Craftsmanship & Creative Joy – Winter Break Fun in Old Linköping

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

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

Free entry to the area – activity fees may apply.

Activities during the winter break program:

– Crafting in Bryggaregården 🪑
During the winter break, the museum opens the doors to Bryggaregården for some crafting together with our museum hosts. Here you can discover today’s crafts in a historical setting.
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 creativity flow!

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

Price includes:

– Painting supplies: Everything needed to create the painting.
– A steaming hot chocolate and a tasty 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 Våffelstuga & Inredning 🧇
Do you like waffles? Now you have the chance to create your very own waffle! The competition is at Skönfärgaregården’s Waffle House & Interior. On-site, you fill in an entry form where you give your waffle a name along with what you want on the waffle.

Everyone who participates gets 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 House & Interior. The winner is voted for jointly by the staff. Imagine how cool – other guests can order your waffle!

Date: The competition runs from February 16-20
Time: 10-17 (Wednesday open until 20)
Place: Skönfärgaregården Våffelstuga & Inredning

– Face painting with a fairytale theme at Skönfärgaregården Våffelstuga & Inredning 🖌️
Transform into a fairytale character during the winter break! On Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21, Skönfärgaregården Våffelstuga & Inredning invites you to face painting with a magical fairytale theme. As usual, the fantastic Maya is responsible for the enchanting transformations.

Date: Friday, February 20 & Saturday, February 21
Time: 12-17
Cost: 100 kr per child (30% discount on face painting valid upon presentation of receipt)
Place: Skönfärgaregården Våffelstuga & Inredning

– Winter break at Cloetta in Gamla Linköping: Come in and paint your own candy bag! 🍬
Come in and paint your own candy bag! Once the bag is painted, you are rewarded with a candy box 🍭

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

– Winter break at Cloetta in Gamla Linköping: “Come and look for Kexchoklad!” 🍫
7 large Kexchoklad have hidden themselves around Gamla Linköping. Find them – and collect your reward in the Chocolate Shop afterwards!

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

– Winter Break Expedition at LasseMajas Detective House
Lasse and Maja are preparing for their annual winter break expedition, but they need help understanding what the police chief wants them to bring. At the Detective House, many magnifying glasses have gone missing, and Lasse and Maja now need your help to find all the magnifying glasses and figure out what the word spelled by the letters is.

Location: 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

– Crafting with Humlan: Winter Break Crafts for Children 🌿
Come and do winter break crafts with Humlans Gröna! Recommended for ages 6 and up. Date: Monday, February 16 and Thursday, February 19

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

– Bead Crafting at Just Wood 🌲
Unleash your creativity with wooden beads🪵 At the Pine Needle Bar, Just Wood offers wooden beads in all colors during the winter break. Come and craft together! Make a personal bracelet for 35 kr or pick beads by weight for necklaces and larger creations.

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

– Craft and Build Figures in Wood with Lizas Hantverk at Sara’s Garden Shop ⚒️
Here you can draw and design your very own figure! You start by sketching how it should look and then try several different 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 posted on Instagram and Facebook (Lizas Hantverk) shortly. This will be a workshop where you can really use your creativity and joy of creating!

Who can participate?
– Children between 6 and 8 years: Participate together with an adult carpenter.
– Children from 9 years: Can choose to come alone or 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 space is available. Last admission is at 13:30. If you want to be sure to get a spot, you can pre-book a spot at 12:30 by emailing info@lizashantverk.se
Cost: 50 kr per person and started half hour. You choose how much and how long you want to craft. Payment 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 young and old to a creative moment with words and stories. You will have the opportunity to try creative writing exercises and create short stories. You can participate together – children, parents, grandchildren, grandparents, friends – or try it yourself.

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