Dyeing eggs, baking bunnies, decorating twigs, all nice activities to get in the mood for the Easter holidays at home – but the greatest pleasure is then hunting for eggs somewhere outside when the weather is nice. This is not only fun for children, but also for the most curious of the animals in the Hellabrunn Zoo have always had a great deal of joy in discovering gifts made by the animal keepers over the past few years. There isn’t one this year, but the zoo has come up with other campaigns.
From Good Friday, April 7th, to Monday, April 10th, always from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., wooden silhouettes of Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and Easter chicks are hidden in some of the animal enclosures, waiting to be looked for, sighted and counted. Anyone who enters the correct number on the participation card available at the cash desk and throws it into the boxes at the exits has the chance to win prizes such as day tickets, annual tickets and limited edition photo books by the elephant offspring Otto. Tickets are limited every day, so it’s worth getting there early.
During one of the Easter campaigns in the Olympic Park, children were allowed to paint giant eggs.
(Photo: Catherine Hess)
A popular destination for a trip on Easter Sunday is traditionally the Olympic Park, where a party with music, magic shows, handicraft stands, a fairytale tent and face painting starts again this year around the Olympic Tower. You can win free tickets for events and leisure facilities on the wheel of fortune. The obstacle course with a mini boulder wall, tire run, bouncy balls and a climbing tower are new to the Easter festival. And again and again a human Easter bunny, who is distributing chocolate, hops across the path.
On Easter Monday, April 10, from 1 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. also in the visitor park Munich Airport a lot going on. The little ones can let off steam in the adventure playground and mini airport, look for sweet surprises and take part in various activities. Of particular interest are the guided airport live tours at 2, 3 and 4 p.m., which allow the guest to immerse themselves in the heart of what is happening at the airport – an exciting look behind the scenes at close range.
The Allianz Arena and the Bayern Munich Museum rely entirely on the classic program: the egg hunt on Easter Sunday. The excursion in the name of FC Bayern should also be worthwhile for the grown-ups, because the search, packaged as puzzle fun, runs through the entire exhibition. A journey through the history of the club, playfully explored with the mascots Bernie and Mia.
Indestructible wooden rabbits at the traditional Easter market in Bad Tölz’s Marktstrasse.
(Photo: Manfred Neubauer)
If you prefer to get out of the city and into the countryside during the holidays, you could make a detour to the traditional one Easter market in Bad Toelz make. In front of the picturesque backdrop of the Marktstraße there are handicrafts and culinary delights from the Oberland in around 30 huts until Easter Monday. Children can paint in the pavilion or make last-minute Easter presents for their parents (11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed on Good Friday).
The Glentleiten open-air museum gives an impression of rural life in earlier times.
(Photo: Hartmut Pöstges)
In the Glentleiten Open Air Museum the Easter Bunny hides small bugs instead of eggs all over the site on Sunday and Monday. The lucky finders can later exchange them for real organic eggs at a stand. And they are definitely healthier than all the chocolate bunnies that will be piling up in the nests at home in the next few days.