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[quote=Anonymous]I love Christmas markets!! I traveled to Heidelberg, Alsace-France (based ourselves in Colmar), Paris, Copenhagen, Hamburg, and Bremen.

1st trip my kids were 4 & 7 and the 2nd year my kids were 5 & 8.

I think they were all great with kids.  Heidelberg was beautiful, there was ice skating, lots of great rides, beautiful decorations, great food and drinks, and we all enjoyed doing a little shopping and just seeing what they had.  Some of the rides were Christmas themed and was so fun for my kids! My kids were not bored but we kept busy with a variety of activities...not just wandering around rows of shops.

Colmar is delightful with little kids, as there are rides basically everywhere and it feels like you are in a fairytale and is very walkable.  I didn't find it as crowded as Strasbourg, which was too overwhelming for us with how crowded it was (I love Strasbourg as a city though).  The food was delicious, there was a really fun ice skating rink along with a carousel bar (it spins slowly and my kids got this elaborate hot chocolate lol) and a mini roller coaster next to it.  The little villages were cool too but had a little less for kids but still fun for short visits.

Paris was less about Christmas markets for us but we did enjoy wandering around and found some great food.  We did a lot in Paris anyways and if you happen to be there on December 26th, musee des arts forains should have their holiday festival that is so unique and fun....one of our favorite parts.

Copenhagen: the markets end earlier than in a lot of places in germany/france and they are not as rowdy but there is a ton to do at Christmas! I utterly love Copenhagen with kids. The food was delicious, Tivoli gardens is completely magical, there are multiple places to go ice skating that was magical, and the zoo has a really cool mini market and lights, ect.  We traveled from Copenhagen to Hamburg as we thought we wouldn't have enough to do for our entire trip in Copenhagen but honestly, we would have been totally good.  Hamburg was really cool, the markets were great again and it was a different vibe and maybe more relaxed?? Bremen was beautiful.

The trick is mixing it up a bit and trying different foods, listening to music together, going ice skating, exploring the city a bit and going to a museum or something else (maybe an indoor play area, ect.).  My kids absolutely loved our trips.

We go to Christmas markets every year now as part of a holiday trip.  We visited Philadelphia last year and the market was pretty decent (way better than dc) but we added in lots of other activities....we had plenty to do.  Quebec city- also fun but there aren't children's rides but there is lots of ice skating and snow play. [/quote]

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