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Win tickets to The Lion King in London’s West End [closed]

Win tickets to The Lion King in London’s West End [closed]

We’re giving away a pair of tickets to see award winning musical The Lion King in London’s West End! Disney’s The Lion King is without a doubt one of the most spectacular, moving, dazzling shows ever to hit the West End, an ‘astonishing triumph of theatrical imagination‘ according to the Evening Standard. A trip to see [...]

| August 21, 2012 | 70 Comments
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Best in the West: Top 5 Places to Go with Kids in West London

Best in the West: Top 5 Places to Go with Kids in West London

West London has so many amazing places to go with kids, it was actually quite hard to narrow it down to just our top 5!  We’ve no doubt missed out some of your favourite child friendly spots, so feel free to leave a comment below sharing your favourites or send a tweet to @kidfriendly_uk or [...]

| July 28, 2012 | 38 Comments
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Top ten paintings of children in the Wallace Collection

Top ten paintings of children in the Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection has an unusual number of extremely good portraits of children. As such I feel it offers the ideal way to introduce kids to art and the pleasures of spending time in one of London’s most underrated museums. The paintings I have in mind range from cupids to naughty boys, sweet little girls [...]

| June 25, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Dangerous moments of child swinging glee at the World’s Largest Hokey Cokey

Dangerous moments of child swinging glee at the World’s Largest Hokey Cokey

There really is nothing like a good Hokey Cokey. I get my Hokey Cokey fix at a music morning run by the unbelievably talented Jeremy Mendonca of Americana duet The Hallelujah Trails, known as The Music Man by North London mums. It starts off calmly enough, with the kids concentrating hard trying to work out whether their right [...]

| June 24, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Aha! Oho! What will you find along the new Gruffalo Trail?

Aha! Oho! What will you find along the new Gruffalo Trail?

Well, not exactly tracks in the snow, but this summer visitors to Moors Valley can explore the Forest on a special self-led Trail with characters from the well-loved children’s story – The Gruffalo. Children all over the country will instantly recognise the spellbinding characters from The Gruffalo; Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best selling children’s picture book. Recently described by The Observer [...]

| June 20, 2012 | 2 Comments
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical!

A very special announcement for you today: Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been made into a stage musical, complete with a deliciously mysterious Willy Wonka.  Here’s the latest from the producers… Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Neal Street Productions and Kevin McCormick today announced that their production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the [...]

| June 18, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Race for the Kids in Battersea Park London

Race for the Kids in Battersea Park London

It’s time to dust off your running shoes, people – the RBC Race for the Kids is taking place in Battersea park on 24th June. This fantastic 5k family fun run raises money for the incredible work carried out by Great Ormond Street Hospital. All money raised will help them rebuild and refurbish the hospital. [...]

| May 15, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2012

Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2012

The Norfolk and Norwich Festival is here, with special family friendly events and some rather unique performances… A stretch of North Norfolk’s wild and stunning coastline is to be transformed in Walking – a project led by the world renowned visual artist and theatre directors, Robert Wilson. Norwich Cathedral’s medieval nave will provide the backdrop [...]

| May 12, 2012 | 0 Comments
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