Babies & Toddlers, Hiking & Strolling, Sledging & Ice-Skating, Snowy Days, Weekend Escapes

FAMILY STROLLS: winter wonderlands au Pays du Mont-Blanc

The ❄️ SNOW is currently falling and draping our 🗻 mountain peaks with dazzling white blankets . . . some ❄️ snowflakes are falling to the ground and forming sparkling white forest carpets, some snowflakes clinging to the 🌲 sapins, before fluttering slowly to the ground . . . . . . 🌟 magical, féerique, ❄️ winter wonderland Narnias everywhere you look 🗻 au Pays du Mont-Blanc! This article … Continue reading FAMILY STROLLS: winter wonderlands au Pays du Mont-Blanc

Mont Blanc Family FunFebruary 14, 2019April 3, 20241 Comment

Babies & Toddlers, Hiking & Strolling, Lakes & Swimming, Passy, Passy & Environs, Plaine-Joux, Plateau d'Assy, Snowy Days

Lac Vert (PLAINE-JOUX)

The MBFF family members are regular visitors to 💦 Lac Vert in Plaine-Joux (Passy), and a visit a couple of🍂 autumns ago reminded me that I should write an article exclusively about this lovely alpine lake! A visit here is a great family day out: a short walk, with fun wooden walkways and some scrambling too, boulders to climb, 🌲 trees and 🏔 snowy mountain peaks reflected … Continue reading Lac Vert (PLAINE-JOUX)

Mont Blanc Family FunNovember 14, 2018February 3, 20234 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Centre Sportif Richard Bozon, Chamonix, Chamonix Swimming, Chamonix Valley, Cluses & environs, Evian, Lac Léman, Lakes & Swimming, Le Palais des Sports, Le Paradis des Praz, Megève, Megève Swimming, Parc La Grange, Sallanches Swimming, St Gervais & Environs, Vitam (Neydens), Weekend Escapes

SUMMER SPLASH! – waterslides, wibit games, paddling pools and parcs aquatiques au Pays du Mont-Blanc (and beyond)

🏔 Au Pays du Mont-Blanc and in the 🏔 Chamonix Valley, we have lots of great 💦 swimming pools, and over the ☀️ summer months you’ll find that they organise plenty of animations for families and children. In addition, over the ☀️ summer months you’ll find some 💦 outdoor pools open to the public, and there are 💦 ephemeral water slides, water games, wibit parks and … Continue reading SUMMER SPLASH! – waterslides, wibit games, paddling pools and parcs aquatiques au Pays du Mont-Blanc (and beyond)

Mont Blanc Family FunJune 23, 2018September 6, 202310 Comments

Agendas & Events, Babies & Toddlers, Geneva, Geneva Events, Geneva Museums, MAH - Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, MEG - Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Museums & Exhibitions, Switzerland, Weekend Escapes

GENEVA, NYON & VALAIS (Switzerland) – FREE museums on first Sunday of the month!

Throughout the year in 🇨🇭 Geneva, Nyon & Valais many of the 🖼 museums and their temporary exhibitions are 🗓 FREE on the FIRST Sunday of the month! In addition, the 🖼 museums often put on some 🎨 wonderful workshops & guided tours for children and families (also FREE!) on this day. NB – this initiative does not apply to private museums & collections. The next FREE Sunday will … Continue reading GENEVA, NYON & VALAIS (Switzerland) – FREE museums on first Sunday of the month!

Mont Blanc Family FunJune 1, 2018September 13, 20231 Comment

Babies & Toddlers, Le Jardin des Cimes, Parks & Gardens, Passy & Environs, Plateau d'Assy, Workshops & Stages, Yoga & Spas

Jardin des Cimes (PLATEAU d’ASSY)

🌻 Le Jardin des Cimes is a truly 🌷 magical alpine garden, with breathtaking views of 🏔 the Mont-Blanc massif. These very special gardens have captured our imagination on each of our visits and our children are always eager to show them off to our visitors! 🌻 Le Jardin des Cimes never loses its charm and each season brings new surprises 🌻 Le Jardin des Cimes (“ Garden of … Continue reading Jardin des Cimes (PLATEAU d’ASSY)

