Legeparken and Nicolai for Børn

Free-play and outdoor play is very important here. Learning through play is a big part of children's education. Dean goes to an afterschool program where they spend most of their time outdoors. Whenever I walk by a daycare, I see all the children outside wearing fully protective rain gear, free to roam in large outdoor areas with no fear of getting dirty.
There is a free outdoor play park in Kolding (Legeparken = the play park) that has rowboats, pedalboats, mooncars, zipline, etc. that we have been to a few times. It will inevitably rain when we are there, so we have learned to do as the Danes do, bringing along full mud gear when we go.
Another fun play place we have been to is the children's section of the Nicolai arts and culture center, Nicolai for Børn. There are several storeys containing rooms with varying themes all encouraging free-play and imagination.
I love the play based approach to learning that they believe in here!