• Sailboats on the Grand Basin in the central alley, rented one at a time for kids to push across the water with a stick
• Kids' corner on the north side, near the Castiglione entrance off Rue de Rivoli, where the free play area, the carousel and the trampolines (from age 2) sit close together
• Free toilets by the Place de la Concorde entrance and on Rue de Rivoli opposite Rue du 29 Juillet, with four more open in summer

The Tuileries is the formal garden stretching from the Louvre to Place de la Concorde, with over 3,000 trees, open lawns and ornamental ponds. Kids push little sailboats across the octagonal Grand Basin with a stick, a tradition here since 1850.

The north side, along Rue de Rivoli, holds a play area with a rope bridge in the trees, a carousel and trampolines set among palm trees.