Here is one of my favorite religious holidays of the year. Because yes, I love tradition, during this Easter period, the egg hunts—which are organized differently depending on the country: in France and Belgium, the church bells bring the Easter eggs, while in Germany and Austria, it is the rabbits that bring the eggs. As for the little English children, they go from house to house looking for the eggs themselves.
I loved it when I was little and, strangely enough, it’s a childish love (I have others!) that stayed with me and of which I am proud (no, no, I assure you I’m not ashamed!).
You will therefore understand my joy every year to put together this special Easter Tips article for you, once again with a beautiful chocolate selection as a bonus, as well as a super giveaway at the end of the article.
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Easter at the Chocolate Museum
For the 1st time this year, and for a change from the traditional egg hunts, the Gourmet Chocolate Museum is inviting all children up to 14 years old to come and for free break and taste a GIANT egg on Easter Sunday!
The giant egg will be placed on the sidewalk and all children will be invited to break off a piece to enjoy!
Sunday, March 27, 2016 in front of the Chocolate Museum entrance Meeting at 11 a.m. 28 bd Bonne Nouvelle, 75010 Paris
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The Egg Hunt at the Montmartre Museum
This year again, the Montmartre Museum will welcome children from 2 to 12 years old for a grand egg hunt in the Renoir Gardens.
Their mission? Find 5 eggs of different colors hidden among the flowers, trees, and shrubs. Starting at 11:30 a.m., once the bells have rung, children will be able to roam and discover the different gardens of the Museum in search of the precious Easter eggs.
At the end of their expedition and once the 5 eggs have been gathered, the hunters will receive chocolate treats.
The pro-tip: the hunt is free for children under 10, and for others, it is included in the Museum’s entrance ticket.
Montmartre Museum 12 rue Cortot 75018 Paris Sunday, March 27 and Monday, March 28, 2016 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Registration required at 01 49 25 89 41 or by email: groupes@museedemontmartre.fr
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Easter at Bercy Village
For Easter, Bercy Village (which I often talk about on the blog) connects with its past and offers an introduction to oenology with the Tasting Bar for ‘wine & chocolate pairings’ by Oenodycée. The little ones will discover the pleasures of chocolate with blind tastings.
Bercy Village 28 rue François Truffaut, 75012 Paris Monday, March 28 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Easter celebrations at the Hôtel du Collectionneur
The hotel (which I already told you about in my article on Valentine’s Day) is organizing its traditional Easter brunch on Sunday, March 27, and is offering an egg hunt as entertainment for children on this occasion. This experience will allow the little ones to discover the hotel and its architecture in a fun way and leave with their treasure.
Easter Brunch
Sunday, March 27, 2016
L’Hôtel du Collectionneur Arc de Triomphe - Paris
51-57, rue de Courcelles 75008 Paris
Price: 65 € per person / 28 € for children up to 12 years old and free for children under 4_
L’Hôtel de Vendôme celebrates Easter with chocolatier Pierre Marcolini
On Easter Sunday, children will be able to participate in the traditional treasure hunt and find the mini chocolate eggs from the famous chocolatier Pierre Marcolini hidden in the hotel.
The lucky winner will take home a giant Pierre Marcolini chocolate egg and will win a lunch for their parents at the “1 Place Vendôme” restaurant.
Hôtel de Vendôme 1, place Vendôme 75001 Paris Egg hunt for children, Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Easter menu price: 75€ per person
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Easter brunch and egg hunt at the Marriott Champs Elysées
The Paris Marriott Champs Elysées (which I have already mentioned to you several times on the blog) is celebrating Easter with a chocolate brunch and an egg hunt for the youngest ones.
Children will be able to set off in search of the chocolate eggs and other treats hidden in the hotel and they will also be invited to a coloring workshop in a dedicated room.
Easter Brunch
Sunday, March 27, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Paris Marriott Champs Elysées Hotel
70 avenue des Champs Elysées 75008 Paris
Price: 79 € per adult / 29 € per child (4 – 12 years old)_
The À La Mère de Famille x Colette Egg Hunt
À La Mère de Famille and Colette are joining forces for a free Egg hunt in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.
The concept: find one of the eggs hidden in the garden, then head to the Water-Bar at Colette until 7:00 p.m. to exchange it for an Easter surprise!
