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Ten online cultural activities to keep your kids busy during the holidays

2021-04-09T14:25:31.646Z


Museums, theaters and operas are closed but it is possible for your children to cultivate themselves from home. Selection of fun and educational activities.


  • The Kingdom of Istyald

    de la Bnf, immersed in the heart of the world of fantasy

A very deep interactive journey, with stunning graphics and soothing music, to explore fantasy.

An experience of around 40 minutes, during which the player can choose the dialogues, collect items and explore different locations.

Following the game, several tabs allow you to learn more about the sources and influences of this literary genre.

From 8 years old.

Free.

The link to start the interactive journey

Screenshot of Istyald, the character who guides you through this Bnf adventure

  • "

    Where's Charlie?"

    »Vuitton Foundation style

In

Where's Frank Gehry ?,

each time the player must find one of the characters who participated in the construction or maintenance of the Louis Vuitton Foundation building.

Just zoom in on the image to find the team members hidden in the drawing.

Once found, a small explanatory card allows you to learn more about your profession.

From 6 to 14 years old.

Free.

Look for the characters in the Louis Vuitton Foundation

  • Zoom on art:

    Napoleon, Frida Kahlo, Miro or the Mona Lisa, the choice is yours

Accompanied by a lecturer, children discover in a fun way all the secrets around the chosen theme.

A “

very lively

hour-long Zoom session

, guarantees Hélène de Rozières, creator of the

Les Ouvreuses

site

,

which contains ideas for children.

For example, with the zoom on Napoleon, we learn a lot of anecdotes about David's painting.

In the one on Frida Kahlo, children can take a self-portrait in the style of the artist at the end of the session,

”explains the organizer.

From 6 years old.

16 euros.

Book your workshop on the Ouvreuses website

.

Live one-hour sessions accompanied by a speaker.

The Openers

  • Paris echoes

    , a sound walk through the city's museums

Paris Museums

, responsible for fourteen museums in the city of Paris, has launched its series of excellent podcasts intended for a young audience, in collaboration with the actress Pauline Caupenne, creator of Imaginary Tours and Elsa Daynac, producer of podcasts for museums and reporter on Radio France.

These ten ten-minute episodes take you on a journey between the Bourdelle museum, the house of Victor Hugo or the house of Honoré de Balzac.

Four new episodes will be available on April 16.

From 7 to 12 years old.

Free.

Paris Museums

·

Paris Résonne, youth podcasts from the City of Paris museums |

Artists' houses & workshops

Youth podcasts to discover museums and their secrets.

Paris Museums

  • Magical immersion among the impressionists with

    Iris and the luminous seeds

    of the Giverny museum

This superb interactive tale, produced by the Musée de Giverny with the support of the European Union, follows the adventures of a little girl, Iris, in order to explore all the secrets of the museum.

A site entirely created in scrolllytelling (scrolling downwards) which allows a complete immersion in the universe of the painters of the XIXth century.

A small icon in the shape of an eye allows you to learn more about the painter and the painting represented.

Starting from 7 years old.

Free.

Interactive story link

The symbol in the shape of an eye allows you to learn more about the works of the museum.

Screenshot of the site.

Giverny Museum

  • Solve puzzles in Parisian museums with

    Mission Zigomar

In this very complete game, players must solve six missions, accompanied by young heroes, Gab the adventurer, Hugo the dreamer and Selim the intellectual keen on new technologies.

Their objective?

Prevent Zigomar from confiscating works in museums in the city of Paris from children.

Through the platform, children learn more about the art of portraiture, types of writing and the Universal Exhibition in Paris.

A superb experience which however requires a solid internet connection.

From 7 years old.

Free.

Link to the edutainment site

  • Become a mangaka

    : a drawing course on Zoom for your teens

Is your teenager a fan of manga?

This internship is made for him!

From Monday April 12 to Friday April 16, this online mini-training allows you to learn the methods of this very particular drawing technique.

The goal is to encourage the teenager, and make him aware of what he can do.

Being online is not a problem, because there is no question of intervening directly on the drawing anyway: we are there to advise

”, explains Cécile Birgand Ayasse, founder of the association

Apprends et Dream

.

For the material: only a pencil, an eraser and leaves are needed.

For 12-15 year olds.

Price: 175 euros.

From Monday April 12 to Friday April 16, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., on Zoom.

Booking on the Learn and Dream website

Some achievements of previous students keen on manga.

Learn and Dream

  • Discovering Mozart and Haydn with OrchestraLab

This musical platform offers various mini-games that introduce children to classical music.

In a very

cartoonish

design

, players must classify the instruments by family, find the right rhythm and show skill, all accompanied by Zik, a little blue character who serves as a guide through the works.

From 6 years old.

Free.

Orchestralab link to set off with ZIK to discover a symphony by Haydn, an opera by Mozart and a work by Stravinsky

  • Destination Moon

    of the Grand Palais, the mini-video game about space

Put yourself in the shoes of an astronaut for a few minutes with this mini-game imagined by the Grand Palais.

The goal?

Manage to land on the Moon, avoiding different objects using the computer keyboard.

At the beginning and at the end of each level, information on the space conquest and history is given, allowing to add an educational touch to the game. It is also possible to click on the “

find out more

sections

, which refer to on well-documented pages of the exhibition

The Moon.

From the age of 8.

Free.

Link to go into space

The player must collect the correct items in order to take off with his rocket.

Screenshot of the site.

Big palace

  • Make a comic in two clicks with an app

This

La Fabrique à BD application,

set up by the BnF, allows you to try your hand at comics, thanks to a variety of tools available.

The budding artist must first choose the style and number of boxes they want and then fill them as they see fit with bubbles, available designs and text.

A platform created in collaboration with teachers, for a result that is both educational and very fun.

From 11 years old with knowledge of technological tools.

Free.

Application to download on computers, tablets or laptops.

Link to create your comic

Source: lefigaro

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