Croissant classes in Paris with kids

Can kids take a croissant baking class in Paris?

Yes, from about 5 or 6 at the bakery classes. The croissant-only classes with a chef start at 15.

Here is every age rule, as the listings state it.

For the Latin Quarter class and the Emily in Paris class, ask about ages when you book. The Latin Quarter class has a private option, which makes a mixed-age family easier to place.

Which croissant class is best for families?

The working bakery class near the Eiffel Tower or Notre Dame. It is the cheapest croissant class here at $102, it runs two hours, and families fill its reviews.

The working bakery class puts you in a real Paris bakery with a baker who teaches bread and croissant dough, laminating and baguette shaping, with tastings along the way. Two hours is about right for a child's attention. Reviewers mention children of 9, 13 and 14.

Amy wrote: “Such a fun activity to do in Paris with kids!” Mary: “Sofio is the best teacher! the kids loved the class!” And Diane: “Excellent activity for families, adults, couples or individuals.”

Two things to plan for. The bakery is on a second floor, up 15 steps with no lift, so a pushchair stays downstairs. And you stand for long stretches, which small legs notice.

Bread and croissant dough with a baker in a working Paris bakery. Two hours, family-friendly, and under-5s come free to watch.

★ 4.7 · 2 hours · from $102

Explore the working bakery class → Class details

What age can children make croissants?

Around 6 at the bakery classes, with an adult doing the heavy rolling. Classes that make you laminate and roll alone for three hours set the bar at 15.

Croissant dough is worked cold, straight from the fridge, and rolled to a few millimetres. A professional recipe from the butter maker Elle & Vire rolls it to 2.5 mm before shaping. That takes steady pressure on a long pin. Cutting the triangles uses a large knife or a wheel. Shaping, by contrast, is easy and fun: you stretch a triangle and roll it from the wide end, and a six-year-old can do it well.

That is why the bakery classes take younger children and the croissant-only classes do not. At Le Petit Mitron the minimum age is 6; at the chef studio and for croissants at the Montmartre class it is 15.

Which croissant class suits teenagers?

From 15, the croissant class with a chef: three hours, eight people, and the most technique. Teens of 12 to 14 do better at the working bakery class.

The chef studio class takes 15 and over, and under-17s need a paying adult beside them. Gabriella went with her mother: “My mom and I had such a good time :)”. At the Montmartre class croissants also start at 15; 12 to 17 year olds need a participating adult, and the macaron session opens at 12, which can split a family neatly.

A teen who likes the idea of a real kitchen may prefer Le Petit Mitron: the bakery's own kitchen in the 11th, with an interpreter if needed.

Is there a baking class for young kids in Paris?

Yes: the family macaron class in the 5th takes every age, with one adult per family. Le Cordon Bleu also runs two-hour workshops for children from 6, taught in French with English translation.

The macaron class for families at Baked in Paris, 31 rue Buffon, near the Jardin des Plantes, runs two hours with an English-speaking pastry chef and eight people at most. The chef weighs everything out, the children pipe and fill, and you carry a box home. Under-5s join with an adult watching them. Macarons contain almonds and eggs.

Richard put it simply: “Whilst in Paris what else is there to do with your kids than making Macarons.” Sarah: “My kids absolutely loved this class and the instructor was wonderful.”

For a school setting, Les Petits Cordons Bleus is a two-hour class for children aged 8 to 12 at Le Cordon Bleu's campus in the 15th, at €99, with one recipe per session such as cookies and muffins. At its Hôtel de la Marine site on Place de la Concorde, a two-hour pastry workshop at €99 takes children from 6 with a supervising adult, who only bakes with a place of their own. Neither makes croissants.

Too young for croissant dough? Macarons for every age, with one adult ticket per family and a box to take home.

★ 4.8 · 2 hours · from $107

Explore the family macaron class → Class details

Is the bakery tour with breakfast good for kids?

Yes, for a lighter morning: children see the ovens, shape a baguette and eat croissants at breakfast. It is a bakery tour, so nobody makes croissants.

The behind the scenes bakery tour at Miss Manon, 87 rue Saint-Antoine near Saint-Paul metro, takes up to nine people for two hours. You learn how a baguette is made, take one home, and sit down to croissants and pain au chocolat. Jennifer wrote: “This was a highlight of our trip, it was so fun and my kids loved it”.

It works for children who want to see and taste more than knead. If they want their own croissant to carry out of the door, choose the working bakery class instead.

What should families know before a baking class?

Arrive early, tell the chef about allergies before you start, and plan a morning slot so the box of pastries becomes breakfast.

• Late is costly: the macaron class warns that 20 minutes late compromises your class, and the Emily class refuses late arrivals.
• Allergies: flour and butter are everywhere; macarons and financiers contain almonds. Say so at booking and again at the door.
• Clothes: flat shoes and something that can take flour. Aprons are provided.
• Access: the working bakery class has 15 steps and no lift, and the baguette class does not suit wheelchair users.
• Price per child: the classes charge per person. Under-5s are free at the working bakery class, as watchers.

How much does a family croissant class cost?

For a family of four, about $408 at the working bakery class, $428 at the macaron class and $548 at the chef studio, if everyone bakes.

All prices are 2026 from-prices per person in USD.

All of them cancel free up to 24 hours before, which helps when a child wakes up ill.

Frequently asked questions