Events for the Weekend: March 14th - 16th

Lots of events this weekend, also thanks to Purim, which is celebrated in many venues all over. You can read a full review of Purim in Berlin in the following link.

The weekend opens with two events, one at the family room of the Rykestrasse synagogue, the other at Bambinim East (Fürstenwalder Str). At the latter, Hamantaschen will be baked!.

Nom Nom Nom... Purim at Bambinim (Source: Wikipedia) 

Bambinim will also celebrate on Sunday (10:00 @ Brandenburgischer Str; 3 pm @ Fürstenwalder) and if you're a Hebrew speaker, there are several additional events, by Kumsitz (on Saturday) and the Rykestrasse Synagogue (on Sunday):

Kumsitz



Rykestrasse

St Patrick's Day

It's that time of the year, when having an Irish friend should be your first priority. On Sunday, the Berlin St. Patrick's Day Parade will start at 1:45 pm from the Plänterwald Station, all the way to Arena Treptow. Parade is sort of for free, but the event at the Arena has admission fee.

S Bahn Exercise

Also on Sunday: Firstly organise S Bahn exercise session, from 1 pm a Gesundbrunnen.

Facebook Event

Don't need a gym, got the S Bahn

Also on Sunday: Birthday Party for a Cat

The Georg Büchner Bookstore in Prenzlauer Berg will celebrate the 30th birthday of Petterson and Findus, the naughty cat and his old owner. They ask for registration in advance:
undercover.buechnerbuchladen@googlemail.com, telefonisch unter: 030/4421301  

Musical Events

This is the second week of the Klangwelten Music Festival, in which kids can try on different instruments (Sat / Sun @ FEZ).

The Philharmonie will host a "Peter and the Wolf" concert on Saturday (2 pm) and two children concerts on Sunday (at 10 and 11).

Another musical event on Suday is the Familienfest at M.I.K.Z at Rigaer Str. 99 (the RAW area, but closer to Modersohnstr). Sunday, from 12:00, electronic beats for young and old.

Events for Families in Berlin, Feb 21st-23rd, 2014

Kabbalat Shabbat

Every Friday, there are Kabbalat Shabbat ceremonies in different parts of town, including for families.

Today, at 5 pm, there is a Kabbalat Shabbat in the family room at the Rykestrasse Synagogue. Bambinim will have their weekly family event for families at 4 pm in Fürstenwalder Str (details)


Clothes Iron Curling

While the Winter Olympics might be mostly notorious for controversies this year and Berlin itself enjoys the mildest winter in decades, winter sport can be still exciting! On Saturday, the skating rink in Lankwitz (Leonorenstraße 37, see map) will host the "Clothes Iron Curling Tournament". The name actually says it all: the athletes compete in sliding clothing iron over ice. The event is for charity, for HIV children in Jamaica.

Further details (G)

You forgot to add softener again! 

Cooking Course at Bambinim, Pies in Neukoelln

On Sunday Bambinim will start a cooking class for children (in German), from 6 years. Further details 

And if you prefer to eat British style savoury pies as baked by the masters, Pieoneers are organising a "Pie Sunday", at 4 pm, in the Gift Scottish Pub. Not specifically for kids or families, but sounds yummy nevertheless (Facebook details)


Winter Event at Ökowerk

The Ökowerk is located in the middle of the Grunewald forest. On Sunday, the centre will offer a variety of events about nature in the winter, including "GPS Treasure Hunt" and creating Native American crafts.


Reminder: Fasching and Purim

Next week we'll celebrate Fasching, the German equivalent of the carnival. It is not a big event in Berlin as it is in the Catholic areas of the Rhineland and in fact, this year, the official Carnival Parade was cancelled due lack of funds (I guess Secretary of Culture Andre Schmitz was too busy with his tax avoidance to finance this joyous children event).

However, if you're new to the city and/or the German culture, you might be stumped or worse - forget to get a fancy dress for your kids for their kita or school events. So here's a reminder, and since Purim is around the corner, you should get prepared in any case.

If you want to take photos with the costumes, consider GalitTi's special offer for Purim and Fasching : 30 professional pictures for EUR 39 (Hebrew, here).

Princess Bride by GalitTi