France was fun! For our active activity, we did French Hopscotch, also known as Escargot since it's shaped like a snail shell. We used this often to tech skip counting, especially for the difficult 6 and 7 times tables.
Since we had younger kids, we did 1s, 2s, 3s, and 5s, and they loved it!
Our art activity was inspired by Monet's waterlilies.
We drew the bridge and some waterlilies with oil pastels, then blotted the paper with very watery watercolors. 
We finished by sprinkling with kosher salt to give a patterned look to the final artwork, although, as one child pointed out, it also made the paintings sparkly!
Our snack was Madeleines. If you haven't had them (and so they evoke no memories) they are sort of a cross between cookies and buttery cupcakes. You need a special pan to make them with their classic sea shell shape, but I presume you could pipe them on a cookie sheet and they would be tasty, if not instantly recognizable.I made ours strawberry flavored and dipped them in chocolate - c'est magnifique!
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