Kids activities during spring break in Groningen
Jan 31, 2024 • 16 minutes reading time
The spring break in the north of the Netherlands is on the doorstep: from the 17th of February until the 24th of February and in the south of the Netherlands it will start a week earlier.
If you go to the city of Groningen during the Spring Holiday, there is a lot of fun stuff to do for kids. But it is also very OK to decide to celebrate your holiday at home in Groningen with the whole family! We would like to give you a BIG number of tips to prevent boredom from setting in this spring break!
Saturday February 17, 2024 | Rijnreisje (6+) | Grand Theatre
Two salmon swim in the Rhine to spawn upstream in Switzerland. Rijnreisje (DE Toneelmakerij) takes you on an adventure, a harsh journey of hundreds of kilometers, to discover beautiful myths and stories via the most important river in the Netherlands. Rijnreisje is a moving painting with numerous life-size pop-up decors, for everyone aged six and older.
Saturday February 17, 2024 | Zelda Speedrun | Groninger Forum
Marc Evers broke the international speed record in 2022 for completing the game The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past. Marc has been an avid gamer from an early age, and Zelda was always his favorite. In the world of speedrunning (finishing games as quickly as possible) he has worked his way to the top in recent years and is a welcome guest during tournaments. On February 17 he will come to the Forum to complete Zelda very quickly. You can watch on the large LED screen in the hall of the Forum.
Afterwards, Marc gives tips so that you can play faster yourself.
Saturday 17, 2024 | Workshop making Toothpaste| University Museum
Now you have the chance to experience working as a scientist in a lab! Wearing a lab coat, you will learn how to make toothpaste during this workshop. You will also receive the toothpaste to take home, so that you can brush your teeth with your own toothpaste. This way your teeth stay nice and white and clean!
After the toothpaste workshop, or beforehand, you can do another treasure hunt at our Masterminds exhibition. In this exhibition we also have fun exhibits for children. Think of a nerve coil or magnifying glasses to view objects. Have fun!
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Sunday February 18, 2024 | Releasing seals | Pieterburen
Seal center Pieterburen helps seals and their habitat, UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea. The seal center works hard to prevent seals from getting into trouble. Does a seal end up in distress? This care is then provided, partly behind the scenes, partly visible to visitors to the center. It is quite an experience to visit the center and you can also do this with your family during the spring holidays.
Do you really want to undertake a special activity? They regularly release the healthy seals back into the Wadden Sea. Although it is pricey, it is a very special experience to be able to go on the boat.
Sunday February 18, 2024 | Diarrhea is my favorite color | Grand Theatre
This performance looks for beauty in the ugly. Because what one person considers tasteless, another finds beautiful. Together with the audience, we investigate what is actually meant by the word 'success'. Who decides what is cool or beautiful and why? Who decides whether something is Art or can go straight into the trash? Can you perhaps look at it differently?
Don't we care too much about the judgment of others?
Sunday 18, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 February, 2024 | Workshop making Slime | University Museum
Scientists conduct research at the University. That sometimes happens in a lab. And now you have the chance to experience that too! Wearing a lab coat, you will learn how to make your own slime during this workshop. A bit dirty perhaps, but great fun!
Nice to know: you can also take the slime home with you. We will give you a special container to take it with you.
Sunday February 18, 2024 - Friday February 23, 2024 | Water fun | Tropiqua in Veendam
Swimming is always fun and healthy at the same time! Every day during the spring holidays, a water obstacle course is set up especially for kids, which is of course the ultimate activity. Tropiqua is a subtropical swimming paradise. The water is 32 degrees and very pleasant.
Monday February 19, 2024 | The magic of film sounds | Groninger Forum
Discover the power of sound effects in the movie world!
Did you know that many of the sounds you hear in films were not recorded on the film set at all? Later in the film studio, sound effects are added to make the scenes more exciting or funnier. Just think of footsteps in the snow, a squeaky door or even the crazy sound of a spaceship! In this workshop you will create the nicest or most bizarre sound effects for a film fragment using everyday objects and body sounds.
Monday February 19, 2024 | HELP, HELICOPTER PARENTS! (8+) | SPOT City Theater
Five actors – all fathers or mothers themselves – play the parents they (want to) be and the children they used to be. This fivesome will fly with you at full speed through the world of raising and being raised. Let yourself be carried away by a whirlwind full of humor, confusing dilemmas and spirited discussions. A humoristical family show – for all children, Pizza Dads, Loeder Moeders and Dolphin Parents from 8 to 108 years old.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - Friday, February 23, 2024 | Indoor Bouncy Castle Festival | Martini Plaza
During the spring holidays from Tuesday 20 to Thursday 23 February 2024, Martiniplaza has been converted into a large Mega Indoor Bouncy Castle Festival.
As an expert and mother, I can tell you that you are guaranteed to lose your calories here. The course is quite a challenge and since the children are unstoppable, there is a good chance that you will do the course several times!
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 to Thursday, February 23, 2024 | Free Walk - In | BIJ VRIJDAG
During this special Free Walk-in, you will all step into the rocket and leave for outer space. In the basement of Walstraat we enter a whole new universe.
