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For Tiny Londoners & Their Adults

Bablands is a resource for Londoners who find themselves with a small creature to dress up and entertain. Part-magazine, part-guide, Bablands follows the adventures of Bab as she seeks out London's coolest kids' shops, best child-friendly hangouts and under-fives activities that won't make mummy want to gauge her eyes out with a weaning spoon.

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@andotherstories shoe department is Athena's heaven #bablands #shoesshoesshoes #andotherstories #london #fbf to our visit to @olivelovesalfieeast a few months ago. As well as stocking an amazing selection of kids' products, this beautiful East Village store also offers a small selection of goods for men, women and the home, as well as running a programme of parental workshops on subjects as diverse as photography, solids, and career versus motherhood. . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #eastvillage #kidsshop #shoplocal #olivelovesalfieeast #london #londonblogger #parentblogger The Tate Modern has the lushest kids' book selection 📚 . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #tatemodern #kidsbooks #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks I can't tell you how happy I am that it's cooled down a bit today. Bab didn't get to sleep until 10.30 last night and that's only because she had an industrial fan pointed at her face. Also just really looking forward to getting out and doing something interesting having had a couple of very slow and tedious days bumming around the heath because it's too hot for public transport/breathing in and out. Speaking of transport, here is a lovely picture of a slightly terrifying Bab drunk with power aboard the play bus at the @ltmuseum. Housed in the old flower market in Covent Garden, the LTM is wildly underrated and has a brilliant two-storey play zone for under-sevens. Read our full review on the site 👀 Guide > Hangouts 🚌 🚂 🚗 . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #museumswithkids #londonkids #londonwithkids #daysoutwiththekids #londonblogger #parentblogger #parentingtheshitoutoflife #toddlersofinstagram #londontransportmuseum #thingstodoinlondon New post on how to get the most out of Hampstead Heath with under-fives 👀 on Homepage . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #thingstodowithkids #thingstodoinlondon #londonblogger #parentblogger #summerinthecity #london #londonkids #hampsteadheath #hampstead #toddlersofinstagram #parentingtheshitoutoflife We had an amazing afternoon watching Baby Show at the @unicorn_theatre yesterday. Magical performance, beautiful theatre and amazing staff. If you haven't seen it and have a 6-18 month old go immediately. We were so impressed - review now up on the site Guide > Activities 🎭 👶🏼 . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #londonwithkids #kidstheatre #babytheatre #unicorntheatre #babyshow #parentblogger #londonblogger #thingstodoinlondon #thingstodowithkids Monday dread somewhat offset by 32-degree dread. No one slept well last night, Bab has been napping all morning and I just poured last night's solidified milk down the sink in a block 🤢We're off to the @unicorn_theatre in London Bridge today which I'm dreading slightly (32-degree heat + studio lights 😰) but if you're in North London why not swing by @petitpan and cool off with a delicious iced coffee while you browse? This Parisian kids' shop opened in Hampstead last month and sells clothing, homeware and accessories in a range of cute fabrics. We popped in on Saturday and loved it - review now up on the blog ☀️ 🍦 . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #32degrees #summerinthecity #londonkids #londonwithkids #ihatesummer #petitpan #londonblogger #kidsshop #parentblogger #parentingtheshitoutoflife Took the thing to the Diana Memorial Playground on Friday and we both got wet knickers. Read all about it on the site 👀 Guide>Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #dianamemorialplayground #hydepark #kensingtongardens #london #londonwithkids #pbloggersuk #parentblogger #parentingtheshitoutoflife #londonkids #londonblogger So excited to have our Q&A with Clare Jay of the fantastic eenymeeny up on the site. I have a borderline-unhealthy obsession with this stylish Tufnell Park kids' shop, which sells beautiful, design-led toys, clothing, books and homeware for children aged 0-10. Link in bio ❤️ . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #londonblogger #parentblogger #kidsshop #tufnellpark #eenymeeny #qanda New post: Ten of the most beautiful illustrated children's books about London, on the site now 📚 📖 . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #london #londonblogger #parentblogger #kidsbooks #londonkids It feels like a park day so we're heading down to the Diana Memorial Playground with a cheeky peek at the @perry_grayson exhibition at the @serpentineuk afterwards. The DMP is probably London's best-known playground, but did you know that there is a much more obscure soft-play playground behind Kings Cross station? It might not look like much, but SNUG in Lewis Cubitt Park is actually ingenious in that rather than consisting of traditional soft-play apparatus it's made up of a series of soft(ish) plastic shapes that can be fixed together to create an infinite number of 'play landscapes'. Bab looks like she's having a poo here but I think she was just having a genuinely lovely time (also probably pooing to be honest) . