Family

In Grunewald, by Teufelssee in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, the Ökowerk Berlin Nature Conservation Centre transforms the Easter holidays into a real spring adventure. Research, crafts, and nature discoveries for children aged 7 to 12, directly in Berlin's oldest waterworks.

Strandbad Wendenschloss in Berlin-Köpenick combines relaxed swimming pleasure on the Langer See with a diverse range of leisure activities, from SUP rental to raft tours. In addition to the sandy beach, the location attracts visitors with a cozy beer garden and regular events such as open-air cinema.

Reinickendorf does not have a freely accessible barbecue area, but it does have three bookable barbecue spots with permanently installed electric grills at the Lübars Family Farm. Each spot includes a covered seating area, drinking water, and a lantern, rented hourly for a fee and deposit. Grilling in the park here means: reserving instead of fighting for the last spot.

The New Year's Eve Party at Spandau Citadel is an open air highlight for the whole family at one of Europe's best well-kept renaissance strongholds.

Café Einstein Unter den Linden in Berlin-Mitte is Vienna's answer to the grand boulevard of the German capital: a coffee house with history, Austrian cuisine, and the relaxed self-confidence of a place that knows it doesn't need trends.

Shortly before Christmas, the open-air museum Museumsdorf Düppel opens its gates for the last time in 2018 for a family advent festival.

Where Frohnau transitions into the forest, the Jonas family operates a country house with a baroque ballroom of 140 square meters and a covered terrace for 90 guests. In the garden, there's a pavilion with a wedding altar, with celebrations starting from 135 Euros per person. For a romantic wedding in Berlin, this means: the ceremony in nature and the party in the hall are just a few steps apart.

In Marzahn-Hellersdorf, the Gardens of the World gather eleven theme gardens and nine garden cabinets, from the Chinese Garden with its teahouse to the Balinese Garden under glass. Berlin's only cable car runs across the grounds up to the Wolkenhain on Kienberg. As a Sunday program, this offers options from a short stroll to a full afternoon.

Bouldering without ropes, but with plenty of brains: Berta Block Boulder Hall in Berlin's Florakiez in Pankow is one of the city's most diverse climbing gyms, offering families with children from four years an active day on 1,500 square meters.

Grimm's Hotel at Potsdamer Platz, on the border of Kreuzberg and Tiergarten, combines a fairy-tale design concept with a modern Berlin city hotel. Each floor is dedicated to a different Grimm's fairy tale. This sparks curiosity.

Hidden in the Brussels neighborhood of Wedding is one of Berlin's most versatile green spaces with a playground that appeals equally to children of various age groups: water play, climbing courses, and hammocks on a sunbathing lawn make Zeppelinplatz a true neighborhood meeting point.

Spread across approximately 4,000 square meters on Miraustraße in Reinickendorf, there are 13 attractions, from a large jumping field and foam pit to the Sky Ninja course at a height of eleven meters. Children aged 6 and up can jump alone, while the youngest ones have their own time slot on weekends. An indoor activity for children in Berlin, after which everyone will be tired.

In East Berlin, in Marzahn, the Gardens of the World transform into a grand stage for families at Easter: circus, interactive theater, and a legendary Easter egg hunt across the entire park make the Easter weekend one of the city's most atmospheric spring festivals.

From November 10 to December 26, 2018, the Knoblauchhaus Museum in Berlin-Mitte transforms into a Christmas House from the Biedermeier era.

Anyone having breakfast in Charlottenburg will sooner or later end up on Bleibtreustraße. A Never Ever Ending Love Story is one of those rose-tinted cafés that are more than just a backdrop: here, pancakes, scrambled eggs, and barista coffee are perfect in an atmosphere where you willingly linger too long.

Samavarta is a mysterious outdoor escape game that transforms Berlin-Neukölln into an enigmatic playing field. With a captivating story, augmented reality, and over 40 puzzles, this scavenger hunt becomes a truly fun activity for groups.

The indoor playground in Tempelhofer Hafen offers a climbing frame, wave slide, go-kart track, and ball cannons across approximately 1,000 square meters, plus a protected area for children from about one year old. In the same building, there is laser tag for ages 10 and up, and 18 holes of black light mini-golf. This means a single indoor venue in Berlin covers three age groups.

In the listed Kant-Garagenpalast on Kantstraße, Berlin's most ambitious gastro-cultural house has opened: Dufte Berlin unites four restaurant concepts, bars, a bakery, and a beer garden under one roof, making it one of the most exciting new additions among Charlottenburg's beer gardens.

The Forest Museum with Forest School is located on Königsweg in Grunewald on the site of a former tree nursery. Inside, specimens, display boards, and interactive exhibits about the forest await, while outside there's a forest garden with play and discovery stations. At 1.00 Euro for children and 1.50 Euro for adults, it is the most affordable among Berlin's children's museums.

The Lausitztherme Wonnemar in Bad Liebenwerda is the wellness center of the southern Lower Lusatia, combining a fun pool, mineral forum, and sauna world under one roof. After an extensive renovation for approximately 18 million Euros, it presents itself today more spacious, peaceful, and versatile than ever before.

At Grimm's Hotel by Park am Gleisdreieck, the restaurant Tischlein deck Dich extends its fairy tale theme to the menu. For Christmas parties in Berlin, six menus are available starting from 39.90 Euros per person, bookable for ten people or more, plus a buffet for thirty people or more, and three event rooms for up to fifty guests.

The Schleusenkrug has been around for more than six decades, set among trees right by the Tiergarten lock on the Landwehr Canal. An old boat on the grounds serves as a climbing frame, so children stay busy while the adults keep their seats.

The Youth Museum on Schöneberger Hauptstraße is a municipal institution of the district office and has been working with real objects and true life stories since 1995. Currently, Protest is running, an exhibition about historical and contemporary forms of opposition. Admission is free, and in the Open Studio, children aged six and over can create their own works.

For over a decade, Siebenstern has been located on Florastraße in Pankow, selling new and second-hand goods side by side. Jackets cost between 8 and 18 Euros, trousers between 5 and 8 Euros, and there are also shoes, wooden toys, and books.

In Berlin-Treptow, the city's oldest producing company invites you to arguably the greenest Easter celebration in the capital: Späth'sche Baumschulen combine Sorbian traditional Easter egg painting, the scent of herbs, and live music into a spring event that captivates both young and old.