places for children to visit this Saturday. Each institution is providing free entrance for children, a special treat for this annual national day for kids.
Bangkok Planetarium
A classic destination, Thongfah Jamlong has been one of Bangkok's favourites for decades.
This Saturday, the planetarium has prepared nine 40-minute sessions of galaxy viewing starting at 9am, with the last session starting at 3pm. The first half of the session will feature short stargazing lessons, while the second half will show a full-dome film titled Flight Adventures.
Tickets are available for purchase at 8.30am on the day of, with a certain amount of free tickets set aside for children. Adults pay 30 baht. There is no advance booking.
Exit at Ekkamai BTS Station, exit 2.
Visit www.facebook.com/bkkplanetarium.
Dusit Zoo
If walking through a park filled with caged and confined animals is your thing, drop by Dusit Zoo for some fun with the wildlife. Recreational activities like a colouring competition, zoo bingo and more will be available, with many prizes to be won by lucky participants.
Our good old Khao Din is also unveiling its newest member, a one-month-old nyala -- an antelope native to East Africa -- born inside Dusit Zoo last month, making this the first time the zoo has been able to breed its own nyala.
The zoo is open from 8am-6pm. Entry for Thai adults is 100 baht. Foreigners pay 150 baht. Paid parking spaces are available, or catch bus No. 18 from Victory Monument.
Visit www.dusitzoo.org.
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
From 10.30am-6pm, BACC will be hosting "Dek Art@BACC: Follow Our Father's Footsteps" within its art space. Art and creative workshops inspired by King Bhumibol Adulyadej's works and legacy will take the kids through some artsy fun. There will also be different performances showing throughout the day, including a classical-music showcase, storytelling, puppet show and more.
Limited underground parking is available. Exit at BTS National Stadium, exit 3.
Visit www.bacc.or.th.
Thai Film Archive
Who said you can't learn anything from films? The Thai Film Archive in Salaya, Nakhon Pathom province, is offering free animated film sessions with an airplane theme.
At 1pm, Disney's Planes will be taking over the screen. It tells the story of Dusty Crophopper, a crop-duster plane who dreams of becoming a racer. The film was a box-office success, but failed to impress critics.
Based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's well-known timeless tale Le Petit Prince, Mark Osborne's 2015 3D film The Little Prince will be showing at 3pm. The story follows the Little Girl, who, after hearing stories about the Little Prince and his Asteroid B612 from the elderly Aviator, sets off to find the Little Prince in an attempt to set the dark twist of the story right.
Both films will be showing in Thai.
Visit www.facebook.com/ThaiFilmArchivePage.
The Little Prince. THE LITTLE PRINCE (directed by Mark Osborne)
