fun things to do with kids in  france    
  Travel for Kids
france
  | Cote D'Azur
     
    Nice
Nice
  Promenade des Anglais – This is promendade is the French version of Venice Beach, a long wide sidewalk along the beach. It's great for a long walk, plenty of other families, kids rollerblading or flying kites, cafes and restaurants.
    Parc Des Miniatures – To find out about the history of the Cote d'Azur, go to the Parc Des Miniatures where you can see hundreds of model buildings 3-6 feet high. Also, take a look at the Musee Des Train Miniatures, an extensive model train layout.
    Parc du Chateau (Chateau Park) – Parc du Chateau is a wonderful big park, with sparkling views of the city, a waterfall, cafe and a sizable playground.
    Matisse Musem and Cimiez Park (Parc de Cimiez) – Visit the Matisse Museum (Musee de Matisse). Matisse lived in Nice for nearly 40 years and the museum has stuff that was part of his own personal collection. After you've been to the museum, run around in the Cimiez park, a lovely spot with stone walls and shade from lots of old olive trees.
kids books
     
Henri Matisse: Drawing With Scissors  
Henri Matisse: Drawing With Scissors
Keesia Johnson, Jane O'Connor, Jessie Hartland

Colorful mini-biography of Henri Matisse – for over sixty years, he not only painted, but he made sculptures, his famous cut-outs, costumes and stained glass windows. Charming collage style illustrations. (Picture book)

 

     
A Magical Day With Matisse
Julie Merberg, Suzanne Bober

Little ones can get their fingers all over this charming board book with rhyming descriptions. "A rainbow of rooftops, a sparkling sea and raspberry hills await you and me." (Board book)

 

 
A Magical Day With Matisse
(More children's books on other France pages)