Daytime activities for young children in Hamburg

Hi there,
We will be moving to Hamburg at the beginning of March with 2 children aged 3 and 6. As they won't start School/Kindergarten until after the Easter break I was wondering if anyone could suggest things to do during the day? Also, from what I gather, some of you meet up for social evenings in the city but as this will be difficult for me, is there a regular meet up during the day for coffee or lunch?

A day trip to the Wildpark Lüneburger Heide. Its about 3/4 hour drive down the A7. Don't miss the falconry show.

I hope to be aviating over Easter

Hamburg for Kids ...

Thanx for the link!

I was about to ask the same question.

Last Saturday we went on the Alster boat trip, boarding on Jungfernstieg. It's just 1 hr, 10 e for me and free for kids (they are little). It was fun!
We also go to different playgorounds, movies and big book shop (like Weiland or Thalia), where they have a special area for kids. I need to try theatre, but not sure how my little one (he is just 2.5 y.o.) will handle it.

I'd like to try new Kids museum in Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe, that should be interesting!

Hey there.

id be interested in taking my son to the museum again, I took him to the kindermuseum before and he loved it. We could even arrange a daytrip together if anyones fancies it?
Shell

Hi there,
Thanks for the input so far.
Shell - I'd be interested in joining you at the kindermuseum - can you let me know where it is? We will be moving to Hamburg next week so give us a week or so to settle in and then we will be in a position to start exploring. Hope this will fit in with you and any other interested parties.
Karen

Guess what: they didn't let us in the Kids museum, cause my kids are too little! I wonder why they advertise this place as 'a first introduction to art' where kids can touch everything, try everything and can't break anything and still put the age barrier. I'm really upset.

So make sure you children are age 5 and above before going there.

hey again

@ karen- yeah that sounds fab, post a thread or PM me when you are here and settled and we can arrange something from there.

@ darjeeling- thats awful, was that the kinder-museum called klick that you went to? I took my son Noah who is just over 2 and they were fab with him there, maybe its a different museum- or maybe they have recently changed the age group-we went in January..

Shell

That was Hubertus Wald Kinderriech @Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe. It's a new one, I myself was excited to go, but...

I gotta say, big thumbs up for the Klick museum... was there today with the two kids, 3 and 1 year old ... and spent nearly 4 hours there... they both had a really great time, and I enjoyed it too Was worried that they wouldn't let us in, because of the previous poster, so did check the website before I went. I actually was only charged 4 euros, instead of 12 (no idea why).. maybe the woman felt sorry for me being on my own with two young kids. But it would have been worth the full entry money

Bren

P.s Darjeeling, can you take a buggy on the boat trip?

Bren

yes, you can. mine don't do buggy anymore, but there was a family with a little kid in a buggy.

Happy Easter!

Now that the weather is getting nicer (Yipee), I was wondering if we should arrange a big meet up for all the kids (and of course for us too). We could maybe meet over Stadtpark and organise a picnic or something. Or if anyone else has any other suggestions...

I am free most weekends and also Mondays and Tuesdays,

Shell x

I'm hooked. We'll come.

Stadtpark is fantastic. Do u wanna BBQ or picnic?

Hi Mapleleafdude, BBQ sounds nice, what weekend should we do it? Im thinking either this weekend or the weekend of the 10th or 11th, if we do it in 2 weeks time it will give other people chance to read the forum and maybe we will have a bigger turn out, but I dont mind doing it this weekend too. What do you think? Shell

2 weeks is fine, that would be the weekend of the 10/11th.

We can do a vote for Saturday or Sunday:-)

Re post #2:
We went there one weekday early April (S-H school hols). Rainy weather (although it stayed pretty dry) and car park almost empty.
We had an almost 1:1 presentation of the wolves & the falcon/eagle.

If you are an ADAC member showing your card on paying gets a reduction...

Picture of big-bad-wolf attached...

@ HEM- I definately want to check that wildpark out, maybe in the summer. I'm sure my son would love it. Thanks for posting the pic.

@ Mapleleafdude- Either day works for me really as my partner is out of town that weekend, so I have no ties other than entertaining Noah (2). My sis in law and her 2 children (4 and 11 months) will prob be coming along too. I'm hoping the weather will be good for that weekend, guess we will have to keep a check on the weather forecast.

Anybody else be joining us?

Shell

We would like to come along and meet a few people especially as we are new here but unfortunately we will be on holiday then. The best time for us would be the weekend of the 24th/25th May. If not this time, then we will try to join you on the next meet up.

@ Karen - Sorry you wont be here for that weekend, but we could also arrange something for the 24th/25th as well as 10/11th, be great to meet more people, and Noah will love meeting new friends too.

See you soon- have a great holiday

Heres another one. Same day...

They do flying displays twice a day unless its raining. Its worth seeing both as they are different...

Thanks Shell - look forward to it.

Just had an idea, I could get a bucket or two from KFC and we could bring our own salads and drinks and leave the BBQ at home.

Anyone want to play ball? got gloves and a ball to throw while were there.

yeah that sounds like a good idea- make it more picnic style then. Prob easier than trying to lug bbq equipment about. Yeah bring your ball and gloves, i'll give it a go anyway-I will bring Noahs football for a kick about as well. We were at Stadtpark Sun afternoon, it was great..

Would love to join you guys with my two little ones. So when are you planning the meet up?

Hi there. we are planning to meet up either the 10th or 11th May, havent decided whether to do it on the sat or the sun as yet. Do you have any preferences? or we could wait to see the weather forecast and go on which day will be the nicest, what do you think?
Shell

I thought Mapleleaf was planning other activities at weekends...

Why dont you come to HEM? your son probably likes KFC too;-)

We could make it a TT picnick, dont think it will be that many that take part (its not munich where TT'ers grow on trees )

I dunno - its his 19th birthday today... Big LAN-party tomorrow. Hes probably more into flying the DG-1000 at the weekends...

hi again!

I have an idea. Not sure how old are your kids, mine are 4 and 2.5 so they can take stairs. I take them often to the Treppenviertel at Blankenese, close to where we live. We stroll on the promenade, eat our snacks, wtach big and small boats passing by. Last time we walked till the lighthouse, checked it out and ended on the beach eating ice-cream.

If you'd like to do it, I can meet up with you at Blankenese-S Bahn and we'll go. This week is crazy, althouth there are public holdidays, so the only day avilable is Saturday. PM me if you are interested.

Cheers

Leyli