Ritter Sport

We spent most of our last day in Germany packing…trying to fit all that chocolate into our bags... but we had one more activity before we left. Auntie really wanted to do something fun with the kids. She arranged for them to be in a chocolate making workshop at the Ritter Sport Factory. Unfortunately she wasn’t able to take them so we drove them over in the afternoon. 

 

Ritter's factory is located in Waldenbuch, outside Stuttgart.

 

There was a clever display that delivered a mini-chocolate bar. I wanted to visit that display multiple times…but I thought pushing children out of the way for free chocolate was poor form…instead we visited the store downstairs while the children were in their class. It was like a chocolate wonderland…I needed a whole suitcase (and a personal trainer) to bring back as much as I wanted. Instead we opted for a few bars of flavors that aren’t available in the US.

Push the button and the mini factory would start to shake and rumble before a tiny truck drove out and delivered your chocolate.

 

 

That's right...only 69 cents a bar.

Apparently German parents are known to stifle creativity so they aren’t allowed in the classes. We couldn’t even watch.  So we shopped for chocolate and sat in the cafe...My soda was served with a wine glass...very fancy... although I'm more of a paper-cup sorta gal.

 

The kids really loved making their own chocolate. I was so proud of them for going into a classroom knowing that the class might be held only in German. They weren’t even fazed. Fortunately the teacher knew enough English to give them some English instructions too. According to the kids they stirred up the chocolate, added things (jelly beans, sprinkles, marshmallows etc.) and filled the molds. While the chocolate was setting they designed their own boxes. They were so proud of the finished product. What a great way to end our trip to Germany. Thanks Auntie!