I’ve learnt the hard, breaking-my-neck-tripping-over-the-crap way that less is more where kids’ stuff is concerned.
West London
The coolest things to do with your littlest Londoners, from catching the latest releases together to getting pissed together (…sort of).
This is as family-friendly as exhibits come with its interactive design and costumes you can’t resist dressing your little Christopher Robin up in.
Now we’ve sampled the Dorchester of playgroups a morning at Tumble Tots doesn’t have quite the same allure.
Get into the festive spirit with magical theatre, Christmas markets, winter festivals and family-friendly parties.
I was initially dispirited by the floor cushions that had been laid out in a semicircle out of snack-slinging distance of the host.
Anna lives in Leyton with her husband Matt and their daughters Mae, four, and Eve, three months.
There are times when caring for an under-five can feel uncannily similar to caring for a medium-sized dog.
My excitement about trying out a new, gallery-based activity was pretty evenly matched by a fairly strong sense of foreboding.
Going out with the urchins under the pretence that you’re a nice normal family often serves as a startling reminder that the opposite is true.
