06-Jun-2019
Shilpa Ingle
Do you have some free time this weekend?
Grab your kids and head out on these 10 last-minute weekend adventures around Pune!
Sometimes a last-minute weekend adventure is just what your family needs! No matter the season, there’s always something you can do together. By clearing your calendar, turning off your notifications and going out into the world together, you can make memories that will last a lifetime.
Here are 10 last-minute weekend activities to do with your kids around Pune:
1. Take a Hike
Make some trail mix, grab your walking shoes and hit the nearest park or a tekdi near you. Vetal Tekdi, Taljai Hills, Parvati Hill, Durga Tekdi, Hanuman Hills & Baner Hills are a few tekdis you can plan to go around Pune.
2. Be a Tourist
Make a list of the places you’ve always wanted to visit in your hometown. Then, put on your tourist hats and go out and see it all with a fresh perspective. Click Photographs & make hand-made album. Shaniwarwada, Aga Khan Palace, Vishrambaug Wada, Pataleshwar Temple are few of the tourist favorite places you can explore around Pune.
3. Get Out on the Water
If the weather conditions are favourable and beach is near then rent kayaks, take a ferry or play on the beach. Just be sure to bring some hot chocolate drinks along for the trip on cooler days. Tarkarli Beach, Alibaug Beach, Ganpatipule Beach, Diveagar Beach, Harne Beach are few beaches around Pune where you can spend weekends in water.
4. Go Fishing
Fishing on a pier or boat is a nice, quiet way to relax and connect with nature. One of your kids may even catch the night’s dinner. That would be real fun! Panshet Dam, Kasarsai Dam, Pavana Lake are few spots around Pune where you can go fishing.
5. Take in a Show
Entertainment doesn’t have to be top-quality to be enjoyable. Grab the kids and go to a performance put on by a local theater, or a movie that would inspire kids or just go and enjoy your favorite resto’s live performance.
6. Visit an Exhibition
Always you should keep an eye out for exhibits that may strike their fancy. Your little fashionista may love to see a costume exhibition, while your son the gamer may go over the moon for a show that depicts the history of video games. Even through some Painting exhibitions or Photography exhibitions they build an interesting & creative perspective. Balgandharv, Darpan Art Gallery, Art2Day Gallery, Ravi Paranjape Art Gallery exhibit good work around Pune.
7. Seek Out Nature
Many areas have a year-round nature center that features information about local flora and fauna. Or for that matter, go to a zoo. If that strikes your family’s fancy, check out the place nearest to you. Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park is a nice spot around Pune to visit a zoo.
8. Ride a Bike
Going on bike along the roads is also a happy thing to do together. Just carry sun cap & water along with you. Sinhagad Road Ghat, Mulshi Ghat, Pune Lavasa Road are great scenic routes for cycling.
9. Search for Stars
Are you a family of night owls? If Yes, then take in a planetarium show or visit a local observatory to see some real stars. Natskies Observatory, Girawali Observatory are one of the biggest platform for space science education around Pune.
10. Do Good
Lending a helping hand is a great way to spend your spare time as a family. Many NGOs held some cleanliness activities around our cities. Go and participate in their good cause. Teaching your kids that it’s important to help others is a major parenting win! Kalpavriksha, Vasundhara Swatchata Abhiyan have tirelessly working on keeping our environment clean around Pune.
