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.
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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.
Rachel (30) has been taking her son Oscar (5) to galleries since he was a baby. Her favourite artist is Yayoi Kusama, whose Tokyo museum she dreams of visiting.
25 ways to entertain culture-hungry little Londoners without spending a penny, by Kerri Burton
Simply deposit your offspring in the spacious creche and head next door for three whole hours of carefree chill-out time.
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.
I mean who doesn’t want to get a dynamic workout while their kid tumbles on Danish-designed animals? No one.
As parents of preschoolers we’re the ones who are going to be reading the books, so we might as well pick ones we’re all going to appreciate.
Joanne Finney has lived in Barnes and East Sheen for about 10 years. She works as a journalist on women’s magazines and has a 16-month-old son called Kit.
Jam Circus might sound vaguely menstrual, but this Brockley favourite is rather more welcome than a visit from Aunt Flo.
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