What?: London-based chain of boutique charity shops all beautifully designed and curated to create a thrift-store experience like no other. Expect top-notch, barely used baby equipment, lightly loved picture books, high-end toys and rails chock-full of quality designer and high-street clothing
Author: Bablands
What?: The last time we attempted a parent-and-child dance activity it didn’t end spectacularly well. This was more down to personal circumstance, that being my general dislike of clubbing – which had somehow completely slipped by mind – and Bab’s crappy mood on that particular day
Fount is the parental utopia you’ve always dreamed of but never believed could exist because life just isn’t that kind
You can throw in as many plant-based puns and giant flowers stolen from the set of The Day of the Triffids as you want; a play area still needs a variety of decent things to play on
Modern furniture, textiles, wall art and cartoon softies designed to look as good outside the nursery as in it
What?: The Japanese House: Architecture and Life After 1945 is an ambitious interactive exhibition exploring some of the fascinating examples of experimental domestic architecture constructed in Japan in the wake of the Second World War, and the intrinsic link between home and self in Japanese culture
What?: For one weekend only, silly-cute online boutique Greenberry Kids set up shop in Hampstead’s adorable Maison Auguste. The result? A cacophony of enraptured coos and squees as visitors lingered over rails filled with Monbebe bunny bonnet-and-babygrow sets complete with ears and fluffy tails
What?: Picturesque Victorian museum renowned for its internationally important collection of taxidermy and anthropological objects, its vast assortment of weird and wonderful musical instruments, and its super-chilled aquarium
What?: The British Museum’s Little Feet programme for under-fives is a dynamic series of sessions drawing inspiration from the copious objects and artworks found in the gallery’s temporary and permanent exhibits. A Splash of Colour took its cue from the child-friendly primary hues found throughout The American Dream: Pop to the Present
What?: Hoxton’s Parasol Unit for contemporary art is the backdrop for this interactive workshop, which takes place in this beautiful not-for-profit gallery’s upstairs studio. Created by artist and educator Natalie Zervou, founder of the brilliant Starting with Art,
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