On Saturday mornings, from 10:00 to 12:00, the Toujou Chouette toy library opens its doors at Chemin du Chaney in Echandens. The association runs two sites, including this one, and offers more than 1,500 games of every kind and for all ages.
The principle: browse, choose and try out games freely before borrowing them. The idea is to vary the fun without filling the house with toys, children enjoy the novelty, parents keep their shelves under control.
The weekly Saturday appointment fits easily into family routines: you return the past week's games, discover new ones, and the weekend starts with fresh ideas for game time.
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Family outing ideas around the toy library.
Fancy an immersive, weatherproof adventure near Lausanne? In Écublens, Second World plunges young and old into virtual reality: team games, a VR escape game and guaranteed thrills from age 8. The perfect rainy-day outing in the Lausanne West area.
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Fancy watching birds as a family by Lake Geneva? In Préverenges, facing an artificial island, the Maison de l'île aux oiseaux and its spotting scopes let you admire hundreds of migratory birds. A free and fascinating nature outing, almost with your feet in the water.
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Want a day with your feet in the sand by Lake Geneva? Préverenges beach stretches its long strip of fine sand between Morges and Lausanne, with water that remains shallow for dozens of meters. A perfect area for families with young children.
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Other toy libraries in the same canton.
Ludothèque communale d'Ecublens
Écublens, 1024
With more than 1,500 board games, over 500 toys, more than 200 puzzles and a range of outdoor games, the municipal toy library in Ecublens covers just about every kind of play. Open to all, it offers games to borrow, personalised advice and themed play activities. It welcomes the public six days a week: Monday to Friday until 19:00 (from 14:00 on Wednesdays, 15:00 on the other days) and Saturdays from 9:00 to 12:00. Extended hours that make it easy to drop in after school or work. The premises, at Route du Bois 27, are wheelchair accessible thanks to a lift, a detail that matters for pushchairs too.
Ludothèque Toujou Chouette - Préverenges
Préverenges, 1028
Keen to try a game before borrowing it? At the Toujou Chouette toy library in Préverenges, that is entirely possible, since the more than 1,500 games of every kind and for all ages can be browsed and tried out freely on site. A concrete way to check that a game will really go down well before slipping it into the bag. The library also nurtures a lively community life: board game and miniatures evenings are organised from age 12, and the team takes part in local events such as craft markets. A big "800 games" day is also on the programme. On Allée du Rionzi, the doors are open twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays from 16:00 to 19:00, convenient slots for dropping in after school.
Ludothèque L'OASIS
Bussigny, 1030
In the west of Lausanne, the L'OASIS toy library offers games and toys on loan to families in Bussigny and the surrounding area. As in a library, you leave with a selection, enjoy it at home, then bring everything back and choose something new. The formula has real advantages for families: it lets you try a game before buying it, match the toys to your children's age as the years go by, and keep your home liveable despite the little ones' appetite for novelty. Grey afternoons find their remedy here too, with a regularly refreshed stock of games. The service is presented on the Bussigny municipal website, in the pages devoted to childhood and youth, where you will find the information you need to plan your first visit.
