Monthly Archives: June 2013

London Eye + River Cruise – 30/06/13

Posted on June 30, 2013 by katese11

There are few London landmarks that fill me with quite as much fear, as well as excitement, as the London Eye. See, I’m a bit afraid of heights. Not a heights fan. Never have been. Yet, I am a fan … Continue reading →

Posted in Creating precious childhood memories or something (days out) | Tagged boats, Central London, London Eye, South London | 7 Comments

Competition Time – LolliBop Tickets to be Won!!

Posted on June 28, 2013 by katese11

This competition is now closed. Many thanks for all your entries. Yes, you heard that right. It’s a very exciting competition to win a Family Ticket to LolliBop! All you need to do is answer a simple question. More details … Continue reading →

Posted in What I suppose you'd call "tips"....? | Tagged festivals, giveaways, LolliBop | 2 Comments

LolliBop Line Up Announced! (And some other bits of news)

Posted on June 24, 2013 by katese11

It’s the news that all of you have been waiting for….the full LolliBop line-up has been released! I remember well this nervous waiting from when they announced the Reading line up every year, and in 1999 my (now) brother-in-law made … Continue reading →

Posted in What I suppose you'd call "tips"....? | Tagged choo-choo!, festivals, LolliBop | Leave a comment

A Nice Cuppa Tea – a Sponsored Post by Twinings

Posted on June 21, 2013 by katese11

Who doesn’t love a cup of tea? Readers from countries other than England? Well, that’s your loss. As our favourite hangout the Tea House Theatre puts it – “Water and bread can so easily become tea and toast”. I’m largely … Continue reading →

Posted in Cake and the finest wines known to humanity (eating out) | Tagged pregnancy, tea | 1 Comment

Mudchute Farm – a Guest Post by Kerrie of Bear With Me

Posted on June 20, 2013 by katese11

This is a Guest Post from Kerrie of Bear With Me. Kerrie is the mother of Oliver, and avid trekker around London. As usual, Londonwithatoddler accepts no responsibility for the contents of this post, and views expressed represent the author’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Food in cages! Walking around! Or maybe some alpacas! (Farms and zoos) | Tagged animals, cafes, East London, farms | Leave a comment

Pirate Party at the Tamesis Dock – 15/06/13

Posted on June 15, 2013 by katese11

Having a 4-year-old’s birthday party on a boat is either genius or madness. I wasn’t sure before the party and I remain unsure after the party. Still, it was good enough to blog about. Reuben asked for a Pirate Dinosaur-themed … Continue reading →

Posted in Creating precious childhood memories or something (days out) | Tagged birthday, boats, party, pirates | 1 Comment

Southbank Festival of Neighbourhood – 07/06/13

Posted on June 9, 2013 by katese11

Things are getting worse. But there’s only a month to go until I’m out of this trap and can finally start to move on. Until then, it’s just a steady decline to oblivion. I’m talking, of course, about my very … Continue reading →

Posted in Just wandering.... | Tagged ice-cream, sandpits, South London, southbank centre | 2 Comments

Some Playground News….

Posted on June 5, 2013 by katese11

This is the update I actually meant to post yesterday, instead of getting a bit of a rant on. But yes, I do feel better for it. Thanks for asking. Yesterday’s post contained a lot of words and almost no … Continue reading →

Posted in What I suppose you'd call "tips"....? | Tagged parks, playground, sandpits, slides, swings, water play | 2 Comments

Devon With a Toddler

Posted on June 2, 2013 by katese11

Yes, you read that right. I went to Devon with a toddler. I think. Well, I didn’t go there with one but I seem to have one now. Almost. Eva has taken the opportunity of a week away to try … Continue reading →