Take your kid and prepare to be side-eyed by every other childless visitor, because they’re all wondering why the hell anyone would bring a child here.
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This month, pop along to pop-up performances, run riot in private squares and check out this summer’s most anticipated exhibitions.
The Mail Rail ride is short, mildly claustrophobic and I’m going to go out on a limb and say probably not the most exciting thing you have or will ever do.
Sally Webb writes London parenting blog Milk at the Museum, having previously worked as a Tour Guide at the Churchill War Rooms and an Image Sales and Licensing Executive at IWM. She lives in Walthamstow and has two children: Ivy, 3, and Tom, 1.
From child-led playgroups to parent-focused gigs; lively mummy-and-me yoga classes to calm, childcare-inclusive mothers’ retreats – we give you the definitive, tried-and-tested top 100 activities for little Londoners and their adults.
The old, new, commonplace and downright weird coexist in perfect harmony, making for an utterly fascinating day out.
We spent a blissful hour post-play doing what we’d all secretly been itching to do whilst bleating along to Baa, Baa Black Sheep – running around in the sunshine up on the deck.
Running space and crowd control alone are enough to make this museum toddler-friendly – screw the potentially terrifying subject matter.
The exhibition is much more ‘adult’ in terms of content – and by that I don’t mean it’s full of pictures of willies.
It’s really hard to concentrate when you have a toddler hanging from your sleeve demanding a gingerbread man.
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