Giant Lego bricks: play and store in one
January 19, 2012 – 7:59 am | No Comment

I love all things Lego and these storage boxes not only look great but they are very functional too. Great for storing Legos or other toys these bricks are fantastic for playing too and making …

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Sleep over with dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum
December 2, 2011 – 2:56 am | No Comment
Sleep over with dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum

Kids love sleepovers and they love dinosaurs so a sleepover with dinos at the museum sounds like the perfect treat for 8 to 11 year olds. The Natural History Museums organises monthly sleepovers for kids …

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A Visit to the Museum of London
July 21, 2010 – 1:16 am | No Comment
A Visit to the Museum of London

We really enjoyed our visit to the Museum of London. I had heard great things about the new galleries and the interactive displays so I took my son for a little history about the capital. …

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Sailing On The Nile At The British Museum
July 19, 2010 – 1:31 am | No Comment
Sailing On The Nile At The British Museum

After escaping the huge heat wave that hit Southern Europe last week, with temperatures rising to the high thirties, here we are back in sunny Sardinia. Yesterday we enjoyed a day at the beach and …

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Children workshop coming up at the Design Museum: Slide, Glide and Ride
March 31, 2010 – 2:26 am | No Comment
Children workshop coming up at the Design Museum: Slide, Glide and Ride

The Design Museum in London has an interesting workshop coming up in April to coincide with the current exhibition, Brit Insurance Designs of the Year. The theme of the workshop is transport hence the title: Slide, …

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Fab backpacks and family trails at the Victoria & Albert Museum
December 15, 2009 – 2:28 am | No Comment
Fab backpacks and family trails at the Victoria & Albert Museum

Visiting a museum can be a very dispersing experience for kids who have so much to take in all at once, that’s why museums’ visits for children should be channeled to specific sections for them …

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Family activities at the British Museum
December 8, 2009 – 12:39 am | No Comment
Family activities at the British Museum

Museums have really become children friendly in recent years and not just the usual family oriented museums that have always appealed to children, but more traditional national treasures like the British Museum now offer specific …

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Free Christmas workshop at the Contemporary Applied Arts
December 1, 2009 – 1:54 am | No Comment
Free Christmas workshop at the Contemporary Applied Arts

What I love about London is that if you look well enough you find plenty of free activities to do with kids like the fabulous workshop for children aged between 6 and 12 offered by …

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Free Family Sundays at the National Gallery
November 24, 2009 – 3:16 am | One Comment
Free Family Sundays at the National Gallery

As the mum of a creative child I am always on the lookout for workshops and activities to do at home to encourage his naturally artistic vein. Taking part to one of the free workshops …

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Photo Friday: A visit to the Tate Modern
November 20, 2009 – 4:46 am | 3 Comments
Photo Friday: A visit to the Tate Modern

These photos were taken during our visits to the Tate Modern in London last March. The first photo is a shot of the TH2058 exhibition in the Turbine Hall, which is the futuristic vision of …

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Family activities at the Natural History Museum
November 17, 2009 – 2:48 am | One Comment
Family activities at the Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum has always been one of my favourite museums and more so since I have been a mum. Now that my son is at school age he can really take part in …

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Winter fun at the Natural History Museum
November 3, 2009 – 2:10 am | No Comment
Winter fun at the Natural History Museum

What a fantastic setting for an ice rink, the east lawn of the Natural History Museum is the ideal place for that magical atmosphere of winter fun. The Ice Rink will be open every day …

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Kids in Museums Manifesto: add your ideas to make museums more child friendly
October 27, 2009 – 4:01 am | No Comment
Kids in Museums Manifesto: add your ideas to make museums more child friendly

I have recently come across to the brilliant Kids in Museums organisation that promotes family friendly visits to museums and art galleries across the country. The organisation was founded after writer Dea Birkett’s son was …

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