Carous e ls are a popu lar r ide a t Germ an Chr is tm as Markets for Ch i ld ren

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German Christmas Markets are not onlyfor adults, in f act there’s just as muchthere for children – rides, games, toys,Christmas plays, children’s punch sothat the kids can have something todrink while the adults are enjoying theirmulled wine and a f estive atmosphere.

Children’s Rides at German ChristmasMarkets

The rides at each German Christmas Market willvary, but there’s usually some sort of carouselride, and if you’re lucky you may even find aunique twist on a ride…..

Children’s Toys at German ChristmasMarket

What would a German Christmas Market bewithout toys? But what I like about the toysis that many of them are handcrafted andmade of renewable materials instead of theusual plastic that many toys are made of.

Children’s Games at GermanChristmas Markets

Games for children and adults are popularat some German Christmas Markets.

Atmosphere of German ChristmasMarkets

The atmosphere of German ChristmasMarkets is festive and suitable for childrenand adults alike. Each German Christmas

Ins tead o f a regu lar Fer r is wheel th is one is m ade o f Chr is tm as ornam ents a t the Stu ttgar t Germ an Chr is tm as Market

Keeping wi th the m edieva l them e at the Es s l ingen Germ an Chr is tm as m arket, th is wooden Fer r is wheel is pus hed by two guys wear ingm edieva l cos tum es

and adults alike. Each German ChristmasMarket has its owntheme so eachone is different. The EsslingenGerman ChristmasMarket has amedieval themeand lots ofmedieval gamesto play whichchildren seemedto enjoy. TheStuttgart GermanChristmas Marketis famous for itsroof competition,in which eachvendor decoratesits roof in hopes oftaking home thetop prize. Children wouldenjoy trying to picktheir own “winner.”

In addition, mostGerman Christmas

This is m y favor i te though a t the Stu ttgar t Germ an Chr is tm as Market – i t’s a m in ia ture tra in s et – wi th a rea l cas tle in the background, and atra in goes through i t tha t ch i ld ren can r ide on.

Wooden toys handm ade in Germ any

Markets have Christmas plays for childrenand special events for children so checkahead before you go.

There really is something foreveryone at German ChristmasMarkets – even children!

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Laurel Robbins is a free-spirited adventurer,award-winning travel blogger at Monkeysand Mountains Adventure Travel Blog. Manyhats, one travel obsessed Canadian inGermany.

Puppets are a ls o a popu lar toy a t Germ an Chr is tm as Markets

Wooden toys o f a l l s or ts are popu lar a t Germ an Chr is tm as Markets , but when I as ked J .P. i f he grew up p laying wi th handm ade wooden toys inGerm any he jus t laughed. I’l l take that as a no, but th ink i f I had ch i ld ren I wou ld be buying them thes e types o f toys .

At the Es s l ingen Germ an Chr is tm as Market th is was a popu lar gam e for ch i ld ren where you had to try and knock the egg o ff the log whi le be ingencouraged by a wom an wear ing m edieva l clo th ing. It looked hard , but a l l the ch i ld ren I s aw got s om e s or t o f p r iz e which was n ice .

One o f the roofs decorated in the Stu ttgar t Germ an Chr is tm as Market