Craftsmanship & Creative Joy – Winter Break Fun in Gamla Linköping

Welcome to a winter break filled with creativity! During the winter break, Old Linköping transforms into one large workshop where small and large hands can create freely.

Escape the cold and step into our warm historical environments where we explore various crafts. Try everything from making your own wooden figures, painting your own paintings, to creating your very own dream waffle. Here, imagination takes center stage and the joy of creation is at the forefront.

Free entrance to the area – activity fees may apply.

Activities during the winter break program:

– Crafts at Bryggaregården 🪑
During the winter break, the museum opens its doors to Bryggaregården for a moment of creation together with our museum hosts. Here you can discover the day’s crafts in a historical environment.
We light a fire in the open fireplace to make it extra warm and cozy while creativity flows.

Date: Monday–Wednesday, February 16–18
Time: 12:00–16:00
Price: Free
Recommended age: From 8 years and up
Registration: No pre-registration required – just show up and let the creativity flow!

– Sip & Paint for kids and young people at Dahlbergs Café 🎨
Dahlbergs Café invites you to creative afternoons throughout the winter break! Here, children and young people can try “Sip & Paint” – a cozy moment where they can sit down, have a snack, and paint their very own paintings. Everything needed for the kids to unleash their imagination and create freely is provided.

In the price of 125 kr includes:

– Painting tools: Everything needed to create the painting.
– A steaming hot chocolate and a delicious cheese sandwich.

Date: Monday-Friday, February 16-20
Time: 14:00-16:00
Cost: 125 kr/person
Place: Dahlbergs Café

– Competition: Create your dream waffle at Skönfärgaregården Waffle Hut & Interior 🧇
Do you like waffles? Now you have the chance to create your very own waffle! The competition is at Skönfärgaregården’s Waffle Hut & Interior. On-site, you fill in a competition entry form where you name your waffle along with what you want on the waffle.

Everyone who participates receives a small prize, and the winner gets their waffle on the menu for a weekend. The winner also gets to come and try their own waffle for free at Skönfärgaregården’s Waffle Hut & Interior. The winner is jointly voted by the staff. Think how cool it would be – other guests can order just your waffle!

Date: The competition runs between February 16-20
Time: 10-17 (Wednesday evening open until 20:00)
Place: Skönfärgaregården Waffle Hut & Interior

– Face painting with a fairy tale theme at Skönfärgaregården Waffle Hut & Interior 🖌️
Transform into a fairytale figure during the winter break! Friday, February 20, and Saturday, February 21, Skönfärgaregården Waffle Hut & Interior invites you to face painting with a magical fairy tale theme. As usual, it’s the fantastic Maya who stands for the enchanting transformations.

Date: Friday, February 20 & Saturday, February 21
Time: 12–17
Cost: 100 kr per child (30% discount on face painting upon showing a receipt)
Place: Skönfärgaregården Waffle Hut & Interior

– Winter Break at Cloetta in Old Linköping: Come in and paint your own candy bag! 🍬
Come in and paint your own candy bag! When the bag is finished being painted, you are rewarded with a box of mints 🍭

Date: Monday-Friday, February 16-20
Time: 10:00–16:00
Cost: Free
Place: Inside the Chocolate Shop, Cloetta

– Winter Break at Cloetta in Old Linköping: “Come and hunt for Kexchoklad!” 🍫
7 large Kexchoklad have hidden around Old Linköping. Find them – and claim your reward in the Chocolate Shop afterward!

Date: Tuesday, February 17 – extra fun!
Time: 13:00 – 15:00
Cost: Free
Place: Tunnbindaregatan 1, outside the Chocolate Shop

– Winter Break Investigations at LasseMajas Detective House
Lasse and Maja are preparing for their annual winter break investigation, but they need help to understand what the police chief wants them to bring. At the Detective House, many magnifying glasses have disappeared, and Lasse and Maja now need your help to find all the magnifying glasses and figure out what word the letters form.

Place: LasseMajas Detective House
Date: Monday-Sunday, February 16-22
Time: Monday-Friday 10-17:30, Saturday 9:00-17:30 & Sunday 9:00-17:00
Cost: Free
Registration: Drop in

– Crafts with Humlan: Winter Break Crafts for Children 🌿
Come and join winter break crafting with Humlans Gröna! Recommended age from 6 years.Date: Monday, February 16 and Thursday, February 19

Time: 13:30-15:00
Registration: Registration via link no later than one day before the date: https://www.humlansgrona.se/pyssel
Cost: 125 kronor per crafting person (applies also to parents who want to craft). Payable on-site with Swish or card. All materials included in the price.
Place: Pedagogical Workshop, Curmanska Warehouse, Old Linköping

– Bead Crafts at Just Wood 🌲
Unleash creativity with wooden beads🪵 In the Tallbarr Bar, Just Wood sets up with wooden beads in all colors during the winter break. Come and craft together! Make a personal bracelet for 35 kr or collect loose beads for necklaces and larger creations.

Date: Monday-Friday, February 16-20
Time: 11-17
Registration: Drop in
Cost: 35 kr/bracelet or collect loose beads for necklaces and larger creations.
Place: Just Wood

– Animals & Nature – Competition Round at Ankungen
Welcome to the magical world of fairy tales!

Date: Tuesday-Friday, February 17-20
Time: 11-17
Cost: 20 kr/bricka
Place: Ankungen Children’s Bookstore & Toy Store

– Carpentry and build wooden figures together with Lizas Crafts in Sara’s Garden Shop ⚒️
Here you can draw and design your own figure! You start by sketching how it should look and then try various techniques, such as sawing, nailing, drilling, screwing, and gluing, to build your figure.

Pictures with examples of how the figures can look when finished will be published on Instagram and Facebook (Lizas Crafts) shortly. This will be a workshop where you can truly use your joy of creation and creativity!

Who can participate?
– Children between 6 and 8 years: Participate together with a crafting adult.
– Children from 9 years: Can choose to come alone or together with an adult.

Date: Tuesday, February 17 & Thursday, February 19
Time: 12:30–14:00
Number: Max 4 participants at a time
Registration: You can drop in without pre-registering if there are available spots. Last entry is at 13:30. If you want to secure a spot, it is possible to pre-book a spot at 12:30 by emailing info@lizashantverk.se
Cost: 50 kr per person and started half-hour. You can choose how much and how long you want to craft. Payment is made on-site.
Place: Sara’s Garden Shop

– Writing Joy with Cecilia Stevrin in Sara’s Garden Shop 📖
Welcome to a moment of writing joy! Cecilia Stevrin, EngageUs, author, and coach, invites both young and old to a creative moment with words and stories. You can try creative writing exercises and create short stories. You can participate together – children, parents, grandchildren, grandparents, friends – or try on your own.

Date: Wednesday, February 18
Time: 14:00–16:00
Length: Drop-in, about 30 minutes per session
Number: Max 5 people
Cost: 50 kr per person. Payment is made on-site.
Place: Sara’s Garden Shop