November 25 and 26, 2011, from 10 AM to 6 PM – Maison de l’Environnement, 31 avenue Castellane
The Maison de l’Environnement will host the second edition of the Wooden Toy Festival (a flagship event of the Atelier de Geppetto), bringing together wonderful artisans who create sustainable and natural wooden toys, worthy of our wildest childhood dreams!
Numerous artisan booths (featuring French and European-made products) will be present to offer games suitable for all age groups, and to complement this program, the Wooden Toy Festival will also offer:
· for young visitors: a workshop on designing and making wooden toys and a wooden horse race workshop;
· for adults: three conferences on creating wooden games and the educational benefits of these toys;
· for everyone: exhibition booths of antique wooden toys, from the late 19th century to the 1960s.
Throughout the year, the Maison de l’Environnement organizes activities, conferences, and exhibitions to raise awareness about the richness of our environment.
The association Atelier de Geppetto is a non-profit organization under the French law of 1901, founded by Coraly de Beauregard, who is currently the president. Its primary mission is to help hospitalized children during Christmas by gifting them with beautiful wooden games and toys. For the second consecutive year, the team will donate wonderful toys to the hematology department of the L’Archet hospital.
