The FEZ.
The FEZ is THE answer for "What should we do with the kids today"? And in my opinion always a good choice during the winter months.
The FEZ is a giant family center. FEZ stands for Freizeit- und Erholungszentrum (i.e., leisure and recreation center). It is located in Oberschöneweide (Treptow-Köpenick area) in a forest. It has a main building, where activities and events take place. It also has an indoor playground (be aware that it cost extra in addition to the cover charge). The swimming pool is also located in the main building (also extra charge) and there is a kids movie theater too.
The premises also include a large outdoor area, with a cool project Haus Natur und Umwelt that provides sustainable education for kids. It also includes the famous amphitheater/open air theater where they have the popular Pipi Langstrumpf plays in the summer (supposedly the show includes a real horse). The outside area has also a man-made lake for summer days.
So, as one can see this place will def. take care of any boredom. As it is located a bit far out we have only made it there once.
We have been there during the Christmas time. It was quite entertaining. The price to get in was reasonable, and the Christmas market had many booths were children were able to make some Christmas decorations, candle making...In addition to that there was a Christmas music show every hour.
The reason that I am not giving 5 stars is that everything in the main building or during events costs money. The cover charge was fairly low, so I did not mind but one has to pay extra for your child to play at one of the climbing gyms and other activities. Even the cloakroom costs extra.
Then another reason is that the main building provides a restaurant and a kiosk where one can buy food. But the restaurant has odd hours and looks more like a canteen and the kiosk sells their muffins, pretzels and other things for absolutely ridiculous prices.
But all in all, a wonderful day trip with your kids is guaranteed. Make sure you bring some beverages and some food with you. read more