chocolatefish Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm having difficulty finding a translation for this. What French word or phrase would be used to describe the crafty / arty projects that children do at home / playgroup / nursery? 'Les arts plastiques' seems to be for adults, more fine arts. 'Artisanal' seems to refer more to craftsmen, like joiners, jewellery makers etc. Cheers all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Where did you get the idea that arts plastiques was fine arts from? I cannot think of anything else it could be and would say that arts plastiques is for kids too.If in doubt about things french go onto something like google france or yahoo france. In this case, just put in something like arts plastiques maternelle, and lots will come up including stuff that is obviously done by toddlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Fine arts is "beaux arts".I'd vote for "arts plastiques" too.Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Try looking on this website, we find it very useful for translating phrases:http://www.linguee.fr/They suggest activités artisanaux, among other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Linguee is good, especially for simple things and for words or short phrases, but be careful as, generally, 95%of the translations suggested are from Canadian sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericd Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 ....Travaux manuels. That's what we called it "when I was a lad". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Oh, of course, Eric!I had a friend who was always going to her travaux manuels club, and bringing back some quite extraordinary creations!Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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