Exploring things are beneficial for kids and adults. And some particular museums could benefit you and your kids. Museums have a positive and uplifting influence on child’s happiness. Art, science, or entertainment can stimulate and engage kids.
There is also a few research’s about the physiological mechanisms of different museum influence on the well-being of adults people too. That is why I found it very convenient to always schedule some visits to the museum. Of course, your choice can be different, depending on what country are you in and what type of museum you prefer. Kids can adapt easily.
I would like to suggest to be open for new things too. E.g. If you never liked art, by time that can change. My interest in some things changed through the years.
Miya
Shopping and Lunch on Our Way to Museum
Again, we stopped in the shopping area to buy a few things. It’s always fun when Sophie is wandering around trying to dress like an adult. I believe that all sales ladies hated us, but that is fine, Sophie did not make a big mess. She was just running around😊.
Lunch was short, we just grabbed a few sandwiches and a bit of sweet. I was excited to drink a coffee. And that was I time when I found out that coffee shops here, in Saint Nazaire, don’t have sweeteners. Maybe it is irrelevant info, but I was surprised. That makes me think about how I used to have almost everything, and take everything for granted.
A playground on Our Way to The Museum
Of course, we could not miss the playground. It is always good to have a seat while my little one is playing and running. Playgrounds play a very important role in a kid’s life. They are made in a different ways with different equipment. From spinning and swinging to an exploratory type of play.
Museum Sous-Marin Espadon
Espadon submarine is open to the public since 1987. This kind of museum fascinates me for its history, but more for its way of surviving. Can you imagine yourself living in a tiny cabin for a month, not to mention humidity, heat, and pressure under the water? I admire whoever voluntarily joined this kind of mission.
More about Sous-Marin Espadon Museum
It all started in 1957. The submarine began its military career in 1960. And next 25 years were filled with exploring the oceans and lots of different missions. The nordic cruise was the most remarkable mission, in 1964. That was the first French submarine with Marsouin that was navigated under the ice of the Arctic.
What Your Kid Could Experience in This Museums
#1 Kids visit The Ecomuseum
The Ecomuseum in Saint Nazaire port can introduce to you and to your kid’s collections, objects, models, and videos including archived photos about the history of this city. How it was built and how many times.
#2 Kids visit the Escal’ Atlantic
It’s the place where you and your kids can discover cabins, lounges decks, passageways, and that way to discover authentic objects of ocean liners. It is an experience to remember and a journey for the whole family.
#3 Kids visit The Espadon submarine
The Espadon is the first French Navy submarine to dive under the ice in 1964. It is not just for a kid to feel the environment and atmosphere on this submarine. Personally, I felt very excited to see and try to imagine the journey of 65 men on board, under the ice.
We saw everything, engines, officer’s quarters, torpedo room, chart table, and all other areas important for each person on that submarine, including very tiny space for sleeping or eating.
#4 Kids visit the industrial area
It is a special experience where children and adults can visit 3 industrial companies.
- Atlantic Shipyards
- Huge seaport
- Airbus Atlantic
Entertain your kids with the heritage of the Museum
There are a few activities that can entertain your kid at home on a rainy day. Check them out here:
- Video tutorial on how to draw an ocean liner
- Recipe for Normandy alcohol-free cocktail
- Recipe how to cook as a real chef, like the Gaston Margin. He was a head chef aboard in one of the most incredible liners, Generale Transaltlantique.
- Games of the 1950s. Children can discover what games their grandparents played when they were young.
- Seek and find the game on oceans liner France
And for more games check out here
A few more IDEAS about what to visit in this area
Visit Port of Saint Nazaire with your kids
- Panoramic roof and terrace
- Lighthouse and fisheries
- Submarine base
- Solitaire du Figaro
- Art in the city
Let kids discover the sea
- Saint Nazaire and its beaches
- Saint-Marc-Sur-Mer and Monsieur Hulot Beach
- The GR34 customs trail
- Saint Nazaire seafront
- Commando Square
- Where and when to watch boat departures
- Boating in Saint-Nazaire
Family tour through the city
- Heritage season – discover visits, urban hikes, family workshops, self-guided tours
- Digital routes to discover the territory
- Tintin in Saint-Nazaire
- Markets and producers
- Shopping on the sea
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