Tag Archives: South London

!New Playgrounds!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by katese11

We interrupt this exciting series of “Where to live in London with a toddler” to bring you a newsflash. You see, there’s been a spate of playground building around south London, and the LWAT sandpit correspondent is on the (play) … Continue reading →

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Where to live in London with a toddler pt 2 – Crystal Palace

Posted on April 9, 2013 by katese11

Crystal Palace is, as one mother described it, ridiculously baby-friendly. There are reams of baby shops and little coffee shops and all the pubs have highchairs and changing tables. One pub I went to for a first birthday party – … Continue reading →

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A Few Newsings…

Posted on April 3, 2013 by katese11

That’s like musings on news…not “news” in the political sense, news in the sandpit kinda sense. I have a few updates on things you might like, especially if you live in the SE11 area…so here they are! 1) Crazy Chimps … Continue reading →

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Burgess Park – 19/03/13

Posted on March 20, 2013 by katese11

The All-new Burgess Park! Last time I came here it was a complete building site and I wasn’t in the best mood. It was the day before Reuben’s 3rd birthday party, we were on our way back from Norfolk and … Continue reading →

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Eat, Play, Love (Battersea) – 08/03/13

Posted on March 8, 2013 by katese11

So, today we went out to eat, play and love at Eat, Play, Love Battersea. As you may have gathered, Reuben isn’t too good at doing what he’s told, so he didn’t want to eat, then play, then love. As … Continue reading →

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Imagine Children’s Festival – 20/02/13

Posted on February 22, 2013 by katese11

Yes, I know this is out of sequence with the Tree Fu Tom post, but that’s where live-blogging gets you. I’ve also had a busy week writing lots of random things so this one is a bit later than it … Continue reading →

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Amazon Adventure at the Horniman – 20/02/13

Posted on February 20, 2013 by katese11

Today, I took the kids to a museum. Are you shocked yet? No? OK, this post won’t actually shock anyone in any way. I just thought it was a great picture to post at the top of the post. It … Continue reading →

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The Hayward Gallery – a Guest post by H’s Mama

Posted on February 16, 2013 by katese11

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by my good friend H’s Mama. She has a child roughly Eva’s size and she writes proper academic stuff under her real name. LWAT takes no responsibility for her rogue photography or improvised … Continue reading →

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Things to do at half-term in London

Posted on February 14, 2013 by katese11

Happy Valentines’ Day! Reuben and I made these lovely heart-shaped chocolate brownies for Nathan as a secret surprise. It wasn’t the most secret or surprising…in fact, the secret was hinted at yesterday morning, when Reuben sent Nathan off to work … Continue reading →

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Films at the Tea House

Posted on February 13, 2013 by katese11

I may have mentioned the Tea House Theatre once or twice before. Forgive me. It’s a local business, and I’m a  firm believer in supporting local business where possible (and then shopping at Tesco). So I’m happy to give places … Continue reading →

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