By Gabrielle. Instagram shot by Ben Blair.
Oh my goodness you guys. This one is for all the Paris lovers and dreamers out there. I can not wait for you to see this episode! It feels magical to me. I could just watch it forever. I love seeing such a magnificent place through a child’s eyes.
When we move back to the U.S., I’m positive we’ll watch this movie every time we get homesick for France. (Try it on vimeo if it’s not playing for you here.)
You can find out a little backstory about this episode here, and for those who are curious, Betty’s pom pom hat and over-the-knee socks are from Tea Collection. Please tell me you love the video as much as I do!
P.S. — Huge thanks to Tiger in a Jar for the gorgeous footage, to Merrilee Liddiard for the beautiful title illustration, and to our friend Caroline for helping out the entire time!
I had a dream last night that I took my daughters to Paris. Then today you post this. I’m not one to believe in signs but….
This was so lovely! Thank you for sharing.
Definitely a sign.
How many times can I say LOVE! Totally LOVE this and makes me want to take my two little ones right now. Awesome!!
Glorious! I adore the part when she nibbles on the pink Ladurée macaron and the world turns pinkish….ah, la vie en rose!
Your comment made us all smile! We’ve been debating if the scene was to subtle. So glad it was easy to comprehend what was happening. Here’s to la vie en rose.
My favourite part too – just subtle enough!
Awww so cute! The café scene is just too adorable! <3 I miss Paris…
So beautiful! My favorite part is where she drops the coins to pay for the snack.
What is it about that part? I love it too.
I think it’s cute that she’s just a kid but responsible enough to eat alone and pay/tip as an adult. It’s a great shot!
Hello I just found your video super charming! We recently made a few videos with our kids (we only have 5 ) and this one made me think of the first one we made. I’m Australian and my husband is Swiss and we live in the north of France! I guess in a way we see France a lot like you do! Here’s the link for our video on youtube if you have the time……….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQrTg00nbUk
By the way I’d love to do participate in a ” living with kids” post with you some day!
Where in the North of France do you live? How fun! Off to check out your video…
Love the video. A quick tour of Paris with your darling daughter made my day here in gray Cincinnati. I loved the last part with the double- decker merry-go-round and the Eiffel Tower in the background!
As a huge fan of both Paris and Tiger in a Jar I clearly love this to the bones. Beautiful put together and really cute. Props!
I love it! The first time we see Betty skipping when she is so far away is so charming. And that rose-colored moment is perfect!
Can you believe that shot? She looks so independent and confident.
So, so,so cute!!! Love Tiger in a jar work and this video is absolutely amazing and charming, can’t put smile of my face
This reminds me of the book Caroline visite Paris. You probably know the series by Pierre Probst? Such a sweet little movie. I’d say she’d like the book too!
Betty did such a fantastic job! Tourism to Paris will definitely go up after watching this lovely film!
This reminded me so much of the movie Amelie! It has that magical, smiling quality. I adored it! When Betty had her croissant and hot chocolate (and left her tip so politely), it just melted my heart and made me hungry at the same time. :)
I’m in the Winter Doldrums and looking for a meaningful job – this little video cheered me more than I can say. THANK YOU so very much. <3
And thank YOU for such a kind comment, Tricia! So glad to hear that this added a dose of happy to your day.
i love it! since moving to paris 6 months ago..we’ve have visited all of these places..and have had many rides on that same carousel. it never gets old..wish i knew when you were here to film..would have loved to have watched!! what a wonderful keepsake and great job betty!
i love it when she eats the baguette. when i was about her age i started going to buy bread by myself every weekend and i always, always, ate it like that on the way home, without breaking it with my hands, while it was still warm :)
even though baguettes, croissants and macaroons are so stereotypical, it’s what you’ll miss the most. make sure you eat lots of them!
What good advice, Giulia! They’re stereotypical for a reason, right?
I was fortunate to spend 5 weeks in Paris in 2010 and this video reminded me of…me. I miss Paris every single day. Thank you so much for sharing this :)
My favorite one yet! Shes just so adorable :)
We recently took my three year old to Paris, and he loved every moment of it. He talks weekly of moving to Paris, and so do I. ;) LOVE the video!
this gave me goosebumps…many of the sites on the video i have visited with my husband and boy do we dream to return with our 4 sons to the same spots someday…. your daughter – what a sweet & precious soul! thanks for the inspiration.
