Getting out with a baby or toddler takes planning: nap times, a stroller, a place to change a diaper, and something that holds a two-year-old's attention for more than ten minutes. This list gathers the outings around the city that suit kids up to 3, so you can see at a glance what works with a stroller in tow and what to save for later.
A small Christmas market at the edge of the Stadtwald, right under the Goetheturm, Sachsenhausen's wooden lookout tower. Stalls sell crepes, roasted chestnuts, potato pancakes, raclette and hot apple wine, alongside handmade crafts like glass-bead jewelry and lambskins.
For kids there is a carousel, and the big forest play park sits next door, so it suits families who want a run-around between snacks.
Wiesbaden's main Christmas market fills the square around the Marktkirche with close to 100 stalls of gifts, decorations, jewelry and crafts, plus more than 20 food stands pouring kids' punch and hot drinks. A stage in front of the town hall runs a program, and the city nativity scene stands by the big tree.
A short walk away, the separate kids' market adds an elves' forest, a train and a carousel.
Textorbad is an indoor pool in Sachsenhausen run by BäderBetriebe Frankfurt, the city's pool operator. The main hall holds a 25m lane pool, and the building also has a gym room used for aqua and fitness courses.
Fridays are warm-water day, with the pool heated to 32°C, a gentle temperature for babies and toddlers. It suits families after a plain swim rather than slides and wave machines.
Holzhausenpark is a 3.5-hectare landscape garden in the Nordend, laid out around the Holzhausenschlösschen, a small baroque manor from 1729 that sits on its own moat pond. A chestnut avenue leads to it from an old wrought-iron gate on Oeder Weg.
Kids get open lawns for ball games and picnics, and a playground inside the park.
The wind stops, two fairies lose the power to fly, and they land on earth with no way home. Dancer and clown Margie King and dancer-actor Katrin Schyns tell the story almost entirely through movement, so it works for kids who are just starting to talk.
It is a gentle first theater visit for toddlers and preschoolers. Older school kids may find it slow.
Getting out with a baby or toddler takes planning: nap times, a stroller, a place to change a diaper, and something that holds a two-year-old's attention for more than ten minutes. This list gathers the outings around the city that suit kids up to 3, so you can see at a glance what works with a stroller in tow and what to save for later.
A small Christmas market at the edge of the Stadtwald, right under the Goetheturm, Sachsenhausen's wooden lookout tower. Stalls sell crepes, roasted chestnuts, potato pancakes, raclette and hot apple wine, alongside handmade crafts like glass-bead jewelry and lambskins.
For kids there is a carousel, and the big forest play park sits next door, so it suits families who want a run-around between snacks.
Wiesbaden's main Christmas market fills the square around the Marktkirche with close to 100 stalls of gifts, decorations, jewelry and crafts, plus more than 20 food stands pouring kids' punch and hot drinks. A stage in front of the town hall runs a program, and the city nativity scene stands by the big tree.
A short walk away, the separate kids' market adds an elves' forest, a train and a carousel.
Textorbad is an indoor pool in Sachsenhausen run by BäderBetriebe Frankfurt, the city's pool operator. The main hall holds a 25m lane pool, and the building also has a gym room used for aqua and fitness courses.
Fridays are warm-water day, with the pool heated to 32°C, a gentle temperature for babies and toddlers. It suits families after a plain swim rather than slides and wave machines.
Holzhausenpark is a 3.5-hectare landscape garden in the Nordend, laid out around the Holzhausenschlösschen, a small baroque manor from 1729 that sits on its own moat pond. A chestnut avenue leads to it from an old wrought-iron gate on Oeder Weg.
Kids get open lawns for ball games and picnics, and a playground inside the park.
The wind stops, two fairies lose the power to fly, and they land on earth with no way home. Dancer and clown Margie King and dancer-actor Katrin Schyns tell the story almost entirely through movement, so it works for kids who are just starting to talk.
It is a gentle first theater visit for toddlers and preschoolers. Older school kids may find it slow.
