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Wipperkotten in Solingen

… Take a Hiking Trip to Wipperkotten in Solingen?

Posted on 30. March 202530. March 2025 by lyoness

What’s it like to take a hiking trip to Wipperkotten, which contains a historic wrought with a water wheel? On an island in the Wupper river (Wuppertal is the city with the famous suspension monorail and the big zoo) lies the romantic Wipperkotten, which still houses a wrought where one can sharpen one’s knives. We…

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NaturGut Ophoven

… Hike through NaturGut Ophoven in Leverkusen?

Posted on 13. October 202413. October 2024 by lyoness

What’s it like to take a walk through NaturGut Ophoven in the city of Leverkusen, a big park where you also can celebrate children’s birthdays? On this beautiful fall day, we ventured out to NaturGut Ophoven with grandma and aunty. Entrance is free. In addition, one can book events for kids, all around the topic…

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American Eagle

… Hold an American Eagle at the Falconry in Remscheid?

Posted on 12. May 202412. May 2024 by lyoness

Have you ever held an American Eagle? Nope? It’s quite heavy, and when you look it in the eye and see its huge beak, you might be lucky to wear your sunglasses that day (at least I was). Lyons Cub “only” got to hold a barn owl (kids got smaller birds to hold), but still…

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boy in quarry

… Search for Fossils in the Quarry Hohenlimburg?

Posted on 11. May 202411. May 2024 by lyoness

What’s it like to search for fossils in a quarry? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Today, we drove to the city of Hagen to meet the GeoKidz…

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boys in nature

… Go Hiking and Determine Plants with the PlantNet App?

Posted on 30. March 202430. March 2024 by lyoness

What’s it like to go hiking and determine the name of plants with the help of the PlantNet App? Today, we went on a nature walk again, but this time, it was special, because we went hiking with a group of other parents with kids in Landschaftspark Fuhrkamp, with the goal of determining plants with…

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… Play Soccer in a Club with Grade Schoolers?

Posted on 24. March 202424. March 2024 by lyoness

What’s it like to play soccer in a club with school children? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Sports is very important for children in order to train…

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toddler with snowman

… Build a Snowman With Your Child?

Posted on 14. January 202414. January 2024 by lyoness

What’s it like to build a snowman with children? Red cheeks and nose, thick snowsuit, snow boots, and warm gloves — it’s that time of the year where kids and parents enjoy sledding and building a snowman together! The snow has to have just the right consistency (not powdery and light, but sticky and moist)…

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Neanderthal tower

… Visit the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann?

Posted on 24. June 202324. June 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to visit the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann? Are your kids interested in ancient human beings, tools from the Stone Age, mammoths, skeletons, and the like? Well then, a cool destination would be the Neanderthal Museum in the city of Mettmann, on the traces of one of the first human beings, the Neanderthal…

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boy in dripstone cave

… to Visit a Dripstone Cave?

Posted on 5. March 202319. March 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to visit a dripstone cave? Today, it was wet and cold (4 degrees C). Where could we go for an outing? Got it — somewhere warmer and drier — a dripstone cave!!! We picked up grandma and drove to the city of Iserlohn to visit the famous “Dechenhoehle.” It is the only…

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boy playing with sand and water

… Play at the Sand and Water Park?

Posted on 22. September 202222. September 2022 by lyoness

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Ahhh, the fascination of little kids with sand and water 😉 Here we are at the park with the climbing animals and…

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Irrland plane in amusement park

20 Events and Places to Go with Kids in the Rhineland

Posted on 7. August 20227. August 2022 by lyoness

Hello expats, travelers, or even locals who need a few tips what to do and where to go with kids aged 2-12 in the Rhineland — check out our recommendations for activities around here, be it inside or outside, in all kinds of weather. I moved back to Germany after 15 years in the United…

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mom and son on tree swing

… Explore the Nature Adventure Trail in Landschaftspark Rheinbogen?

Posted on 20. May 202220. May 2022 by lyoness

Lyons Cub loves to play outside, especially in the forest, where he can build and hide in wooden teepees, climb on tree trunks, and find all kinds of insects, such as lime hawk moth caterpillars, etc. We found a cool nature adventure park, Landschaftspark Rheinbogen, in the town of Monheim at the right side of…

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otter swimming in pond

… Observe the Otters at the Animal Park With a Toddler?

Posted on 26. October 202130. October 2021 by lyoness

Ahhh, finally!!! The otters were out. Maybe because it was a sunny day for a change (although it was quite cold for October, brrr… Lyons Cub wore a scarf and woolen hat for the first time outside). We made a trip to the Wildpark in Leverkusen again, in the hopes of seeing some animals that…

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girl and dog at snapped tree after storm

… survive an inland derecho?

Posted on 21. April 20215. May 2021 by lyoness

It was May 8th, 2009, around 11 a.m. I sat at the computer in my office in the English department in Faner Hall of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, from time to time glancing out of the window at the bending trees and the pouring rain. It was finals week, the final exams and essays had…

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