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| Photo: Patrik Leonardsson |
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| Halmstad offers a huge amount of activities for children, whether young or older. Here are a few tips that might inspire you. |
Mjellby for children
Welcome to Halmstad’s own art museum - Mjellby Konstmuseum (Mjellby Art Museum). Every Sunday, all year round, children are welcomed into our creative workshop. Following different themes, children can try out different techniques and materials under the supervision of the museum’s educators and visiting artists. How about painting, trying out wax modelling, building houses out of boxes or making puppets? There’s so much fun! The Art Workshop is completely free and you don’t need to book – just turn up! Come to the entrance hall at 12.15 every Sunday. See the Events Calendar or the museum’s website to find out what’s happening this Sunday.
Entry to Mjellby Art Museum is free for children and young people under 20. Welcome!
Halmstad Arena Baths
An all-weather party venue for bathers! Facilities include a water slide, water piste, rapids, streams, bubble pool and separate pools for diving, aquarobics and activities. There is also a health club in the building with all the latest apparatus, a solarium, a restaurant and a café.
Tel +46 (0) 35-13 96 50, 13 96 55
Stadsbondgården Olofstorp (Olofstorp City Farm)
Olofstorp is situated on route 117 southbound (exit Fyllinge N). We have traditional Swedish animal species, organic farming, gardening, country walks and barbecue areas. Open every day, all year round from 0800-1600.
Tel +46 (0) 35-22 12 20 |
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| Visit the animals at Stadsbondgården. Photo: Ing-Marie Abrahamsson |
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Busfabriken
One of the biggest children’s playgrounds in Scandinavia. 2000 square metres full of stimulating, exciting and fast-moving activities. We have giant slides, climbing frames, bouncy castles, a race track, air shooting, football and hockey pitches, trampolines, air hockey, a ball pit, a "babies’ corner" and more. Children’s parties can be held here and for adults we have relaxation areas, complete with newspapers, TV and computers, as well as a café serving food.
Snöstorpsvägen 105
Tel +46 (0) 35-10 15 30
Halmstad Äventyrsland (Adventure Land)
Exciting theme parks with experiences for the whole family. A dinosaur park with over 20 full-size dinosaurs. You can also take part in archeological digs, etc. Other theme parks are Indian Land and Pirate Land, where you can play amongst the boats and forts, Fairytale Park – where anyone who wants to can be part of the story. Miniland contains well-known Swedish castles and buildings on a 1:25 scale and Soapbox Land contains motorised soapbox cars. There’s also the Merry-Go-Round Park, Water World and Jumping Land, and many other sorts of games – with learning materials for the younger people. You can make your own ice-creams at the ice-cream bar. Restaurant, shop, barbecue and excellent picnic opportunities.
Gamla Tylösandsv 1
Tel +46 (0) 35-10 84 60 |
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| Take the train from Halmstad city to Äventyrslandet. Photo: Ing-Marie Abrahamsson |
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Go-karting hall
Drive a go-kart in one of Scandinavia’s biggest indoor venues. Fast cars and electronic timing. Also children’s cars (7 years and older) and two two-seated cars for the disabled.
Slottsmöllan
Tel +46 (0) 35-18 77 00
Östra Strandens Gokart-bana (Go-kart Track)
Apart from the large track (used for national competitions), children have their own track to drive on. The track is 320 m long and 6 m wide, and is equipped with genuine go-karts and electronic timing. Anyone 7 years and older can have a go.
Tel +46 (0) 35-12 93 82 Wapnö Gård (Wapnö Farm)
At Wapnö, children can see how a farm works, and follow the whole process, from the sowing of the animal feed in the fields, right up until the ready-packed milk is transported to the shop. Through special windows, children can see the cows, calving, baby calves, milking machines, work in the dairy and the packaging of milk. The farm is open every day from 1300-1700. School and nursery weeks are arranged twice a year, with lots of fun activities as 600-700 children visit the farm.
Tel +46 (0) 35-12 55 00
Laserdome
A different kind of adventure, in a mystical world full of light and sound effects, all in a 600 m² arena. Wear your normal clothes – we have all the equipment you need. A number of different games for novice and expert, young and old. Speed and accuracy make all the difference. Recommended for 8 years and above.
Slottsmöllan
Tel +46 (0) 35-21 47 00
Arosfortet
An exciting place for games, competitions and unexpected challenges. Test your technique, physical ability and mental skills in our specially-equipped rooms. Each room contains one or several problems and/or challenges, to be solved with creativity and teamwork in teams of 3-4 people. Meanwhile the clock is ticking and the tension growing. Many of the activities are suitable for the disabled. Recommended for people from 10 years and older.
Slottsmöllan
Tel +46 (0) 35-21 47 00
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| Fun and laughter. Photo: Louise Stierna |
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Observatoriet i Tönnersa (Tönnersa Observatory)
Three buildings, each with different telescopes for stargazing, as well as a large terrace where you can watch the sky with your own equipment. Also has a centre with a lecture theatre and teaching equipment (pictures, video, overhead projector) as well as sound equipment and a library. For tours, contact Charlotte Sikö-Helin: Tel +46 (0) 346 - 43 843.
Playgrounds
There are some real gems among our 218 playgrounds. There’s a Pippi Longstocking-themed playground in Norre Katts Park. Sagoängen (Story Meadow) at Galgberget is a disability-friendly playground in a natural environment with an exploration path and barbecue area.
Folkets Park (People’s Park) is half park, half natural environment, with lots of apparatus for both small and larger children.
The emphasis at Ekolekplatsen (Eco-Playground) at Vallås is biological diversity. There’s a lack of apparatus, apart from Nature’s own toys in the form of rocks, trees, water and plants.
Östra stranden boasts a seven-metre-high climbing net. Slottsparken has a disability-friendly playground with a historical theme, a maze made from hornbeam trees and a tennis court. Tåglekplatsen (The Train Playground) in Stationsparken naturally takes its inspiration from its proximity to the train station, and on the nature trail Barnens backe (Children’s Hill) at Svärjarehålan, both children and adults learn a thing or two about the laws of nature.
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