In this period of confinement… COOKING RECIPES PODCASTS MUSIC or THEATRE ART HISTORY CONTEST
“We don’t always choose the circumstances, but we can choose how we live them.”
Viktor FranklWhat to do with our children during this period of confinement? We try to find cool, fun and friendly ideas to do with the family. Our list is enriched according to our discoveries and your suggestions. If you have any ideas to share with us, please let us know!
PRISME 7, THE CENTRE POMPIDOU’S FREE VIDEO GAME — FROM 12 YEARS OLD
The Centre Pompidou is launching its 1st video game available free of charge on mobile (IOS/Android) and computer (PC/Mac). It is a playful and very poetic Immersion in art that allows you to approach art without complexes, alone or with your family.
This video game allows you to discover the museum’s major works and the principles of artistic creation. Prime 7 has 7 different levels of games that give players the opportunity to evolve among some forty major works of art from the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art; from Miro, the ‘Harlequin’ from Picasso to Mondrian, etc.”
Download the video game
BAAM! SPINACH ART — FOR EVERYONE FROM 9 YEARS OLD
“Baam! art in spinach”, we love not only the title, but also everything in this program offered by France TV. Playful and very intelligent, Baam! presents in 5 minutes a major painting of the history of art. He links it to its historical context and to an artistic movement. It’s very lively and very documented. We advise adults to watch too, just to shine at your next dinners (post-confinement!)
The topics covered are very varied:
- Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper
- Manet and his painting “The Balcony”
- the Sistine Madonna by Rafaello Sanzio
- the portraits of Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun
- The Pioneers of Grant Wood
- etc…
A new quick cooking recipe, easy to make and with few ingredients (special confinement cupboard cooking): Small zucchini pancakes.
COMPLETED – CONTEST: FAMILY PASSES FOR THE AQUARIUM OF PARIS
In partnership with the Aquarium de Paris Cineaqua, we have just launched a competition to win 4 Family Passes (2 adults and 2 children) valid until 31/12/2020.
1 Pass to win on the Familin’Paris Facebook page by participating in a drawing contest!
1 Pass to win on the Familin’Paris Instagram page
and tonight a contest for all subscribers to our Newsletter, with 2 Passes to win (if you are not registered, now is the time!! )
Good luck to all those who want to participate!
(photo credit: © -Cinéaqua)
“A STORY AND… OLI”, FRANCE INTER’S PODCASTS FOR CHILDREN
18 days of confinement and you have skimmed all the history books in the house to read to your children. France Inter takes over to allow you to breathe a little and offers toddlers very nice stories to listen to in Podcast “A story and…. Oli” just before going to bed.
These are tales for children aged 3 to 5 told by authors such as Chloé Delaume, Katherine Pancol, Zep, Delphine de Vigan, Guillaume Meurice or Alain Mabanckou… Very nice stories to fall asleep!
To listen for example: “Omar’s papers” told by Séverine Vidal and Sophia Aram, “Santa’s network” told by François Morel, “The parents’ secret” told by Nicolas Mathieu, “The Friend Merchant” told by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, “The Little Potato Who Wanted to Be a Ferocious Dog” told by Nicole Ferroni, “The Little Girl Who Was Afraid of Dogs and the Wind in the Trees” told by Véronique Ovaldé…
SPOTIFY LAUNCHES SPOTIFY KIDS
Spotify Kids is available to Spotify Family subscribers. It is intended for children 3 years and older with a priority security and privacy (and no ads). Young listeners can discover songs, soundtracks and stories, alone or with their parents. All content is curated by the editors who make sure the content is kid-friendly.
French children will be able to listen to 160 playlists (5000 titles).
A PLAY FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES EVERY DAY AT 11 A.M.
- Funambule TV (the TV channel of the Funambule theater, offers one show per day in video, totally free.
- At 11 a.m., it’s theater time for the little ones.
- With the program this week:
- The bee, the child and the magic flower (for ages 3+)
- Ninon in the kingdom of no (from 2 years old)
- A chameleon in Paris (from 2 years old)
AT OUR PARTNER LUDO & SOPHIE
Ludo & Sophie (organizer of guided family tours) invites us (throughout the confinement period) every Wednesday and Sunday on their facebook page to discover with your children: an artist, a work, a historical figure, or a little science and of course play with us.
CLASSICAL MUSIC WITH THE ORCHESTRE DE PARIS
We like the initiative of the Orchestre de Paris which, in these times of confinement, continues to make the discovery of classical music accessible to as many people as possible, large or small.
- Monsieur Onde : to discover the greatest works of the classical repertoire. Monsieur Onde offers a disco for young audiences, musical puzzles and cartoons…:
- Note figures: to discover the instruments of the orchestra, It’s very well done. You will discover all the instruments of the orchestra, from percussion to strings and woodwinds. Their sound, their place in the orchestra, all accompanied by a game to test your ear.
