Since 1987, Theatre creatives all around Europe have been interested in various forms of Toddleriums, perfromances for the youngest children right from the age of 0. Shows for toddlers have become common in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Scandinavian countries. The Puppet theatre at the Crossroads has been inspired by these advanced European tendencies and as the first theatre in Slovakia, we set up our own theatre project for toddlers and their parents called Batolárium (Toddlerium).

Theatre for toddlers is not only about the performance itself, but also about the dialogue with important people in toddler´s life – with parents. These people make those decisions of what kind of impulses their child receives. Parents and nurses are the ones that create a safe space for their child, from where it can discover the surrounding world, observe it and explore it.
Batolárium is an interactive play – it respects the restlessness of little children, it interacts with them and works with them. Children can move, touch, explore, slobber, fart, laugh or cry during the play. The play presents the world of theatre created by live music, sounds, voices, movements and touches. It offers children a realm of theatre in a safe, known, and comprehesible way.