What?: The stylish Chelsea stalwart has a predictably tasteful kids’ department, stocking a well-chosen mix of design classics […]
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Hibou, in case you were wondering, is French for owl, while cuckoo is English for erm… cuckoo.
Check out cute pop-ups, sprog-friendly theatre, inspiring exhibitions and interesting activities for you and your mini.
There’s an in-store bench where you can sit and peruse the vast range of books with a massive cuddly tiger for company.
The store offers a monstrous selection of edibles, from salts made from tears to conserves made from bodily fluids.
The shop is adorable and the selection is perfect. The sale is also absolutely brilliant with loads of massive reductions.
Everything is so stylish it’s borderline ridiculous, plus I love kids’ shops with play areas, even if they’re too nice to use
What?: I’ve taken Bab to the V&A a few times, with mixed results. There was the time we went for an aimless wander and she got absolutely covered in museum-floor filth, kept trying to prod the priceless artefacts and pissed off a waitress by recarpeting the cafe floor with Petit Filous
Fount is the parental utopia you’ve always dreamed of but never believed could exist because life just isn’t that kind
Modern furniture, textiles, wall art and cartoon softies designed to look as good outside the nursery as in it
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