Welcome to the "Kinderecke" (Children's Corner)

Lots of fun activities are planned for children ages 2-14 years.

Look for DeeJay the Clown and the Shriner’s Clowns greeting families Friday and Saturday.

The Kinderecke will be divided up into activity areas: carnival games, pumpkin decorating and a craft corner. Face painting will also take place on Saturday. Look for the times posted in the Kinderecke.

Cost for all Kinderecke events:

  • 1 ticket for all activities
  • pumpkin decorating = 2 tickets
  • face painting is a free event

Tickets can be purchased with tokens at the Kinderecke entrance. 1 token = 2 tickets. Look for token booths at the Oktoberfest Event entrance.


"Spielecke" (Game Corner)

Open: 2010 dates and times under development

A variety of carnival games will be available for kids from 2-14 years of age to win prizes.

  • Soccer Kicking
  • Bucket Ball Toss'
  • Fish Pond
  • Putter Game
  • Bean Bag Toss
  • Swing Ball

Cost per game = 1 ticket

Spiel Ecke (Game Corner) Spiel Ecke (Game Corner)

"Kuerbisecke" (Pumpkin Corner)

Open: 2010 dates and times under development

Pumpkins will be available for decorating. Families will also be encouraged to decorate as many lunch bags as they can to support "http://www.kidsfoodbasket.org" target="_blank">"Kids Food Basket" in their efforts to ensure that children in our community don't go to bed hungry.

Cost for one pumpkin = 2 tickets


"Kulturecke" (Culture Corner)

Open: 2010 dates and times under development

Children will be introduced to German Culture through a variety of craft activities that they can make.

  • Paper Crafts (alpine hats, eagle puppets and pinwheels)
  • Lebkucken Hearts (painting traditional “gingerbread hearts)
  • Braided Crowns & Wooden Tops (children can braid ribbons into crowns or paint wooden tops)

Cost per craft = 1 ticket