3, 2, 1, holidays: Free places for kids & teens

The countdown is on! If you want to make plans for the holidays now, you can do so with our holiday camps for kids & teens. There are still places available in all weeks of the summer holidays.

Week 1: 06.07.-14.07.2024

Future Girls, Lindlar Youth Hostel

This supervised 9-day programme especially for girls aged between 11 and 14 is all about the question: Who am I and who do I want to be? What is important to me and what defines me? Also on the agenda are swap rallies, fashion shows and the cosmetics workshop. Further information

Move@Media, Lindlar Youth Hostel

Click your way through the adventure and learn how to use different computer programmes to produce animated films or programme your own computer game. Of course, you'll also get active, e.g. playing volleyball in the sand, night hiking in the forest and playing football on the football pitch. For teens aged 11 to 14. Further information

Forest and wilderness detectives, Windeck-Rosbach Youth Hostel

Kids aged 8-12 who love being out and about in nature are in the right place here. Each day in the forest has a different theme and the nature diary is filled with colourful discoveries. They can get creative by making glow bowls, amulets, herb bags, insect stickers and land art artworks. Further information

Week 2: 14.07.-20.07.2024

Wiehl Wellness Farm, Wiehl Wellness Youth Hostel

Do you want to actively relax during the holidays, try out lots of new things and have fun at the same time? How about our wellness mix in Wiehl. For 12 to 15-year-olds there's XXL soccer, Pilates, sauna, Nordic walking, archery, quark mask, cocktail party, yoga, slacklining and wild boar wellness in the wildlife park. Further information

Wilderness Scouts, Gemünd Vogelsang Youth Hostel

The outdoor experts embark on a highly enjoyable and informative journey of discovery in the Eifel National Park. First, however, the forest camp is set up, which serves as a base camp for the wilderness scouts during the holiday week. After that, each day has a different theme and they cast stepping stones, determine water quality, build bat boxes and mini rafts. At the end, everyone takes their personalised explorer diaries home with them. Further information

Solo for RebelGIRLS, Windeck-Rosbach Youth Hostel

Are you well-behaved, wild, cautious or daring? It doesn't matter! Girls aged between 11 and 16 try out lots of new things together: Archery, making your own cosmetics, orienteering with map and compass, upcycling and much more. The highlight is the trip to the climbing park in Honnef. In the evening, everyone comes together around the campfire, at a film evening or at the disco. Further information

Week 3: 20.07.-27.07.2024

English Sports Week, Monschau-Hargard Youth Hostel

Baseball, soccer, badminton, darts, cricket, billiards - during this colourful holiday week you will get to know lots of new sports and improve your English skills at the same time. In the evening, night hikes and roasting marshmallows around the campfire provide entertainment. For kids aged 11 to 14. Further information

English Fun Week, Nideggen Youth Hostel

This holiday offers teens aged between 11 and 14 the perfect opportunity to learn English and have lots of fun at the same time. In addition to a climbing day on the sandstone cliffs, the programme includes numerous activities and dynamic games. Further information

Survival Academy, Simmerath-Rurberg Youth Hostel

Stand-up paddling, climbing, archery and much more: thanks to the popular workshop concept, outdoor fans aged 8-15 can put together their own perfect adventure on this leisure programme. Further information

Ahoy on the Lower Rhine, Brüggen Youth Hostel

Cast off and set off on a varied holiday week of canoeing, stand-up paddling and raft building. The programme for participants aged between 8 and 13 also includes wood carving, seamen's and sailors' yarn, the Morse alphabet and a night-time treasure hunt in the forest right next to the youth hostel. Further information

Climbing4You, Nideggen Youth Hostel

Climbing on coloured sandstone rocks, slacklining, parkour and much more. Teens aged between 11 and 16 can take on many a challenge around Nideggen Youth Hostel. A barbecue and a closing party round off this exciting week for outdoor fans. Further information

Fit4Parkour, Duisburg Landschaftspark Youth Hostel

On the grounds of the Duisburg Landscape Park, teens aged 12 to 16 learn how to overcome all obstacles in the most direct, fastest and safest way. Between the parkour units, there is a varied leisure programme with archery, an orienteering tour or tricky strategy and terrain games. Further information

Week 4: 27.07.-03.08.2024

VirtuVival, Monschau-Hargard Youth Hostel

Virtual worlds or real outdoor adventures? No one has to choose here. You can try archery and climbing live and virtually, as well as campfires and stick bread. Send the monkeys off tree climbing and start the GPS rally in the online and offline versions. For teens aged 12 to 15. Further information

Mogwarts for Muggles, Monschau Castle Youth Hostel

On a real knight's castle, kids aged 7-12 start from platform 13 1/4 on a magical journey through the world of wizardry. Quidditch capes are designed, magic tricks are learnt and potions are mixed. The individual houses compete for the house cup in numerous team tasks. Further information

