Exploring Montreal with Kids & Découvrir Montréal avec les enfants can be found at fine bookstores everywhere and at the following specialized retailers:

 

Accompagnement Scolaire Inc

This boutique offers educational games and pedagogical material addressing the 2-- 17 age group. Both parents and teachers are welcome here.

186 Boul. Ste-Rose

Laval, Quebec

H7L 1L4

(450) 973-9403

1(877) 973-9403

http://accompagnementscolaire.com

 

Babar Books           Calling itself “the largest children’s book store in Quebec,” Babar’s two locations have a vast selection of titles both in English and in French with 25,000 titles. You can also find toys here, audio visual material, a play corner, and sometimes even a story time.

Babar Books           (West Island)

46 Sainte Anne #6,

Pointe-Claire, QC –

H9S4P8

(514) 694-0380

 

Babar en ville          (Westmount) This is Babar’s downtown location, located in the former Double Hook Bookstore.

 

235, avenue Greene,

Westmount, QC –

H3Z 2A4

(514) 931-0606

 

Belles Mamans Pregnancy and Parenting Center

A kid friendly café that offers classes (i.e. music, exercise) and courses, a spa, and serves as a meeting spot for la Leche League (breast feeding). The belles mamans boutique is filled with items for mom and baby alike. Here you can find a wonderful assortment of gifts and gift baskets and great organic products.  Light snacks are also available.

173C Cartier

Pointe Claire, Qc

H9S 4R9

(514) 783-3200

www.bellesmamans.ca

 

Bummis

At Bummis’ two locations, you will find from start-up diaper kits to biodegradable washing products, flushable liners, diaper bags, etc. Also in the store you can find products to encourage nursing mothers; Bravado Designs nursing bras and maternity underwear, a selection of nursing clothes, nursing pillows and teas. Bummis sells Avent nursing pumps and fantastic soft baby carriers — The Baby Trekker and First Journey, as well as the Heart to Heart sling.

www.bummis.com

Bummis        (Montreal)

115 Mont-Royal Ave. west

Montreal (QC)

H2T 2S9

 (514) 289-9415.

 

Bummis        (West Island)

Pointe Claire:
278, Bord-du-lac
(Pointe-Claire Village)
Pointe-Claire, Quebec,

H9S 4K9
(514) 674-0828

 

Cosmodôme            (summer only)

At the Cosmodôme’s boutique you will find a vast range of space related books and toys as well as mementos on astronomy, space and astronautics. Please note that Exploring Montreal with Kids is only for sale here during the summer months.

 

2150 Autoroute Des Laurentides

Laval, QC H7T 2T8

(450) 978-3600

www.cosmodome.org/

 

Ecomuseum           

This small zoo on the western part of Montreal Island features more than 100 species of native wildlife in their natural environments. The boutique here offers books (bird identification, plant identification, souvenirs, etc.)

 

21 125 chemin Sainte-Marie

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Qc, H9X 3Y7

 

(514)457-9449

www.ecomuseum.ca

 

Enfants & compagnie      

A kid-friendly cafe that has a community feel to it. A place to go for a change of scenery,
a space that offers classes, birthday  parties, camps, a preschool,  and a  boutique with the coolest products from around the world. Here kids to run around and play with others while their parents can see some friendly adult faces.

4687 Boul. Lavoisier

Saint-Leonard, Quebec

H1R 3E9

(514) 327-8484                    

www.enfantetcompagnie.com

 

Kidkutz        

A friendly hairdresser for kids

5570 Upper-Lachine Rd (NDG)

Montreal, H4A 2A7

(514) 489-3694

 

Les Amis de la Montagne

The boutique at the Smith House has many guidebooks for bird watching, rock collecting, plant identification, maps, etc and souvenirs of Mount Royal. Lessons (i.e. cross-country skiing for kids) are periodically offered here and Le Café Smith serves light meals. Equipment (sleds, cross country skis, snowshoes, skates) rental is provided nearby at the Beaver Lake Pavilion.

Smith House & Chalet in Mount Royal Park

1260, chemin Remembrance,

Montréal         H3H 1A2

(514) 843-8240 # 0 

www.lemontroyal.qc.ca

 

LMNOP         

This clothing boutique is committed to bringing you the best brands, service and quality that you and your children deserve. A friendly and trendy clothing boutique carrying items for kids from age zero to age 18

 

4919a Sherbrooke Street West

Westmount •

H3Z 1H2

(514) 486.4572

www.lmnop.ca

 

Maman Bebe Café  This popular cafe on Sherbrooke St W in NDG closed abruptly in June, 2009, but will hopefully reopen soon.

(see: www.montrealwithkids.com/news.html#News release 12)

www.mamanbebecafe.com

 

Minimod

The Fun Hair Place for Kids! Children’s Hair Styling & short term day care with 4 locations in the Greater Montreal area:

www.minimodcoiffure.com

 

Minimod Brossard

2340 boulevard Lapiniere

Brossard, QC J4Z 2K7

(450) 926-2056

 

Minimod Laval        

2600 boulevard Daniel-Johnson

Laval, QC H7T 2K1

(450) 682-8070

 

Minimod Pointe Claire      

6321 Autoroute Transcanadienne

Complexe Pointe Claire

Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 5A5

(514) 694-0535

 

Minimod Rockland

2305 chemin Rockland

Rockland Mall

Mont-Royal, -

(514) 341-2700

 

Musée pour enfants         

The Musée pour Enfants de Laval invites you to follow the road to discovery by observing the day-to-day world of humans. Through entertaining and educational workshops, little children--and those not so little--will discover a multitude of trades and professions.

3805 boulevard Cure-Labelle

Laval, QC H7P 0A5

(450) 681-4333        

www.museepourenfants.com

 

Neurons Gift Shop / Boutique Cadeaux Neurones

(Inside the Montreal Science Centre/Old Port IMAX Building)

 

Here you can find many educational and scientific books and also games.

 

333, de la Commune Street West,

King-Edward - Old-Port of Montreal, Montreal

(514) 788-1818

 

 

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