Fastaval Junior takes place on Saturday during Fastaval. It’s a day designed to give children a taste of why their parents love visiting Hobro every Easter.
It is essentially a “mini-Fastaval” where children can dive into the worlds of roleplaying and board games. The day consists of two short game sessions led by experienced adults. Every child gets their own wristband, a Fastaval T-shirt, lunch, and a chance to meet new friends who share their interests. We divide the participants into groups with peers of their own age, and all children receive their program in advance so they feel prepared for the day.
Unfortunately only room for 60 kids
Fastaval Junior is a social and narrative experience. To ensure that every child feels safe, included, and able to participate fully in the storytelling and game mechanics, all activities and instructions are conducted in Danish.
Because the games are led by Danish-speaking volunteers and the groups consist of local children, we unfortunately cannot offer English-speaking tables at this time. We recommend that participating children are comfortable speaking and understanding Danish to get the most out of the experience.
When enrolling your child
Registration for Fastaval Junior opens separately from regular registration on Saturday, February 7 at 12:00 noon.
All activities are selected for the age group, and we have tried to put together as broad a program as possible in each age group. We try to fulfill all requests to the extent that we can. We ask you to choose at least 4 priorities so that we can make it work.
We highly recommend selecting at least one board game and using the comment field for any special requests.
Obs! Is your child between 13 and 14 years old and would like to participate in Fastaval on the other days? If so, please indicate this in the registration form by checking the box “I would also like to participate in the regular Fastaval.”
Children aged 14 and under have free admission to Fastaval, but please note that most of the activities at Fastaval are for ages 15 and up.
Important Information
Fastaval Junior runs on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and costs DKK 250 per child. The price includes two activities, lunch (pizza and juice), and a Fastaval T-shirt. If your child does not eat pizza, you are welcome to send a packed lunch with them.
As Fastaval approaches, parents will receive an information letter and program so that children know what they will be playing on the day. We sometimes have problems with our emails ending up in the SPAM folder, so please check it regularly at the beginning of March and add junior@fastaval.dk to your address book.
An adult responsible for the child must be present at Fastaval (reachable by SMS) while the sessions are running, but adults do not have access to the Junior event itself. The child should feel comfortable participating without their parents by their side.
Please note that a group photo will be taken during the event. If you have any concerns regarding this, please contact the Junior organizers.
Help create Fastaval Junior
At Fastaval Junior, we welcome adults (aged 18+) who can help make this day something truly special. We need adults to help with board games and role-playing games, so if you want to join in the fun, we would love to hear from you.
The focus is on putting together a broad program for the children, and therefore we cannot promise that all ideas will be included.
Being an adult at Fastaval Junior is like a hero’s quest.
We look forward to hearing from you at fastavaljunior@gmail.com
/Mette Markert and Anne Vinter Ratzer
Create a role-playing game for Fastaval Junior
The role-playing games at Fastaval Junior are specially designed for the day. However, they are conducted in a rather relaxed and anarchic manner. You are both the author and the game master, and you must create a scenario that is suitable for four children in one of our three target groups (ages 6-8, 9-11, and 12-14). In return, you do not have to hand anything in, and you do not need to write the scenario down in advance. As long as you bring the materials the child players will need on the day, the rest of the scenario can easily be notes on a piece of paper or in your head. We know from experience that children enjoy games where there is also something physical to play with – for example, we had the dress-up doll scenario Paninaro on the program, and it was a big hit when the children had to make their own amulets for the scenario The Horde last year. Your scenario should last exactly two hours. You should be prepared to run the scenario twice, because if there is high demand for your scenario, we will put it in both block 1 and block 2. On the other hand, we do not have sparring or writer weekends.
We try to keep the spirit of Fastaval Junior very relaxed, even for the adults.
Run a board game at Fastaval Junior
You will be responsible for three to five children for two hours, during which you will explain the rules and run the board game. We have three age groups: 6-8 years, 9-11 years, and 12-14 years. Write to us and let us know which game you would like to run. In our experience, these wonderful nerdy kids are generally better at board games than you might think. For example, we have played Zombieside with the 6-8-year-olds, and the 12-14-year-olds had no problems with a game like Midgaard.