Mont Blanc Family FunMay 24, 2018June 12, 202310 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Hiking & Strolling, Lac d'Annecy & environs, Lac d'Annecy Hikes & Strolls, Lakes & Swimming, Saint-Jorioz, Sentier des Roselières (Saint-Jorioz), Weekend Escapes

BUGGY WALKS & FAMILY STROLLS: « Sentier des Roselières » (Saint-Jorioz, LAC d’ANNECY)

Last springtime, MBFF finally headed to Saint-Jorioz (Lac d’Annecy), to enjoy the gentle spring-like weather, and to walk part of the 🌱 « Sentier des Roselières », which leaves from its Port d’Embarcadère. I originally heard about this family stroll from Marine from the excellent website Randos en Famille, and I’m adding to this article some of our own photos and astuces learned from our promenade. … Continue reading BUGGY WALKS & FAMILY STROLLS: « Sentier des Roselières » (Saint-Jorioz, LAC d’ANNECY)

Mont Blanc Family FunMay 22, 2018February 3, 20234 Comments

Agendas & Events, Babies & Toddlers, Combloux, Combloux Playgrounds, Combloux Pumptrack, Playgrounds & Softplay

Combloux PLAYGROUNDS

On a short family hike in Combloux a few summers ago, we found ourselves playground-hopping before we’d even begun walking (quite difficult, hence, to get our boys walking!). First of all, we headed to the playground we already knew and loved, right next to our parking spot . . . Adventure playground The adventure playground is by far one of our favourites in the 🏔 Pays … Continue reading Combloux PLAYGROUNDS

Mont Blanc Family FunMay 20, 2018March 1, 2023Leave a comment

Babies & Toddlers, Chamonix, Chamonix Playgrounds, Chamonix Valley, Parc d'Attractions de Chamonix, Playgrounds & Softplay

DOMAINE des PLANARDS in summertime (Chamonix)

The 🌈 Domaine des Planards, Chamonix’s very own little amusement park with 🏔 views of Mont Blanc, makes for a great family day out! As well as the 🛷 Chamonix Luge-Alpine Coaster, which is open year-round, there is a 🌈 FREE playground, great slides, motorbikes and cars to ride, diggers to operate, trampolines, and 💦 water-themed rides. In addition, during the ❄️ winter season, ⛷ Domaine des Planards … Continue reading DOMAINE des PLANARDS in summertime (Chamonix)

Mont Blanc Family FunMay 20, 2018June 21, 20234 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Biking, Scooting & Skating, Combloux, Combloux Playgrounds, Combloux Pumptrack, Combloux Sport & Adventure, Les Contamines Sport & Adventure, Megève Sport & Adventure, Servoz, Servoz Pumptrack, St Gervais, St Gervais & Environs, St Gervais Sport & Adventure

PUMPTRACKS au Pays du Mont-Blanc

I shall be honest, I had never even heard of 🚵‍♀️ a pumptrack before we discovered the 🚵‍♀️ pumptrack in Combloux! So, what is 🚵‍♀️ a pumptrack? It is a circuit, with ups and downs and turns, on which the 🚵‍♂️ cyclist / 🛹 skater / 🛴 scooter can keep moving simply through “pumping” (no need for pedal action, once moving). Not just for cyclists (BMX, VTT), it … Continue reading PUMPTRACKS au Pays du Mont-Blanc

Mont Blanc Family FunApril 30, 2018March 2, 20235 Comments

Agendas & Events, Babies & Toddlers, Biking, Scooting & Skating, Hiking & Strolling, Lac Léman, Lakes & Swimming, Morges, Parks & Gardens, Playgrounds & Softplay, Switzerland, Weekend Escapes

« Fête de la Tulipe » in Morges ( 29th March ⇒ 12th May 2024 )

🇨🇭🌷 « La Fête de la Tulipe » in Morges celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020, and this year’s 53rd edition will run from 29th March ⇒ 12th May 2024 . . . You don’t have to travel too far from the 🏔 Pays du Mont-Blanc to experience total dépaysement, to distance yourself from the mountain valleys and high snowy peaks; just the other side of 🇨🇭 … Continue reading « Fête de la Tulipe » in Morges ( 29th March ⇒ 12th May 2024 )

