Paris Trip + much more

There are dozens of day trip locations within an hour of Paris. Here are a few I have done recently:
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/category/day-trips-from-paris/
Another great one is Auvers sur Oise where Van Gogh lived his last weeks. Rouen is an interesting small city quite architecturally different from Paris.

What are your daughter's interests? If she likes a particular style of art or architecture, or a certain artist or writer, or type of food, you could have a sort of theme for what you do. For example, I really like Caillebotte's "Paris Street, Rainy Day," so on one trip to Paris, we went to the intersection that the painting is of.

On our most recent trip to Paris, we visited St. Denis, which everyone in our group enjoyed (I would have like to explore the neighborhood a bit more). We also went to Fontainebleu, partly because my daughter is very intrigued by Napoleon. And have you walked in the part of Paris where you can see the small Statue of Liberty?

Enjoy!

@ Lexma....At Fontainebleau I hope your daughter paid particular attention to the Courtyard of Farewell, (the Cour des Adieux), Napoleon said farewell to the Guard (les grognards). About a 30 mins walk from the Chateau of Fontainebleau at 88 rue Saint Honoré is the "Napoleonic Musée of Art and Military History, " well worth seeing all the more so with the music on. There is more Napoleonic "stuff" around Paris...at Montmirail, Compiegne, and Brienne au Chateau, near Troyes.

You are a great mom! I think it's a good idea to line up some day trip options and then just play it by ear when you get there. I have heard that the D-Day trip is both too long and with too little time at the sights.

Reims is a good day trip - cathedral, basilica (often overlooked), the WWII sight - La Musee de la Reddition, and of course the opportunity to tour one or more champagne caves and do some tasting.

Chartres is best if you can do it on a day when Malcolm Miller is leading a tour at the cathedral. Contact him in advance. It's still good without him, though, and you'll have plenty of time to explore the town and see some of the other sights.

St. Denis is wonderful! If you can be there when the sun streams through the stained glass windows, you will see patterns of light on the columns in the nave.

I also second the choice of Reims for a daytrip. I fondly remember my champagne breaks there (,,,two or three a day).

Reims is an easy day trip and the cathedral as well as the Mumm's champagne house are within walking distance of the train. No need to drive!

You definitely do not want to have a car in Reims - bubbly doesn't mix with driving, and as Zoe says, you'll have lots of bubbly breaks. You can even get good champagne by the flute at the train station's cafe.