We are planning a trip to Paris in November with our 3 children (ages 11, 9 and 7). We have visited Paris extensively without children but want to introduce them to the city we love. We welcome recommendations on places to stay with them. Is an apartment the best choice? For those who have travelled with children to Paris, what were your children%26#39;s favorite things to do? Looking forward to some advice! We will be visiting London first then proceed to Paris.
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I think if I were you I%26#39;d probably look for an apartment. Starting this early and travelling in November, you should have a great selection available fto you.
Might I suggest that yiou start by doing a serach in the forum, using the search box in the green bar across the page above the posts, for %26quot;apartments.%26quot; there have been many threads on this topic.
The same thing goes for the question about travelling with children. Do the same kind of search using %26quot;kids%26quot; or %26quot;children%26quot; as your keyword. There are a bunch of great suggestions buried in the archives.
And then when you have more specific questions it will be easier to give you information that is more focused and useful.
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I%26#39;m not going to go back and read all those posts, but you certainly should.
My number one tip that is not in the guidebooks... get some books about the history of France for the kids to read and get ready for the trip... Horrible Histories is a fun one, Marie ANtoinette or Elanor of Aquitaine from the Princess Diary series, Nobody%26#39;s Boy, Linnea in Monet%26#39;s Garden, Kydd, a naval adventure, The Three Musketeers.
We also try to rent some films - gigi, an american in paris, le divorce, Amelie, Sabrina or French Kiss.
Finally, I have a %26quot;museum kit%26quot; which includes a Kolo album for each kid, colored pencils, water colors, artist ink pens and markers. When we get to the museums I think up projects to get the kids involved in the art. I also take them to the gift shops first, to see if there are any great books to help us out, or other ideas. One of my kids%26#39; favorites (8 and 11) is the souvenir stamps (like postage stamps w/o a value) that they can collect or use for a museum scavenger hunt.
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I%26#39;m not going to go back and read all those posts, but you certainly should.
My number one tip that is not in the guidebooks... get some books about the history of France for the kids to read and get ready for the trip... Horrible Histories is a fun one, Marie ANtoinette or Elanor of Aquitaine from the Princess Diary series, Nobody%26#39;s Boy, Linnea in Monet%26#39;s Garden, Kydd, a naval adventure, The Three Musketeers.
We also try to rent some films - gigi, an american in paris, le divorce, Amelie, Sabrina or French Kiss.
Finally, I have a %26quot;museum kit%26quot; which includes a Kolo album for each kid, colored pencils, water colors, artist ink pens and markers. When we get to the museums I think up projects to get the kids involved in the art. I also take them to the gift shops first, to see if there are any great books to help us out, or other ideas. One of my kids%26#39; favorites (8 and 11) is the souvenir stamps (like postage stamps w/o a value) that they can collect or use for a museum scavenger hunt.
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Thanks to all of you for the advice. I love the idea of reading books ahead of time regarding Paris. Madeline was always a huge hit with my girls (and me when I was younger) so looking for %26quot;an old house in Paris that was covered with vines%26quot; will be such fun. I am also going to look into some kid related tours. I don%26#39;t know if my youngest could do a bike tour but I will see what other tours are available.
Finally, I love the idea of hitting the gift shop of the Museums first. While we will certainly find a good children%26#39;s book explaining the museum, we will also get the %26quot;are we done yet so we can go to the gift shop%26quot; pleas out of the way. Thanks again for the help!
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Go to the local library and see if they have Mary Kate and Ashley Olsens%26#39; movie %26quot;Passport to Paris%26quot;. Although in the movie the girl are bored by the musiems in the beginning, then (after meeting 2 cute local boys and a local super model -- which is not going to happen to your kids!) they fall in love with the city. It is a nice pre-teen movie and it shows a lot of Paris.
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My boys (ages 12 and 15) liked the boat ride on the Seine, going to the top of the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, and riding the Metro. Being boys, they loved the Hotel des Invalides, where we saw Napoleon%26#39;s tomb and the Musee d%26#39;Larmee. And they also got a kick out of eating al fresco at the huge McDonald%26#39;s on the Champs Elysee.
I%26#39;m guessing younger children would like Luxembourg Gardens and the gardens at Versailles. Also check out the toy department at Galleries Lafayette.
Re places to stay--we were able to get a nice sized suite at Hotel des Bains Montparnasse for 122 euros a night. It%26#39;s in a nice residential neighborhood with a Metro stop at either corner. It%26#39;s in the 14e.
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