• Exploring the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London {with a 7 and 9 year old}
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    Exploring the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London {with a 7 and 9 year old}

    May 23, 2019 - By 

    A few weeks ago we finally got to visit the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London, aka the Harry Potter Studio Tour. I can’t tell you how long I’ve wanted to visit and I didn’t realise you had to book so far in advance. I’ve read all the books, watched the films, and tried to introduce my children to the magical world of Harry Potter too. They’ve watched most of the films so we thought we would book a family ticket and visit the studio tour together. Warner Bros. Studio Tour London We only live 20 minutes away from the Studio…

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    The Original Sweetshop Afternoon Tea at The Chesterfield Mayfair

    November 22, 2018 - By 

    A few weeks ago my husband treated us to a family Afternoon Tea to celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary. Whilst Afternoon Tea in London might not be most people’s way of celebrating, we thought it was the perfect treat for our little family. I had spent the morning at a botanical papercutting workshop, so after it had finished I headed over to Mayfair in London’s West End to meet up with the rest of the family. Afternoon tea in London It’s been a while since we’ve treated ourselves to Afternoon Tea in London. Over the last few years ago we’ve…

  • Yayoi Kusama pumpkins and paintings in London
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    Yayoi Kusama pumpkins and paintings in London

    October 31, 2018 - By 

    A few weeks ago I heard that a Yayoi Kusama installation was coming to London and I immediately booked tickets. I am so glad I did because they quickly sold out. I booked for a day during half term and this was our only planned day out in London. Yayoi Kusama: THE MOVING MOMENT WHEN I WENT TO THE UNIVERSE The Yayoi Kusama installation is a free event at the Victoria Miro gallery near Old Street. Arriving at our allotted time, we showed our tickets and were allowed inside the gallery. Handed another ticket, we were then ushered upstairs to queue…

  • Wands Ready: Fantastic Beasts/Wizarding World Wands installation London
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    Wands Ready: Fantastic Beasts/Wizarding World Wands installation London

    October 28, 2018 - By 

    We were in London last week and just had to stop off to visit the brand new Harry Potter Wand Walk. Have you heard about it? Helping to raise awareness of Lumos, the charity set up by J.K Rowling which works towards ending the institutionalisation of children around the globe, the installation has been created with the City of London Arts initiative ahead of the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald next month. Wizarding World Wands Supporting Lumos Fantastic Beasts: Wizarding World Wands Supporting Lumos is a free installation, open to the public between 18th October and 12th November. Head down…

  • NFL Kickoff and NFL Kids Pak at Subway now
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    Subway, lead sponsor of the NFL London Games and the NFL Flag School Programme, are encouraging kids to try sport

    October 24, 2018 - By 

    A few weeks ago, we attended a really fun free event at Piccadilly in the West End. Much of the street was closed for the NFL Kickoff which took over Piccadilly for the launch of the season. NFL is the biggest sport in the United States with more than 160 million people watching the Super Bowl each year. Did you know that the NFL is now among the fastest-growing sports in the UK and Ireland? More than 23 million people tuned in throughout 2016/17 to watch the games and 40,000 people now play the sport in England alone. NFL Kickoff at Piccadilly NFL…

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    Hiding from the rain at the Knitting & Stitching Show

    October 14, 2018 - By 

    I have been looking forward to today for weeks as I had planned to visit the Knitting & Stitching Show with a friend. We had a busy day out yesterday but I was just about ready to go when she arrived to pick me up. I love the Knitting & Stitching Show and try to go every year (see links to previous years below). Now I am back at work I was looking forward to spending some hard earned cash! Hiding from the rain at the Knitting & Stitching Show I woke up to rain and it hasn’t really stopped all…

  • A day at the KidPreneur Festival at KidZania London
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    A day at the KidPreneur Festival at KidZania London

    October 13, 2018 - By 

    A few days ago I mentioned that we were looking forward to the KidPreneur festival at KidZania London today. We are huge fans of KidZania, it’s a great immersive experience for kids giving them the chance to try out over 60 activities for themselves. It had been 6 months since our last visit so we were looking forward to seeing what was new and attending some of the talks and workshops which were part of the KidPreneur festival. A day at the KidPreneur Festival at KidZania London The KidPreneur festival is dedicated to celebrating young entrepreneurship and inspiring the next generation…

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    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    September 10, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. I was pretty happy to see the weekend after going back to work. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures – it’s a post I always enjoy writing. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things I started the week by going back to work and a training course. At the end of last term I got a job…

  • Pick Your Own at Copas Farms Iver Heath
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    Pick Your Own at Copas Farms Iver Heath

    August 7, 2018 - By 

    It’s been a long time since we went and picked our own fruit and veg. In fact it is over5 years ago when we used to live in North London. Then we ventured north to Parkside Farm Pick Your Own Farm in Enfield. I think we had one child, there may have been two. What I did know was that another visit was well overdue. Now we live in West London it made sense to find something a little nearer us. So I looked online and found Copas Farms Pick Your Own. They have two sites, one at Iver Heath…