At this time of year people all over Germany are celebrating “Fasching” or “Karneval”. Children (and adults) take part in costume parties through the seven days leading up to Ash Wednesday. It is the same festival time made famous by celebrations in Rio de Janeiro and Venice, Italy.
Continue reading Mecklenburg Karneval Pancakes : Regional and German produce
The home of Germany For Kids, Schloss Leizen sits in 50,000 square metres of forest and parklands. Our forest has two parts; the 300 year old trees of various species that form part of the original landscaping of the house grounds and Continue reading Our Forest : animals and activities
Ceramic and glass painting is a great introductory creative activity for all ages at Schloss Leizen.
Watch our creative expression teacher Aranka show how it’s done in this movie. Continue reading Ceramic and glass painting activity
At Germany For Kids we realise that modern youngsters live in a service world, where technology and “other people” get things done for them. When young people come to stay with us they take part in fun physical activities, games and learning of course. But we also feel that practical life skills are important. We have developed a number of workshops to give young people hands-on experience of how to create useful objects plus repair and maintain everyday items in a fun and creative way. Continue reading Custom Clothing Project
One of the reasons we chose Schloss Leizen for Germany For Kids was its beautiful location in the “Mecklenburgische Seenplatte” or Mecklenburg Lake District, sometimes known as the land of 1000 lakes.