Museo Pambata (Manila, Philippines)

Museo Pambata is a favorite field trip destination. So naturally, we made sure to take our homeschooled kids there one morning.

And oh, did they have fun!

Museo Pambata

Museo Pambata is exactly what its name stands for: a children’s museum. It’s interactive displays invite children to explore at their own pace and at the same time, have fun as they learn.

We went with our good friends who also homeschool their 4 year old son. They boys were so excited to touch everything, as you will see in the photos below!

Old Manila (Maynila Noon)

We began our tour at the area called “Maynila Noon,” which features displays of how Manila was a long time ago. You can ride the tranvia, board a Spanish galleon or even try out many different costumes from the olden days!

There’s a section where you could “hear” our national heroes tell their stories. Just pick up the phone and listen. This was surprisingly one of Luke’s favorite sections. He can’t stop listening to all the different voices and kept asking who they were.

I think we’ll come back again in a few year’s time when we start studying these heroes in greater detail.

Explore a miniature cathedral. Luke has never been inside an actual cathedral and got a little creeped out when he entered this. I think it was because of the solemn music inside. Hehe. 😮

A model of a Spanish Galleon. I distinctly remember having our class photo exactly here here when we had our field trip in Museo Pambata waaay back when I was younger!! Haha.

Environment (Kalikasan)

In this section, kids can discover more about the natural world.

The boys spent a lot of time going up and down this slide though. Hehe.

“Bahay Kubo” section where you could hear the song being played and get to see what all those vegetables look like!

One of the wonderful things about Museo Pambata is how they had costumes you can borrow on almost all the rooms!

My Body Works (Katawan Ko)

Next up is the area that focuses on the human body. One way you could enter this section is by crawling inside the mouth of a woman. Guess how many times the boys did this? Haha.

Crawling inside the mouth leads you to all sorts of tunnels showing kids where the food they eat passes through. The boys enjoyed this so much, they must have done this aanywhere between 5-10x. They kept going out, crawling back in and running inside to explore the different passages.

Kids can learn more about how the body works.

There’s a wall climbing area, but it was so hard to grip so the kids gave up after a few tries. Hehe.

Marketplace (Pamilihang Bayan)

At the Marketplace section, kids can have fun pretending they are palengke (market) stall vendors! So cute. I love how it’s all locally themed!

The boys got right to it when they saw the barber shop and took turns pretending to be the barber!

I asked Luke how much he would sell me the crab for. He said “You want… one peso nalang?” 😀 HOW I WISH it were true in real life! Haha!

As pharmacists and firemen.

And there was a section with a bahay kubo you can explore. Before going in though, the boys had fun trying to “pump water”. 😀

Inside the kubo, Luke enjoyed pretending to clean and cook.

I Love My Planet Earth

This section is where kids could learn more about helping the environment.

To be honest, our 4 year olds were just happy to roam around and experience the place. They didn’t really understand most of this section. Probably better for kids who are a little bit older.

Discover Diwata-1 Exhibit

One of the newest sections at Museo Pambata is dedicated to the DIWATA-1; our country’s very own micro-satellite up in space!

The kids had fun with the buttons… naturally! 😀

You can observe the model of the DIWATA-1 and watch how it orbits Earth. I think it’s wonderful to know that we have our own micro-satellite! And it’s great that it’s featured here! I personally didn’t know about this and it makes me even more proud to be Filipino!

TIPS WHEN VISITING:

• Be aware that there’s a lunch break: They literally close the museum from 12nn-1pm so either you go there during opening so you can be done by noon OR go after lunch. Note that there are no restaurants inside the premises.
• Parking is P40, good for 3 hours: Additional P10 for every succeeding hour.
• Bring wipes/sanitzier: Personal tip. If you’re a germophobe or just a little OC like us (hehe,) don’t forget to clean their hands regularly. Museo Pambata is a very interactive museum and kids are invited to explore and touch everything, which is amazing! So just make sure their hands are regularly clean to avoid catching germs and viruses.

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(NOTE: THIS POST IS ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE LAST MARCH 2019.)