Grab your toddler and throw some shapes at a Baby Loves Disco pop-up

Cool doesn’t really come into the equation when you’re all just trying to get through the morning tantrum-, shit- and injury-free.

Create your own poetry and hear the nightingale’s song at Keats House

I decided we’d go freestyle for the day, abandoning the buggy and letting the erratic slitherer do her worst. What could possibly go wrong?

The shop’s cute, red-benched cafe offers a tranquil spot to peruse its well-presented, expertly chosen literary offer over a hot chocolate.

This month, cool off in city fountains, relax on urban beaches and build your own ice lollies with your preschooler.

Sculptural works are displayed on the floor behind foot-high cordons that may as well be labelled ‘baby limbo contest this way’.

Set in an immersive ‘garden’ environment, Baby Show felt at once magical and familiar, with the real genius being its simplicity

With the museum moving to an £83m new home and me giving birth to an 8.3lb baby, I was keen to find out how well we’d gel.

I was picturing a room full of sponges with a couple of people in costumes bouncing around helping the babies climb into buckets.

Natalie Zervou is an artist-educator and the founder of Starting With Art. She lives in Camden.

There’s an in-store bench where you can sit and peruse the vast range of books with a massive cuddly tiger for company.