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #dianamemorialplayground #hydepark #serpentine #serpentinegallery #london #londonkids #parentblogger #londonblogger Had such a lush morning playing with colour and listening to Yann Tiersen at @parasolunit. Such lovely company too, thanks so much @startingwithart - smashed it again 🙂 . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #artwithkids #parasolunit #startingwithart #projectlight #moniquefrydman #immersiveart #thingstodoinlondon #londonblogger #parentblogger New blog post on how to handle the Design Museum with an infant. 👀 Guide>Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #thingstodoinlondon #thingstodowithkids #londonwithkids #museumswithkids #designmuseum #london #parentblogger #londonblogger #parentingtheshitoutoflife Did you know Holland Park has a dedicated playground for under-fives? Essentially a giant walled sandpit, this cute and colourful play area is a summery haven for toddlers - don't forget your bucket and spade ☀️ Guide>hangouts for more info. . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #summerinthecity #londonwithkids #hollandpark #toddlersofinstagram #toddlerplay #playground #sandpit #parentblogger #londonblogger #thingstodoinlondon New Q&A up on the site! Today's is with Daisy Hollings, who runs the dreamy Telling Tales children's bookshop in London Fields. Link in bio 📚 📖 . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #london #londonfields #shoplocal #kidsbooks #tellingtales #parentblogger #londonblogger #londonwithkids #kidsshop #kidlit Found this beaut at the end of a very lonnnnggg day in West London. Here After (or 'Ere After) is an art installation created by Craig Redman and Karl Maier @craigandkarl on the site of a disused petrol station adjacent to White City tube. Also visited the @designmuseum and @holland_park toddler playground today 👍🏻Totally pooped now but really enjoying these trips to West London we've been having recently. It's probably the side of London I know least well, having lived South (Streatham), East (Brick Lane, Hoxton) and North (Camden, Hampstead) but never West. Now to shoehorn this photo into a blog post so I can use it on the site... . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #london #westlondon #whitecity #designmuseum #londonwithkids #londonwithatoddler #hollandpark #parentblogger #londonblogger #graffiti #art #artwithkids "Happy" Monday 😒 I always wake up with a slight feeling of doom on a Monday morning at the prospect of five long days of entertaining the lumbering limpet all by myself. She was in such a shitty mood yesterday (her molars are starting to come through 😬) and as a result I spent the whole day wearing the same expression as Little My in this photo. She seems to have woken up in a slightly better mood today though so fingers crossed 🤞FYI this is Bab being reprimanded at The Moomin Shop in Covent Garden, which you absolutely must visit if you're a fan of Tove Jansson (👀Guide>Shops for more info) . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #moominshop #moomins #memorymonday #moominmonday #londonwithkids #londonblogger #parentblogger #parentingtheshitoutoflife #littlemy #toddlersofinstagram #londonkids #kidsshop #coventgarden #london Not that I'm wishing her life away, but after six months of sore knees, filth-caked clothes and being on a constant hunt for places where we can safely emancipate our little crawler, I'm really looking forward to her taking her first steps. Just been told we should wait until she's walking for a 15-month-plus art class I wanted to take her to this week as a lot of the activities are standing, which makes sense and I know we'll get there but it's still a bit of a bummer - literally. Hopefully Bab will be on her feet by the end of the summer so she can learn to walk on grass and it won't be too painful when she inevitably lands on her face. Speaking of grass, it's looking like it's going to be a nice week again so got lots of fun outdoorsy activities lined up, including @designmuseum followed by a wander in @holland_park tomorrow, a trip to @alligatorsmouth, @petershamnurseries and Richmond Park on one of the days, plus finally hoping to check out the Diana Memorial Playground, which we keep saying we'll do but then it rains. Also very excited about our second Project Light session with @startingwithart at @parasolunit on Thursday, and hoping to visit @neverlandlondon and @opensquaresweekend at the weekend. Tonight, however, is all about sitting in our pants rewatching Dexter 🔪💉 . . . . . . . . . . #bablands #summerinthecity #london #parentblogger #crawlingbaby #londonblogger #toddlersofinstagram #dexter #richmond #designmuseum #hollandpark

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