Here is one of my favorite religious holidays of the year again. Because yes, I love tradition; during this Easter period, egg hunts are organized differently depending on the country: in France and Belgium, church bells bring the Easter eggs, while in Germany and Austria, it is the rabbits that bring the eggs. As for the little English kids, they go from house to house to find the eggs themselves.
I loved this as a child, and strangely, it is a childlike love (I have others!) that has remained in me and of which I am proud (no, no, I assure you I am not ashamed!).
You will therefore understand my joy each year to put together this special Easter Tips article for you, once again with a nice chocolate selection as a bonus, as well as a great giveaway at the end of the post.
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Easter at the Chocolate Museum
For the 1st time this year, and to change from traditional egg hunts, the Musée Gourmand du Chocolat is launching the first Easter blind man’s buff!
All children under 10 are graciously invited to come and try to catch the giant rabbit on Easter Monday to leave with lots of chocolate eggs!
Chocolate Museum 28 bd Bonne Nouvelle, 75010 Paris Join us from 11 am to 1 pm Monday, April 17, 2017 in front of the Chocolate Museum entrance
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Egg hunt at the Montmartre Museum with Colette and A la Mère de Famille
Again this year, the Montmartre Museum will welcome children aged 2 to 12 for a big egg hunt in the Renoir Gardens, in partnership with La Pelucherie, Colette, and A La Mère de Famille.
On the program: games and activities from the event’s many partners (Cheerz, Popfleurs, OMY, and Fujifilm) as well as La Pelucherie stuffed animals to be won.
The great tip: The Montmartre Little Train will be available at Place Blanche to access the gardens (departure 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 4:30 pm). Plus, this egg hunt is free and open to everyone!!!!
Montmartre Museum 12 rue Cortot 75018 Paris Wednesday, April 12, 2017 from 4 pm to 6 pm Registration required at 01 49 25 89 41 or by email: groupes@museedemontmartre.fr
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Bercy Village organizes an outdoor egg hunt
For the first time, the Easter bells will make a stop at Bercy Village on Sunday, April 16: over a thousand chocolate eggs and rabbits will be hidden in the corners of the Cour Saint-Émilion.
Baskets in hand, food lovers will have about twenty minutes to hunt down as many chocolates as possible. As a bonus, the best hunters will win a surprise offered by La Cure Gourmande in Bercy Village!
Bercy Village Cour Saint-Émilion 75012 Paris Free event Register on-site on April 16 with the staff at the welcome point located in Cour Saint-Émilion 8 slots of 30 mins, your choice: 2 pm / 2:30 pm / 3 pm / 3:30 pm / 4 pm / 4:30 pm / 5 pm / 5:30 pm
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Easter at La Pâtisserie des Rêves
Daniel Mercier has imagined a giant 8.2-kilo egg that will be placed in the shop, which we can come to break on Monday, April 17 and enjoy all together, while discovering the collection of delicacies from La Pâtisserie des Rêves.
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An egg hunt in the Garrigue
Because I don’t only talk about Paris on the blog and because I like to share unusual events with you, an egg hunt will be organized at the Pont du Gard as part of the great Mediterranean nature and heritage festival “Garrigue en fête”.
On Monday, April 17 from 9 am to 10:30 am, children equipped with a “hunting permit” will run through the countryside to collect a maximum of colored eggs. A workshop for making nests to house the colored eggs will also be offered to children.
Pont du Gard Site Activities included in the site entrance fee Free event for subscribers
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Easter Attack at the Manoir de Paris
On April 14, 15, 16, and 17, 2017, the Manoir de Paris (one of my favorite places in Paris) is playing a trick on us!
For four days, the hunt is on, but there are no eggs! Instead, the terrible attractions and monsters of the venue will chase you through the Manoir’s haunted labyrinth.
The Manoir de Paris
18 rue de Paradis – 75010 Paris
Friday, April 14: 6 pm - 10 pm
Saturday, April 15, Sunday, April 16 and Monday, April 17: 3 pm - 7 pm
price: full price: 27€ / child price (10/15 years): 20€ / fast pass: 37€ (be careful with your children's sensitivity, the Manoir is an experience to avoid for sensitive souls)_
The Made.com chocolate hunt
Made.com is organizing a chocolate hunt starting this Thursday, April 13 at 2 pm to celebrate Easter at its showroom. On this occasion, visitors are invited to scan every corner of the showroom to win their Easter chocolate, in partnership with Chocolat des Français.
The great tip: the event is also an opportunity to win a light fixture of your choice (maximum value 200€) and a Le Chocolat des Français box by participating in the photo contest for the best chocolate-themed design photo within the showroom.
Made.com Showroom 52 rue Etienne Marcel 75002 Paris Thursday 13, Friday 14 and Saturday 15 April starting at 2 pm
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The Michel Cluizel & UberEATS egg hunt
The Manufacture Cluizel is organizing an egg hunt with UberEATS this Wednesday, April 12.
The goal: Simply find the Easter Hens and Chicks hidden in the menus of partner restaurants of the operation in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, and Lille within the UberEATS app. Any hen found will be free; to get it, you will need to add the Cluizel creation to your basket and place an order (within the limit of available stocks, and one chocolate per person).
