Another three days of school, then the summer holidays begin. At the latest in these six free weeks, everyone in the metropolitan region, which has a heart for trunk animals, will break into the Taunus. Because there, in the Opel Zoo in Kronberg, Kaja has been seen since mid-June. The birth of the elephant calf on May 27 was a sensation – the young animal has been the first elephant baby in Hesse for around 57 years. Together with Mother Kariba, Kaja can now be observed regularly in the elephant house. The Kimia network giraffe was born in March, but still small. A visit to the giraffe house or on the outdoor enclosure, which the giraffes share with other residents of the African savannah, is also worthwhile. In addition, the Opel Zoo also offers either a guided tour or the zoo school during the holidays. There are tours to the elephants on July 8th at eleven o’clock and on July 19 at 3 p.m. If you prefer to see bats, you can come to the main entrance on July 4th at 8:30 p.m. or on August 15th at 7.30pm. This event costs 30 euros per person. Visitors also have to pay for the tours of the Kattas and Red Varis, three euros. In addition, it is necessary to register on the zoo’s website. Host ropes in the Hessenpark Turnwer like to spend time outdoors in summer, is also in good hands in the Hessenpark open -air museum. There, on the first holiday weekend, you can learn how blue dyes work, flax is processed and laundry is traditionally cleaned. The feeders of a creative market offer fabrics, buttons and wool, silk kimonos, mattresses with spelled and deer filling, scissors and soaps on the same days. In the “Play in the Museum” holiday program from July 7th to 13th, children can try out, with the same age playing, turning bouncy ropes, sinking out the hubs and folding sky-and-hell games.
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If individual children can even be persuaded to enter a school building during the holidays, you can experience in the Hessenpark how it was in the classroom in Kaiser’s times. Information on all appointments is available on the museum website. Not far from the facility in Neu-Anspach, the Saalburg, also a state museum, is on Bad Homburger district. On Sunday, July 13th, visitors to the Römerkastell can learn the craft of the needle tie from eleven to 5 p.m. Before that, a leg carver teaches you to make a needle. There is also Roman bread from the clay dome oven. On July 27th, also a Sunday, gladiators show their skills and answer questions about the life of ancient professional athletes. More on the theme of the theme, an archery weekend for parents and children from July 25th to 27th, according to museum information there are still few places available, so registration is still possible. The course for a mother or fathers with a child of ten to 14 years costs with material, overnight stay in your own sleeping bag in one of the historic buildings of the Saalburg and catering 290 euros. The self -made arches from rattan are also tried on the site.
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