In the heart of the Val-de-Travers, at Rue des Collèges 3 in Couvet, the regional toy library lets families from the valley borrow games and toys instead of buying them. Two early-evening slots punctuate the week: Mondays and Thursdays from 17:00 to 18:30, a convenient time to drop in after school or at the end of the working day.
Lending works just like a library: choose, take home, play, then bring it back and discover something else. A clever way to fill winter evenings and rainy Sundays without turning the living room into a storeroom of boxes.
The toy library is closed during the school holidays and resumes its usual rhythm when school starts again.
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Family outing ideas around the toy library.
Want an afternoon by the pool regardless of the weather, in the heart of Val-de-Travers? The indoor pool at the Regional Sports Center, in Couvet (espaceVAL), welcomes families all year round with its large pool, slide, and mobile-bottom teaching pool, perfect for little ones.
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What if a simple walk became a real exploration? In Môtiers, in the heart of the Val-de-Travers, a waterfall tumbles down the Jura cliff and, at its foot, a natural cave opens up where Jean-Jacques Rousseau loved to take refuge. Ten minutes' walk, a lamp in your bag, and the adventure begins.
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A massive horseshoe-shaped rocky circus, dizzying cliffs, and free-roaming ibex: the Creux du Van is one of the most beautiful hikes in the Neuchâtel Jura, perfect for families with good walking children.
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Other toy libraries in the same canton.
Ludothèque Boule de Gomme
Grandson, 1422
On Wednesdays, from 10:00 to 18:00, the Boule de Gomme toy library welcomes families from Grandson over a very wide time slot. Just one opening day a week, but eight hours straight: everyone can plan their visit freely, in the morning or the afternoon. It remains very affordable: membership costs 25 francs a year per family, and each game is then hired out at 2 francs for three weeks. At that price, regularly refreshing the games at home becomes a habit rather than a budget line. Based at Rue Jean-Lecomte 5, the association is regularly looking for volunteers to keep the place running. Local residents willing to give a little of their time are most welcome.
Ludothèque Zig Zag Zoug
Bevaix, 2022
Thursdays from 15:00 to 17:00 and Saturdays from 10:00 to 12:00: two weekly sessions are all the Ludothèque Zig Zag Zoug needs, at Chemin du Closel 10 in Bevaix, to lend games and toys to families in the area. The appeal of the formula is easily summed up: rather than stacking boxes at home, you keep the games moving. Borrow, discover, return, repeat. Children change games as their interests evolve, and the flat gets room to breathe. Worth noting: the toy library can be reached by text message or by telephone during opening hours, and it stays closed during the school holidays.
Ludothèque de la Basse-Areuse
Boudry, 2017
Founded in 1984 and run by around twenty volunteers, the Ludothèque de la Basse-Areuse lends games and toys to children, teenagers and adults from its premises at Chemin du Theyeret 6 in Boudry. New titles can be tried out on site before you take them home, the best way to leave with a game the whole family will actually enjoy. A private association and member of the Swiss Federation of Toy Libraries, it is supported by the municipalities of Boudry, Cortaillod, Milvignes and Rochefort, and offers games for birthdays among other things. Doors are open three afternoons a week: Tuesdays from 14:30 to 17:00, Wednesdays from 15:30 to 18:00 and Thursdays from 16:00 to 18:30.
