The Bellevue Library offers a German Story Time for children ages 6 years and younger. We sing songs, read books and play games in german. Story Time is Thursdays at 2pm for about 30 minutes.

If you are interested in hosting an exchange student, please contact me at jlaband@nwse.com. NWSE will work with you to review and select and exchange student to match your family's personality and dynamic. We promote exchanges primarily to and from Germany, but cooperate with many other countries as well. I look forward to hearing from you soon!

This group started to get together in November 2010 and we are still trying to find more members with newborns, babies, infants, toddlers where the kids and parents would like to hang out and talk German. We had our first meeting in November with 8 babies who brought along their moms and/or dads. It was great to see all of the kids interact on a blanket and walking around at Sip & Ship in Ballard. We also came up with the plan to meet every second Saturday each month. Of course more events could take place in between, just share your ideas. Upcoming dates: 10.September Cafe VIOS Capitol Hill - Playarea for kids 8.Oktober Cafe VIOS Capitol Hill - Playarea for kids ----- In summertime we could go and have picnic at a park or got to the outdoor pool or...many other options out there. Also, we might find some parents who like to talk about what the differences are to raise a baby in the US vs. Germany in terms of food, toys, what's typical etc. or how to buy "Zwieback, Sigikid, Haba or Bobbycar, TrippTrapp etc" Hope to hear from you.

Ich schreibe Bücher für Kinder und Jugendliche und möchte gern in dieser Gruppe meine Bücher vorstellen und ankündigen. Meine Jugendbücher sind auf Deutsch, die Kinderbücher sind zweisprachig. Freue mich immer über Feedback!

Wir lieben "Balance Bikes" oder auch "Kick Bikes" oder auch "Laufraeder"... Wir sind wirklich taeglich damit untewegs. Ob fuer ein paar Runden um den Block oder fuer einen Hike durch den Wald, das Rad muss mit! Ist Euer Kind genau so begeistert davon?

Die Kinderkiste ist eine deutschsprachige Spiel- und Lerngruppe, die sich an drei Nachmittagen in der Woche trifft. Ein Schwerpunkt dieser Spielgruppe soll die deutsche Sprache sein. Kinder können miteinander spielen, basteln und gemeinsam Spaß haben. Anbieten möchte ich diese Spielgruppe an folgenden Nachmittagen: Montags, mittwochs und freitags jeweils von 3:30 pm bis 6:30 pm. In diesen drei Stunden erhalten die Kinder die Möglichkeit, ihre deutschen Sprachkenntnisse in Freispielangeboten, Bastel-angeboten und Sitzkreisen, in denen vorgelesen wird, zu erhalten und zu fördern.

Hi let's see if it's a Myth or if there really are more of us....

Hi all, we'd like to invite you for "Forest Playtime" on wednesdays and fridays 10 -12 am. The idea is to spend time outside in the woods, no matter what weather. This concept is very popular in Germany, we have over 700 "Forest Kindergardens". The motto is: "There's no bad weather, just bad clothing!!!" so please make sure to put on weather appropriate clothing ;-) We'll be balancing and bouncing, climbing and crouching, scooting and sliding, rocking and running. Meeting point is: Hamlin Park 16006 15th Ave NE Shoreline, WA 98155 The entrance is 160th street, there's a sign "free wood chips". Please use the 1st parking to the left.

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