Berlin has an abundance of cultural and developmental facilities for children. So the problem of where to take your child is non-existent. One of the most interesting places is the Machmit Children's Museum, which literally translates as 'Do with us'. It lives up to its name. You can learn lots of interesting facts about the world around you and take part in various experiments.
At Machmit, for example, your child can learn how real paper is made. In the local papermaking workshop, young guests are shown in detail the entire process of making sheets of paper. There is also a small print shop where the production of paper products is clearly demonstrated. Your son or daughter will not only be able to see how a greeting card is printed, but also take part in the interesting process of making it.
For energetic children, the museum has several areas where they can blow off steam and channel their exuberant energy into peaceful activities. There's a huge seven-metre maze, a hall of mirrors, a spider tower where you can climb up and down, up and down — it's always teeming with happy children. There's also something for the little intellectuals in the museum.
2,5 km away is Sea Life Berlin, which we recommend to visit with children.
They will enjoy hanging over the microscope in the laboratory, observing the life activity of the simplest organisms, learning how to create fog, how to make lightning — in other words, how to conquer the elements. The museum even has a playground for young children. Children who come to the museum with their older siblings enjoy crawling, running and jumping around.
Machmit! is a playground for playing and experimenting. It really is an unlimited opportunity to discover children's hidden talents and develop their skills.
In a museum, every exhibit, every new room, is like an exhortation to a child to learn as much new and interesting information as possible. And what is particularly pleasing for mothers and their children is that even the most complex things and natural phenomena are taught in the museum in a playful way, making it easy to absorb and remember information.
It is worth bearing in mind that all explanations and comments in the museum are in German only, but young children usually have no problem adapting to the institution. The vast majority of the exhibits and experiments can be understood without words. MACHmit is a not-for-profit organisation. It is mainly funded by the government, but also receives funding from various foundations and sponsors.
