Things to do with children in Berlin: autumn holidays
Autumn holiday events for children in Berlin bring together creative activities, performances and outings within the school-holiday selection. Compare individual dates and age recommendations to build your own holiday plans, checking the description and participation conditions rather than assuming an event provides supervision or full-day care.
412 shows and events
Halloween face painting
Children choose a Halloween motif and have their faces painted to match their selection.
Guided tour: Asian art
A guided tour of the new Asian art collections, including questions of provenance and restitution.
Cooking workshop “Zusammen kochen – zusammen wachsen!”
Explore basic kitchen techniques in a cooking workshop drawing on recipes from grandparents’ collections.
Paper bag weaving workshop
Children weave paper strips into their own colorful little bag.
Film screening “The Magic of Gravity”
A boy and a robot explore Einstein's ideas on a journey through space and time.
Guided tour “Royal Children”
Children explore royal daily life at Schloss Paretz and dress in period costumes.
Coding “Cockroach Rally”
Children programme small Bluebots robots to help a cockroach escape its pursuers.
Film screening “Monster Mia”
Expelled from school, Mia pretends to be a monster to fit in at a new academy.
LEGO robotics workshop
Children build and programme LEGO models, such as the robot Milo, in pairs.
Guided tour “Spooky Animal World”
Explore spooky animal myths, stories and secrets on a guided tour through the zoo.
Kickboxing with Max Baumert
Train with Max Baumert and his team, with advice on nutrition and motivation.
Family café “Raum & Zeit”
A family café session in German.
Makerspace
Participants build with LEGO or play board games, choosing together what to do.
Audio play “The Three Investigators and the Singing Snake”
Justus, Peter and Bob investigate strange happenings and a mysterious singing snake.
LEGO building afternoon
Build LEGO creations around a changing theme or your own ideas, with photographs of every model.
Fabric printing and painting
Bring old clothes and fabric scraps to print new designs and paint textiles together.
Playgroup
A group session in German lasting 120 minutes.
Play building site
Children come with their parents to play and romp around together.
Film screening “Shaun the Sheep: Pumpkin Field Spook”
Shaun's Halloween party plans spiral into chaos after the pumpkin patch is destroyed.
Guided tour: spooky zoo animals
A guide explores spooky animal myths, stories and the eerie secrets of the zoo’s residents.
Animal teeth discovery “Zeig her deine Zähne”
Children look into animals’ mouths and compare different teeth and jaw shapes.