Kids run these afternoons. Basel has had Robi playgrounds since 1957: staffed adventure grounds where kids hammer and saw in real workshops, roam, build and decide for themselves how long to stay. Play workers help when asked but don't supervise, and adults can't go everywhere, so plan most visits as a drop-off. Here's what we checked, from the dwarf goats at Robi Horburg to the hammocks under the Kaserne roof.
Robi Horburg is a staffed adventure playground in Horburgpark, run by Robi-Spiel-Aktionen. Kids explore the adventure grounds, build and tinker in the workshop, and use the indoor play rooms. Dwarf goats and rabbits live on site. Together with Robi Volta, it was the first Robi playground in Switzerland.
Kids play freely and come and go as they like; staff help when asked but do not supervise.
Robi Allmend is a staffed adventure playground run by the Basel association Robi-Spiel-Aktionen. Kids roam an open play ground built for adventurous games, use the workshops for building and crafts, and hang out in the indoor play rooms. Special days bring donkey rides or a BMX race on the playground's own bikes.
Kids come and go freely. The play workers help with games, crafts or a problem; they don't supervise.
Robi Volta is a staffed adventure playground where kids come on their own, without a parent. Alongside an adventurous outdoor play yard, it has well-equipped workshops and indoor rooms for play and hanging out.
Youth workers help with games and crafts, listen, and step in for emergencies, but they don't supervise, and kids can leave whenever they like. With Robi Horburg, it was Switzerland's first Robi playground.
Robi Bachgraben is a staffed adventure playground run by the Robi-Spiel-Aktionen association. Besides a rambling outdoor play area, it has well-equipped workshops and indoor play rooms.
Kids decide what they do and how long they stay. The youth workers help with play, crafts or a listening ear but are not there to supervise, and kids can leave without signing out.
RobiSpielWald is a staffed adventure playground in the Gellert quarter, run by the Robi-Spiel-Aktionen association. Kids come for free play, crafts and woodwork, with a team on site to help with projects or just listen.
The staff are there for the kids rather than as supervisors, so children can come and go without signing out, and parts of Robi playgrounds have limited access for adults.
SpielEstrich is a 1,000 m² indoor playground under the old timber roof of the Kaserne, built for kids from kindergarten age to 12. There is room to run, climb, jump and play, plus hammocks for kids who would rather lie still.
Robi-Spiel-Aktionen runs it, and Kaffi Hü, the café on site, sells food for kids and adults.
Kids run these afternoons. Basel has had Robi playgrounds since 1957: staffed adventure grounds where kids hammer and saw in real workshops, roam, build and decide for themselves how long to stay. Play workers help when asked but don't supervise, and adults can't go everywhere, so plan most visits as a drop-off. Here's what we checked, from the dwarf goats at Robi Horburg to the hammocks under the Kaserne roof.
Robi Horburg is a staffed adventure playground in Horburgpark, run by Robi-Spiel-Aktionen. Kids explore the adventure grounds, build and tinker in the workshop, and use the indoor play rooms. Dwarf goats and rabbits live on site. Together with Robi Volta, it was the first Robi playground in Switzerland.
Kids play freely and come and go as they like; staff help when asked but do not supervise.
Robi Allmend is a staffed adventure playground run by the Basel association Robi-Spiel-Aktionen. Kids roam an open play ground built for adventurous games, use the workshops for building and crafts, and hang out in the indoor play rooms. Special days bring donkey rides or a BMX race on the playground's own bikes.
Kids come and go freely. The play workers help with games, crafts or a problem; they don't supervise.
Robi Volta is a staffed adventure playground where kids come on their own, without a parent. Alongside an adventurous outdoor play yard, it has well-equipped workshops and indoor rooms for play and hanging out.
Youth workers help with games and crafts, listen, and step in for emergencies, but they don't supervise, and kids can leave whenever they like. With Robi Horburg, it was Switzerland's first Robi playground.
Robi Bachgraben is a staffed adventure playground run by the Robi-Spiel-Aktionen association. Besides a rambling outdoor play area, it has well-equipped workshops and indoor play rooms.
Kids decide what they do and how long they stay. The youth workers help with play, crafts or a listening ear but are not there to supervise, and kids can leave without signing out.
RobiSpielWald is a staffed adventure playground in the Gellert quarter, run by the Robi-Spiel-Aktionen association. Kids come for free play, crafts and woodwork, with a team on site to help with projects or just listen.
The staff are there for the kids rather than as supervisors, so children can come and go without signing out, and parts of Robi playgrounds have limited access for adults.
SpielEstrich is a 1,000 m² indoor playground under the old timber roof of the Kaserne, built for kids from kindergarten age to 12. There is room to run, climb, jump and play, plus hammocks for kids who would rather lie still.
Robi-Spiel-Aktionen runs it, and Kaffi Hü, the café on site, sells food for kids and adults.
