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To kick off the new school year, some stores are launching interesting promotions for first graders. In some places, you can bring your empty Schultüte and get it filled with gifts. In other places, you may need to showcase your creative abilities and make your own Schultüte. And here is a list of promotions:

Hi everyone, in anticipation of the start of the new school year I want to share a useful selection. This is about Schultüte.Especially relevant for those who, like me, take the beginning of their child's educational journey very seriously ;)

Did you know that wild fruits, berries, and herbs can be legally collected? But how to check if a specific tree or bush is "up for grabs"?I found a very useful resource that can be used to find such trees.This is the website mundraub.org and their app Mundraub Navigator, with a map of public fruit trees. 

Hi folks, I want to share some cultural news. An interesting initiative for those who turn 18 yo this year. The government wants to get young people interested in the local cultural life and encourage them to visit different cultural places. The list of these places is long, these are concerts, cinemas, theater performances, museums, exhibitions, parks, etc. But it is also possible to spend on books, musical instruments, CDs and more. You can choose any offer from the list to suit your taste. The budget for each participant is 200 euros!

Last Friday I was at the summer theater at the Amphitheater in the English Garden. The performances are regular and will take place on the following dates:7th/8th * 13th/14th/15th * 20./21./22. * 27th/28th/29th July 2023More info about the theater here.This season, they're playing Bunbury by Oscar Wilde.

Your child has been given a place in a nursery, great! But along with this came a lot of questions, what you need to do first, what documents to provide, how to help your child adjust to daycare, what you need to bring with you, etc. I want to share my experience about the state nursery.The process for us looked like this:

What should you do if you want to take yourself or yourself and your child out into nature, but have no desire to stand in the summer heat in traffic jams? If alpine peaks are not a prerequisite for you, I would suggest a walk in the woods. You would think that the author would be crazy: " Excuse me, what kind of forest? What are you going to do there with a child? But wait, let me tell you.

If you are a happy parent of a baby in Germany, you probably already know the closest children's clothing shops, such as:

There are popular aggregators for finding accommodation - immoscout24, immowelt, eBay kleinanzeigen, wg-gesucht.de. This is not an inclusive list, but they contain most accommodation listings.

If you are looking for accomodation in Germany you can notice, that there are two rental costs in advertisements - Kalt and Warm, which can be translated as rent without (Kalt) and with (Warm) costs for utilities. Let's try to find out where this amount for utilities comes from and what else you have to pay when you move into your new home.Utility bills