Contents
- Summer holidays: 10 great tips to keep children occupied
- Children’s workshops at La Villette
- Festival “To the happiness of the kids”
- Beach libraries in Marseille
- The children’s ball at Paris Plage
- “Les Pestacles” Festival at the Parc Floral
- Green treasure hunt
- The Small Farmers’ Day
- Family picking
- Visit of the Maillé-Brézé ship in Nantes
- The life of the Kings at the Palace of Versailles
Summer holidays: 10 great tips to keep children occupied
Whether you are leaving or not, whether you are in Paris or not, here are 10 good tips, inexpensive and near you, to organize a fun outing with your children during the summer holidays …
Children’s workshops at La Villette
In the heart of the capital, children discover gardening, circus and preparing cooked meals in the summer gardens of the park. There is something for every taste !
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., 15 p.m. and 16:30 p.m.
Child rate from 8 euros
Parc de la Villette
Paris 19th
Festival “To the happiness of the kids”
For a week, nearly 300 performances by international artists specializing in performing arts (mimes, theater, dance) will make young and old dance in the halls and streets of Grand-Bornand. Also on the program, workshops for the youngest from 1 year old, as for the older ones, they can play apprentice. “Little reporter”, participate inscientific workshops, fromcircus, fromdance, and ofmagic . On the sidelines of the festival, toddlers can learn about motor skills and awakening.
Free
Until August 30
Grand-Bornand (74)
Beach libraries in Marseille
The Marseille Provence Design Center (CDMP) has a great idea: the creation of libraries by the beach. Children benefit from thousands of books available in mobile structures created by designers, installed on municipal beaches throughout the summer.
Free
July 15 to August 15 from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
Marseille (13)
The children’s ball at Paris Plage
Everyone at the ball! Paris Plage had the idea of organizing “The children’s ball” This year. We find ourselves between young and old for a guinguette ball every Sunday afternoon.
Meeting on the banks of the Seine
Free
For children from 3 to 7 years old
Paris (1st)
“Les Pestacles” Festival at the Parc Floral
Rock, pop, jazz, baroque and world music… The children have a blast! Families enjoy a rich and varied musical program, and entertainment in the flower gardens of the Parc Floral.
Reading at 11:30 am
Gardening workshops all day
Concert at 14:30 p.m. at Espace Delta
For students over the age of 3
Price: 5 euros (entrance to the park)
Until September 25
Parc Floral, Vincennes (94)
Green treasure hunt
Take part in a treasure hunt with the family “From the vine to the peach trees” on the agricultural heritage of the city of Montreuil, in the Parisian suburbs. Meet at the Mairie de Montreuil and go through the path of the astonishing fishing walls district. From street to street, children and adults are invited to discover a teeming and productive past, along the kilometers of walls that sheltered peach, apple, pear, but also dahlias, tulips, strawberries and raspberries.
The treasure hunt starts at Montreuil metro station (line 9) on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Montreuil undergrowth (93)
The Small Farmers’ Day
The “Les Prés du Hem” leisure center is THE outing for budding adventurers! With more than 120 hectares of nature around a 45 hectare lake, children can enjoy a lot of activities sports, fun, and nautical as well on the beach, on the farm, as in the small train, or by boat ! Do not miss August 11 “The Festival of small farmers” for a festive day with all the animals. On the program: music, games …
From the age of 4
Les Prés du Hem
Armentieres (59)
Family picking
Head for the plessis harvest!Equipped with a basket, the whole family leaves for a harvest of seasonal products. In summer, red fruits are in the spotlight. Let your children discover a little corner of paradise, not far from Paris …
From the age of 4
Picking Plessis
Lumigny (77), and in Chanteloup en Brie (77)
Visit of the Maillé-Brézé ship in Nantes
Fancy an unusual visit combining humor and history? Embark on board the Maillé-Brézé ship. At the sound of Bosco’s whistle, visitors are invited to gather along the quay where the last sailor capable of using the ship to defend Nantes comes to pick them up. A journey through time then takes place aboard the ship to discover the armament and the testimony of this very endearing “sailor”.
For children from 2 to 4 years old: 2,50 euros
Until August 29
Nantes (44)
The life of the Kings at the Palace of Versailles
The life of the Kings has always intrigued little blond heads!Discover the Palace of Versailles differently, with ideas for visits specially concocted for the tribes.
August 17: “The King and his family”
August 21: “Mimic history, interpret the seasons, family”
August 24: “The life of Marie-Antoinette at the Petit Trianon”
August 28: “Treasure hunt: the statues tell their story”
From the age of 8
Palace of Versailles (78)