Mont Blanc Family FunApril 3, 2018April 3, 20242 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Médiathèque Ange Abrate Sallanches, Rainy Days, Sallanches, Sallanches & Environs, Theatre, Dance & Music, Workshops & Stages

Médiathèque Ange Abrate (SALLANCHES)

The 📚 Médiathèque Ange Abrate in Sallanches opened its doors to the public on a ☔️ rainy morning in March 2018 . . . The new médiathèque is spacious, with a very open-plan, bright and modern style of architecture. Section Adulte The Section Adulte is located on the ground floor, where you will also find 💻 15 mulitimedia spots, for users to connect to the internet … Continue reading Médiathèque Ange Abrate (SALLANCHES)

Mont Blanc Family FunMarch 20, 2018March 2, 20235 Comments

3D Nordic - Husky Dog Sledding & Canirando, Animal Antics, Babies & Toddlers, Praz-sur-Arly, Praz-sur-Arly Sport & Adventure, Snowy Days

3D NORDIC – canirando, kennels & chiens de traîneau (FLUMET)

[ note 2023 : Sandrine and Jonathan, their baby and their 🐺 dogs all head to 🇸🇪 Lapland from early in the autumn and throughout the winter season, so they no longer offer husky sledding (see below for more information!). BUT, from springtime until autumn, they do offer canirando and you can visit the chenil (upon reservation) ] Canirando with 3D Nordic 🐺 Canirando is … Continue reading 3D NORDIC – canirando, kennels & chiens de traîneau (FLUMET)

Mont Blanc Family FunFebruary 7, 2018March 10, 20232 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Chamonix, Chamonix Skiing, Chamonix Valley, Skiing, Snowy Days

DOMAINE des PLANARDS ski area (Chamonix)

The ⛷ Domaine Skiable des Planards, a two minute walk from the centre of town and with its own 🅿️ FREE parking, is one of Chamonix’s two Beginner ski areas (the other being at the Savoy slopes, connected to ⛷ Domaine Skiable de Brévent). In addition, it is the site of the year-round 🛷 Chamonix-Luge Alpine Coaster, set within the 🌈 Parc des Attractions de Chamonix (re-opens in April). … Continue reading DOMAINE des PLANARDS ski area (Chamonix)

Mont Blanc Family FunFebruary 5, 2018February 27, 20234 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Chamonix Valley, Skiing, Snowy Days, Vallorcine, Vallorcine Skiing

LA POYA ski area (Le Buet, Vallorcine)

⛷ La Poya is a small family-run ski area in the hamlet of Le Buet (not far from the 🚞 train station), near to Vallorcine. It comprises: two drag lifts; a rope tow for Beginners and a pulley lift for small children; 2km of pistes, including green, blue, red and even a black piste; You can opt for a 🗺 half-day ski pass, at a very reasonable price, … Continue reading LA POYA ski area (Le Buet, Vallorcine)

Mont Blanc Family FunFebruary 5, 2018March 14, 20231 Comment

Argentière, Argentière Skiing, Babies & Toddlers, Chamonix Valley, Skiing, Snowy Days

LA VORMAINE beginner & nursery skiing (Le Tour)

⛷ La Vormaine, ” the biggest of the small ski slopes “, is a splendid beginner & nursery ski area, nestled in the village of 🏔 Le Tour (1432m), next to 🚡 the Charamillon bubble lift. Ski pass options at La Vormaine La Vormaine is a good value ski area, as it allows families to opt for 2h30, 4 hours (often enough with toddlers to entertain!), a … Continue reading LA VORMAINE beginner & nursery skiing (Le Tour)

Mont Blanc Family FunFebruary 5, 2018March 14, 20231 Comment

Babies & Toddlers, Cordon, Cordon Skiing, Cordon Snow Shoeing, Cordon Sport & Adventure, Skiing

Cordon SKIING & WINTER SPORTS

The village of Cordon is known as 🗻 le Balcon du Mont-Blanc because of its magnificent views of 🗻 Mont-Blanc, and it has a small, family-friendly ski station with 11km of ski pistes. A favourite ⛷ ski station for the locals, it is perfect for tiny skiers and Beginners, as well as having a good selection of pistes for the more experienced skier. ⛷ Cordon ski area normally opens … Continue reading Cordon SKIING & WINTER SPORTS