Jardin du Palais Royal, Paris Wednesday, March 23, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. free and open to all, young and old Colette 213 rue Saint Honoré 75001 Paris
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Easter in the Yvelines
If you live in the Yvelines (a very beautiful department of the Ile-de-France region that I love to explore…), the tourist office has put together a great program for you for these Easter holidays with a beautiful selection of egg hunts throughout the department.
- Egg hunt in Montfort l’Amaury on Monday, March 28
- Egg hunt at the Château de Breteuil on March 27 and 28
- Egg hunt at the Château and Thoiry Zoological Park on March 27 and 28
- Egg hunt and concert for children at the Maison Elsa Triolet-Aragon on March 27 from 2:00 p.m.
- My beautiful brand new egg at the Toy Museum on March 30 at 2:30 p.m.
- Egg hunt at the Fermes de Gally on March 27
- Egg hunt and tasty brunch at the Trianon Palace on March 27 and 28
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Easter activities at the Puyricard Chocolate Factory
For Easter, the chocolate factory offers 2 fun workshops (20 €) on Wednesday, March 16, one for 6-8 year olds and the other for 9-12 year olds. The traditional egg hunt will take place on Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20 for children aged 6 to 12 (8 €).
The pro-tip: the older ones will be delighted since the Maison Pellegrin et Fils, a family and artisanal company like the Puyricard Chocolate Factory, will hide a total of 2.50 Carats of diamonds distributed among 10 Limited Edition Puyricard eggs.
Puyricard Chocolate Factory Avenue Georges de Fabry 13540 Puyricard
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Free Egg Hunt at HEMA
For Easter, HEMA is organizing an egg hunt in its stores!
The concept is very simple: pretty wooden eggs will be hidden in the stores and children will have 20 minutes to find them.
1 wooden egg found = 1 chocolate egg won
In addition, the toddler who finds the most wooden eggs will have the chance to win a super prize worth 15€.
For whom: all children aged 4 to 10 can participate upon registration (you must ask at the checkout to fill out the registration form), limited to 35 participating children per day.
In more than 30 HEMA stores in France On Wednesday, March 23 from 3:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.
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Amateur Chocolate Mousse Contest
After the Mousse Bar at the last Chocolate Fair, Patrice Chapon is organizing the Amateur Chocolate Mousse Contest on April 1st, at the Town Hall of the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
The event is not necessarily linked to Easter, but I think it fits well in my selection of chocolate tips.
A competition where sweet and pastry enthusiasts will compete before a jury composed of great gastronomy professionals as well as media personalities and will be evaluated on criteria defined around texture, flavors, consistency…
At the end of the latter, 3 finalists will win the title of “Best Amateur Chocolate Mousse in France” as well as chocolate gifts!
The pro-tip: for the occasion, Chapon is offering you a small chocolate gift in the giveaway at the end of the article!
Information at http://www.chocolat-chapon.com/fr/chapon/10-vos-evenements Registration at concours@chocolat-chapon.com March 31 and April 1, 2016 Town Hall of the 7th arrondissement of Paris 116, rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris
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Small chocolate selection for Easter
Brother Daisy, from the Pascale collection (price 65 € for the 200 g item) from La Maison du Chocolat, piece of dark or milk chocolate of your choice, filled with praline eggs and fritures
pieces available in stores starting March 7, 2016
The pro-tip: the great Easter game (from March 7 to 31), which reminds one of a certain book about a fabulous chocolate factory with 4 golden tickets and 1 platinum ticket hidden in the Easter molds of La Maison.
To win: a total chocolate immersion during an exclusive morning on April 13 with Nicolas Cloiseau, to discover the secrets of the production workshop + a “Daisy Family” for the holder of the Platinum ticket (value 1100 €).
