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Family Travel Show – 31/10/15

Posted on October 31, 2015 by katese11

  This afternoon I experienced a little bit of deja-vu. Sitting on a bus on Kensington High Street, wrangling some giant balloon creations….weren’t we doing this last week? Why, yes we were but the run up was very different. Last … Continue reading →

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The Bucket and Spade List Part 1

Posted on August 6, 2014 by katese11

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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Summer Holidays 2014

Posted on July 24, 2014 by katese11

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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Summer Holiday Preview Part 4 – Free Family Fun

Posted on July 25, 2013 by katese11

It’s probably time for me to snap out of my denial – the summer holidays are well and truly with us. We have the best part of 7 weeks until Reuben starts Big School and it could be hard work. … Continue reading →

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Summer Holiday Preview Part 3: London Duck Tours

Posted on July 24, 2013 by katese11

Continuing our series on the newly-arrived summer holidays, here’s a chat with another iconic London attraction – the “ducky boat“, aka London Duck Tours Please note that the tour is not recommended for children (toddlers!) under 3. 1) What do you … Continue reading →

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Summer Holiday Preview Part 2 – Long Distance Train Travel with Kids

Posted on July 22, 2013 by katese11

I’m writing this from an underground train on the Northern Line, heading towards Waterloo. Earlier today, we got the bus from Kennington to Euston. You may be forgiven for thinking that this is all we do every Saturday – obsessively … Continue reading →

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Summer Holiday Preview Part 1 – The London Eye

Posted on July 18, 2013 by katese11

“It’s Summer, it’s Summer (oh oh oh)…Happy in the Morning, Happy in the evening, Hooray for the summertime….” <switches CBeebies off for a moment> Yes, it’s finally looking summery out there, and the school holidays start next week, which means, … Continue reading →

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