Mont Blanc Family FunDecember 22, 2017February 28, 20235 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Passy, Passy & Environs, Plaine-Joux, Plaine-Joux Skiing, Plaine-Joux Snow Shoeing, Plaine-Joux Sport & Adventure, Skiing, Workshops & Stages

Plaine-Joux SKIING & WINTER SPORTS (PASSY)

” Des forfaits à la carte, des pistes pour tous les niveaux avec un ensoleillement et un panorama exceptionnel face à la chaîne du Mont Blanc avec une altitude de 1358 à 1740 mètres ” – the Passy Mont-Blanc Tourisme website says it all ! This is why we LOVED this station when our boys were small and learning to ski ! In fact, 🗻 Plaine-Joux remains … Continue reading Plaine-Joux SKIING & WINTER SPORTS (PASSY)

Mont Blanc Family FunNovember 17, 2017April 3, 20245 Comments

Argentière Sledging, Babies & Toddlers, Chamonix Sledging, Combloux Sledging, Cordon Sledging, Crest-Voland, Hiking & Strolling, Les Contamines Sledging, Les Houches Sledging, Megève Sledging, Plaine-Joux Sledging, Praz-sur-Arly Sledging, Saint Nicolas de Véroce Sledging, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains sledging, Servoz Sledging, Sledging & Ice-Skating, Snowy Days, Vallorcine Sledging

PISTES de LUGE au Pays du Mont-Blanc ( and nearby )

The ❄️ FIRST SNOWFALL au Pays du Mont-Blanc . . . when the ❄ first snowflakes arrive, the excitement and delight run high for the whole family: walks knee-deep in the white fluffy stuff, ❄ snowball fights, ⛄️ making a snowman ( or perhaps a snowcat or other snow animal ) . . . and 🛷 SLEDGING FUN! With the first ❄️ snowfall of the season, the MBFF … Continue reading PISTES de LUGE au Pays du Mont-Blanc ( and nearby )

Mont Blanc Family FunNovember 16, 2017December 4, 20234 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Chamonix Ice-Skating, Le Palais des Sports, Megève Ice-Skating, Rainy Days, Sledging & Ice-Skating, St Gervais Ice-Skating

ICE-SKATING au Pays du Mont-Blanc

The 🏔 Pays du Mont-Blanc has THREE ⛸ indoor ice-skating rinks that are 🗓 open all year round, and so are good places to head to escape the heat or rain during the summer months, as well as to visit in the wintertime! In addition, during the ❄️ winter holiday season, there are several ⛸ seasonal outdoor ice-skating rinks (usually set up right in the centre of towns 🏔 au Pays du … Continue reading ICE-SKATING au Pays du Mont-Blanc

Mont Blanc Family FunNovember 15, 2017February 28, 20235 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Geneva, Maison de la Créativité, Playgrounds & Softplay, Rainy Days, Switzerland, Theatre, Dance & Music, Weekend Escapes, Workshops & Stages

LA MAISON de la CRÉATIVITÉ ( Conches, Geneva )

The MBFF family visited 🎨 La Maison de la Créativité in 🇨🇭 Conches (on the outskirts of Geneva), on a crisp, sunny day in 2016 . . . what a magical discovery, for children and adults alike ! A beautiful house (Villa Calandrini) set in copious grounds and surrounded by 🌳 woodland, with views of ⛰ the Salève mountain, and it even has its very own Faraway Tree ® (reference … Continue reading LA MAISON de la CRÉATIVITÉ ( Conches, Geneva )

Mont Blanc Family FunOctober 20, 2017September 13, 20237 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Biking, Scooting & Skating, Chamonix Hikes & Strolls, Combloux, Combloux Hikes & Strolls, Hiking & Strolling, Lac de Passy, Lac des Chavants, Lacs des Ilettes, Lakes & Swimming, Parcours d'Orientation Lac des Chavants, Passy, Passy Hikes & Strolls, Plaine-Joux, Sallanches, Sallanches Hikes & Strolls

