You come to Brussels for a few days for the holidays
OUR ITINERARIES ACCORDING TO THE AGE OF THE CHILDREN
Essential family outings
Monday 16 to Friday 27 February.
Two whole weeks where it is often cold, sometimes grey… and where the children are at home. It’s the perfect time to plan indoor outings, immersive experiences, team games, fun tours of the city, and some outdoor activities when the weather permits.
🧠 WOM – World of Mind (Tour & Taxis)
A 100% indoor tour of 1,500 m² of optical illusions and sensory experiences: vortex, mirror room, trompe-l’oeil, games on perception… The children test, laugh, take pictures of themselves, the parents have as much fun as they do. Perfect for half a day during the holidays.
- 📅 When : Open daily during the February holidays.
- 📍 Where : Tour & Taxis, 1000 Brussels.
- 👨 👦 👩 👧 For whom : from 6–7 years old, families and teenagers.
- 💶 Please note : online booking is strongly recommended on Familin Brussels.
🧱 LEGO® Discovery Centre Brussels (Docks Bruxsel)
The large indoor LEGO® playground: DUPLO® zones for the little ones, brick-built mini-Brussels, 4D cinema, rides and creative workshops. You can easily spend 2 to 3 hours there, in the warmth, with something to keep young and old busy during the holidays.
- 📅 When : Open all year round, including every day of the holidays.
- 📍 Where : Docks Bruxsel, Quai des Usines.
- 👨 👦 👧 👩 For whom : 2–12 years old (and parents who are LEGO-fans®).
- 💶 Note : dated tickets, to be booked in advance (slots quickly sold out during Carnival).
🧪 Challenge Lab – Real video game (downtown)
A “life-size video game” in a post-apocalyptic laboratory setting: puzzles, light physical tests, lasers, clues to decipher… You play as a team and must thwart the plan of an evil scientist. Top activity to spend an afternoon with teenagers.
- 📅 When : open all year round, slots every day of the holidays.
- 📍 Where : Rue de l’Ecuyer, hypercentre of Brussels.
- 👨 👦 👩 👧 For whom : from 10–12 years old, families with older children and groups of teenagers.
- 💶 Please note : private session per group, reservation required (limited number of places
🪐 Virtual Room Brussels – VR Missions (including Asterix: Mission Potions)
Headset on your head, controllers in hand: you are immersed in a virtual reality universe where you have to collaborate to succeed in the mission. Depending on the age of the children, you choose a futuristic adventure… or the world of Asterix: Mission Potions during the holidays.
- 📅 When : Open daily during the February holidays.
- 📍 Where : Virtual Room, Brussels (centre).
- 👨 👦 👩 👧 For whom : according to the mission, from 9–10 years old.
- 💶 Note : small group sessions, slots in high demand during the school term → to be booked early.
💶 Free ideas or a low budget during the February holidays
To complete the paid activities, you can offer a “good deals” block:
- Brussels by night : walk along Grand-Place → Manneken-Pis → Royal Galleries → illuminated Mont des Arts, with a stop for hot chocolate.
- Parks and playgrounds (weather permitting): Bois de la Cambre, Parc de Bruxelles, Parc Josaphat, Étangs d’Ixelles…
- Street art & comics on your own : follow some frescoes of the Comic Trail or street art in the Marolles and around the canal.
- Free museums on certain days : for example, some free museums on the 1st Sunday of the month (to be checked on a case-by-case basis before communicating precisely).