How do you actually do that, walking in space? Or sleep floating, without gravity? We will discover special planets and perhaps we will also encounter aliens! What would they look like and what language do they speak?
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Friday, February 24, 2024 | Holiday Sprint Course Ice Skating | Kardinge
It is highly recommended to learn to skate, so that you can enjoy the ice rinks in and around Groningen and perhaps even skate on natural ice every now and then! You can take a crash course during the autumn, Christmas and spring holidays. . This is usually 5 days, but sometimes 4 days during the Christmas holidays
spring break: 5 days (Monday to Friday) 09.00-10.45 or 11.15-13.00
More information and tickets: Skating lessons for youth up to 16 years - My Sport050
Wednesday February 21 -2024 | EMOJI EXPLOSION (8+) | De Machinefabriek, Bloemstraat 38
Emoji Explosion is a neon visual spectacle. A performance like a game, with emotions as superpowers. About dealing with what you feel and how this can be different for everyone. Rollercoaster of emotions
For Mo, tension often runs high during gym. Especially when she is chosen last or when she loses a match. Then it hits her: her blood starts to boil and she seems to explode with emotion.
She feels all eyes on her; is ashamed of her tears and wishes the floor were made of lava so she could teleport to her favorite game – where she feels comfortable. She would also prefer to have a controller at school to control her offline emojis.
Thursday February 22, 2024 | LUCKY LUUK (4+)| SPOT/De Machinefabriek, Bloemstraat 38
Mister Monster, creator of award-winning performances such as The Gruffalo and The Crazy Tree House, presents a fantastic theater show full of physical humor and handmade special effects.
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Thursday February 22, 2024 | Club WOW 'TENT'(1+) | Grand Theatre
Two players build a tent together with you. Will you help find the cloths, connect the zippers and hold up the poles together? A new world is slowly emerging beneath the canvases. Do you hear the rustling of the leaves, the drops of rain? Do you see the colors that shine through the canvas, the shadows of the trees? You can discover this world together with your parent or alone. Do you dare to take a step towards the unknown?
Saturday February 24 | Take a world trip through Wonderland! | Groningen Forum
Collect stamps, play games and learn more about different cultures from all over the world in a playful way! This is a free, open event.
In collaboration with the Forum Groningen, Rotaract Groningen International organizes an interactive afternoon in the Forum where children (around 8 years old) and their parents can get a taste of different cultures by interacting with students from different countries.
Tickets do no apply, the entrance is for free!
Saturday February 24, 2024 | PrentjesboekFestival | Martini Plaza
In the garden, on your balcony, right in front of you on the street: animals are actually all around us! Looking for little crawlers on the ground, singing birds in the air and purring cats on the street: join us on an adventure and discover all the animals in the garden!
Experience is central during the Picture Book Festival. Two theater performances supplemented with free play moments in the foyer together form a complete theater experience for toddlers, preschoolers and their parents.
Saturday February 24, 2024 | Blaauwbek Marathon | Blauwe Stad
The Blaauwbek Marathon is a running competition in the Blauwe Stad.
This year you have the chance to participate in one of the most exciting running events in the Oldambt region, or the freshest marathon in the Netherlands. Because who wouldn't want to enjoy a beautiful part of Groningen while shivering? Choose the 5km, 10km, 21.1km or 42km through the Oldambt landscape in the Blauwestad. Would you rather walk? That is also possible! Run the 10km or 20km. Youth has also been taken into account.
Sunday February 25, 2024 | De Stadjersmarkt | Martini Plaza
In vintage we trust ;-) Do you love strolling between stalls with all kinds of nice second-hand items? Then this flea market is highly recommended.
Antique and used items, lots of vintage, brocante and curiosities and a fair with itinerant traders with new goods. With regular live music and a free children's attraction in every market, this completes the program for many hours of browsing fun. Early reservations for the Stadjersmarkt are a must, as the Stadjersmarkts are often fully booked several days in advance.
Sunday February 25, 2024 | PECH (Bad Luck) (8+) | SPOT/De Machinefabriek, Bloemstraat 38
Bad Luck by George and Eran productions is a musical magical-realistic family performance about bad luck that some people have to deal with more and others less.
Saar makes a magical journey past strange institutions and people who could be responsible for distributing the bags of bad luck. Can she find an answer and defeat bad luck?
During the entire spring break | DoeZoo | Leens
This zoo is half an hour's drive from Groningen and everything revolves around insects! There are many types of insects to view and also animals that eat these insects. Frogs, owls and squirrels, but also lizards, snakes, spiders, monkeys and coatis. The animals can mainly be viewed outside, but there are also indoor activities. This is useful if things go wrong again. When the sun shines, there is also a playground and a bouncy castle for the kids who want to burn off some energy! Good to know: Every day open from 10 AM to 5 PM.
So…. We Say No to boring spring holidays!
You can thank us later ;-) We made a big list, but there is soooo much more to do if you check out the venues in Groningen! So you really don't have to feel bored during the Spring Holidays in Groningen. Have fun!
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