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Category Archives: Facts! And facts are important!
London With a Toddler – The Movie
Well, kinda… A very talented colleague of mine filmed me and the kids blathering about Corams’ Fields and managed to make it into something quite beautiful, even with my stupid looking face. Watch it here!
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Tagged animals, Central London, parks, playground
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Tree Fu Winner Announced!!
Hello readers and apologies for the lateness of this post. It’s been a crazy kind of week, and not in a fun way…more in that sleep-regressive way that makes you contemplate calling the local wolf-pack and asking them to take … Continue reading
Octowinner announced…!!
“He dug for treasure He scratched for fleas The bravest pirate on the seven seas” Even Calico Jack would find it hard to come up with a foolproof way of hiding a winner’s name from the preview text but we … Continue reading
News from the Wonderful World of CBeebies…and Another Giveaway!!
It’s no secret that my kids love CBeebies and so I’m always excited when I get any Beebies news to share with you. And this week I have four bits. FOUR! And one of them is a giveaway. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cbeebies, giveaway, Octonauts, theatre, TV
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More Exciting Announcements!
Firstly, it’s Nathan’s birthday. Reuben was in charge of cake design, in case you’re wondering. Secondly, I have two other announcements that might just be more interesting to you. Anyone here like…. CBeebies? Of course you do! And your … Continue reading
Beware of…
Card clash! It’s coming, dontcha know…a week on Tuesday. Of course, if you’ve been using a contactless card on a bus you’ll already be familiar with the perils of card clash, but now the warnings are being rolled out over … Continue reading
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Tagged buses, East London, music, South London, trains, tube trains
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Summer Arts and Crafts and Fun
Are the holidays starting to drag yet? Or, like me, is it the 5-year-old that you’re dragging around the grotty alleys of Soho? Either way, you could probably do with some more ideas on things to do. So, I’ve … Continue reading
The Bucket and Spade List Part 1
You’ve heard of the Bucket List, right? Starting off as a list of things to do before you die, it’s become a generic term for a list of cool stuff you want to do. So, we’ve hijacked that for our … Continue reading
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Tagged Central London, East London, eating out, museums, North London, parks, summer holidays
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Summer Holidays 2014
It’s finally happened – School have said that they don’t want to teach Reuben anymore. At least not until he starts Year 1 in September. If you have a similarly set-loose child, you may be wondering how to fill those … Continue reading
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Tagged cafes, museums, music, paddling pools, parks, sandpits, southbank centre, summer holidays, ukelele
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Octowinner Announced!
It was a grey and cloudy afternoon under the ocean in a school playground when LWAT visited random.org. Octonauts to the launch bay…we have a winner! Before we announce it, a quick word from our sponsor, Mr K. Kitten: “Ahoy, … Continue reading