Going out with a baby or toddler means nap windows, short attention spans and a stroller to park. This list gathers plans that let kids under 4 join in, from concerts sized for the very young to hands-on family days. Each one welcomes babies and toddlers, so you can bring the smallest ones along without feeling in the way.
A first go at sculpture in the studio-museum of Antoine Bourdelle. The session starts with a playful walk through the museum, where toddlers get a first look at the sculptor's work. Then everyone sits down with a lump of clay, and each child, helped by a parent, models a face. Parents take part fully alongside their child, and every family goes home with what they made.
Orchestre Lamoureux, a symphony orchestra founded in 1881, plays short concerts made for babies and toddlers at Théâtre de l'Atelier, at the foot of Montmartre. Famous classical pieces mix with well-known nursery rhymes, and the mood is relaxed: kids can listen, move, sing and react out loud. Each month brings a new theme, from brass fanfares and Tchaikovsky ballets to Vivaldi and flamenco.
The Orchestre Lamoureux plays short classical concerts sized for babies and preschoolers in the grand hall of Salle Gaveau.
Nobody expects a toddler to sit still. Kids can move, babble, sing along and dance while they hear the instruments of a real orchestra up close. Each date has its own theme, from world percussion to Beethoven and Chopin's piano. A gentle first concert for the whole family.
Lilou the little gardener wakes to find every leaf in her garden nibbled away. With her scarecrow friend Ficelle, she questions the suspects: a rabbit, a rooster, a hedgehog, a snail, a ladybug and a cheeky caterpillar, all plush hand puppets. Nine nursery rhymes keep the story moving, and the show nudges toddlers to look at garden creatures and treat nature with care.
A clumsy clown and a bubbly acrobat meet to the sound of a live cello. There are no words: the two study each other, copy each other and play a funhouse-mirror game of imitation, warming up to each other at the music's pace.
It is funny and gentle, built on movement and listening rather than story, which makes it an easy first show for the very youngest theatergoers.
Les Mélomanes en culotte courte are family concerts by the Le Palais royal orchestra, made for babies and young kids. Children sit on mats or in a parent's arms, and they are free to move around, dance, sing along and get close to the musicians.
Each program brings different instruments or voices, and the music alternates with moments where the performers talk and play with the children.
Clémentine the little cow is sure that once she turns one, she will drive Santa's sleigh. When the day comes, the reindeer disagree. This Christmas show from the company En Compagnie d'Eos is full of songs, magic and puppets, and the one press review calls it participatory, so kids get pulled in. It is built for a first trip to the theater; kids past kindergarten may find it young.
Weekend family visits and workshops at this art foundation, built around Yu Nishimura's paintings and a trip to Japan. Babies move from canvas to canvas with gestures, sounds and games, then climb through inflatables and foam. Preschoolers follow a sensory walk to the sea, and older kids make a Japanese kite with a craftsman trained by a Japanese master.
The Super Kids Party brings everyone together.
A pocket-size gallery for young children, showing original artwork from contemporary picture books hung at kid height, with a new exhibition every month or so.
Art educators run workshops tied to each show, mixing art history with painting, collage and modeling. A shop sells illustrated children's books, art books and craft kits.
Going out with a baby or toddler means nap windows, short attention spans and a stroller to park. This list gathers plans that let kids under 4 join in, from concerts sized for the very young to hands-on family days. Each one welcomes babies and toddlers, so you can bring the smallest ones along without feeling in the way.
A first go at sculpture in the studio-museum of Antoine Bourdelle. The session starts with a playful walk through the museum, where toddlers get a first look at the sculptor's work. Then everyone sits down with a lump of clay, and each child, helped by a parent, models a face. Parents take part fully alongside their child, and every family goes home with what they made.
Orchestre Lamoureux, a symphony orchestra founded in 1881, plays short concerts made for babies and toddlers at Théâtre de l'Atelier, at the foot of Montmartre. Famous classical pieces mix with well-known nursery rhymes, and the mood is relaxed: kids can listen, move, sing and react out loud. Each month brings a new theme, from brass fanfares and Tchaikovsky ballets to Vivaldi and flamenco.
The Orchestre Lamoureux plays short classical concerts sized for babies and preschoolers in the grand hall of Salle Gaveau.
Nobody expects a toddler to sit still. Kids can move, babble, sing along and dance while they hear the instruments of a real orchestra up close. Each date has its own theme, from world percussion to Beethoven and Chopin's piano. A gentle first concert for the whole family.
Lilou the little gardener wakes to find every leaf in her garden nibbled away. With her scarecrow friend Ficelle, she questions the suspects: a rabbit, a rooster, a hedgehog, a snail, a ladybug and a cheeky caterpillar, all plush hand puppets. Nine nursery rhymes keep the story moving, and the show nudges toddlers to look at garden creatures and treat nature with care.
A clumsy clown and a bubbly acrobat meet to the sound of a live cello. There are no words: the two study each other, copy each other and play a funhouse-mirror game of imitation, warming up to each other at the music's pace.
It is funny and gentle, built on movement and listening rather than story, which makes it an easy first show for the very youngest theatergoers.
Les Mélomanes en culotte courte are family concerts by the Le Palais royal orchestra, made for babies and young kids. Children sit on mats or in a parent's arms, and they are free to move around, dance, sing along and get close to the musicians.
Each program brings different instruments or voices, and the music alternates with moments where the performers talk and play with the children.
Clémentine the little cow is sure that once she turns one, she will drive Santa's sleigh. When the day comes, the reindeer disagree. This Christmas show from the company En Compagnie d'Eos is full of songs, magic and puppets, and the one press review calls it participatory, so kids get pulled in. It is built for a first trip to the theater; kids past kindergarten may find it young.
Weekend family visits and workshops at this art foundation, built around Yu Nishimura's paintings and a trip to Japan. Babies move from canvas to canvas with gestures, sounds and games, then climb through inflatables and foam. Preschoolers follow a sensory walk to the sea, and older kids make a Japanese kite with a craftsman trained by a Japanese master.
The Super Kids Party brings everyone together.
A pocket-size gallery for young children, showing original artwork from contemporary picture books hung at kid height, with a new exhibition every month or so.
Art educators run workshops tied to each show, mixing art history with painting, collage and modeling. A shop sells illustrated children's books, art books and craft kits.
