Bubbles & Marbles in Paris: the immersive family-friendly play area in the 9th arrondissement

In the 9th arrondissement of Paris, Bulles & Billes is a 400-square-meter play space conceived by a brother and sister, both parents—driven by one goal: to create a place where parents and children genuinely have fun together, not just side by side.

The idea: seven themed bubbles, each with its own universe and a level of play that’s suitable for all ages (0 to 11 years).

• The 0–2 Awakening Bubble offers seven parent‑child motor-skills challenges designed for free play.
• The Snoezelen-inspired sensory bubble provides two rooms — a calming white space and a black UV-lit room to spark the imagination.
• The Creative Bubble includes an age-appropriate workshop, included in the admission: collages, painting, multi‑step constructions.
• The Constructive Bubble houses a handmade marble run created by grandpa, with a forest and animals theme, four starting points and a race to win — plus a modular wall to build the course as ambitiously as possible.
• The Imaginative Bubble offers a real stage under a tent with costumes, instruments and space for improvisation.
• The Collaborative Bubble hosts board games around family legends.
• And the Sports Bubble brings together a Floor is Lava timed course, a giant pillow fight and a ball pit.

At Bulles & Billes, parents pay €9 and children €16 for a two-hour slot. A special rate for childminders is also offered on Thursdays and Fridays during school hours.

The cafe offers savory WafWaf waffles for lunch, Marlette pastries made just a ten-minute walk away, and organic drinks whenever possible. Everything is local and zero-waste.

The little extra: Friday and Saturday evenings from 7 to 10 p.m., the venue switches to an apéro-style format: kids play with the animators while parents share a board from Atelier Saisonnier — voted Paris's best board by Le Bonbon.

birthdays can be organized for 6 to 12 children on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, for 2 hours of play in the space and the snack in a private room with locally sourced products.