Useful Links & Tips
This is just a simple list covering topics that might be of interest.
The category menu leads you directly to your area of interest.
A lot of topics around pregnancy & babies are also covered in the BLOG section of Gravidamiga.
Other topics around daily life in Stuttgart can be found in the Tips or Blog section of Kiramiga, giving you a little bit of extra information. You can search what you are looking for via the tags in each Blog.
And if there is something not yet covered, please write your suggestions to gravidamiga@kiramiga.com.
Thank you for your support in making this page a helpful tool for everyone new in Stuttgart!
Babies & Toddler Activities
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Stadtpalais Stuttgart - Museum for Stuttgart
The museum about Stuttgart with a kids area (Interactive museum) and a restaurant. Also for toddlers - they can create with big blogs and run around. This is in the basement. No entrance fee.
You can also have birthday parties in there. -
International Playgroup in Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Every Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30 am at Arche Nora, Geranienstraße 11, 70771 Leinfelden. -
English Playgroup Stuttgart
Singing, crafts for the kids and coffee/tea for mums. -
English Childrens Library Stuttgart
A place to meet, read and take books home.
They also offer singing and crafts for children and coffee / tea and workshops for the mums.
Please check their website. -
Tumbling Toddlers / Krabbel-Babbel
Open class for crawling babies & toddlers up to 3 years with mothers/daddys. Parcour and singing. Not during the German School Holidays.
10 token card. -
Outdoor Pools in Stuttgart Area
Find a list of outdoor pool and what they offer. -
Playgrounds and Jugendfarm in Stuttgart
Here you can find winter playgrounds, indoor playgrounds, Jugendfarmen, Parcs and much more.
Shopping
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Kinderbazar
Here you can usually find really nice and inexpensive used clothes and toys for your baby/child.
Organised by a Kindergarten, church or other institution it is a great way to dive into German culture and make some good deals. -
List of custom made cake suppliers
Looking for that special cake - here is a list of where to turn to around Stuttgart. -
List of Shops Home & Party Decoration
Looking for (party) decorations? Here is a list of shops you hopefully find what you search for.
Community Centers
You can go there anytime and they offer lots of playgroups and other activities for children.
Usually there is a cafe and lots space for the children.
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Müze - Family Center in Stuttgart Süd
Center for families with child care, playgroups, workshops, lunch & coffee and help all around familiy affairs – for free. They have singing / music classes for toddlers. -
Haus der Familie - Center for Families
They offer lots of support for all family affairs, groups for mother & babies, toddlers... -
eKiZ - family center in Stuttgart West
Center for families with child care, playgroups, workshops, lunch & coffee and help all around familiy affairs. Check out their playgroup schedule on their homepage - there are playgroups in many different languages.
Online Guides & Social Media
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Luftballon - Magazin for Parents
The print version can be found for free in bakeries, book shops, little stores - just look out for it.
Contains tips, adverts and events for the region. -
Luftballon - THE Magazin for Parents
The print version can be found for free in bakeries, book shops, little stores - just look out for it.
Contains tips, adverts and events for the region.
Other
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Stadtbibliothek / Stuttgart Library
The Stuttgart library downtown has a whole wall of English (and other languages) books, audio books, and movies. There is also an English childrens book section in an adjoining room.
There is also a cafe inside. -
Breuninger - Cafe Karls Kitchen & Hairdresser for Kids
Breuninger Stuttgart has a nice restaurant with a kids area and in the basement you can take your little ones for a hair cut.