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IKEA Wembley

IKEA Wembley

IKEA are well known for their practical, affordable and well-designed home furnishings, but is it a family friendly place to shop? We’ve done a bit of research on their website, but if you’ve been there recently, please tell us what makes IKEA Wembley really kid friendly! Children’s IKEA: There is an excellent range of bedding, [...]

| January 3, 2011 | 2 Comments
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Born to Swim – Swimming Lessons for Babies, Toddlers and Under 5s

Born to Swim – Swimming Lessons for Babies, Toddlers and Under 5s

BORN TO SWIM will teach your baby/toddler how to control their natural breathe holding reflex,whenever their face comes into contact with water. They start with breath holding exercises, to control their breathing, then gently introduce submersion, starting from 1 second ‘facial swims’ increased as your child’s ability improves. Soon your little one will be swimming [...]

| December 23, 2010 | 1 Comments
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Belmont Childrens Farm

Belmont Childrens Farm

Belmont Childrens Farm is a popular city farm in North London. Its mission of ‘Opening the Farm to the Community’ is backed by an aspiration for the public of all ages to have access to the countryside and experience daily farm life in a natural, exciting, and safe manner. The farm is unique to North [...]

| December 17, 2010 | 6 Comments
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Judith Kerr Book Signing in North London

Judith Kerr Book Signing in North London

At nearly 90 years old, beloved children’s author and illustrator Judith Kerr will be braving the hordes of excited children and parents this weekend for an extra special book signing in Muswell Hill. First published in 1968, Judith Kerr’s The Tiger Who Came to Tea is one of the most successful children’s books of all [...]

| November 16, 2010 | 0 Comments
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The Fantastic Mr Fox is, well, fantastic!

The Fantastic Mr Fox is, well, fantastic!

Boggis and Bunce and Bean One fat, one short, one lean These horrible crooks So different in looks Were nonetheless equally mean. Fantastic Mr Fox is one of everyone’s favourite Roald Dahl books – up there with Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, James and The Giant Peach and Matilda. It’s the action-packed tale of Mr [...]

| October 1, 2010 | 0 Comments
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Top 5 for new mums in Islington

Top 5 for new mums in Islington

Giraffe Giraffe is one of our all-time favourites for families. Their focus is on fresh healthy food from around the world, with hearty burgers, crisp salads with seasonal organic veg, flavoursome asian-inspired starters, invigorating fruit smoothies, and a delicious brunch menu. With the standard fare listed on the kids menu it sounds fairly uninspiring, but [...]

| September 9, 2010 | 1 Comments
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Lauderdale House

Lauderdale House

Highgate Hill Waterlow Park London N6 5HG Opening Hours: Website: Visit Lauderdale House website Rate Lauderdale House and you could be our next winner! Lauderdale House was recommended as a family friendly place to eat. What do you think? Rate it below and tell other mums and dads what you thought. We’ll thank you by [...]

| August 27, 2010 | 0 Comments
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StoryChest

StoryChest

MonkeyNuts 2 Park Road London N8 8TD Storychest is a unique combination of inventive art and craft, and imaginative child-led story creation for children aged 3 and up. Sarah guides the children in making their characters and props and then the children guide Paul, and their creations, through a story adventure of their very own! [...]

| August 27, 2010 | 0 Comments