The drop slide is closed for these sessions so you don’t have to worry about your child trying to coax you onto it and paralysing you in the process.
Coffee
Now we’ve sampled the Dorchester of playgroups a morning at Tumble Tots doesn’t have quite the same allure.
Unlike other parent-focused cafes, 36 falls more into the category of ‘coffee shop with a play area’ than ‘play cafe’.
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.
Everything here was child-friendly provided Bab didn’t spend so long playing with it that she found ways for it to not be.
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.
The garden is a haven for anyone in need of a place to chill, kids or no kids, and a refreshingly leafy retreat from the urban jungle.
The main space resembled an NCT outing to the Bugaboo factory, with piled-up pushchairs, harassed mums and squawking toddlers.
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