Author Archives: katese11

JellyBug Launch at the Rainforest Cafe

Posted on March 21, 2015 by katese11

Get ready to have your head filled with songs about baby lunar baboons playing bassoons and badgers. So many badgers. A new online channel for kids is launching. It’s called Jellybug and the videos are both psychedelic and insanely catchy. … Continue reading →

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I’m Trying to Be the Best Mother I Can Right Now – A Mother’s Day Reflection

Posted on March 13, 2015 by katese11

  It’s Mother’s Day soon. You’d be forgiven for not knowing if you haven’t switched on the TV or stepped inside a branch of Tesco lately. If you have stepped inside a branch of Tesco, you might have spotted that … Continue reading →

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Oliver Jeffers at the Discover Centre – 28/02/15

Posted on March 4, 2015 by katese11

  Now, Friday was a nice sunny day but Saturday not so much. It was cold, grey and drizzly and we needed an adventure. We’ve been East Londoners for almost a year now, but I still hadn’t got round to … Continue reading →

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Grow Wild at Lloyd Park – 27/02/15

Posted on March 2, 2015 by katese11

I haven’t blogged much lately. I’m sorry. There’s no good reason, just the normal busyness, with a small smattering of bodily fluids. Nothing hugely bloggable though. Except maybe a long trip on the Central Line and a singalonga…but I’ll do … Continue reading →

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Big Fish Little Fish Balham – 08/02/15

Posted on February 8, 2015 by katese11

It’s been a long day, starting with a lovely brunch at H’sMamaAndDada’s house and culminating in a hands-in-the-air dance fest at Big Fish Little Fish. I’m almost unspeakably tired but I’m going to try and describe it for you. Forgive … Continue reading →

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Twirlywoos Launch and Exclusive Interview with Anne Wood

Posted on February 7, 2015 by katese11

    I told you exciting things were afoot this weekend. And now I’m back to report on the first part of it – the Twirlywoos Launch. It was so exciting that I lost a tooth. I wonder whether that’ll make … Continue reading →

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Exciting Times Ahead

Posted on February 6, 2015 by katese11

  Well, this is going to be a rocking weekend. We have not one but two parties to go to – first, the launch party for new CBeebies show “Twirlywoos” tomorrow, which I’ll be reporting back on tomorrow night. We … Continue reading →

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Full of Beans, Highbury – 31/01/15

Posted on January 31, 2015 by katese11

See, I told you we’d get past Walthamstow one day. Granted, not very far past Walthamstow – in fact, just ten minutes down the Victoria Line – but it counts. We have friends in Highbury, who have nativised to the … Continue reading →

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February Fun Things

Posted on January 29, 2015 by katese11

  Yes, that’s alliterative. Kinda. If you say it like a 5-year-old. So there. It’s almost the end of January! Whoop! January is a miserable, long, dark month, when no-one has any money. February, meanwhile, is a bit lighter and … Continue reading →

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Walthamstow Wanders Part 2

Posted on January 25, 2015 by katese11

We’ve been wandering around Walthamstow again. There’s still a lot to discover in this corner of the world, and it’s getting ever more toddler-friendly as more hipster parents move in from Stoke Newington. Yes, you can now buy overpriced organic … Continue reading →

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