Here’s a great and above all free way to keep your kids (3 – 17) busy during the Xmas holidays in Paris! In a hige snow-filled stadium, they’ll be able to ski, climb, rope slide, snowboard and much, much more…

Open every afternoon from 19th – 31st December 2009 (except the 25th of course) this event organised by the Paris council is a huge success every year. When you see how much it costs – 0 euros – it’s understandable.

The programme does look pretty cool too:

– Rope slides
– 300 m² of snow to play in
– Toboggans
– Downhill skiing
– Climbing activities
– Trampolines
– Merry-go-rounds
– Games (on the Wii console)
– Miniature golf
– Cross-country skiing
– Laser rifle shooting (what???)
– Snowboarding with ramps

If I were still young, I’d be down there in a shot! A bit of snowboarding would do me the world of good I think…

And just so you know, many of the activities are also accessible to handicapped youngsters.

Charléty sur neige (as it is called) is open every day from 19th – 31st Decembre (apart from 25th) at the Charléty stadium (here), from 1.30 – 6pm during the week and 1pm – 6pm weekends. Careful though: gates close at 4.30pm.

More info (in French): www.paris.fr