Category Archives: Just wandering….

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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Walthamstow Wanders

Posted on January 7, 2015 by katese11

December was both a busy and a sickly month and January has not – as yet – been a massive improvement. But in between the stomach bugs and theatre trips we have occasionally managed to do some wandering around Walthamstow, … Continue reading →

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North Walthamstow Jumble Trail – 04/10/14

Posted on October 4, 2014 by katese11

Is anyone worried that London With a Toddler has got too shiny, too commercial, too slick? After all, we’ve had what you might describe as both decent content and decent giveaways recently. Worry not! This post has all the LWAT … Continue reading →

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The Bucket and Spade List Part 10 – The Met Line

Posted on September 29, 2014 by katese11

The first thing I need to warn you about the Met line is how much concentration it requires to actually catch it. Any Met line platform on Central London is probably moonlighting as a Circle line platform as well. And … Continue reading →

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The Bucket and Spade List Part 6 – Lunch in Leytonstone

Posted on September 4, 2014 by katese11

OK, I might have been a bit harsh on Leytonstone in that last post but it was raining and rain puts me in a grouchy mood. Still, going through somewhere on a bus is a bit of a cop-out and … Continue reading →

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The Bucket and Spade List Part 3 – Attempting Leytonstone

Posted on August 27, 2014 by katese11

You can tell by the title of this post that it’s not going to be an exciting one. I would love to report that I explored Leytonstone fully, and discovered a treasure trove of toddler-friendliness there. But it wasn’t like … 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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A Complex Day

Posted on March 14, 2014 by katese11

Remember that Google location map I mentioned, that while my children were poxed rather creepily followed me from room to room? Well, today will have made it go nuts. As I’m writing this, I’m sitting on a rush hour district … Continue reading →

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Imagine Festival #2

Posted on February 19, 2014 by katese11

I know I’ve already blogged about the Imagine Festival but we went again today, with another child to try things out with and saw some different things. So, stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but here’s our day … Continue reading →

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