In Malmö there are nice places where small children and their parents can meet and play. Now the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands wants to do the same.
In Malmö there are nine family centres. Children aged 0 to 6 can go there with their parents to play, meet other families and get help from kind grown-ups. People from the city of Rotterdam have visited Malmö three times to learn how it works. Now they want to open their own family centres back home. They think Malmö is a really great example!
Four schools in Rosengård are getting their own sports clubs. The best part: the young people get to decide themselves!
At Rosengårdsskolan, Örtagårdsskolan, Värner Rydénskolan and Apelgårdsskolan, new sports clubs are starting. There, children and young people can dance, play football and basketball, do crafts and bake. The clubs are led by young people themselves, and an adult coordinator is nearby to help when needed.
Hooray! The big playground in Folkets Park is back – with a big climbing tower and a long slide.
After a big renovation, the playground in Folkets Park has opened again. There is a tall climbing tower with ropes and a long slide, but also a small slide for the littlest ones. There are swings, sandpits and a big climbing net. All children should be able to play here – there is even a ramp so that children who use wheelchairs can join in.
Did you know you can borrow more than books at the library? Now you can borrow visits to museums, dance shows and even a play centre!
At several libraries in Malmö you can borrow a fun visit with your library card. It works just like borrowing a book, but you borrow an experience instead. For example, you can borrow a visit to Malmö Museum or a dance show. This autumn you can also borrow a visit to the Funnys äventyr play centre. The loan covers two people, so bring a friend or a grown-up!
Norra Sofielund is going to be a neighbourhood where children come first. It was celebrated with a big street party!
In Norra Sofielund in Malmö, Sweden's very first children's district is being built. That means the whole area will be planned to be good for children: safer streets without dangerous car traffic, more greenery and more places to play. The children who live there get to say themselves what they think should get better. The start was celebrated with a two-day party.
Children and families met for a joyful kite festival.
Children and families met in Ögårdsparken in Malmö on 22 August. The children got to fly kites together. Families brought picnics and snacks. MAF Barnakademi organised the festival.
Knowing how to swim is important and fun. Now lots of children in Rosengård get free swimming lessons.
MKB and Malmö Kappsimningsklubb are working together to teach children in Rosengård to swim. Over 850 places in the children's swimming school have already been given out, and it is completely free for children living with MKB. The swimming teachers are young people from Rosengård who have trained and get paid for their work. How great that more children can now feel safe in the water!
All summer you can watch free theatre, music, dance and circus in Malmö's parks.
Malmö Sommarscen is turning 20! It is celebrated with a big programme full of free shows in the city's parks. There will be theatre, music, dance and circus – and much of it is perfect for children and families. Bring a blanket and something tasty to eat and enjoy the summer!
This summer, Kirseberg's square gets extra cosy with more greenery, seating and room to play.
Malmö stad is turning Kirseberg's square into a summer square. That means more greenery, more places to sit and room for play and fun activities. The idea is for the square to become a lovely place where families with children and neighbours can meet all summer long.
Preschool children celebrated World Voice Day with song.
On 16 April, 130 preschool children sang together at Malmö Opera. Their singing was broadcast live. The children celebrated World Voice Day. Singers from the Opera's children's choir joined in too.
Flying cars and water filters! Schoolchildren from all over Malmö got to share their ideas for a better future.
At Slagthuset in Malmö, schoolchildren from all over the city met for a big idea carnival. The children got to present their inventions and ideas for a better world – everything from flying cars to filters that make water clean. At the end of the day, some ideas won prizes, but the most important thing was that all the children got to be creative and share their ideas with each other.