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How to get your family downsized and displayed at Denmark’s Legoland

Legoland is offering a family in Denmark the chance to have themselves and their home replicated in Lego bricks and put on display in the popular theme park.

Published: 17 February 2023 17:35 CET
How to get your family downsized and displayed at Denmark’s Legoland
A tiny 'For Sale' sign in place at Legoland. Families can enter a competition to have their home built in bricks and displayed alongside world landmarks at the amusement park. Photo: LEGOLAND and Home

The competition will see a winner picked out and their Lego duplicates placed on display at Legoland Billund within a brick’s throw of the Lego Eiffel Tower and Amalienborg Palace.

“We dare say that we are putting one of Denmark’s most unique plots of land ‘for sale’. This is the first time ever that a family’s house will be built here at Legoland and we will also build the family with Lego bricks so they can stand next to their house and play in the garden,” Legoland director Christian Woller said in a press release.

The winning family and their house will be downsized at a scale of 1:20 and placed on the specially selected ‘plot’ at Legoland.

A house of, for example, 7×20 metres will therefore be reproduced at 35×100 centimetres for the Legoland display.

The competition can be entered via the website of estate agent Home, whose local branch in Billund is acting as the “seller” of the diminutive plot. You can also read more about it on the Legoland website.

“We’re hugely proud that we’ve been given that chance to fulfil not just ‘normal’ housing dreams but also childhood dreams. The Lego corporation and Legoland are a big part of our DNA here in Billund. Now we can share that feeling with a lucky family somewhere in Denmark,” Home Billund co-owner Camilla Lund Hansen said in the press release.

Entrants from anywhere in Denmark could win the prime piece of Lego real estate.

“This is a very unique plot which has a view of the Eiffel Tower and Amalienborg Palace and there is also a view of the sea, so we are in no doubt there will be interest in the plot,” Woller said.

Construction of the house must be completed by April 1st, when Legoland opens for the summer season. It will remain in situ for the remainder of 2023. The winning family will be required to attend the opening where their ‘house’ will be presented – and will also be given free passes to the park for the rest of the year.

Following the end of the 2023 season, the winning family will be able to take their Lego selves and house with them to their real house.

To enter the competition, you must provide your name and address and write a short description of your family, and register for marketing letters from Lego and Home.

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EXPLAINED: How do after-school clubs work in Denmark?

Denmark is known for its affordable and quality childcare but how does that continue when your child goes to school?

Published: 17 September 2024 17:07 CEST
EXPLAINED: How do after-school clubs work in Denmark?

Children in Denmark start school the calendar year in which they turn 6 and the school year begins in August.

The transition from kindergarten (børnehave in Danish) to school takes place at the beginning of May, when the children attend Skolefritidsordning, or SFO. This is actually the before and after-school leisure facility but most pre-schoolers attend during May and June, to get used to the school environment.

Once they start school in August, the day of teaching usually begins at 8am and finishes at 2pm. However most children will then stay on to attend SFO and some go to SFO in the morning as well, if their parents need to start work before 8am.

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SFO

Skolefritidsordning, or SFO is for children in grades 0 to 3 (six to ten year-olds) where there are staff-led activities including sport, outside games, indoor crafts, music, computer games, board games or simply playing with friends or quiet reading. The staff who work there aren’t the school teachers but special educators designated for these activities. All children are given a drink and snack while at SFO.

Most schools have an area that is fitted out for SFO activities but they can also use other school premises.

It’s usually open from 6.30am until 8am and then from when school finishes until 5pm.

Klub

This is the before and after-school club for older children, which is divided into three age categories.

Fritidsklub (10-11 years old).

Juniorklub (12-14 years old).

Ungdomsklub (14-18 years old).

The activities will vary depending on the individual club and the age range. They open the same times as SFO, from 6.30am before school and until 5pm after school.

Holiday clubs

All these clubs also run as holiday clubs, which often involve day trips.

Language

After-school facilities are generally in Danish. In private bilingual or international schools, the English department often mixes with the Danish department for SFO and Klub.

Extra-curricular activities

Some schools also provide different after-school activities such as choir, chess or instrument lessons, which come as an extra, at an additional cost.

It’s also common in Denmark for children to join clubs (Foreningsliv) outside of school like football, basketball, music groups which is also a good opportunity to make other friends.

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Prices of before and after-school clubs

All before and after-school clubs are optional but there will always be space for your child to join one.

There are fees for the clubs and they cost roughly the same in state (folkeskole) and private schools.

Fees are paid monthly and prices vary for state schools, depending on your municipality. 

SFO: Around 1,665-2,000 kroner per month per child.

Morning club (Morgenpasning): Around 150- 400 kroner per month per child.

Fritidsklub and Juniorklub: Around 450 kroner a month per child.

Ungdomsklub: Free of charge.

Holiday club: Around 470 kroner per month. The month of July usually costs more.

There is a sibling discount, as well as a subsidised scheme for those on low household incomes.

By comparison, the cost of nursery (vuggestue up to 2 years and 10 months) is around 4,264 kroner a month including lunch (roughly €573).

For kindergarten (børnehave from 2 years and 10 months to 6 years) it is around 2,738 kroner a month including lunch (roughly €368). This covers a full-time places from Monday-Friday with full opening hours.

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