Introduction

Every Wednesday, you and your children can enjoy free play.
We also offer supervised educational and fun activities that vary each week.

No registration required
Parent-Child Workshops
Ages 5 and up (but we’ve got something for the little ones, too)

Every Wednesday, one or more different workshops
– Wednesday, July 8
Make Your Own Toys
Workshops running continuously from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Storytime at 5:30 p.m.

– Wednesday, July 15 – weather permitting!
Cyanotype activity if the sun is out (Cyanotype is a photographic process for capturing plant prints on a Prussian blue background)
If it’s rainy, Tetrapak engraving!
Workshops running continuously from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM 
Storytime at 5:30 p.m.

– Wednesday, July 22 – weather permitting!
Cyanotype activity if the sun is out (Cyanotype is a photographic process for capturing plant impressions on a Prussian blue background)
If it rains, printmaking on Tetrapak!
Wool and wood crafts
Workshops running continuously from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Storytime at 5:30 PM

– Wednesday, July 29 – In the Forest
Sensory exploration of the forest
Clay totem
Archery
Workshops running continuously from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Storytime at 5:30 p.m.

– Wednesday, August 5 – In the Forest
Clay faces on trees
Archery
Crazy treehouses
Workshops running continuously from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Storytime at 5:30 PM



– Wednesday, August 12 – In the Forest
Archery
Cabin Frenzy
Go on a hunt for animal tracks and signs of wildlife
Workshops running continuously from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM 
Storytime at 5:30 PM

– Wednesday, August 19
Tetrapak Engraving
Biodiversity: Focus on Invertebrates!
Workshops running continuously from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM 
Storytime at 5:30 p.m.

– Wednesday, August 26
Natural Colors (“ecoprint,” charcoal, etc.)
Workshops running continuously from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Storytime at 5:30 p.m.

And every Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., free admission
Sensory games: Scent and Touch Memory Games, “Mud Pit,” Giant Spider Web, Seed Bombs, Elf Village (land art), Face Painting, Stick-On Cards…
Fun orientation trail “On the Path of the 4 Elements”;
“The Tour Where You’re the Hero”;
“Forest of the 6th Sense” Trail: 6 fun sensory stations along a 2.5 km walk;
Reading corners and nature- and garden-themed board games;
Meet the chickens or the little creatures in the pond…

And for those looking to venture out…
The Ecology Center also features outdoor installations made from natural materials and a variety of games:
Secret footbridge;
Wooden and wicker huts;
Bamboo den;
Tunnel made of living willow;
The treehouse tower…
Come discover them!

Don’t miss our delicious organic, locally produced ice cream!

From 5 years old

Opening Hours / Rates

Opening Hours

Wednesday 29 July 2026 between 1.30 pm and 5 pm.

Wednesday 5 August 2026 between 1.30 pm and 5 pm.

Wednesday 12 August 2026 between 1.30 pm and 5 pm.

Wednesday 19 August 2026 between 1.30 pm and 5 pm.

Wednesday 26 August 2026 between 1.30 pm and 5 pm.

Rates

Adult: 15 €
Child: from 10 €.

Payment Methods

  • Bank/credit card
  • Check
  • Cash

Activity Providers

Access

  • Possibility of drop-off in front of the site

Location

Centre écologique Terre vivante
Domaine de Raud
169 ch. de Raud
38710 Mens

Latitude : 44.801961

Longitude : 5.705744