Children's workshops family guide - activities

Christmas 2023: the animal entertainment programme at the Parc Zoologique de Paris

For the festive season, the Parc Zoologique de Paris awaits children with some great free activities for young and old, during the 2023 Christmas vacations.

Christmas vacations 2023: treasure hunt, workshops and family visits at La Monnaie de Paris

From December 23, 2023 to January 7, 2024, La Monnaie de Paris unveils its brand new Christmas vacation program. Families can take part in original, immersive guided tours, or make their own coins in workshops.

A workshop at the Ecole de cuisine Alain Ducasse to learn how to make foie gras, game and logs

One of your loved ones is a real gourmet? Here's an original gift idea: a cooking workshop at the Ecole Alain Ducasse Paris!

Special offers: free workshops for children this Saturday at the Clavé Fine Art Gallery

On Saturday November 18, 2023, bring the whole family to Galerie Clavé Fine Art, in the 14th arrondissement, for free guided tours and workshops around the exhibition devoted to artist Pauline Guerrier.

La Grande Fête des Enfants: an incredible family event at the Cité des Sciences in December

This Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10, 2023, the Cité des Sciences is organizing a big party for children on all floors of the Cité. On the program? Entertainment galore and workshops for the whole family!

All Saints' Day vacation 2023 at the Louvre: activities for children

This All Saints' Day, the Louvre is the place to be with the whole family! Here's the program of activities from October 21 to November 4, 2023.

Halloween 2023: a cooking workshop and treasure hunt at the medieval town of Provins

For Halloween 2023, the medieval town of Provins is offering a number of activities for children and families, from 2 years upwards. On the program: a cooking workshop and a treasure hunt, to soak up the atmosphere of a medieval fortress.

The open farm in Sartrouville (78), ideal for a family outing with the animals

Sartrouville, in the Yvelines department, is home to the third Gally farm in the Paris region. After the huge farm in Saint-Cyr l'Ecole and the more urban one in Saint-Denis, discover the open farm in Sartrouville!

Halloween 2023: gourmet (and chocolate) workshops at the Musée du Chocolat Choco-Story

For a chocolate-filled autumn 2023, the Musée du Chocolat is inviting families to gourmet workshops: come and make your own amazing Halloween creations during the month of October and the All Saints' vacation 2023!

Halloween 2023: children's entertainment at Potions & Co

Potions & Co is also celebrating Halloween! And to mark the occasion, the company is offering a range of activities for children. On the program: solve an investigation and learn to create your own magic potion as a family!

Halloween 2023: the pumpkin festival at the Open Farm in St Denis

The St-Denis Open Farm is once again celebrating pumpkins for Halloween 2022. To mark the occasion, the farm is offering workshops for the little ones, who will be able to design and carve their own pumpkin! A workshop for children to discover from October 24 to 31, 2021 at all Gally farms.

La Régulière: independent bookshop, coffee shop and art gallery in the 18th arrondissement

In the Goutte d'Or district of Paris, you'll discover a true hybrid of independent bookshop specializing in graphic arts, coffee shop and small art gallery, where you can find little nuggets like nowhere else!

Fête de la Science 2023: free family activities at the Natural History Museum

The Fête de la Science, from October 6 to 16, 2023, offers workshops, mini-conferences, demonstrations and even the chance to watch a live science TV show, free of charge for all ages from 4 upwards.

Atelier P1, the bakery in the 18th district that offers workshops to learn how to make organic bread

In the Lamarck district, come discover your new favorite bakery, with its organic breads, pies, pastries and seasonal sandwiches, Atelier P1! Workshops are also offered on Wednesdays to learn how to make your own sourdough bread.

Free workshops to learn how to make your own apple juice, at Viltain Farm

In Jouy-en-Josas, in the Yvelines department, Ferme de Viltain and its apple orchard are celebrating the new apple season with numerous varieties to pick and free apple juice-making workshops for children.

Boby la Plante, playful workshops to create your own terrarium

If you're a plant lover, come and visit Boby la Plante, an astonishingly friendly store where you can create your own miniature tropical garden and take it home with you in fun workshops!

Butter-making workshop, escape game and investigations at Ferme de Grignon (78) this summer

This summer, it's time for a family day out on the farm, just a few kilometers from Paris! Head for Ferme de Grignon, in the Yvelines region, to discover the animals, take part in workshops and spend the afternoon in the fresh air, during Holi'Farm'Days, the farm's summer festival event.

Little Villette, the free children's spot in the Parc de la Villette

Little Villette is a 1,000m² space entirely dedicated to children and families, just a stone's throw from the Grande Halle de la Villette. What's on offer? A wide range of free activities: reading corner, Lego, board games, circus, coloring and Little Ciné (cinema screenings) are available every weekend!

La ferme ouverte de Saint-Denis, for a family nature getaway in Seine Saint-Denis

The open farm in Saint-Denis is like an oasis in the middle of the city: just a few minutes' walk from metro line 13, it's a place where nature seems to have reclaimed its rights, with fields full of vegetables, large greenhouses and, above all, animals.

Pomme, the family life space for parents and children in the 19th arrondissement

In the Laumière district, a stone's throw from the Bassin de la Villette, it's a kind of cocoon, a bubble where parents can take refuge to unwind, a caring place where children are invited to develop at their own pace: Pomme is the oasis for families, and definitely a must for the whole district.