Energie-Spielplatz

We live around the corner, so we get a lot of time at this playground. There are two main sections: the public playground (ages 5 – 10), and the «Betreuung Spielplatz» (daycare playground) for kids 1.5 and older.
The public area has a big padded surface, and four digital playground toys. Yes, I said digital. The teeter-​totter has a bitmapped LED screen that lets you play a marble balancing game, the merry-​go-​round measures how fast you make it go-​round, and the two climbing structures have lights with buttons where teams can play to hit the lights for their color the fastest. It’s kind of impressive, and also a little sad that they feel the need to put games on games.
The daycare area is open for daycare from 9 – 12 on weekdays, and from 10 – 3 on Saturdays. You can just drop your kids off, and a nice lady named Petra takes care of them for the low low price of 1.50 Euro per hour. Inside the daycare area there’s a swingset, a sandbox, are a couple of little play houses, and a larger cabin to go inside when it’s too cold outside. We’ve sent our daughter there a few times now, and although Petra doesn’t speak any English (and our daughter doesn’t yet speak German), she has been perfectly helpful, and willing to take on the challenge.