"New Year – New Adventures"

Being active together: That's what the kids at the Graffiti Children's and Youth Center (KJT) really enjoy.

During two weeks of vacation, about 95 children each week took part in the special vacation programs offered by the City of Salzgitter’s Department of Children and Youth Services. Both the tried-and-true and new active and creative activities delighted the girls and boys again this year. Given the wide variety of options, it was hard to decide which station to start the day at…

There’s a big crowd at the arts-and-crafts table, where Aurelia, Leo, and Josephine are intently designing “suncatchers” for backpacks or windows. The other children wait patiently for their turn, passing the time with table tennis, card games—or peeking curiously into the next room. There, colorful lanterns are taking shape: Milow, Rosemarie, and Jakob are decorating the jars with sparkling gemstones. “Maybe I’ll put a tea light inside,” muses twelve-year-old Rosemarie, before setting the jars on the windowsill to dry. Milow has already played soccer today. Let’s see what else he has planned. In any case, given the summery temperatures, all the children are looking forward to the water fight announced for this afternoon.

Leon, Maya, and Amelie would rather learn how to play “Kakerlacula,” which teacher Peter Porzelt is explaining to them. The battery-powered cockroach zips quickly across the playing field, creating plenty of excitement and fun for the children.

Some of them have already participated in the summer adventure days and are especially happy to see everyone again and share these experiences together. Many girls and boys have also made new friends this week.

“Everything is great, but the activities are the best,” the children at the Windlicht table agree. They also mention the visits to the professional fire department and the museum, as well as the many varied activities during the vacation week, as special highlights.

The Olympic FetSZ obstacle course with various stations—such as ball throwing—also generated a lot of excitement. Despite the summery temperatures, more and more children gathered at the bouncy castle. Others wanted to get creative and tried their hand at spray painting or zoomed around in go-karts under the shade of the trees.

A special new feature this year was the hot lunch, offered for the first time. After some initial skepticism at the mention of “lentil soup,” it was all the more gratifying for the educational staff led by Lenja Borgmann and Marie Johns to see that the meal was very well received by the children, and hardly any of the 95 servings were left over. The very next day, the children were already looking forward to the next meal, featuring salad and dessert.

And their wish for next year was quickly voiced: “Our parents should sign us up again!”—before they leafed through the freshly printed FETZ newspaper (FerienErlebnisTage-Zeitung) that had been brought along and reflected on their experiences once more.

The bouncy castle is a hit with the kids.

Summer Adventure Days 2026: Getting Creative with Graffiti Together at the Children’s and Youth Center (KJT).

Field trips, such as visits to the professional fire department, are part of the vacation adventure days.

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The Vacation Adventure Days at the Graffiti Children’s and Youth Center are a key vacation project of the City of Salzgitter’s Children and Youth Services and take place around the Graffiti Children’s and Youth Center. This year, Marie Johns (KJT Graffiti) and Lenja Borgmann (KJT Hallendorf) are leading the planning and organization.

The project is being implemented across teams: In addition to the educational staff from the children’s and youth centers, colleagues from the areas of school social work as well as youth and democracy education are also participating in the planning and implementation. This collaboration across different departments results in a diverse and varied array of summer activities for children and teens.

During two weeks of summer break (July 6–10, 2026, and July 13–17, 2026), the young visitors enjoyed an extensive program featuring physical activities, creative workshops, media activities, and community events. These included, among other things, inline skating, Dino-Cars, a bounce house, sports activities, creative workshops, experiments, an escape room, a green screen, a kids’ disco, and other hands-on activities. The children also enjoy volunteering their time time and again. This year, some even organized their own activities, such as a game of Werewolves, a table tennis tournament, and sticker-making.

For the first time this year, a hot lunch was offered during the Vacation Adventure Days in cooperation with the CJD Hallendorf. The program was well-received by the children and teens and served as a valuable addition to the summer program. At the same time, providing a hot meal takes some of the pressure off the educational staff and helps ensure a smooth daily routine.

In both the first and second weeks of the vacation, approximately 95 children between the ages of six and twelve participated.

Each week, a “FETSZ Newspaper” is published, which the children take home as a keepsake.

The vacation adventure days are always fully booked. Registration for these camps next year is expected to open in February 2027 via the city’s website, www.salzgitter.de, under the keyword “camps.”

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"New Year – New Adventures"

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