Color the Flag

Draw and colour the French flag. Write or sticker the country name in English (and your kid's second language, if relevant). Switch up the material for your flag each day - tissue paper, ribbons, feathers - as well as the size.

French yogurt cake - Gâteau au yaourt

All the measuring is done with a yogurt cup and so can be made super easily by kids - most children in France learn to make it by age 3. It’s a French classic,  simple and delicious. Recipe here.

Build the Eiffel Tower

Built in 1889, ‘La Tour Eiffel’ in Paris, France, is one of the most well-known structures in the world! It’s made of iron and is named after Gustave Eiffel, the man whose company built the tower.  Click here for a video of the elevator ride! Make your own Eiffel Tower: older kids can sketch it, or construct it from materials at home. For littlers, draw an outline and have them fill it in using cut-up straws, plasticine, glitter, popsicle sticks, felt flowers, or dried pasta. 

Monet & Degas: Tutus & Waterlilies

There are many, many famous French artists. The Louvre museum in Paris is the most famous art museum in the world, and stores some of the finest art ever made. Let's look at 2 famous French artists: 

Take a peek at some of Edgar Degas' famous oil paintings of ballerinas, and then make this sweet no-sew-tutu with your kids, all you need is thick elastic & some netting/tulle - et voila. NO SEW! 

Claude Monet is known for his famous painting of water lilies. He spent a lot of time painting nature - scenery, bridges and landscapes. Waterlilies crafts here and here.