When the vacations arrive, it’s time for family adventures! Hamburg has a wealth of great things to do that enrich our weekends and free time all year round. But what is particularly suitable for families with children? We’ll help you choose and present seven wonderful ideas for spending unforgettable days in and around the Hanseatic city!
1. learning through play and promoting social skills
Learn through play, promote empathy and strengthen teamwork! The adventure exhibition “Kids in Dialogue” offers an educational adventure for the little ones. At various experience stations, children are encouraged to touch, try things out and engage in dialog. This promotes their understanding of social skills, dealing with feelings and working together. This exhibition format is suitable for children aged 3 to 7 years.
2. popcorn, movies & pure family fun
With an entertaining movie, the whole family can sit back and relax with tasty snacks in hand. A trip to the cinema is one of the kids’ favorite pastimes and if we can find a film that excites both young and old, the vacation outing will be an unforgettable experience!
The Kinderfilmring focuses entirely on children’s films, while the CinemaxX Wandsbeck, the Abaton-Kino, the Hansa-Filmstudios in Bergedorf and the Elbe-Filmtheater also offer special children’s programs.
3. an immersive art experience for all ages
An immersive experience that gets people of all ages excited about art: In the Leonardo Da Vinci – UOMO UNIVERSALE exhibition, you can immerse yourself in the life and work of the legendary artist. State-of-the-art projectors bring Da Vinci’s most famous creations to the Gaußhöfe Hamburg. Give your kids the opportunity to get excited about art through this impressive experience and discover the Mona Lisa, his anatomical studies and the unique Uomo Universale together.
4. time travel and adventure: a day at the museum
The open-air museum at Kiekeberg is the ideal excursion destination for the whole family during the vacations, with a variety of activities that are both fun and educational. Over 40 historic buildings invite you to immerse yourself in times gone by and discover the lives of people from 1600 to the 1950s.
In the Agrarium, you can explore agriculture and nutrition – at hands-on stations, you can milk a cow yourself or find out how yogurt and other foods are produced. In the play worlds, you can discover the play culture of the post-war period and on the water experience trail, the importance of water can be experienced in a playful way.
5. climbing fun for everyone!
Your kids can really let off steam at the FLASHH bouldering hall in Hamburg! The climbing hall offers fun and exercise for young and old. Special children’s areas for kids aged 3 to 17 invite them to climb, with highlights such as a pirate ship with climbing holds for the youngest and varied climbing walls for the older ones. FLASHH is also the perfect place for children’s birthday parties, where kids can have fun and experience action together.
6th family adventure in the countryside
During the vacations, the perfect break from the hustle and bustle of the city is a trip to the countryside! The largest fruit-growing region in Northern Europe, only around 35 kilometers from Hamburg, offers the opportunity to pick apples, cherries and other fruits yourself from spring to autumn. In the Altes Land, families can take part in guided tours and tastings to learn more about harvesting and cultivation.
Adventure playgrounds and Susi’s Pony Ranch invite children to ride and let off steam. After the fun and games, cozy farm cafés are waiting to be discovered. And for even more discoveries, there is a museum that brings life in the Altes Land closer . Cycling and hiking are also perfect in this idyllic setting!
7. vacations in the countryside: experience nature and adventure
Another picturesque excursion outside the city takes you to the Sachsenwald forest, around 30 kilometers east of Hamburg. Here you can not only enjoy idyllic walks in nature, but also experience exciting climbing activities, tightrope rides and high-altitude sledging.
Fascinating butterfly species await you in the tropical garden, and you can marvel at historic steam locomotives and carriages in the museum. Children even have the opportunity to climb into the driver’s cabs and learn more about the history of the railroad.