I was initially a bit skeptical about the child-friendliness of an earsplitting indie concert held in a concrete basement in Shoreditch.
Play Area
An ideal day out for tot-toting Londoners who can’t face the hordes, cost or vastness of the tourist trap that is London Zoo.
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.
While everything about The Mother Maker markets is child-friendly, this still felt like a reassuringly grown-up affair.
The main space resembled an NCT outing to the Bugaboo factory, with piled-up pushchairs, harassed mums and squawking toddlers.
Everything about Toconoco is low-key, from its location in laid-back De Beauvoir to its cool, typically Japanese decor.
This is a particularly pretty corner of London, home to tranquil woodland, lush lawns, well-kept gardens and peaceful ponds.
The cosy space comprises well-known Scandi stories across the full range of Nordic languages and a variety of traditional toys.
Cool doesn’t really come into the equation when you’re all just trying to get through the morning tantrum-, shit- and injury-free.
Maddy Carrick is the Director of Dreamcatcher. She lives in Brockley with her fiancé Nick.
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