EGG-FREE CHOCOLATE CREAM (FROM MINA)
An idea for an egg-free dessert (not always easy to find at the moment). They are delicious and remind us of the little desserts of our childhood.
March 20, 2020
AlloCiné Kids is coming to your home: choosing a film will become child’s play
AlloCiné Kids will allow parents to search according to several criteria:
- by age group (from 3 years, 6 years, 10 years, 12 years)
- by theme according to your desires (escape, laughter with the family, prince and princess)
- by requirement (zero violence, ecology, learning story)
- by genre or decade
ANTI-FOOD WASTE: what about expiry dates?
In this period of confinement and sometimes food restriction with stores not always very well stocked, this article from the website La Nutrition, summarizes the foods we can eat after the expiration date. Useful when we have to restrict outings to go grocery shopping.
A FASTOCHE, QUICK AND ECONOMICAL CHILDHOOD DESSERT: EGGS WITH MILK
- Serves 6 to 8
- 1/2 l milk
- 3 eggs
- 75 g sugar
- Flavor (1 teaspoon liquid vanilla or 1 sachet vanilla sugar)
- Cooking for about 25 minutes in a bain-marie
- Preheat the oven (th. 6 or 180°). Boil the milk with the sugar. In a bowl, beat the whole eggs. Gradually pour in the boiling milk, stirring well. Add the fragrance. Pour into a porcelain dish or ramekins and put the dish (or ramekins) in a hot water bath. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes (as soon as the top starts to take color). Between 6 and 8 individual ramekins per 1/2l of milk.
Loose little ideas for getting organized at home
- Early childhood specialists advise us to structure the children’s day with a timetable – to be respected as much as possible – (a more complicated one to set up with toddlers)
- We are living in an exceptional and unprecedented situation: offer your children and teenagers to keep a small logbook or a personal diary. This will be a great writing exercise and an opportunity for them to express how they feel about this confinement at home
- Make a chart with activities and tasks to be divided between parents and children. With a bit of luck (let’s remain optimistic), it will continue after…
- Let’s support independent booksellers (who have been hurt by this Coronavirus crisis) by ordering our books on sites like lalibrairie.com
A great podcast for children “Les Odyssées” (from 7 to 12 years old)
It was conceived and produced by Laure Grandbesançon (radio columnist and producer). Each Podcast lasts between 10 and 20 minutes, depending on the theme. Some are related to the school curriculum. A fun way to make them revise their classics.
Some themes among the 25 Podcasts offered to children:
- The discovery of the Lascaux Cave
- the life of Socrates
- Merlin and the creation of the round table
- Investigation of the Man in the Iron Mask
- Loch Ness Monster Investigation
A nice series to watch with pre-teens
- “Anne with an E” : an adaptation of the story of a little orphan girl on Prince Edwards Island. It is the story of a young orphan, fiery and full of confidence, who comes to live with an old maid and her brother. Inspired by the novel “Anne… The House of Green Gables”
- From 12/13 years old
- 30 episodes / 3 seasons on Netflix
An idea for a movie to watch with teenagers
- Imitation Game (on Prime Video): a very beautiful film about war, tolerance and the creation of Artificial Intelligence and the computer. A film that will allow you to discuss important subjects with your children
At snack time: the recipe for French toast
- Brioche or bread from the day before yesterday
- 2 eggs
- 2 glasses of milk
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 sachet of vanilla sugar
- The recipe : mix all the ingredients. We soak the bread or the brioche. In a pan with a little butter, brown the slice of bread (or brioche) and sprinkle with sugar (so that it caramelizes a little) before turning it over.
Cooking with the family: the simple recipe for pizza dough
- 300 gr of T45 or double 0 flour
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 packet of baker’s yeast
- 15cl lukewarm water
- 1 small tablespoon of sugar and a little salt
- The recipe : Mix the warm water and the baker’s yeast. Then we mix all the ingredients together. Form a ball and let it rest for 10 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll out the ball of dough into the shape of your choice. Cover with tomato sauce and then ingredients of your choice. And put it in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes max. at 220° (preferably convection heat)
Family cooking (continued): how about making fresh homemade pasta
- Proportion: 100gr of flour for 1 egg (to be multiplied according to the number of people)
- The recipe : Mix the flour and the egg. Form a ball and let it rest for 10 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin or with a floured glass bottle to about 1cm thick. We roll and cut (to obtain tagliatelle). We give the shape of our choice.
(Source : Ali Rebeihi’s show “Grand bien vous fasse” on France Inter (listen to it in Replay)
