Children

Dance: book now for Flawless & English National Ballet in Against Time

1 June at 6.30pm & 2 June 2012 at 2.00pm & 7pm

We saw street dance crew Flawless live at the Southbank for our Christmas treat in 2010, and they were truly brilliant – better, even, than on TV, and the whole evening was such a rip-roaring success that our kids still… Continue reading

Shopping, Art & Kids: Zombie Collective take over Hayward Shop, plus 3 great workshops for budding young artists

17 May - 3 June. Shop open: 10am - 6pm and till 8pm on Thurs and Fridays. Workshops on May 19, May 26 & June 2, 2012 at 11.30am & 2.30pm

We love it when the Hayward Gallery shop gives itself over to special guest designers, and this season’s ‘This Is Not A Pop-Up’ concession sounds great. From 17 May, the shop will be taken over by the Zombie Collective,… Continue reading

Three brill and alternative festivals: book now for our top picks – Nova, Just So & Voewood

Nova: 5 - 8 July; Just So: 17 - 19 August; Voewood: 24 - 27 Aug 2012;

OK. Festivals. Is there a weekend this summer, when there isn’t one? Most of them have really good music line-ups, which is great, but this summer, for various reasons (namely a toddler in tow), we can’t stay up late

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Museums: explore London after hours with Museums at Nights

Fri May 18 - Sun May 20 2012

If you are in London over the weekend of 18th – 20th May, you’d be mad to miss Museums at Night – the annual weekend when hundreds of museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage sites open their doors after

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Children & shopping: must-read advice about buying kids suncream

If you’re planning on taking your children abroad this year (or possibly finding some sun this summer in Britain, if you’re lucky), you need to read this article on kids suncream. With over 1,700 products on the market, it… Continue reading

Shopping: Babylist

This is such a brilliant idea, we’re surprised that nobody thought of it sooner. Set up by a company called Babylist, this one-stop shop in a big showroom in Fulham is stocked with all the gadgets, sterilisation sets, prams etc… Continue reading

Children & shopping: new childrenswear department at Liberty

From 23 Feb 2012

Hurrah, Liberty is opening a childrenswear department today.  As you’d expect there’s a quirky but cool range of clothes from designers such as Little Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney and Paul Smith, ages 0 to 8 years old.  Prices aren’t cheap… Continue reading

Blog: Moomin mania

A few years ago now, my sister decided that every birthday she would treat herself to a Moomin mug from which to sip her morning coffee.  (If you’re not familiar with the Moomin clan, they are a 65 year old… Continue reading

Theatre: book now for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

8 May - 9 Sept 2012 (previews: 8 - 29 May)

This new high-tech production of the first instalment of CS Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series is sure to be a huge hit this summer. Directed by Rupert Goold (Artistic Director of Headlong Theatre and an Associate Director of the RSC) and… Continue reading

Shopping: Christmas presents for impossible people to buy for





















Sometimes our minds go blank when it comes to buying… Continue reading



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