We've been doing several daytrips in and around Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's northernmost state. Tolk Schau is always a hit with the kids - how can it not be with 100+ life size dinosaurs!? The kids loved all the rides and we immediately noticed a few differences between this Fun Park and a place like Bay Beach or Great America. At Tolk Schau, "Parents are responsible for their children" is taken literally. Basically non-existent safety rails, signs, etc. Most rides had no attendant. You climb in, sometimes there's a seat belt, pull the bar down and the next person in line pushes the green button to start the ride. If no one's there, you just have to wait or call to a passerby to start the ride! Apparently the danger of being sued is lower here. The main draw for the kids is hunting/panning for crystals. They could spend hours "discovering" these precious gems. 
Another stop on our tour of Schleswig-Holstein was Friedrichkoog. We visited the Seehundstation which helps injured and abandoned seals reenter the North Sea. This area is quite unique for its high and low tides which create tidal mud flats. It takes 6 hours for the tide to go in or out and when it's out, you can walk out for kilometers (see, the metric is growing on me...). The mud is relatively firm near the shore but then the closer you get to the receding water, the slimier it gets. We discovered lots of crabs, sea worms and several basketball-sized jellyfish which apparently just weren't fast enough.
Emma just couldn't get enough of this and could only be lured back to shore by the promise of ice cream. Neither Andrew nor I could go deeper than this - yes, it's as gross as it looks!
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