With more than 50 interactives across the entire gallery, there’s plenty to keep tiny hands occupied.
Parents
Bab Dad took everything extremely seriously and began painstakingly icing anatomically correct innards onto a gingerbread man.
None of my pre-baby friends had kids and I literally had no idea what you were meant to do with one.
Not your average kids’ shop by any means – and definitely one to bear in mind when you’re in the market for something a bit special.
Owner Emily Ajasa has really tapped in to what adults are looking for in a tot-friendly cafe – i.e. not garishly hued plastic crap.
This month, pop along to pop-up performances, run riot in private squares and check out this summer’s most anticipated exhibitions.
I won’t pretend your toddler will be capable of operating any of the machines on its own, but older ones will have a giggle watching your reactions to this quirky cluster of contraptions.
25 ways to entertain culture-hungry little Londoners without spending a penny, by Kerri Burton
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.
Simply deposit your offspring in the spacious creche and head next door for three whole hours of carefree chill-out time.
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