If doing something other than watching Gilmore Girls in your pyjamas can help you feel something approaching normal it’s worth the sweat and tears.
Central London
This month, lose yourself in immersive theatre, get creative with gallery workshops, and check out new tot-friendly exhibitions.
Get into the festive spirit with magical theatre, Christmas markets, winter festivals and family-friendly parties.
There are times when caring for an under-five can feel uncannily similar to caring for a medium-sized dog.
The gallery is light, clean – at least for now – and well designed, with lots of clever touches to keep small people interested.
My heart sank when she immediately began poking around the set like a peeping tom in the girls’ changing room.
My excitement about trying out a new, gallery-based activity was pretty evenly matched by a fairly strong sense of foreboding.
There seem to be surprisingly few children’s art sessions that take place in an actual gallery setting, in the presence of actual art.
Maybe not a completely irrational idea but I did feel like a massive, irresponsible dickhead standing in the queue for the lift for over an hour.
With any luck the park’s restful ambience might rub off on your mini mob, if only for half an hour or so.
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