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Behind the Scenes

Why Localnauts is the way it is.

Backgrounds, thoughts and decisions behind the game: the why and the how — and what matters to us along the way.

Family tips

Autumn holidays in Berlin with kids: ideas for the outdoors

Autumn holidays 2026 in Berlin: 19 to 31 October. Outdoor ideas with kids — kites, leaves, animals and a GPS scavenger hunt through Rixdorf.

19 October 2026 · 5 min read
For schools

Planning a school day trip: the Berlin rules

Wandertag, excursion, project day and outing are four formats with four sets of rules. What the regulation says, who decides, and what belongs in the plan.

13 October 2026 · 6 min read
For schools

Covering a school trip through Berlin's education benefit

Who files the application, which form counts and why a fixed cap is not allowed: the Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket route, step by step.

13 October 2026 · 5 min read
Family tips

Is Localnauts like geocaching? What geocaching with kids is — and what Localnauts does differently

What geocaching is, whether it is worth doing with kids — and where Localnauts is similar and where it does something else.

6 August 2026 · 5 min read
Digital & family

Media literacy is more than 'not too much phone'

With kids and media the talk is about bans and minutes. The real task: understanding media, judging it, and making something with it.

28 July 2026 · 6 min read
Digital & family

Screen time, but meaningful: when the screen sends you outside

Screen time makes parents feel guilty. Why 'how much?' is often the wrong question — and how a device can send kids outside.

26 July 2026 · 5 min read
Background

Why Rixdorf Is a Small Story of Democracy

Freedom of belief, self-government, education for all: why the Bohemian Village holds a small story of democracy — and what kids take from it.

24 July 2026 · 5 min read
Family tips

Summer holidays in Berlin with kids: ideas for the outdoors

Berlin holidays with kids: outdoor ideas — parks, water, animals, free activities and a GPS scavenger hunt through Rixdorf with no fixed date.

15 July 2026 · 5 min read
Neighbourhood tips

Discovering Rixdorf with kids: the route and where to stop

A family outing to the Bohemian Village at Richardplatz: our favourite cafés to arrive and wind down — plus the history to explore for yourselves.

13 July 2026 · 5 min read
Family tips

An outdoor kids' birthday in Berlin: ideas for an afternoon in the Kiez

An outdoor kids' birthday in Berlin: ideas from treasure hunt to picnic — and how a GPS scavenger hunt through Rixdorf becomes the highlight.

13 July 2026 · 5 min read
Neighbourhood history

The Bohemian Village in Rixdorf — history explained for kids

How did Bohemian weavers reach Berlin-Neukölln in 1737? The history of the Bohemian Village in Rixdorf, sourced and read-aloud ready — for kids.

1 July 2026 · 4 min read
Founding story

Why Localnauts Exists

From a stressful kids' birthday to a GPS scavenger hunt: how local stories, avatars and a team vote became a confidence tool for kids.

11 June 2026 · 5 min read