Hi, the Diceventure for kids is not happening this spring and now I’ve got 3 upset 8y-olds…
So my qiestion is, are there any child-friendly one-shots or short campaigns that I could try to run? Maybe there’re tips on how to run the game for younger kids (like not full spectrum of skills & stats)?
Both English & German resources are fine but the game would be in german.
Tnx
The German Narnia game is pretty good.
For D&D, maybe try N4 Treasure Hunt?
There‘s an official adventure for kids which is simplified stats and shorter, with kiddie pregens. I think it sounds cool and is free
The delightfully-named 1w6 Freunde is excellent.
Kids on Bikes is also fun.
Same with Grimm. Plenty of good options.
If it doesn’t have to be D&D, you could check out Mausritter
If your kids like Lego, you could do the Lego D&D adventure, the “Red Dragon’s Tale”. You can either build the Lego set first, or combine building and playing the adventure, so your kids can see all the little details in that set before they are covered up with bricks.
It also comes with suggestions for how to run it with simplified rules for those not familiar with DnD. Just be kind to them in the final fight and don’t slaughter them with the dragon 
Aside from that, typical suggestions for beginner adventures include Wild Sheep Chase, Most Potent Brew or Wolves of Welton. All relatively short, easy and whimsical adventures for low-level characters (technically Wild Sheep Chase is for level 5, but it can easily be scaled down). If it can be a bit more sinister, like their first real dungeon crawl, you could check out Delian Tomb.
For the game system, many others have already made good suggestions. Another idea is using Sidekick classes from Tasha’s for characters (in case of the spellcaster of course with simple, straightforward spells).
So this diceventure thing died?
Well, Paradice told me, it’s cancelled.
HouseHold is really good
also because there is no math (you just look for matches)
… and who does not want to be a fairy princess/prince? ^^
Thank you all for the great tips!
Check out the RPG club Athebas Siegel. They are offering family friendly sessions.
I’ve played several rounds of Hero Kids with my two girls (now 7 & 9) and a few other kids, and they loved it: Hero Kids – Hero Forge Games
There are several pre-made adventures available for cheap; and the core rules are very simple. If they are already playing full DnD rules, the system might be too simple though. The adventures can easily be translated to a system like DnD, but that needs some knowledge of both systems.
Hero Kids also allows for creating completely custom characters, which is great fun. So far, I’ve played with an elephant made of cookies, an alien, and some mythical ice mage called Elsa (amongst a lot of others).
Pro tip: gummy bears as life points 
that would get my 5yo on board as well 
lovely! 
So far the kids are playing Hero Quest and loving it
Or gummy bears/candies as enemies. Let them eat an enemy when they defeat it!
edible enemies are always amazing
use a cupcake or something similar that can be broken up into smaller chunks for a large or bigger enemy, that way they can even see the enemy being damaged the longer the fight goes on
I can see the excitement in their parets’ faces when the kids tell that they defeated and then ate an enemy. Wonderful story
QAGS uses candy as karma points, leading to the classic eat-it-or-use-it decision.
Simple system, definitely kid-compatible.
In that case, Quest: Zeit der Helden might be perfect for you. Fun little board game / RPG hybrid.