Taking the little ones to the City of Light?

Here are the best family-approved activities.

Evies eight-year-old brother, Remy, nodded in agreement as he took in the spectacular view.

A family looking at a painting in the Louvre.

Treasure hunt at the Louvre.Credit:Courtesy of Family Twist

We also wanted to avoid simply dragging them from one cultural institution to the next.

Heres what we liked best.

From left: Courtesy of Hotel Leopold; Lauren Matison

Spend the morning on the water.

A pair of photos one showing a hotel bedroom and the other a boy steering a boat.

From left: A guest room at Hotel Léopold; little skippers can take the wheel on a 90-minute water-taxi cruise on the Seine with River Limousine.From left: Courtesy of Hotel Léopold; Lauren Matison

Little skippers can take the wheel on a 90-minute water-taxi cruise on the Seine withRiver Limousine.

Theres juice for the kids and, naturally, champagne for the parents.

Take a baking class.

A carousel in Paris.

Pavillons de Bercy-Musée des Arts Forains.© Pavillons de Bercy

Join local families to master making macarons at the beloved patisserieSweet Bazar.

Pavillons de Bercy

Do the Louvre without the crowds.

You simply cant skip the Louvre.

Castle exterior in Paris.

La Conciergerie, a 14th-century palace.© Caroline Rose/Centre des Monuments Nationaux 2024

Relax with a garden break.

The park also has a creperie and a sustainably built playground.

Visit a castle.

Theyll discover the queens jail cell and Europes largest Gothic civil hall.

Around the corner is the ethereal Ste.-Chapelle, which has more than 1,000 luminous stained-glass windows.

Caroline Rose/Centre des Monuments Nationaux 2024

Consider amusement parks and unusual museums.

Book the best kid-friendly hotel.