Saturday Spot: Se7en Visit France for Bastille Day…

So today was Bastille Day and we had mail… a list of Se7en + 1 fun things to do…

1. Maps and Flags: We needed to have a look at our French Facts…


• Bastille Day online… great kiddable resource with all the facts.
• Kids Activities website… Full of France!!!
• Bienvennue en France – great resource and lots of famous French folk…
• Activity Village… France printables galore…
• Made by Joel’s Printable Paris is just too delightful!!!
• A printable tourist map of Paris.



2. Feasts: The French have a whole host of fine feasts… they eat snails and so did we, cinnamon rolls drizzled in melted chocolate, because apparently there is a lot of chocolate in France. Not to mention platters of French crepes with fresh fruit and cream!!!

And what about chocolate Croissants and chocolate eclairs, or traditional Apple Pie!!!


3. The Landmarks: Some bleach and plain colored t-shirts and we had a pile of quick and easy Tee’s.

And a lot of tower building to see who could build the highest one…


4. The Gallery: Of course we went to The Louvre, we saw lots of paintings by French artists and colored them in using Art Masterpieces to color in. One of the paintings in the gallery was missing – a bit of a mystery… and we went on a quick scavenge to find it.




5. The Race: On Bastille Day there is a waiters race through the streets of town… they usually carry glasses of champagne… it was so windy here we were today we could hardly carry ourselves, but races round the block were achieved!!! Of course there is another grand French Race known the world over… The Tour de France… and we had great fun chasing down the Yellow Jersey…


6. The Perfume: The girls made their own French perfume… There was the gathering of pretty smelling plants and flowers and the trimming, we added some base oil (we had almond oil) and popped it into a jar. A dab of pretty oil before heading out will help a young lady smell pretty for hours!!!

7. Listening: Well of course their are French Musicians and our favorite is Saent-Saens and his piece the Carnival of the Animals. We love this CD, where Leonard Bernstein explains everything as he goes along.

And the se7en + 1th thing…
8. Story Inspiration: Well no day would be complete without some story book inspiration…

And our all time favorite French Flavor story: The Red Bslloon…

That’s us a fun day in France… until next time!!!