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A great article dedicated to Paris with children published by Paris Tourist Office we’re happy to share with you today.

To be read:

• Family accomodation in Paris
• Dinner time
• Discovering the capital
• Visiting the city’s big museums with children
• Having fun together
• and also…renting baby equipment

Arriving in Paris with children for few days, take with you these few pages, a set of usefull addresses !

Enjoy reading

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We’re happy to share with you this great address in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, between square des Batignolles and Place de Clichy.

Tant qu’il y aura des mômes -its name- is a baby- and child-friendly café (with toys corner to entertain children while parents are having a coffee break with cake), a second-hand shop with children clothes and baby gear and workshops such as baby massage or musical awakening. Some workshops are suitable with limited French only. Some workshop for older children (4+) but French required.

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English and Spanish spoken

In March newsletter:

• This month smart idea: save by renting baby equipment outside French holidays periods
• This month baby-friendly address in Paris: Une mère une fille à Paris
• This month testimonial: arriving from the UK to Paris with baby
• This month partner: Travels with baby
• This month deal: baby spoon at 1.95 €

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A great address we found out recently in the 15th arrondissement: it is together a tea-room, a second-hand shop and workshops place offering plenty of activities: baby carrying, baby-gym, baby-music, knitting, cooking,…there are workshops for everyone, for children from 2 and for adults.

Some workshops are suitable for parents and children with limited French.

Of course the place is 100% child-friendly with play-room, child-toilet, changing mat…

Enter Une mère une fille à Paris you’ll be welcome like at home.

English spoken

Une mère une fille à Paris
43 boulevard Garibaldi
75015 Paris
Tel : 09 54 04 04 80

Each year in February, it’s time for “Tout-petits Cinéma festival”, the cinema festival for 18 months- 4 years old children: nine days to offer to families a selection of various short films, digged out hidden treasure of heritage and contempory art.

In the programme: original creations (5 this year!), cine-concerts, cine-dance, cine-surprise (!), cine-songs and much more.

Some shows are enjoyable for non-French speakers (as no word films…).

Informations and advance booking (mandatory!) here (website in french only).

Want to find a place to make a indoor activity with your 3 to 5 child while in Paris?
The American Library Story Hour could be a good opportunity to do so : just choose between the 10:30 or the 2:30 session and drop-in – no registration needed.

Every Wednesday, join Story Hour for 3-5 year-old children: “we read some great stories at the Library, sing some silly songs and make an easy craft project to take home and keep. Feel free to dress up in theme or bring along something to share with the group” says the American Library website….sounds good!

Fee apply for non-member (or get a membership card if you plan to come back to the Library while in Paris).
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

American Library in Paris
10, rue du Général Camou
75007 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 53 59 12 60

Thank you for sharing with us this good address in Paris!

Funfair museum is exceptionnaly opened the public December 26th – January 2nd.

This place -that is usually used for corporates events or groups visits only- will allow you to go through their 4 areas that gathers thousands of rare objects from fun fairs, shows or “simply” curious objects. You’ll find there old games (try the waiters race), theaters sets, old carousels (that are all in use) from the 1900′s.

And for this exceptional opening, the Musée des Arts forains organizes live shows (juglers, musicians, magicians, …) that will make the visit even more enjoyable.

We, at baby’tems, baby equipment hire in Paris, definitively recommand you this visit!

Musée des arts forains (website in French – you can also visit their commercial website that shows pictures and backgrounds in english)
53 avenue des terroirs de France 75012 Paris

Like each year, Paris is offering many activities to entertain young and older visitors (and Parisians as well ! ).

The youngest ones can enjoy the many merry-go-rounds of which 20 are free December 17th, 2011 – January 1st, 2012.

You can see where they are located on this map (thanks to Hotel Paris Rive Gauche blog who set up this map).

So leave your stroller on the side and just admire your child having fun turning around !

To read more about Parisian merry-go-rounds (and find out which are our top 3), read Captivating carousels of Paris on Travels with baby.

On holidays in Paris?

You’ve booked your crib rental, your high-chair and your stroller to be installed like “at home” during your stay in Paris…

But you maybe would also like to spend a one-to-one evening, enjoy the various shows and exhibitions in Paris and your children are too young for this?

Get an occasional child-care service (for example for an evening only) or more regularly (why not plan few child-care days during your stay?) by Babychou staff, our partner specialised in child-care for children aged 0-12. With its flexible and responsive solutions, Babychou will be able to answer your needs (including English or other languages trained babysitters).

And, on top of this, by recommanding yourself from baby’tems, baby equipment rental, you’ll get a 15% discount on your first child-care.

Like each year during autumn break, baby’tems recommands “Mon 1er Festival”, the first movies festival for children from 18 months old.

See the full programm here (in French).

And baby’tems, baby equipment rental in Paris and anywhere in France, recommands:
from 18 months : Kössi le petit kangourou (cine-concert)
from 2 year : Le criquet, a classical czech film from the 70ies…but still very actual
Laban et Labolina, a story of the -well-known- little gost
or Pandi Petit Panda the story of Mimiko, Petit Panda and his dad

Mon 1er Festival
from October 26 till November 1st
in 10 independant movies theaters