Sticking three under-fours in an open-top boat with no one but ourselves to save them when we inevitably hit something felt like an empowering life choice.
Summer
This month, make the most of the great outdoors with festivals, al fresco installations, park fun days and outdoor water-play.
This month, get messy with art in the park, check out the city’s best outdoor installations and build sandcastles at a pop-up urban beach.
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.
Stephanie Patel is currently on maternity leave from her job as a GP. She has lived in Parsons Green/Fulham for 15 months and has a nine-month-old daughter called Lily.
With any luck the park’s restful ambience might rub off on your mini mob, if only for half an hour or so.
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.
Celebrate summer with family-friendly festivals, seasonal kids’ shows, outdoor activities and school-holiday gallery specials.
The hand-operated water pumps have an annoying habit of being commandeered by older, often extremely territorial toddlers.
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