Organic food in Montpellier creches

It's the first step towards completely organic food in the schools in the Montpellier area.

The mairie has passed an order to a new supplier to deliver bio food to the 13 municipal creches in Montpellier.

Within 2 years the 400 to 500 meals supplied daily to the little ones will be made up of 20pc organic food.

Pantomime in the Herault

From the Creme de Languedoc Newsletter...

For those of you that haven't already heard, Hérault has its first ever French language pantomime coming to the Illustre Theater, Pézenas this Christmas. It has been adapted in French by a very talented English producer and is not to be missed. Cinderella herself will be played by an eighteen year-old French girl and will be joined by twenty mice on stage, played by children between the ages of 8 and 12 years. It will be a night to remember - all of the traditional pantomime elements with a French twist.

For group bookings of 10 or more there is a reduction if you book before the 20th November. Cendrillon runs from the 21st - 30th December. Check out the website www.cendrillontheatre.com

Someone to look after your child

http://www.mon-enfant.fr/web/guest/accueil

It's all in French... but a good resource for the low down on how to have someone look after your child.

France calls for plan to improve language teaching

PARIS – French children generally spend years learning foreign languages in school, but the results are often dismal. So President Nicolas Sarkozy called Tuesday for an emergency plan to produce more bilingual students.

In a speech outlining education reforms, Sarkozy underscored that "a foreign language is meant to be spoken," and suggested language instruction should be shifted away from written grammar and memorization to emphasize oral skills.

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Toy Rental comes to France

It's been more than a year since we featured the toy rental service from Texas-based Babyplays, so we were pleased to see that a similar concept has now been launched in Europe. French Dim Dom offers a very similar service, with toy rental options aimed at kids up to 5.   Read more...

Need Baby Equipment for your gite or grandchildren?

KiddieKitRentals - Baby & toddler equipment
rental for your holiday

 

www.kiddiekitrentals.com

 

What do we do?

Welcome to KiddieKitRentals!  Let me start by explaining what we do.  We offer for rental a wide range of baby and toddler (0 - 4 years) equipment.  Based around Pézenas in the Hérault region of Languedoc Roussillon, France, our aim is to help holidaying families with young children.  Whether you are staying in rental properties who can only supply so much baby equipment or with grandparents for whom it's not worth actually buying all the kit when it's used for such a short time, we hope we can help.  Essentially, little ones need a lot of kit, much of which can be bulky and heavy, so we are here to save you the bother of transporting baby equipment from your home all the way to your holiday destination. Also, consider us your emergency helpline in the event of a forgotten, lost or broken item of indispensable kiddie kit!  Read more.

French schools ban French kissing shock!

This week is la rentrée for millions of kids across France – the annual return to school after the long holiday break. But with swine flu in the air, some schools are banning les bises – kissing.

The mayor of Guilvinec (in Finistère in Brittany) kicked it all off. She decreed that there would be no more kissing on the cheek for any child in the town. Not while France is having its pandemic alert at any rate. Read more.