Leisure Time Activities for Children and Families

Playgrounds in Volkspark
Pappelallee 4, 14469 Potsdam

Waterplayground at the Freundschaftsinsel
Close to Potsdam main station; maps

Mäusespielplatz (“Mouse Playground”)
Jägerallee 40, 14469 Potsdam

Various playgrounds along the Havel riverside
“Schneckenspielplatz”, “Piratenboot”, “Havelhorn”

Indoor-Playground
Dino-Dschungel, Auf dem Kiewitt 3, 14471 Potsdam

More playgrounds to be explored in Potsdam (incl. GPS coordinates) can be found here

Lakeside Beach (Waldbad) Templin
swp-potsdam.de/de/b%C3%A4der/waldbad-templin

Lakeside Beach (Strandbad) in Park Babelsberg
swp-potsdam.de/de/b%C3%A4der/stadtbad-park-babelsberg

Lakeside Beach (Seebad) in Caputh
seebad-caputh.de

Lakeside Beach Werder
seen.de/grosser-plessower-see/strandbad-werder

Parent-Child-Café Krümelmonster
Hermann-Elflein-Strasse 21; k-monster.de

Café Midi
Am Neuen Garten 64 at "Treffpunkt Freizeit"; cafemidi.de

Das Haus im Park
Erich-Mendelsohn-Allee 70 at Volkspark Potsdam; hausimpark.de

Various sports at the Olympic Sport Club Potsdam (OSC)
osc-potsdam.de/sportarten

Various sports at the Sport Club Potsdam (SC)
sc-potsdam.de/kindersport

Sports program of the University of Potsdam
buchung.hochschulsport-potsdam.de/angebote/aktueller_zeitraum/index_bereiche.html

Swimming for Children

Blu: swp-potsdam.de/de/b%C3%A4der/kurse-und-schwimmschule/seepferdchen-blu

SC Potsdam: schwimmen@sc-potsdam.de

Schwimmschule Potsdam: schwimmschule-potsdam.de

Kugelfisch: schwimmschule-kugelfisch.de/kurse

Schwimmschule Rochenkinder: https://rochenkinder.de/

Soccer
potsdamer-kickers.de; gruen-weiss-golm.de/golm
babelsberg03.de/nachwuchs/basisbereich
concordia-nowawes.de

Westkurve: Soccer / Volleyball / Frisbee
westkurve-potsdam.de

Handball
vfl-potsdam.de

Hockey
potsdamer-sport-union.de

Sailing at Potsdamer Adler
pub.svpa.de/jugend/schnuppersegeln
segeln-lernen.com

Tennis
www.usv-potsdam-tennis.de

Various Activities at Treffpunkt Freizeit
treffpunktfreizeit.de/kurse.html?gruppe=25&gname=Eltern-Kind-Angebote

Arts & Crafts
kunstgriff23.de
kinkicolor.de

Ceramics
tinkascharsich.wordpress.com/tag/keramik

T-Werk Theater
Schiffbauergasse 4E
14467 Potsdam
kontaktut-werkpde

Circus Training
circus-montelino.de

Flea Markets

Potsdam Family Flea Markets

Berlin Flea Markets

Children's choir
"Chorwerk" for girls from 9 years

"Singakademie" for children between 8 and 18 years

Children's choir of the Protestant Church Community "Friedenskirche"  5-11 years and 12-17 years

Music
freie-musikschule-potsdam.de
bertheau-morgenstern.de 

Dancing
tanzakademie-erxleben.de
pirouettedancecompany.de

Horse Riding
kinderlebenpferde.de

Boat / Canoe / SUP rental
bootsvermietung-freundschaftsinsel.de/#!/moisl
sup-trip.de
potsdam-per-pedales.de

Skate Park at Lindenpark
Stahnsdorfer Strasse 76-78
Bus stop „Lindenpark“ (Bus 616)

Skate Park at Bassin-Platz
Am Bassin 1
Tram/Bus stop “Brandenburger Strasse” (Tram 92, 96)

Skate Park at Umspannwerk
Friedrich-List-Strasse (500m East of Potsdam centrall station)

Skate Park in Kantstrasse
Western end of Kantstrasse
Tram/ Bus stop “Kastanienallee/Zeppelinstrasse” (Tram 91, 94, 98)

“Skate-Sofa” at the Volkspark
Georg-Hermann-Allee/Hermann-Kasack-Strasse
Tram stop „Volkspark“ (Tram 92, 96)

Laufmamalauf

laufmamalauf.de/kursplan/?city=Potsdam-Region

Various Parent-Child-Activities
treffpunktfreizeit.de/kurse/eltern-kind-angebote/

Yoga & Aquagym
sc-potsdam.de/schwimmschule
swp-potsdam.de/de/b%C3%A4der/kurse-und-schwimmschule // emailblu.kurseublp-potsdampde

Swimming for Toddlers / Parent-Child-Swimming
werneralfredbad.de/babyschwimmen-potsdam
schwimmschule-potsdam.de

https://rochenkinder.de/

Movie Park Babelsberg
filmpark-babelsberg.de

Barefoot Park Beelitz
derbarfusspark.de

Theme- and Animal Park Germendorf
freizeitpark-germendorf.de

Aparagus and Adventure Farm Klaistow
spargelhof-klaistow.de

Karl's Adventure Farm Elstal
karls.de/elstal.html

In the  Equal Opportunity Coordination Office  you can get comprehensive assistance on finding balance between studies, work and family, flexible child care, and further services from the University of Potsdam (the office can be contacted in English).

There is a parent-child room  on every university campus with a changing table, toys, a children’s bed, and a workstation.

The Unicamp for University Kids  offers a two-week holiday program with lots of activities for 8- to 12-year-old children of university employees (the unicamp organizer can be contacted in English).

At the Children’s University, children can dive into the world of the sciences for one day each September and participate in lectures that have been fine-tuned for children.

Potsdam's family pass includes cultural, athletic and educational offerings for families. Whenever you present it, you receive discounts on several great offers. It is valid for one year starting in July, and available in tourist information centers, selected bookstores and at the city hall for € 2.50.

The family magazine Potskids published on a monthly basis and provides information about current family  offers. You will find it in facilities for children, centers for families, and online.

The  city's website  families in Potsdam gives important addresses surrounding the topic of children.

The children’s map of Potsdam shows playgrounds, sports fields and soccer fields, children’s clubs and cultural institutions, sightseeing destinations, and places to experience nature.