Wanterbësch

To add to the already fantastic Winterlights offering, the Service Foyers scolaires – CAPEL (Centre d'Animation Pédagogique et de Loisirs – Creative Learning Centre) has come up with something very special: a unique outdoor event.

At the Wanterbësch, a range of workshops will be available to children aged 3 and up. As well as these activities, designed to promote a respectful approach to the forest by gently opening visitors' eyes to the natural world, there will also be a number of theatre performances based around the same theme.

When and where

Dates

From 4 to 14 December 2025

The workshops, open to the general public, will take place on:

4, 9 and 11 December: 14:00 to 17:30

6, 7, 13 and 14 December: 11:00 to 19:00

Where

Bambësch Forest, near the Bambësch Forest playground

How to get there

AVL bus line 33 ("Centre Sportif Bambesch" stop)

Download

Wanterbësch : Plan d'accès

PDF 22.6 Mo

Special shuttle on 6 and 7 December

To help visitors get to the "Wanterbësch", a shuttle bus will run every 10 minutes during the weekend of 6 and 7 December between the "Villeroy & Boch" car park and the Bambësch.
The first shuttle from the "Villeroy & Boch" car park will leave at 10:45, and the last shuttle back from the Bambësch will depart at 19:05.

Please note that on Sunday, 7 December, a CSL sports event will also be taking place at the Bambësch. We therefore advise you to use the shuttle bus or public transport (bus line 33) to get there.

Attractions and entertainment

Children aged 3 and up will be able to enjoy a variety of workshops: making art inspired by nature, captivating historical stories and, above all, exploring the forest in all its glory for young and old, as well as a number of theatre performances.

Full programme.

Thursday, 4 December 2025

14:00–17:30:
- Play area using natural materials (CAPEL)
- Bread twists baked over a wood fire (CAPEL)
- Moon and shadow magic workshop (Heike Löwentraut and Sybille Kunkler)
- Reading corner with storytelling and curio cupboard (Claude Simon and CAPEL) (various times)
- Low ropes course (<60 cm) and mobile swingsets (Karin Süß and CAPEL)
- Woodworking with green wood (Michael Heuberger)
- Wickerwork workshop (Lothar Wilhelm)
- Leatherworking workshop (CAPEL)
- Woodland discoveries (Isabel Van De Voorde)

Saturday, 6 December 2025

14:00–19:00:
- Play area using natural materials (CAPEL)
- Bread twists baked over a wood fire (CAPEL)
- Moon and shadow magic workshop (Heike Löwentraut and Sybille Kunkler)
- Low ropes course (<60 cm) and mobile swingsets (Karin Süß and CAPEL)
- Reading corner with storytelling and curio cupboard (Claude Simon and CAPEL) (various times)
- Woodworking with green wood (Michael Heuberger)
- Wickerwork workshop (Lothar Wilhelm)
- Leatherworking workshop (CAPEL)
16:00: Marionette and automaton show: "Radeau" (Boîte à clous)
18:00: Marionette and automaton show: "Radeau" (Boîte à clous)

Sunday, 7 December 2025

14:00–19:00:
- Play area using natural materials (CAPEL)
- Bread twists baked over a wood fire (CAPEL)
- Moon and shadow magic workshop (Heike Löwentraut and Sybille Kunkler)
- Low ropes course (<60 cm) and mobile swingsets (Karin Süß and CAPEL)
- Reading corner with storytelling and curio cupboard (Claude Simon and CAPEL) (various times)
- Woodturning with fresh wood (Michael Heuberger)
- Wickerwork workshop (Lothar Wilhelm)
- Workshop: winter food for animals (CAPEL)
16:00: Marionette and automaton show: "Radeau" (Boîte à clous)
18:00: Marionette and automaton show: "Radeau" (Boîte à clous)

Tuesday, 9 December 2025

14:00–17:30:
- Play area using natural materials (CAPEL)
- Bread twists baked over a wood fire (CAPEL)
- Moon and shadow magic workshop (Heike Löwentraut and Sybille Kunkler)
- Low ropes course (<60 cm) and mobile swingsets (Karin Süß and CAPEL)
- Reading corner with storytelling and curio cupboard (Claude Simon and CAPEL) (various times)
- Wooden building set (Michael Heuberger)
- Making winter food for animals (CAPEL)
- Wooden building set (Jeux et Tartines)

Thursday, 11 December 2025

14:00–17:30:
- Play area using natural materials (CAPEL)
- Bread twists baked over a wood fire (CAPEL)
- Moon and shadow magic workshop (Heike Löwentraut and Sybille Kunkler)
- Low ropes course (<60 cm) and mobile swingsets (Karin Süß and CAPEL)
- Reading corner with storytelling and curio cupboard (Claude Simon and CAPEL) (various times)
- Woodturning with fresh wood (Michael Heuberger)
- Woodland discoveries (Isabel Van De Voorde)
- Making plywood silhouettes and shadow puppets (Luc Reisdorf)
- Wooden building set (Jeux et Tartines)
15:00: Marionette and automaton show: "Radeau" (Boîte à clous)

Saturday, 13 December 2025

14:00–19:00:
- Play area using natural materials (CAPEL)
- Bread twists baked over a wood fire (CAPEL)
- Moon and shadow magic workshop (Heike Löwentraut and Sybille Kunkler)
- Low ropes course (<60 cm) and mobile swingsets (Karin Süß and CAPEL)
- Reading corner with storytelling and curio cupboard (Claude Simon and CAPEL) (various times)
- Woodworking with green wood (Lothar Wilhelm)
- Making plywood silhouettes and shadow puppets (Luc Reisdorf)
- Wooden building set (Jeux et Tartines)
16:00: Marionnette show: "Poésies du Feu et de la Terre" (The Poetry of Fire and Earth) (Buguel Noz Marionnettes)
18:00: Marionnette show: "Poésies du Feu et de la Terre" (The Poetry of Fire and Earth) (Buguel Noz Marionnettes)

Sunday, 14 December 2025

14:00–19:00:
- Play area using natural materials (CAPEL)
- Bread twists baked over a wood fire (CAPEL)
- Moon and shadow magic workshop (Heike Löwentraut and Sybille Kunkler)
- Low ropes course (<60 cm) and mobile swingsets (Karin Süß and CAPEL)
- Woodworking with green wood (Lothar Wilhelm)
- Making plywood silhouettes and shadow puppets (Luc Reisdorf)
- Wooden building set (Jeux et Tartines)
16:00: Marionnette show: "Poésies du Feu et de la Terre" (The Poetry of Fire and Earth) (Buguel Noz Marionnettes)
18:00: Marionnette show: "Poésies du Feu et de la Terre" (The Poetry of Fire and Earth) (Buguel Noz Marionnettes)