Chalet Animation in the Christmas Village hosting holiday workshops for children

From scrapbooking to wintery terrarium workshops, every day in the run-up to the start of school, there are holiday-themed activities for children taking place in Port Hercule. Here are all the details.  

From 2pm to 6pm each day in Marché de Noël of Port Hercule, the Mairie de Monaco has organised a special festive workshop for children aged six and up.

There have been sessions on wreath and garland making as well as a Scandinavian-inspired decoration class, but there is still plenty to come. 

On Saturday 30th December, the Fêtes des Lumières is the theme. On New Year’s Eve, the British tradition of Christmas crackers is on the agenda and children will be invited to make their own from recycled paper.  

On New Year’s Day, the workshop will be about polar animals, followed by 3D North Pole map making on Tuesday 2nd January.  

Next comes a scrapbooking session ahead of a watercolour class on Thursday 4th January. On Friday 5th January, children can make a North Pole-themed money bank. 

Over the weekend, the art of pop-ups will be the focus on the Saturday before the final workshop on Sunday, which will let children build their own winter terrarium to take home.

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New book exchange up and running in Monaco

In the spirit of “out with the old, in with the new”, a new book exchange service has launched at the Marché de la Condamine in Monaco. 

Maybe you’ve already finished the books you received for Christmas or are using these days off to have a good old sort out. Whatever the motivation, the new book exchange programme at the Condamine market is the perfect place to drop off some of the well-thumbed or even forgotten books that are taking up precious space on your bookshelves.

Open to visitors and residents alike, the service not only encouraging wider reading and the chance to discover a whole new story or subject for free, but also supports the Principality’s sustainability pledges by giving books a second life.

The new book exchange service can be found under the eaves of the Marché de la Condamine. Photo source: Mairie de Monaco

It has been in place for around a month now and is the second such service in Monaco. A similar book exchange shelf is available at the Parc Princesse Antoinette on the Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, so if you don’t see anything that catches your eye in the market, then try out the park’s selection!

 

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