Family Activities around Lavender in the Luberon

In summer, lavender in the Luberon delights children and adults alike! Whether you want to admire the flowering fields, make a scented sachet or set off on a walk surrounded by fragrant scents, lavender becomes a wonderful way to discover nature as a family.

Here are our ideas for fun, creative and educational activities to enjoy with your children around this emblematic flower of Provence. A captivating and soothing fragrance, landscapes that invite you to slow down... an impressive and enchanting canvas of this blue gold of Provence... awakening all the senses! Create lasting memories and let your creativity flow.  

Lavender Museum: fun visits and workshops 

Traditional audio-guided tour - The wonderful story of Provence lavender

During a lively, self-guided visit to the Lavender Museum, immerse yourself in the world of fine lavender from Provence and discover its history, uses and benefits. On arrival, you will receive an information leaflet and an audio guide (children will receive a quiz).  

To begin your visit, take a seat in the projection room to watch a beautiful 10-minute documentary about Domaine Lavandicole Le Château du Bois. It follows the summer lavender harvest, from flowering to cutting and distillation. You will also be given a clear explanation of the difference between lavender and lavandin. 

In the exhibition room, let yourself be carried through the history of lavender with 25 explanatory points, from the 16th century to the present day, and discover wonderful collections of copper stills, perfume bottles and fragrance labels. 

Your museum visit ends with a sensory discovery: head to the shop to smell and try PDO Haute-Provence lavender essential oil, perfumes and organic cosmetics. Children will then correct their quiz with the Lavender Team and receive a young lavender grower diploma.

Sensory workshop and audio-guided tour

With the sensory workshop, children and adults dive into the fragrant world of this emblematic flower of Provence through a gentle, fun and interactive experience. Touch, smell, observe, listen and taste: all five senses are invited to take part to better understand fine lavender, its uses and its secrets.

Designed as a sensory journey, this workshop allows families to enjoy an experience that is both educational and entertaining. Children discover lavender through play and sensations, while adults appreciate the richness of Provençal know-how shared in a simple and accessible way. The experience ends with the creation of a scented filter, a lovely souvenir to take home and prolong the magic of the Luberon’s fragrances.
The sensory workshop also includes access to the museum’s traditional audio-guided tour.

Lavender-scented watercolour workshop

Lavender is not only something to admire, it can also be imagined, painted and breathed in. With the scented watercolour workshop, children and adults discover an original activity combining artistic creation with the fragrances of Provence. Guided by Nathalie Maire, a professional watercolour artist, participants use pigments scented with natural essences to create their own painting inspired by the world of lavender.

Children will enjoy experimenting with colours, letting their imagination speak and taking home their own delicately scented creation. The workshop continues with the museum’s traditional audio-guided tour, ideal for learning more about the history of fine lavender, its cultivation and its role in Provençal know-how. 

Children’s workshop - Making a lavender sachet

At the Lavender Museum Luberon, children get hands-on with a creative workshop: making their own lavender sachet. Fabric, ribbon, lavender and Mediterranean aromatic plants become the ingredients of a small scented souvenir to create themselves, according to their wishes and favourite colours.

Guided by an activity leader, children discover lavender in a different way, by handling it, smelling it and learning to recognise some of Provence’s emblematic plants such as thyme, rosemary, mint and sage. The activity is simple, fun and ideal for younger visitors: everyone leaves with their own creation to slip into a wardrobe, suitcase or bedroom, like a little piece of the Luberon to take home. To extend the experience, the museum visit helps visitors better understand the history of fine lavender, harvesting, distillation and Provençal know-how. 

Traditional distillation of Provence lavender: come and watch us distil!

At the Lavender Museum Luberon, children discover one of the most fascinating gestures of Provençal tradition: lavender distillation. Around an authentic old still, families watch a demonstration that transforms freshly harvested flowers into precious essential oil. Steam, powerful fragrances and lavender-grower gestures: the workshop immerses children and adults alike in the behind-the-scenes world of an emblematic Luberon know-how.

Children observe how the plant releases its essence, understand the difference between fine lavender and lavandin, and discover the role of the Florentine flask, which separates the essential oil from the floral water. An experience that is educational, sensory and authentic, perfect for completing a museum visit and leaving with a better understanding of this precious flower of Provence.

Lavender outings and workshops at the Aroma’Plantes distillery

In the shoes of a lavender grower 

At Aroma’Plantes, enjoy an authentic immersion into the traditional cultivation of lavender. Guided by the producer, you will discover the gestures of the past, from harvesting in the field to distilling your own lavender.

This family activity offers a hands-on understanding of the work of a lavender grower, combining agricultural know-how, the fragrances of Provence and the discovery of aromatic plants. Children and adults alike take part in a lively, sensory and educational experience, ideal for discovering lavender in a different way.

On the programme:

• On the way to the field, discover the history of lavender.
• Learn how to cut lavender with a sickle and use a traditional harvesting bag.
• Return to the distillery to weigh your harvest.
• Watch your harvest being distilled.

To prolong this special moment, you will leave with a bottle made from your own distillation, a fragrant souvenir to take home.

Soap workshop for children

Your children will learn how to create their own soap  using organic ingredients and discover the secrets of how it is made in the heart of the Aroma’Plantes laboratory. After this fun and educational workshop, they will leave with their shower gel, their own creation! 

So, are you ready to discover the world of this blue gold of Provence with your children?

Creative workshops, discovery of essential oils, lavender-grower gestures and aromatic activities: each experience invites families to step into the fragrant world of this emblematic plant of Provence. In the Luberon, lavender becomes a playground for discovery, learning and wonder. It is transformed into soap, lavender wands, scented sachets or drops of essential oil, while telling a story of cultivation, know-how and transmission. A beautiful way to share with children the fragrances of the South, the gentle beauty of Provençal landscapes and the little secrets of a flower that is as soothing as it is unforgettable.