
Want to put stars in your children’s eyes? Create unforgettable memories they’ll cherish when they’re older? Nothing could be simpler: to do so, you’ve got to keep them busy. Toulouse and the surrounding area offers a wealth of things to do with children, from playful leisure activities to fun and educational outings and events. All you have to do is go!
1. Explore Harry Potter’s Forbidden Forest with your kids
This is the perfect experience for all fans (and muggles) of the Harry Potter saga. In a Jardin des Plantes in Montauban converted into a veritable forbidden forest, an immersive experience lets fans immerse themselves in the bewitching world of Harry Potter. Throw bewitching Patronus, meet hipogriffs and niffleurs, warm up with a beverage in the wizard’s store recreated for the occasion… It’s the family activity you’ve been waiting for!
📍Location : Jardin des Plantes de Montauban, 10 Grand Rue Sapiac, 82000 Montauban
📅 Date : multiple dates
2. Put stars in their eyes at the Cité de l’Espace
We’re lucky enough to have La Cité de l’Espace right next door! We might as well make the most of it for our own enjoyment, and especially that of our children. La Cité des Petits is a playful discovery area for children aged 4 and over. In this 350 m² exhibition space on two levels, they can prepare the rocket, organize the launch mission, and join the space station! They’ll learn how to become real astronauts.
📍Location: Avenue Jean Gonord, BP 25855 | 31 506 Toulouse CEDEX 5
📅 Date: reopens February 7, 2025
3. Take them to see shows and the circus
While our little cherubs are also very good at acting, they also know how to let themselves be obsessed by quality shows. Instead of letting them gorge themselves on screens, take them to “pesstacles” so they can marvel at flesh-and-blood plots. There are two great places to visit in Toulouse: the Théâtre de la Violette and its shows for children. Or Le Lido – Centre des Arts du Cirque, which offers circus workshops for children, as well as shows for the whole family. A must-do activity for children near Toulouse.
📍Locations : Théâtre de la Violette / Le Lido
📅 Date : multiple dates
4. Spend an unforgettable day at the Animaparc theme park

Who can resist the sirens of a theme park? Just a 35-minute drive from Toulouse, Animaparc offers a host of attractions for the whole family to enjoy. Step back in time in the dinosaur forest, where you can come face-to-face with life-size tyranosaurs, stegosauruses and pterodactyls! With its mine train, pirate ship and aquatic roller coaster, the theme park has plenty to offer!
📍Location: Animaparc, 3000 Pouchot, 31330 Le Burgaud
📅 Date: multiple dates
5. Discover an educational farm for children in Toulouse

This activity is sure to please the little ones! If they’ve just learned that the cow goes “meuh”, the sheep goes “bêêê”, the hen goes “cot-cot” and the ant “cro-onde”, then the educational farm is the ideal place to take your children. Far from picture books, they’ll be able to marvel at real farm animals. Located a 48-minute drive from Toulouse, Ferme du Paradis is well worth a visit. With over 150 species of animals, children can also enjoy a wide range of attractions (pony rides, playgrounds, etc.)!
📍Location: La Ferme du Paradis, 50 Rte de l’Isle en Dodon, 31370 Rieumes
📅 Date : multiple dates
6. Let them marvel at exotic fish

Once again, you’ll have to do some driving… Head for Canet-en-Roussillon, home of the beautiful Oniria aquarium. This little getaway, 215km from Toulouse, offers you a real moment of escape and dream. With a surface area of 3,500 m2, children can discover 83 basins inhabited by 660 different species. To make this family activity even more unforgettable, the aquarium is divided into 10 different universes: mountain, beach, jungle, as the water flows, deep-sea descent, shark kingdom, time travel, tropical marine world, water and science, and water and man. Your children will feel like fish in water!
📍Location: Oniria, 2 Bd de la Jetée, 66140 Canet-en-Roussillon
📅 Date: multiple dates
7. Let your children express their architect’s soul with Kapla Workshops in Toulouse

Looking for an unusual and original activity to do with your kids? We’ve got just what you’re looking for. Located right in the city center, the Centre Kapla Toulouse offers tailor-made activities. Children who want to discover the secrets of kapla construction can come and take part in a workshop supervised by an animator specialized in giant constructions. The creations are adapted to what they like and what they know how to do, according to their age. Don’t let Bob the builder get the better of you!
📍Location: Centre Kapla Toulouse, 9 Pl. Intérieure Saint-Cyprien, 31300 Toulouse
📅 Date: multiple dates
8. Visit the Gallic Village of Rieux-Volvestre

Pottery, weaving, leather and bronze work, Gallic basketry… But also archery initiation for children, re-enactment of a battle where the Romans attack the Gallic Village. A whole host of activities await you at the Gallic Village in Rieux-Volvestre. This unique and atypical site can be visited from February 19 to November 30. Please note that certain periods are reserved for group visits. One thing’s for sure, you’ll have a great time with your family.
📍Location: 3657 Rte de Saint Julien, 31310 Rieux-Volvestre
📅 Date : multiple dates
9. Develop their creativity with the Neon Brush Kids workshop
At this painting workshop, we’ve thought of everything you need to spend quality time with your family. Sip on the two beverages included in your ticket (water, juice, soda), and watch your kids express themselves with every brushstroke. All materials will be provided on site, workshops take place in the afternoon on weekends, and finally, the paintings will glow under the UV lamps, creating an inspiring retro-futuristic atmosphere.
📍Location: Hôtel Mercure Toulouse Centre Compans, Boulevard Lascrosses, 8 Esplanade Compans Caffarelli, 31000
📅 Date: selected weekends in February and March 2025
10. Make them run in a trampoline and parkour park
Ultra Jump Toulouse is the perfect place to entertain your kids this summer with its Ninja Warrior trampoline and Parkour facilities. Located in Les Minimes, this center offers foam pits, tumbling tracks, ninja courses and much more. Open from 10.30 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. every day, it offers coaching sessions for 6-13 year-olds and low rates, with 1h30 at 16€ and 2h at 19€. Air-conditioned, Ultra Jump Toulouse is perfect for keeping your kids busy and cool on hot summer days.
📍Location: Ultra Jump Toulouse, behind Intermarché, 138 Av. de Fronton, 31200 Toulouse
📅 Date: multiple dates
11. Cultivate their little detective soul with this escape game for kids in Toulouse
In Toulouse, Get Out Kids offers an escape game transforming your kids into little detectives, ideal for birthdays or vacations. Designed for 8-12 year-olds, the game lets them solve riddles in three unique worlds: Gretenfield Manor, an FBI mission and an Indiana Jones-inspired adventure. The escape game must be completed within an allotted time, with an adult nearby to help if necessary. Perfect for keeping your kids busy and stimulated!
📍Location: Get Out Kids, 12 Bd Maréchal Leclerc, 31000 Toulouse
📅 Date: multiple dates
12. Let your kids hear (and see) classical music in Toulouse
There’s no age limit to enjoying music, and Candlelight welcomes children aged 8 and over. While classical music is known for fostering productivity and creativity, important assets in children’s development, it is above all a universal music that has won over listeners the world over. And what better way to appreciate it than in the subdued atmosphere of thousands of candles, and let your children discover sublime places in one evening.
📍Location: multiple venues
📅 Date : multiple dates