House of Fairies

Launched in March 2016 by Danish expat mum Benedicte Krüger Nielsen, House of Fairies is a great online shop stocking some…

French Classes for Mums

We have some great news for expectant and new mums in Geneva looking to improve their French language skills!…

Key English School

If you’re looking for a fun & engaging holiday camp for your children this summer, then Key English School might…

Times Tables, The Fun Way

My eldest boy has started learning times tables in earnest last year. If you’ve been through, or are…

Best Family Ski Resorts

You’ll have to admit, one of the greatest perks of living in Geneva is being able to enjoy…

Alpine Fun at Basseruche

Just a few weeks ago we spent a lovely day-out with friends at the Basseruche in St-Cergue (VD), a cozy restaurant…

Fun in the Woods

A forest kindergarten experience in Geneva? Is that possible? Well, according to the information that has just landed…

Little Bird Pilates

If you’ve been wanting to give Pilates a try without the long-term commitment that typically comes with a…

Meet Petit Toi

Alejandra is the mumpreneur behind Petit Toi in Lausanne, a design shop for children which opened its doors at the…

Why Choose Greycoat Lumleys

Greycoat Lumleys is a respected, London-based recruitment company with a team specifically dedicated to the placement of childcare staff…

NEST of Love

We all know how relocating abroad as a family can affect our children: sometimes we are able to…

Au Coeur Des Grottes

Tucked away in a quiet street in the heart of Geneva’s Les Grottes neighbourhood, Au Coeur des Grottes is a…

Boo Merino Giveaway

We are delighted to announce our first ever giveaway with Luzern-based Boo.Merino, an online store of beautiful kidswear made…

Meet Zirkuss

We’re so excited to welcome one of Switzerland’s coolest online kids stores amongst our advertisers, but even more…

Paper & Party Love

A huge welcome to our new expat mumpreneur Carla Rippstein, founder of stationery website Paper & Party Love. Just…

Rockmybaby

A very warm welcome to our latest sponsor: Rockmybaby Nanny & Babysitting Agency, launched in Switzerland by Tanya Jeannet in…

Lilabloom Notebooks

There’s nothing more inspiring than listening to the life story of other expat mums who, like us, have braved…

Expat Dadpreneurs: Roel

Our latest entrepreneurial inspiration comes from expat dad Roel van Gasselt, a Dutch father-of-two who moved to Carouge five…

Learning French Can Be Easy

Is learning or improving your French still at the top of your to-do list? If so, here’s some very useful…

A Swiss Mum Who Blogs

Pauline is a Swiss mum-of-three and the freelance illustrator behind the enourmously funny Lavipo, a Swiss blog about motherhood…

Minimalisma Giveaway

We are delighted to announce our first ever giveaway with Zürich-based Minimalisma, an online store of adorable baby…

Eco Design at Chougarou.com

Our Expat Mumpreneur interviews are so inspiring and motivating that we can’t get enough of them. The latest expat mumpreneur to join our…

Expat Mumpreneurs in Nyon

Last Thursday, I could not resist the opportunity to visit again The Desalpes Company’s Home and Lifestyle collection…

Help at Moneypenny & Co.

A warm welcome to Corinne Buck, the latest expat mumpreneur to share her story and great tips on…

Multilingual Children in Geneva

When we moved from London to Geneva four years ago, Eldest Son was 3 years-old. Although I’d been speaking…

Genevacakes Giveaway !

Read the story behind the launch of Genevacakes, which has been kindly contributed by expat mum and founder…

A Touch of Spice

If – like me – you have been lacking time, inspiration or enthusiasm for your Christmas shopping, please let…

Help Your Expat Kids Cope

“Oh, they’ll be fine! Children are amazing aren’t they? They just soak up languages like a sponge” I…

Mac & Fred Champagne Evening

Xmas is fast approaching and sometimes I feel in need of inspiration to find gifts for the girls in…

An Expat Family in Aigle

When you’re planning a move abroad or you’ve just put down your expat roots in a new place,…

Expat Dads: Settling In Switzerland

We’re back with part two of expat dad Paul Reed-Peck’s account of his move to Switzerland (click here to read the first part…

The Desalpes Company

Expat mum-of-three Mikée Westerling is the founder of The Desalpes Company, an online store of gorgeous home products made using…

No Homework, More Fun ?

New expats moving to France will see educational reforms take place from September 2013. After months spent debating over…

Expat Dads Who Blog: Paul

Our expat community in the Suisse Romande can count many fantastic expat dads who have taken the plunge…

She’s Toute Sweet !

Here at Geneva Family Diaries our eyes are definitely bigger than our tums, so we might be forgiven if…