Theatre & children: Punchdrunk’s The House Where Winter Lives
If you’ve ever been to one of Punchdrunk’s theatrical events you’ll know that they are one of the most unforgettable, interactive experiences you’ll ever have. So we were intrigued to discover that...
View ArticleGardens: Enchanted Woodlands at Syon Park
Have you ever been to Syon House? You must. The gardens, 600 years old, but landscaped in the 18th Century by Capability Brown, are spectacular, and best of all is the Park’s arboretum. From November...
View ArticleChildren & Going Out: Skate at Somerset House
There are so many ice rinks in London during winter now but our favourite still has to be Skate at Somerset House. Surrounded by beautiful architecture with an enormous, light-strewn Christmas tree,...
View ArticleMusic: Sankta Lucia Christmas festival at Westminster Cathedral
Being half Swedish, we’ve grown up with the Sankta Lucia festival every year and it’s a firm fixture in our Christmas calendar (in fact, we even used to take part in it as a child). Nobody quite knows...
View ArticleFilm: Everyman Cinema’s Enchanted Pictures at The Old Vic Tunnels
If you’re yearning for some Christmas spirit this weekend (and every weekend until Christmas), then how about the Everyman Cinema’s Enchanted Pictures at The Old Vic Tunnels? During the day, visit the...
View ArticleChildren: Zeamu music
When we were little, the most shocking pop lyrics were from Relax, Just Do It by Frankie Goes to Hollywood which was banned by Radio 1 (and even then we were too young to understand what it really...
View ArticleChildren: book now for the Imagine Festival
We love the Imagine Children’s Festival at the Southbank Centre. It takes place in mid February, during what is otherwise quite a tricky half term, weather-wise. It’s cheap (with plenty of free...
View ArticleFilm: Studio Ghibli film-athon
If you haven’t seen the Studio Ghibli films such as Spirited Away or My Neighbour Tortoro directed by Hayao Miyazaki, or even if you have, you shouldn’t miss this select-rospective at the Prince...
View ArticleChildren: Imaginary Worlds Family Festival at the National Gallery
We love the sound of this jamboree: the National Gallery’s first family festival, which takes place over the Sunday and Monday of this coming half-term. You’ll find characters brought to life from...
View ArticleFilm & Theatre: The Odyssey by The Paper Cinema
We saw this last year and loved it, so we’re very happy to see it’s return at BAC this month. (See our blog about it here). With illustration and puppetry, using cinematic projection and cut-out paper...
View ArticleTheatre: Once, the musical, transfers from NYC to London
We saw Once in New York way back in 2011 when it opened off Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop. We absolutely loved it – it’s unlike any musical you’ve seen before, as the actors create all the...
View ArticleDance: Breakin’ Convention Hip Hop Festival
Another year, another Breakin’ Convention. And this year is the Hip Hop Festival’s tenth anniversary, so it will include some of the best performances from the last ten years as well as loads of new...
View ArticleFamily Theatre: book now for Bank On It by Theatre-Rites
We’ve heard raves about Theatre-Rites and their immersive, site-specific theatre shows which in the past have taken place in a cornershop, factory, mill and hospital. And we’re definitely booking for...
View ArticleFamily: book now for Timber! by Cirque Alfonse
Try keeping us away from this, the UK premier of Timber! by Cirque Alfonse, a family circus troupe (including a 66 year old grandfather and his 2 year old grandson) from the remote forests of Québec....
View ArticleTalks: Nibfest, the very first Notting Hill International Book Festival
We very much like the sound of the first Notting Hill International Book Festival or Nibfest as it is known, set up by literary agent Laetitia Rutherford. With 22 writers speaking in 8 events over...
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Holiday Rental: Gull Cottage in Cornwall
Mmmm. Not bad, eh? Another week, another fab holiday rental, this time in Cornwall. (To read about the others, see here and here). And yes, this one too, has been featured in Vogue magazine, as you can...
View ArticleShopping: Scandinavian Minimall pop up shop at Assiette Anglaise
We love Scandinavian Minimall, a lovely online shop for children’s clothes that stocks some of our favourite brands including Atsuyo et Akiko, Imps & Elfs, Mini Rondini and Emile Et Ida. The...
View ArticleChildren: Take your kids to see T20 Cricket at the Oval for £1
In truth, we’re not brilliant on cricket ourselves. But we do live with and know cricket nuts, and the game seems to give them endless (and profound, we are told) pleasure each summer. And like...
View ArticleChildren: Land of Kids festival this bank holiday Monday
We love Land of Kings, the annual Dalston-fest of music, feasts, games, cinema and other unexpected larks, so this bank holiday Monday, we are definitely taking our sprogs to this new spin-off...
View ArticleRestaurants: the best Sunday lunch in town
We went to celebrate a family birthday recently at the lovely Le Café Anglais and it reminded us how perfect it is for a Sunday lunch. There were lots of parents and grandparents there with kids (we...
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