
Posted on 21 May 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY LINDA MENCH A cloudy, dreary weekend with baseball games postponed due to rain. Tired of playing yet another indoor nerf game. The desperate need to get the wiggles out resulted in a wonderful Sunday drive discovery: Wildpark Potzberg! Our mission was to find a place open on Sunday to purchase a pretzel. Instead, [...]
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Posted in Explore Germany, Hikes, Kids Activities: Outdoors, Outdoor Activities, Parks & Playgrounds, Rhineland-Palatinate

Posted on 20 May 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY CAITLYN CORDOVA S’mores, camping, hikes, campfires…sounds like summer in the states. USA Girl Scouts Overseas-North Atlantic’s Camp Lachenwald offers a summer escape for Girl Scouts currently living in Germany, or anywhere in Europe. Going to camp is any kid’s dream, and it can still be possible while stationed in Germany. Summer camp is [...]
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Posted in Kids Activities: Outdoors, Kids Programs & Classes

Posted on 16 May 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY KARI MARTINDALE Kari and her daughter Sequoia fill us in (and maybe help you persuade your reluctant munchkins) on the benefits of being a kid in Germany! You’ve got little ones and they don’t want to leave America. Understandable. But maybe if they knew more about the perks of being a kid in Germany, [...]
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Posted in Kids Activities: Indoors, Kids Activities: Outdoors, Parenting Wisdom

Posted on 07 February 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY LINDA MENCH Rodeln im Schnee! Freshly fallen snow sent us on a journey to find a good sledding hill. We found a Wintersportzplatz website (auf Deutsch only) and a 2006 article online about the place. It’s definitely a little-known winter park area to the average American tourist, as the location was practically secret, [...]
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Posted in Exercise & Sports, Hikes, Kids Activities: Outdoors, Outdoor Activities

Posted on 16 January 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY LIZ MYERS The kids didn’t have school today so a few girlfriends and I decided to take our kids to The Devil’s Table. It’s a good 45 minutes from Ramstein in Pirmasens. I knew there was a huge slide at the park but had no idea it was going to have so many [...]
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Posted in Hikes, Kids Activities: Outdoors, Outdoor Activities, Parks & Playgrounds

Posted on 02 October 2012.
CONTRIBUTED BY DIANE ISLA When we moved to Germany, I knew Legoland was going to be at the top of our ‘must see’ attraction list. I’m not sure if my two boys were more excited or my husband. The daughter and I were just along for the ride…so I thought. We decided to stay at a [...]
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Posted in Bavaria, Kids Activities: Indoors, Kids Activities: Outdoors