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Huguette the round little hen from Réauté Chocolat, milk, dark, and white chocolate and colorful sweets (price 5.20 €)
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Jean Galler has partnered with Jean Paul Lespagnard, a great Belgian designer, to create haute couture Easter eggs with graphic patterns
available at the price of 9.50 € at Galeries Lafayette Gourmet in Paris and in large supermarkets
The pro-tip: to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Galler chocolate factory is launching a new corner located on the ground floor of Galeries Lafayette Gourmet and numerous activities are planned for Easter for young and old
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The Chocolate Egg to decorate from Monbana to customize your Easter egg (price: 12.90 €)
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Easter eggs on the animal footprint theme for Pâtisserie Eugène (small 12 € for 100 g / large 26 € for 230 g and extra large 38 € for 330 g)
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A little Easter duck (above) and bunny (below) at Puyricard
The Mini Piou (right above) from chocolatier Pascal Caffet (whom I mentioned in my article on the Aube department), filled with fritures (19 €)
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A milk chocolate egg (2.49 €) and a white chocolate hen (2.49 €) at Leader Price, all developed with Jean-Pierre Coffe
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The Kinder medallions (18 pieces, 153 g, 4.99 €) and the Kinder Surprise Easter bunny (2.99 €)
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Chocolate eggs to peel with real eggshells decorated with pretty colorful patterns, filled with praline chocolate (price 4.95 €) at Casino and Géant Casino
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L’Atelier du Chocolat offers a Joyful Easter Fishing
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The hide-and-seek collection for Easter 2016 for Delacre with 5 bunnies hidden to find in 5 colorful worlds (tea time box 1 kg 11.90 €)
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The small Easter egg box with its little bunny at Léonidas (300 g box 18 €)
The pro-tip: a giant 8 kg egg of Léonidas chocolates is to be won in the brand’s stores or on the internet from March 10 to 26
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The little Poilâne shortbread bunnies (bag of 10 pieces, 4.10 €) and the bells (bag of 12 pieces, 4.60 €)
On sale in Poilâne stores from March 5 to 28, 2016
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Easter at Maison Fouquet
Since 1852, the Maison Fouquet (which I mentioned to you for Christmas, but also for Valentine’s Day) has been offering chocolates made artisanal-style by the teams at the historical boutique’s laboratory on Rue Laffitte, located in the heart of the Opéra district in Paris, which I was lucky enough to discover.
For Easter, Maison Fouquet offers 6 gourmet creations:
- Easter hens (from 8 €)
- The Fish Family, a big fish filled with fritures and filled eggs (50 €)
- The gourmet clam (55 or 90 € depending on size)
- The Easter fish (20 €)
- The revisited mendiant (35 €)
- Alexandre’s Couture egg (35 €)
Fouquet boutiques in Paris 36 rue Laffitte 75009 Paris 23 rue François 1er 75008 Paris
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EASTER GIVEAWAY:
Because I always try to spoil you, as you know, I suggest you win 3 magnificent prizes for Easter in partnership with Maison Fouquet, Chapon, and Milka on the blog:
- Prize No. 1: a magnificent chocolate Easter clam filled with fritures and sweet treats of 450g (worth 55 € after all!), from Maison Fouquet. Attention however, the winner of this prize will have to pick it up at the Fouquet store at 23 rue François 1er in the 8th in Paris.
- Prize No. 2: 1 jar of Chapon chocolate mousse to be picked up at one of the brand’s Parisian stores.
- Prize No. 3: a Milka pack including 1 milk chocolate bunny and 1 bag of milk praline small eggs.
To participate, just leave a comment below this article telling me what your favorite Easter treats are and also specifying which prize(s) you are participating for.
A random draw among the correct answers to this question will determine the 3 winners of the prizes.
Attention however, the winners of the Fouquet and Chapon prizes will have to go and pick them up in a Parisian store. The Milka prize, on the other hand, will be shipped by post without any problem.
Good luck to everyone!
Rules:
– Giveaway limited to Metropolitan France
– The Fouquet and Chapon prizes must be picked up by the winners in one of the brands’ stores in Paris
– + 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 sharing of the article (don’t forget to leave your pseudonyms in your comment if you want to benefit from extra chance(s)); + 1 chance if you are a fan of the Chapon facebook page
– 1 participation per IP address
– giveaway start date Monday, March 14, 2016 – deadline for participation Saturday, March 19, 2016 and result the next day on the blog in an edit of this article
EDIT of March 20, 2016:
Following the random draw, I announce the list of the 3 winners:
- Prize No. 1: Lola
- Prize No. 2: Amandine V
- Prize No. 3: Sarah Guinet
Congratulations to you all, I will contact you quickly by email so that you can give me your contact details and your confirmations of winning. Thank you all for your participation and for sharing your chocolate preferences for Easter here!
Photo credits: Nicolas Diolez and Melle Bon Plan Photos not copyright-free, photographer's authorization mandatory before any use
