Join us as we travel Around the World with Disney Movies! Explore France’s culture & cuisine through classic Disney films. We will explore the culture, food, music, art, and famous landmarks of France with crafts and activities. View our companion Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Ratatouille, and The Aristocats Disney dinner posts here.
Explore France
1. Learn More about France
Get to know France through books, videos, and other multi-media resources. Below are some resources our family recommends.
National Geographic Kids has a slideshow of photos with interesting facts about France.
Learn more about France with this video from Alyssa Griffith.
Learn 10 Interesting Facts about French History, Customs, and Places to See from Datacube
- The Cat Who Walked Across France by Kate Banks
- A Giraffe Goes to Paris by Mary Tavener Holmes & John Harris
- Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew
- This is Paris by Miroslav Sasek
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCulley
- Monuments that Tell Stories of France by Jean Daly
- Anatole by Eve Titus
- Linnea in Monet’s Garden by Christina Bjork
- Adele and Simon by Barbara McClintock
2. Cook some French Food
Try some family friendly French recipes from our Beauty & The Beast Disney Dinner and Aristocats Disney Dinner.
3. Learn about French Art
Impressionism is an art movement that began in France. Artists portrayed their “impression” of what they saw, rather than a realistic image. Learn more about Impressionism with Tate Kids.
Claude Monet was a French painter and one of the founders of Impressionism. Learn more about his life and work with this video from Free School.
Try painting in the style of Monet with a Monet-Inspired Bridge Painting from The Crafty Classroom
4. Experience French Music
Like Impressionistic art, the Impressionist movement in music was born in France. This style of music evoked moods, feelings, and sound images. Learn more about this style of music with Classics for Kids.
Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel were two leading French composers in the Impressionist movement. Listen to some Impressionist Piano Music of Debussy & Ravel from Halidon Music
Enjoy listening to some familiar French folk music with this Kungaloosh Radio video from the Epcot France Pavilion in Disney World.
5. Learn about French Landmarks
Learn about the Eiffel Tower with this video from National Geographic Kids. Then create a chalk pastel painting of the Eiffel Tower with this video tutorial from Art Supply Guide.
Learn about the history of the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the efforts to rebuild it after the recent fire with this video from Bedtime Histories. Create a beautiful stained glass art project inspired by the Cathedral with this tutorial from Pack More into Life.
Take tours of famous landmarks in France: Louvre Museum , Palace at Versailles , Eiffel Tower, and Mont St. Michel.
6. More fun Learning Resources
Learn the top 25 French phrases with French Class 101.
Montessori Inspired France Activities from Living Montessori Now use the Little Passports World series and will be fun for younger learners.
7. Watch Movies set in France
Celebrate all you’ve learned by watching a Disney movie set in France. Some of our favorites are Beauty and the Beast, The Aristocats, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Ratatouille.
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