Every year when we celebrate “Reyes” (The Three Wise Men) on the 6th of January in Barcelona, I feel like I am running out of good ideas on what to give to my children. So when I found Kreative Kids I was very pleased to discover a shop with unique and creative presents for little ones, very different to the usual toy stores one finds around.

For those who stay in Barcelona and have no plans with their kids right after Christmas, there is a beautiful musical event taking place at L’Auditori on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th of December at 12pm.

This great venue offers a yearly programme of up to 20 different productions for families with children of all ages with around 150 concerts throughout the year, hoping to stimulate the interest in the magic of music through creating special musical events that are carefully prepared by a group of educators, composers, musicians, choreographers and stage directors.

If you live in Sitges or like to visit Sitges as much as we do, there is a great new family club opening next Saturday on December 16th.

Sitges has always been a place we loved to visit with and without kids and many times we thought how nice it would be to live there. The list of nice things to do is long and now there is definitely one more good reason to visit this lovely sea town with your little ones.

If you are looking for creative and scientific orientated workshops for your kids there is a great place in the neighbourhood of Sarría.

TechLab Kids mainly offers Robotics and STEAM classes (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths) with the purpose to motivate children to participate actively in creative processes that are related to technology.

Since 2012 the founders of Techlab have offered classes and workshops at their own centre in Sarria, as well as in schools and other institutions in and around Barcelona.

Last year, right after Christmas, we went to see Mozart’s famous opera ‘The Little Magic Flute’ adapted for kids at the Liceu in Barcelona with our 4-year-old son. We all enjoyed it very much and had explained the story to him beforehand so he was very excited to go.

If you have not been to the famous Liceu opera house it is a classic and beautiful venue and very impressive for little people (and adults) so just going there is already an event.

On Sundays it is always theatre (or kids activity) time at El Cau and in the past year my family has spent many Sunday mornings at this lovely space which has been designed with family fun in mind. Theatre plays are usually performed in Catalan language so it is my pleasure to announce that next Sunday on November 26th there will be a great theatre play offered in English language for the first time.

Next Saturday, November 18th, there will be another great family event #1000raons for a good cause next Saturday in Barcelona. This one is organised by the Front Marítim Barceloneta association and the Hospital Del Mar to raise funds for Breast Cancer Research.

There will be many fun activities offered such as yoga for kids, skating, arts & crafts, storytelling, face painting, dance activities, family games, magical shows, archery and much more.

El Petit Festivalet (translates as “The little festival”) will take place for the first time this year on November 18 and 19 at Flowers By Bornay in Barcelona. This innovative fair originates from the bigger and already well-known independent craft fair “El Festivalet”, which offers handmade and manufactured products on a small scale every December at the Maritime Museum in Barcelona.

Béa Beste, founder of Tollabea calls herself an “edupreneur”, a “mom” and an “eternal child”. Her family blog is widely known in Germany.

She has an impressive curriculum and already managed many interesting projects, for instance she founded several bilingual schools across Germany so she certainly is an expert when it comes to child education.

Next to her, she has great female writing support and one of them is her own daughter Carina.

If you are around and want to spend some quality time with your kids, here comes a nice recommendation for next week-end! Chic y Tin (means “little one” in English) is an educative leisure event organised for families twice a year in Barcelona, once in April and once in October.

The next edition will take place on Saturday, October 28 from 11am-8pm. 

Last Sunday we went to the Parc de Torreblanca a great place to visit with kids just 15 minutes outside of Barcelona in Sant Joan Despí. On Sundays there is a little Farmers Market where you can buy fresh local products, mostly fruits and vegetables and not too far from the market are often creative activities organised for families with small children.

I have been traveling to Ibiza since I was 16 years old, I got married there and now, years later I continue traveling with my kids and husband to this beautiful island.

Ibiza might not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of suitable destinations with kids but it actually is very child-friendly if you know your way around.