In late September, the herds come down from the alpine pastures and the vines are harvested: it is the season of the désalpes and the wine harvest festivals. Three big events fall on the same weekend in 2026. Here is which ones, with practical advice for going with children.
Kidora keeps shining a light on the associations working for childhood in French-speaking Switzerland. After Patouch, we are today welcoming Handicamp, a volunteer-run association that has been bringing together children with and without disabilities for more than 40 years around a simple idea: go to camp, live together and discover differences another way.
September brings two days off in French-speaking Switzerland, but not in the same cantons: the Jeûne genevois on Thursday 10 September 2026 in Geneva, and the Monday of the Jeûne fédéral on 21 September in Vaud, Neuchâtel and the Bernese Jura. Here is what to do with the children.
Canton Vaud is arguably the most spoiled corner of French-speaking Switzerland when it comes to lake swimming: its shores touch four very different la...
At 3 to 5, a successful outing in Geneva is often car-free: a shallow-water beach, a free animal park, a crossing on a Mouette. Here are our ideas in the canton of Geneva, tailored to the real needs of this age — short duration, a safe perimeter and stroller access.
At 6 to 9, children want to do, to succeed, to climb and to measure themselves. Here are our outing ideas in the canton of Vaud genuinely tailored to this age: adventure courses, minigolf, summer toboggan runs, gorges, hands-on museums and first train outings.
Kidora helps you find family outings, but children’s wellbeing does not stop at weekend activities. We have decided to highlight, on the site, the associations working for childhood in French-speaking Switzerland. And it is Patouch, committed for more than twenty years to preventing violence against children, that opens this section.
It’s official: Kidora is now available on iPhone and Android. More than 600 children’s activities in French-speaking Switzerland now fit in your pocket, with an interactive map, age filters and a search around your location. Here is everything the new app can do to make your family outings easier.
Between 3 and 5, a good outing comes down to three criteria: short, safe and stroller-friendly. Here are our tried-and-tested ideas in the canton of Vaud, from the shores of Lake Geneva to the Jura vaudois, with shallow-water beaches, playgrounds and walks that really work at this age.
Big news on Kidora: we are launching the directory of toy libraries in French-speaking Switzerland. It lists 115 toy libraries across 7 cantons, with their address, opening hours and lending conditions. Everything you need to borrow games and toys near you instead of buying them, and keep the whole family’s games evenings fresh without filling the cupboards.
Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland, and above all the most generous in free sandy beaches. Here is our selection shore by shore, with shallow water for the youngest, playgrounds and refreshment kiosks.
At 10 to 12, children are no longer little ones and not yet teenagers: they want independence, thrills and challenges. Here are our outing ideas in French-speaking Switzerland genuinely tailored to this pivotal age, from adventure parks to escape games, with the right criteria for choosing.
Forget the museum where you walk around with your hands behind your back. In these ones, you pull levers, blow into tubes, test hypotheses and come aw...
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