Activities

The Rübezahl-Tour to the Giant Mountains

The children get to know the mountain ghost and will accompany him on a tour through the Giant Mountains. After a square snack the kids can paint their newly acquired knowledge on textile bags.

As a follow up Rübezahl visits the kids at their Kindergarden or at their school and hands them their artworks.

 

Institutions: kindergarden and elementary school
Recommended ages: 4-8 years
Time: ca. 120 minutes incl. break with snack time
Number of participants: min. 10 persons
Cost: per Child 3,- Euro
Registration: 08342 400881 or  museen@marktoberdorf.de

Doing Laundy like in Grandmothers days.

During a guided tour of the permanent exhibition of the city museum, the kids get to know how life used to be a 100 years ago.

Afterwards they experience how hard it was to simply do the laundry 100 years ago. Getting water, rubbing the textiles on the washboard and ironing with an iron made of cast iron the kids will then know every little step, that needs to be done.

 

Institutions: elementary school
Recommended ages: 6-10 years
Time: ca. 90 minutes incl. break with snack time
Number of participants: min. 10 persons
Cost: per Child 3,- Euro
Registration: 08342 400881 or  museen@marktoberdorf.de

Calligraphy with Clemens Wenzeslaus

During the guided tour at the electors room in the permanent exhibition in the city museum, the kids get to know the elector Clemens Wenzeslaus and his sister Kunigunde. Together they will do a workshop on what duties a prince and elector had, what has happened during his life in the 18th century as well as the achievements that were made for the city

After a short break, the children can experience how to write with ink and feather on parchment. If requested, the children can try to perform the old german calligraphies in form of a letter, which is then closed with wax and seal.

 

Institutions: secondary schools
Recommended ages: 10-14 years
Time: ca. 90 minutes incl. break with snack time
Number of participants: min. 10 persons
Cost: per Child 3,- Euro
Registration: 08342 400881 or  museen@marktoberdorf.de