Exposing children to art early on in life is crucial to develop a sensibility to beauty and the latest Tate Britain exhibition Impressionists in London, French Artists in Exile (1870-1904) opening on 2nd November 2017 is the perfect introduction. Tate Britain brings together over 100 beautiful works by Monet, Tissot, Pissarro and others in the first large-scale exhibition to chart the stories…
London Bridge City’s Christmas by the River Thursday 30th November 2017 – Wednesday 3rd January 2018
London Bridge City’s Christmas by the River info:
Thursday 30th November – Wednesday 3rd January
London Bridge City, SE1 2DB
This December, London’s most picturesque Christmas market returns to the banks of the River Thames for its fourth year. Set against the backdrop of some of London’s most loved landmarks, London Bridge City’s Christmas by the River will run from Thursday 30th…
“Flip Out Brent Cross is a cut above the rest” – as a mother of two energetic boys, I truly am a believer of this. I sometimes wonder “am I biased as I work at Flip Out?” The answer is a firm no. Especially when I’ve seen my two year old jump so confidently on the trampolines as though he’s been doing it from day one, amazing!
Team GB Olympic silver medal-winning…
Fans of the outdoor? Here are 3 Pony Horse Breeds that are perfect for children.
As any parent of a keen young rider will know, there comes a point where your child begins to ask for a horse of their own. No longer content with riding school ponies they have to share, and they begin to nurture a dream of ownership.
Shetland pony
If you decide to look into capitulating to…
The start of World Space Week (4 and 10 October) makes me think about all the inspiration that the children from our Kids Club and I got from visiting New Scientist Live last weekend.
New Scientist Live 2017 brought together, for the first time on the same stage, three legendary astronauts from different eras. Tim Peake is the first British European Space Agency astronaut. He…
Did you know that one of the world’s most famous bears – Winnie-the-Pooh – has connections to one of London’s biggest and best tourist attractions – ZSL London Zoo ?
In the 1914 ZSL London Zoo took ownership of a Canadian Black Bear called Winnie. Winnie was named after the town of Winnipeg in Canada, the hometown of its owner Lt. Harry Colebourn. Lt. Colebourn brought…
Join the Nektons on a thrilling new aquatic adventure and help to solve the mysteries of The Deep at Sea Life Brighton until Friday 13 October 2017.
The Deep, an animated children’s show on CBBC follows the adventures of the Nektons – a group of daring underwater explorers as they discover the uncharted areas of the Earth’s oceans.
The characters of the hit show will now…
New Scientist Live, the festival of ideas and discovery, returns to London between 28 September and 1 October with headline speakers including Tim Peake, Heston Blumenthal, Chris Packham and Margaret Atwood bringing the latest ideas and innovations from science down to Earth. The child reporters from the London Mums’ kids club are already very excited to attend. Frankly I am more…
Piccadilly Lights begins today with the launch of the #PiccadillyOn campaign, in aid of children’s charity Barnardo’s. Piccadilly is at the heart of our beautiful Capital and I personally cannot wait to see it back with the shiny billboards. The countdown has begun for the world-famous Piccadilly Lights to be switched back on, after over nine months in darkness for major renovation work. To…
The much anticipated Lumiere London will return from 18-21 January 2018. Lumiere is London’s largest arts festival. The Mayor has just provided a sneak preview into some of the featured artists and installations, with both Westminster Abbey and the National Theatre amongst the first iconic locations to be released.
Building upon the incredibly successful 2016 Lumiere London programme…