Papiers d'hiver, a magical family weekend at Little Villette

While La Villette is once again staging its big winter sports Christmas market this year, the event we're particularly looking forward to on this side of the 19th arrondissement is the great lantern parade that takes place in the Parc de la Villette every December.

So, in preparation for the lantern procession, Little Villette is organizing a number of creative workshops to help you create your own lantern - which you'll of course be able to use during the procession on Saturday, December 7 - as well as a whole host of other activities around this lovely Christmas theme. Learn how to fold paper stars in our creative workshops, attend read-alouds or discover poetic short films in our Little Ciné sessions.

As usual - and every weekend of the year - Little Villette's usual program is on hand, with a rotunda for toddlers, a free-access games bar, a LEGO wall and a reading lounge!

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Papiers d'hiver program:

Paper stars

Learn the art of folding to make paper stars.

• When ? Saturday and Sunday at 3pm, 4pm and 5pm (except Saturday 7 at 3pm and 4pm)
• On-site registration, subject to availability, from age 4.

The lantern parade

A stroll through the Parc de la Villette.

• When? Saturday, December 7 at 5pm
• Open to all, departure in front of Little Villette

In the hollow of your ear

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Read aloud.

• When ? Sunday, December 8 at 4:15pm, 5pm and 5:45pm
• Registration on site, subject to availability, from 2 years upwards

Little Expo

Little paper worlds, by Elena Selena.

• When? Saturday and Sunday, 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm
• From 2 years

Little Ciné

Short film screenings.

• When ? Saturday and Sunday at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30 pm (except Saturday 7 afternoon)
• Ages 4 and up
• Conte d'une nuit by Maria Stepanova
• Météores by Agnès Patron and Morgane le Péchon
• Promenades nocturnes by Lizete Upïte
• The little mole and the green star by Zdenek Miler
• All the stars by Yawen Zheng