Small hint: an icon is nestled on the photos of the restaurants where the chocolates are hidden…
Michel Cluizel & UberEATS Egg Hunt Wednesday, April 12 from 2:00 pm
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The big Hema egg hunt
On the occasion of the most chocolatey holiday of the year, the most famous rabbit family in the Netherlands is arriving in France to help Hema organize the biggest egg hunt in Europe from April 3 to 17. Young and old food lovers will be able to search for the eggs hidden by the Easter rabbits in the 700 HEMA stores and on the e-shop of each country.
To play, simply look for the egg-shaped stickers hidden in the aisles of the stores by the Easter rabbit family or log on to www.hema.fr to search for the eggs hidden on the site.
To be won: In-store, participants who have found all the eggs will be able to collect a surprise gift from Hema at the checkout. Online, 2.0 explorers will be able to benefit from a 5€ discount voucher.
Big Hema egg hunt From April 3 to 17, 2017
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The big ALIEN egg hunt in CGR cinemas
In CGR cinemas Sunday, April 16, 2017
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Easter at the Monnaie de Paris
The Monnaie de Paris is organizing an operation this Sunday, April 16 to celebrate Easter with the family called “Pâques ou Pas cap?” (Easter or Dare?), as part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Centre Pompidou.
On the program:
various sensory, visual, discovery, and riddle workshops will be set up for children wishing to participate. A total of 5 activities will be offered to children aged 6 to 10 to discover the exhibition differently. Each child who has successfully completed the activities and filled in their dedicated notebook will be given a bag containing “grain de folie” sweets but also several goodies from the Monnaie de Paris and its partners. Only one bag will contain a golden ticket. This ticket will give the lucky winner access to a privileged reward: visiting the spaces of the Monnaie de Paris in preview before its reopening with 10 of their friends.
La Monnaie de Paris 11 Quai de Conti, 75006 Paris Sunday, April 16 from 2 pm to 6 pm Free access for children under 10, reservation possible online or on-site
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Small chocolatey selection for Easter
French chocolate maker Monbana
assortment of 12 milk and dark chocolate squares (5.90€)
XXL milk chocolate fish (16€)
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The hide-and-seek collection for Easter 2017 for Delacre with 5 rabbits hidden to find in 5 colorful worlds (1 kg tea time box 11.90€)
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The Easter 2017 collection by Révillon Chocolatier
Small egg molds (70g) dark or milk (3.60€)
The dark chocolate fish and its small dark and milk fries (8.59€)
The milk chocolate egg with its small milk and white eggs (8.59€)
Small gourmet dark 70% eggs with pure dark Sao Tomé chocolate ganache and large milk pralines with Piedmont hazelnuts or Valencia almonds (4.99€ per bag)
Small filled eggs dark, milk and dark, milk and white, white (3.99€ per bag)
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A small Easter duck by Christophe Adam and L’Eclair de Génie
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The Leonidas Egg gift box, filled with small Easter eggs
300g (30 eggs): 17€
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Easter Tea from Dammann Frères, a black tea with a gourmet and fruity blend to celebrate Easter (12.50€)
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Kinder products for Easter holidays (mini-molds, small eggs, maxi-Kinder Surprise and the collector’s gift with the Kinder mix Kinderino)
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The Choco 2 Easter Collection (so, so cute!!!!!)
5, rue Mouton Duvernet 75014 Paris
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A Puyricard decorative egg accompanied by praline subjects
The great tip: the Puyricard chocolate factory is partnering with Ailleurs Voyages to win a great trip! A draw will be made from the numbers of the Limited Edition eggs to determine the winner.
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Easter creation La Meringaie, Angélique
19.50€ for 4 people
+ Easter Mookie (3€)
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Exclusive gourmet “Easter” tea from Thés George Cannon, a refined blend with notes of chocolate and Madagascar vanilla
Price: 15€
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The Milka egg hunt
The Milka brand is organizing several events and tips for Easter:
- An egg hunt in the parking lots of retailers and supermarkets on the two weekends preceding Easter Sunday (April 16)
- A contest from March 20 to April 23 to win 5 family trips to Easter Island via an online game Tendre Pâques
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EASTER GIVEAWAY:
Because I always try to spoil you, you know, I suggest you win 1 magnificent prize for Easter in partnership with Milka on the blog.
To be won: 1 pretty basket filled with Milka delights including 2 rabbits 50g (Daim & Crispy) and 2 bags 350g of small eggs (Daim & Oreo).
To participate, just leave a comment below this post telling me what your favorite treats are for Easter. A lucky draw among the answers to this question will determine the winner of the prize.
Good luck everyone!
Rules:
– Contest limited to Metropolitan France
– + 1 chance if you are a fan of the blog’s facebook page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s twitter page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s hellocoton page + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s Instagram page + 1 chance for each share of the article (don’t forget to leave your usernames in your comment if you want to benefit from extra chance(s))
– 1 entry per IP address
– contest start date Tuesday, April 4, 2017 – contest end date Tuesday, April 11, 2017 and result the next day on the blog in an edit to this article
Edit from April 12, 2017:
Thank you all for your participation, I see you all love chocolate and Easter! Following the lucky draw, I announce that the winner of the Milka basket is Delphine Bouillon.
Congratulations, I will contact you quickly by email. Thank you all for your participation and your loyalty!
Photo credits: Nicolas Diolez and Melle Bon Plan Photos not royalty-free, photographer's authorization required before any use
