Weekends with children: ideas for day trips and weekend trips

Day trip with the kids at the weekend

The weekend with children is over quickly, so the question arises: what to do in such a short time? If you don’t want to plan the whole weekend or drive away, you can opt for a day trip. We have put together some destinations for a day trip at the weekend with children.

• Sports events: handball, ice hockey, basketball or another sport – tickets for second division games in particular are often cheap.
• Planetarium: Children and their parents can watch from the comfort of a padded chair how new galaxies are formed or comets pass by in the sky. But also the meaning and formation of individual constellations are conveyed to the little visitors.
• Boat tour : Children can marvel at the world from the water on a boat tour. There is a lot to see at small inland ports. You can also go on a river trip with the kids or simply take a pedal boat across a lake.
• Traveling by train: A train journey is an experience for children. Parents can easily choose a destination for the weekend with their children that can only be reached by train.
• Open- air museum: Mills, half-timbered houses, Roman settlements, monastery gardens – there is a lot to see in open-air museums. A nice side effect: On the weekend, the whole family not only learns in a vivid way how life used to be – you can usually always find a place for a picnic.
• Museum: Many exhibitions are aimed exclusively at young visitors. Some museums offer special tours for children and adults. There are also special museums, so-called experimental museums, in which children can try out individual experiments themselves.
• High ropes course: Climbing trees, balancing over narrow bridges, riding through the forest in cable cars – this adventure is offered to children in high ropes courses. Usually they are located in small forest areas. As an alternative, parents and children can enjoy themselves in a climbing hall at the weekend.
• Amusement park: A trip to an amusement park gives parents and children a whole day of fun at the weekend . In addition to the rides, a wide range of activities such as animations and shows are usually offered to visitors of all ages.
• Zoo: A visit to the zoo is also exciting at the weekend. Here the whole family can watch elephants, tigers and monkeys and learn a lot in the process.

Tickets are too expensive? No problem. In our article ” 10 tips for a free family trip ” we have put together where you can go on a family trip with only a little cash.

Going away with the kids at the weekend

If you just want to leave everyday life behind and decide to stay away for several days with the children, you naturally need an exciting program for the youngsters. We have put together some destinations for a weekend with children here.

• Camping: In the vicinity of your own place of residence there is certainly a nice campsite where you can camp with your children at the weekend . It may even be possible to combine the excursion with a short bike tour. When it gets dark in the evening, you can also go on a night hike with your offspring – the classic for holiday camps and school trips is guaranteed to be a hit. So, pack your flashlights and let’s go! You can find an overview of camping equipment in this article.
• Family resorts: In Germany there are various family resorts such as Center Parks. On a weekend children are offered numerous leisure activities. Here, your own offspring can let off steam while climbing, swimming or dressing up. Some Center Parks also offer extensive childcare. Parents can then use this time to simply take care of themselves.
• Children’s hotel: In these hotels, the weekend is fun for children and parents alike. Together or with separate programs. While the offspring plays with children of the same age in the childcare, you can really let yourself be pampered and switch off.
• Farm: You can also spend the weekend with children on a nearby farm. Many family-friendly farms offer relaxation for parents and activities for children at the same time. On the farm, the little ones can pet the animals on the farm, go on a discovery tour or look over the farmers’ shoulders at work, maybe even give them a hand. Boredom is guaranteed not to arise on a farm.

The longer trips can also be perfectly combined with a day trip, because there is bound to be a museum or zoo near the children’s hotel or the campsite.