Author Archives: katese11

Big Fish Little Fish in Hackney – 18/05/14

Posted on May 19, 2014 by katese11

  Hands in the air! It’s our third trip to Big Fish Little Fish and this time it seems to have found a natural home in a warehouse in Hackney. Why such a good fit? Well the warehouse gave it … Continue reading →

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LWAT is 300 – An East London Epic

Posted on May 19, 2014 by katese11

This is the 300th post on London With a Toddler. Can you Adam it? To celebrate, we decided to roam East London in search of not dodgy cockney rhyming slang, as demonstrated in the last sentence, but paddling pools, pigs … Continue reading →

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Some News from the LWAT World

Posted on May 16, 2014 by katese11

  It’s 6 o’clock and that means one thing….it’s the news. Granted, it won’t be 6 o’clock when you read this, because 6 o’clock is also shortly before bedtime and the sounds floating down from above suggest that there’s book-ripping … Continue reading →

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Extremes at the Horniman – 07/05/14

Posted on May 9, 2014 by katese11

Do you ever feel like the world is out to get you? Not in a gloomy “life sucks” kinda way but more like there’s a mischievous life-pixie out to confuse and disorientate you and generally just ikea it up a … Continue reading →

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Ilford on a Mission – 26/04/14

Posted on April 29, 2014 by katese11

Reuben is back at school! After a nailbiting 10 weeks of pox, house move and holiday the boy is once more stuck in the system. And loving it. But this school is different to his last one – they wear … Continue reading →

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IKEA With a Toddler – 21/04/14

Posted on April 27, 2014 by katese11

There are two ways to approach the IKEA experience, especially when you’re trying to do it with a child or two in tow. One is to treat it like a fun day out – forget about buying anything specific, just … Continue reading →

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Plaza Park – 19/04/14

Posted on April 19, 2014 by katese11

We like to be the first to try things out. We got into the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as soon as it opened – albeit unintentionally – and I get annoyed if we’re late to the party on London-y, toddler-y … Continue reading →

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Leyton Jubilee park – 14/04/14

Posted on April 16, 2014 by katese11

Leyton…the name just evokes images of glamour and rock n roll, doesn’t it? Well, the second bit is covered as the bassist from the band I like to call “The Maiden” comes from Leyton but the glamour? Prior to our … Continue reading →

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London Without a Toddler – A Week in the 90s

Posted on April 13, 2014 by katese11

Warning:this MSP review may contain traces of pretension. Avoid if you have a pretension allergy or intolerance. My phone tells me it’s 2014. I’m not sure I believe it…the evidence around me suggests that we are in 1998..or somewhere around … Continue reading →

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Mrs McMoon, Greenwich Theatre – 10/04/14

Posted on April 10, 2014 by katese11

It’s a sunny day and Reuben and I are on a mission. It will involve wizard trains, singing flowers and a pirate ship and we’re still planning on getting back in time for nursery at 1. That’s the kind of … Continue reading →

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