BUGGY WALKS & FAMILY STROLLS: lakes in autumn au Pays du Mont-Blanc

After a visit to 🇯🇵 Japan during the magical time of 🍁 « autumn leaves », I never thought that autumn would inspire me in the same way again . . . But then I returned home to the 🏔 Pays du Mont-Blanc, and was charmed all over again by 🍁 the palette of red, ochre, orange and gold covering 🌳 the trees, crunching under my feet … Continue reading BUGGY WALKS & FAMILY STROLLS: lakes in autumn au Pays du Mont-Blanc

Mont Blanc Family FunSeptember 29, 2017February 28, 20234 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Chamonix Playgrounds, Further France, Lac de Passy, Les Contamines Playgrounds, Passy, Playgrounds & Softplay, Rainy Days, Sallanches Playgrounds, Sallanches Softplay, Sallanches Softplay, Vallorcine Playgrounds, Vitam (Neydens)

SOFTPLAY & INDOOR PLAY au Pays du Mont-Blanc (and beyond)

🏔 Au Pays du Mont-Blanc, we are lucky to have 🌈 a softplay option in the industrial zone of Sallanches for those ☔️ RAINY DAYS all year round . . . and in the ☀️ summer months, plenty of bouncy castles spring up in lovely locations too . . . And further afield in the 🇫🇷 Arve Valley and beyond, there are some 🌈 larger softplay and 🤸 indoor play … Continue reading SOFTPLAY & INDOOR PLAY au Pays du Mont-Blanc (and beyond)

Mont Blanc Family FunJuly 30, 2017August 1, 202310 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Chamonix Playgroups, Passy Playgroups, Rainy Days, Sallanches Playgroups

BABY & TODDLER PLAYGROUPS au Pays du Mont-Blanc

You’ll find in this article a list of 🌈 baby & toddler playgroups au Pays du Mont-Blanc that you can just pop along to for FREE! Colour code for listings Pays du Mont-Blanc Chamonix Valley (Chamonix, Argentière, Les Houches, Servoz) and Vallorcine Passy & environs Sallanches, Combloux, Cordon & Domancy St Gervais, Le Fayet & environs Megève, Praz-sur-Arly & environs Les Contamines-Montjoie & environs 🇫🇷 Further France CHAMONIX VALLEY … Continue reading BABY & TODDLER PLAYGROUPS au Pays du Mont-Blanc

Mont Blanc Family FunMay 23, 2017March 13, 20232 Comments

Animal Antics, Babies & Toddlers, Hiking & Strolling, Les Houches, Parc de Merlet Animal Park, Parks & Gardens

PARC ANIMALIER de MERLET (Les Houches)

The 🦌 Parc Animalier de Merlet is perched at 1563m, about 600m above the village of 🏔 Les Houches. It is home to around 80 animals that roam freely within the boundaries of the park: 🦌 chamois, bouquetins (ibex), deer, mouflons, marmottes . . . and even the odd 🦙 llama [ ⇒ see here for more information about the animals that live here ] A little history . . … Continue reading PARC ANIMALIER de MERLET (Les Houches)

Mont Blanc Family FunApril 28, 2017February 27, 20236 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Lac de Passy, Passy, Passy & Environs, Passy Playgrounds, Plateau d'Assy Playground, Playgrounds & Softplay

Passy Mont-Blanc PLAYGROUNDS

Jardin des Cimes in Plateau d’Assy This is not a conventional playground – and neither is it free (as you have to pay an entrance fee to enter the gardens) . . . but I’ve included it in this Passy Playgrounds article, as you can’t find many playgrounds with such an incredible view of 🏔 the Mont-Blanc massif . . . These wooden structures at … Continue reading Passy Mont-Blanc PLAYGROUNDS

Mont Blanc Family FunApril 21, 2017March 13, 2023Leave a comment

Mont Blanc Family Fun

Family Fun au Pays du Mont Blanc: adventures & culture for families and children in Chamonix, Les Houches, Argentière, Servoz, Vallorcine, Passy, Plaine Joux, Sallanches, Combloux, Cordon, Domancy, St Gervais, Le Fayet, Les Contamines, Megève, Praz-sur-Arly and beyond

Category: Babies & Toddlers