In Orsières, families have a toy library that works on the tried-and-tested library model: instead of books, it is games and toys that you borrow, bring back, then swap for new discoveries.
For parents, it is the assurance of regularly being able to offer the children something different without turning the living room into a box depot; for children, it is the ever-renewed pleasure of opening a game they have never played. Games circulate from family to family, and everyone comes out ahead.
The toy library is presented on the municipal website, www.orsieres.ch, where you will find the useful details before a first visit.
Kids activities nearby
Family outing ideas around the toy library.
Under the mountain of Champex-Lac, an artillery fort can be visited with the family. Tunnels, period rooms, and fascinating stories: an unusual, refreshing, and educational outing.
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A family treasure hunt in the mountains, in the heart of Orsières. By following the Yeti's clues, your children explore the village and the surrounding nature, through puzzles, observation, and small challenges.
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Wooden walkways, waterfalls, and alpine freshness: the Gorges du Durnand in Bovernier offer a stunning nature outing, perfect for introducing children to gorges safely.
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Other toy libraries in the same canton.
Ludothèque de Martigny
Martigny, 1920
The Ludothèque de Martigny offers families in the town and surrounding area games and toys on loan, a valuable address to know when it comes to keeping children busy, especially on grey Wednesdays and rainy weekends. One stop at the toy library is enough to leave with everything needed to turn an afternoon stuck at home into a family tournament. And since games are returned after use, every visit is a chance to vary the fun rather than endlessly bringing out the same boxes. News and practical information are published on www.ludomartigny.ch; a glance at the site before dropping in makes it easy to plan a family visit.
Ludothèque/Bibliothèque de Bagnes
Le Châble, 1934
In Le Châble, the Bagnes toy library is part of the municipality's network of libraries and documentation centres: games and toys are lent out following the same logic as book lending, at the service of families in the Val de Bagnes. The principle has plenty to appeal to parents: rather than piling up boxes, you borrow, you play, you bring back, and the games available at home are refreshed with each visit without ever overflowing the cupboards. Children, for their part, enjoy a steady stream of new things to discover. Practical information is gathered on the bagnes.bibliovs.ch portal, alongside the other institutions in the municipal network, making it possible to combine, in a single trip, reading and games for the whole family.
Ludothèque Les Wacouwas
Saxon, 1907
Between Martigny and Sion, on the Rhône plain, the village of Saxon has its very own toy library, Les Wacouwas, which provides games and toys on loan to families in the village and the surrounding area. Borrowing rather than buying: the formula noticeably lightens a family's games budget while multiplying discoveries. Boxes that have had their day go back on the shelf for other children, and every visit is a chance to leave with something different, quiet games or lively rounds, depending on the mood of the moment. Like other toy libraries in Valais, Les Wacouwas is listed on the Ludo Valais website, where you will find its practical information before a first visit.