Survival Academy, Simmerath-Rurberg Youth Hostel

Stand-up paddling, climbing, archery and much more: thanks to the popular workshop concept, outdoor fans aged 8-15 can put together their own perfect adventure on this leisure programme. Further information

Licence2Learn, Bonn Youth Hostel

In Bonn, teenagers aged 11 to 15 travel into the espionage past of the former German capital. They not only improve their English skills, but also learn (almost) everything you need to know as a spy. Attention: definitely not a classic language course! Further information

Week 5: 04.08.-10.08.2024

English Fun Week, Nideggen Youth Hostel

This holiday offers teens aged between 11 and 14 the perfect opportunity to learn English and have lots of fun at the same time. In addition to a climbing day on the sandstone cliffs, the programme includes numerous activities and dynamic games. Further information

Trial creates knowledge, Neuss Youth Hostel

Construct soapboxes to race with. Build your own solar cooker and use it to make tea. Send the mini robot off using solar cells. Plan, build and launch the giant raft. Conquer gravity on the climbing wall. Understand ballistics in archery and more. The perfect holiday for teens aged 10 to 14 who are interested in technology, mechanics and science. Further information

Nature Discovery Camp, Wipperfürth Youth Hostel

This English-German holiday camp takes curious kids aged 9-13 out into nature. They read tracks, explore natural phenomena and prepare snacks around the campfire. At the end, everyone takes home their own personal nature diary. The perfect holiday for anyone who loves being outdoors and wants to improve their English skills. Further information

Future Girls, Lindlar Youth Hostel

This supervised 9-day programme especially for girls aged between 11 and 14 is all about the question: Who am I and who do I want to be? What is important to me and what defines me? Also on the agenda are swap rallies, fashion shows and the cosmetics workshop. Further information

Move@Media, Lindlar Youth Hostel

Click your way through the adventure and learn how to use different computer programmes to produce animated films or programme your own computer game. Of course, you'll also get active, e.g. playing volleyball in the sand, night hiking in the forest and playing football on the football pitch. For teens aged 11 to 14. Further information

Survival Academy, Simmerath-Rurberg Youth Hostel

Stand-up paddling, climbing, archery and much more: thanks to the popular workshop concept, outdoor fans aged 8-15 can put together their own perfect adventure on this leisure programme. Further information

 

Mission Possible, Hellenthal Youth Hostel

Imagine this: Your food comes from a 3D printer, you travel by hyperloop, your clothes can think and you wear smart glasses. All of this is already conceivable today and is being investigated by futurologists aged 10 to 14. Sports and exercise are provided by tree climbing, archery and other sporting activities. Further information

Week 6: 11.08.-17.08.2024

Fun2Learn, Essen Youth Hostel

Proof that you can learn to learn and that it's even fun. In the mornings, everything for teens aged between 10 and 15 revolves around learning types, time planning, self-management, learning strategies and mnemonics, while in the afternoons there is time for excursions, chilling out or other activities such as geocaching in the forest, fitness games, yoga, slacklining or water fights. Further information

Stunt Academy, Jugendherberg Bad Honnef

Being a stunt(wo)man is cool? That's right! Teens aged between 11 and 15 will find out what you need to be able to do at this holiday camp. At the end of the week, the action choreography is perfect and the cool show on the funcourt can begin! Further information

Solo for RebelGIRLS, Windeck-Rosbach Youth Hostel

Are you well-behaved, wild, cautious or daring? It doesn't matter! Girls aged between 11 and 16 try out lots of new things together: Archery, making your own cosmetics, orienteering with map and compass, upcycling and much more. The highlight is the trip to the climbing park in Honnef. In the evening, everyone comes together around the campfire, at a film evening or at the disco. Further information

Wiehl Wellness World, Wiehl Youth Hostel

Are you ready for the farm? Then you've come to the right place! The programme includes exercise (slacklining, archery, workouts), relaxation (sauna, yoga, massage stories, dream journeys), beauty (hairstyling, quark mask, clothing styling, cosmetics workshop) and relaxed activities (water fight, maxi football, zombie ball, going for a stroll, party and cinema evening). Further information

English Sports Week, Monschau-Hargard Youth Hostel

Baseball, soccer, badminton, darts, cricket, billiards - during this colourful holiday week you will get to know lots of new sports and improve your English skills at the same time. In the evening, night hikes and roasting marshmallows around the campfire provide entertainment. For kids aged 11 to 14. Further information

English Fun Week, Nideggen Youth Hostel

This holiday offers teens aged between 11 and 14 the perfect opportunity to learn English and have lots of fun at the same time. In addition to a climbing day on the sandstone cliffs, the programme includes numerous activities and dynamic games. Further information

Mogwarts for Muggles, Monschau Castle Youth Hostel

On a real knight's castle, kids aged 7-12 start from platform 13 1/4 on a magical journey through the world of wizardry. Quidditch capes are designed, magic tricks are learnt and potions are mixed. The individual houses compete for the house cup in numerous team tasks. Further information

You can find an overview of all holiday camps at www.jh-ferien.de.

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