Fri: Teddy Bear's Picnic at Keats House Pack a picnic and your favourite teddies for this regular summer event in Hampstead, filled with stories and songs for under fives. 3pm Fri-Sat: Fantastic Mr Fox in Holland Park Roald Dahl's popular tale is told through song by Opera Holland...

There's comedy, music and laughs-a-plenty in Andy & Mike's Big Box of Bananas, a family show starring Andy from CBeebies and his equally talented buddy Mike. We went to watch it at the Pleasance Theatre in April and couldn't recommend it highly enough. The actors...

Before launching Babes about Town, I enjoyed discovering other blogs by metropolitan mamas all over the world. One of my favourite finds was Urban Mums, the simple yet super chic blog run by Lindsey. This mum-of-two captures the Big Smoke with an expat's eye and...

Fri: Toy Story 3D at BFI IMAX Watch Woody, Buzz and the gang brought back to life in 3D on London's largest screen at the third outing of the popular Pixar animated flick (until Aug 26) Sat-Sun: Whitecross Street Party There's giant knitting, live painting, carnival parades and...

Well this was a fun competition to run. The response was great as it seems everyone who commented truly fell head over heels for these gorgeous, hand-smocked and hand-embroidered frocks. I'm excited to announce that the winner of a brand new Charlotte dress from the Otilly...

Where do I begin? LolliBop was a sensational afternoon filled with spectacle, fun and a true peace and love vibe. The first thing that greeted us after we walked through the gates, ticket tags strapped around our wrists (these served as ID bracelets for the...

One of the things I look for nowadays when buying something for Ezra is whether it will last long enough for Jed to use it too. But you really hit the jackpot when you find a toy that both your 4-year-old and your 17-month-old can...

Fri-Sat: Tales from the Shed There's magic, comedy and other shenanigans at these 50 minute interactive shows for under 7s at Chickenshed Theatre in Southgate, N14 Sat-Sun: Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakel The high-pitched trio are back again in this furry version of High School Musical, only...

I'm excited to announce that we have our winners for the LolliBop Festival competition. The new owner of a Family Ticket for LolliBop is... Mike! Congratulations Mike, I hope you and your family have a fantastic day out. And in our runner-up position, the winner of an Adult...

I was invited onto BBC London Live 94.9 FM radio the other day to air my views on The Children's Society's latest report about smacking. According to the report, more than two-thirds of Britons think it's okay to give their children a slap now and again....