Gabby, this is just too much loveliness together!! She is the most beautiful and subtle tourist guide ever. It’s like a piece of a movie, well done!! My girls couldn’t believe how independent she was and how wonderful Paris is.
“subtle tourist guide” — I love that description!
This is absolutely delightful, Gabrielle! It almost made me cry, this is the charming Paris I love! I shared it on my FB page. Hope all Paris lovers will see it!
Thank you, Maria! We are truly so appreciative when people share our videos.
This is so lovely! Must keep saving for Paris!
It really is magical. The Tiger in a Jar crew are incredibly talented, and so is Betty. It’ll preserve your memories of Paris–and even better, I think–of Betty at this moment in time.
I will have to watch this to bring back the memories when *I* get home from living in Paris. This really is gorgeous. Seeing Betty with her baguette reminds me of my own little American in Paris: http://growingberries.blogspot.fr/2012/05/this-moment-fresh-evening-baguette.html
Love this so much! One of my favorites. Betty is a doll.
So pretty.
My girls and I love to watch the OliveUs videos. We always cuddle up on the couch and watch the new one twice in a row. It’s a fun little tradition. I really want to learn how to make some videos myself. Obviously they won’t be as wonderful as yours, but I still think it would be fun!
I had to read your comment aloud to Ben Blair. We’re both grinning!
I loved this! It sums up perfectly how I feel every time I go to Paris. Merci!
Oh oh oh. This is by far my favorite of all! I love all the small whimsical details that were included — thank you, Betty, for making me miss the City of Light so intensely and so sweetly this evening. (:
Tiger in a Jar nails the details! That pyramid shot at the Louvre? Gold!
Ohh, so very sweet! Paris is so magical, no matter what age we are!
I love this so much and now have a permanent smile glued to my face. Pure joy my friend. xoxo
Adorable! I love the red socks. This made my heart happy.
That’s it. Planning a Paris trip RIGHT NOW.
I’m french and live at La Defense, I love your video. I like to see Paris through new eyes !
How absolutely precious. I could watch it over and over. Loved the part where she drops change at the cafe–it made me smile so big. The carousel at night was lovely, too. What a work of art.
Best.Video.Ever.
Just beautiful. I actually found myself tearing up at the magical shot of the carousel at the end!
Makes me pretty teary too.
Tout à fait adorable! Loved every bit of it.
My daughter was around Betty’s age the last time we went to Paris. She is now 17– I think we need to go back!
Wow. That is such a work of art. I am blown away and DO love it as much as you Gabrielle. It really inspired me to want to be creative in outstanding ways.
Thank you for such a treat!
Yay! Yay! I’m so glad.
Gabrielle, thank you for sharing such a beautiful video! Betty did great! I will be sharing this episode and the other episodes with my 5 children! Adorable!!
Brilliant!
So adorable. Betty has a charming skip and it is such fun to see her skip through all my favourite parts of Paris. I love that you can tell she says ‘merci’ when the waiter brings her the hot chocolate and croissant.
Utterly exquisite and magical! I adored the skipping by the Seine, and it just kept getting cuter and cuter.
I agree on the magical comments! I love the music, especially.
The music was actually created specifically for this episode by a friend of Tiger in a Jar named Luke Williams. We’re so pleased with it!
Like the Red Balloon in some ways. lovely
Love it. My kids love these little movies. “Who is that?” Oliver asked. “That’s Betty,” was all I had to say. (…Can we set them up when they’re older!?! ;)
Anyway, super sweet. Makes me want to come and visit. (Not that it takes much!)
Simply lovely. Perfectly magical. Brava!
Before this video, my favorite was the one of the kids at the bakery. I love everything about this! Her red pompom hat, the skipping, the cute little “teeth growing in” smile. Certainly did not help my French cravings that I have been having for a year now… :)
are you kidding me? What a delight and how clever. I love how the capturing of the monuments with the finger shapes. NICE!
This is so cliché I can’t like it as much as you guys (but that’s bcause I’m french, we don’t see Paris the same way) but it’s still super cute; I like the idea of a little girl exploring the city on our own, shopping and tipping with confidence!
Loved this video and I can’t wait to take my kids to Paris one day! You had me at the baguette!