Rebecca Connoll has lived in Victoria for four years and has a two-year-old son called Harvey. Before becoming a mum she worked as an early-years teaching assistant at an independent school.
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Jo Arteaga lives in Highbury & Islington and been an Islingtonian for over six years. She is a Senior Advertising Creative and has a 16-month-old daughter called Miranda.
The shop floor might not scream “bring forth the urchin”, but the beautiful kids’ products make it a tempting prospect for parents.
Katie Parsons is Content Director at BMB advertising agency and mum to daughter Robyn, 18 months. She grew up between Tooting and Balham, moving back just before Robyn was born, and is enjoying rediscovering the area through new- (albeit tired) mum eyes.
This place is gimmicky as hell, but the nostalgia is real, and so, so comforting.
The coolest things to do with your littlest Londoners, from catching the latest releases together to getting pissed together (…sort of).
Very few things have the ability to get us out the house at 8am on a Sunday, but this definitely just made the list.
The drop slide is closed for these sessions so you don’t have to worry about your child trying to coax you onto it and paralysing you in the process.
I’ll spare you the suspense: A Fine Mess is really very messy. There is paint, and flour, and brown Play-Doh that looks like turds.
Bab was in such a grump Peppa Pig could have turned up with a mobile sweet shop and told her to help herself and she still wouldn’t have been in the mood.
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