Bristol mum Jolade made her first trip across the ocean with her little one to visit her husband's family in Ghana. Here's her account: What took you to Ghana and how old was your child when you made the trip? My

I took the babes to the Diana Memorial Playground at Kensington Gardens to meet up with my Cybermummy buddy Jacqui, of Mummy's Little Monkey fame. It was great to catch up with Jacqui (she looks fab going on 8 months

Fri-Sun: Discover Garden Party There's a Very Hungry Caterpillar puppet show, garden games and planting sessions at this popular storytelling centre in Stratford, E8. 10.30am and 2.30pm (ends Sep 5) Sat: London International Animation Festival Family Sessions Two special programmes for kids aged

Flicking through some old photos the other day I came across this one from Notting Hill Carnival 2006. It's crazy to think four years have gone by since then. We took Ezra to Carnival when he was not yet 7

Fri-Sun: Cake Britain Join the Mad Artist's Tea Party for an exhibition of edible art with cakes, bakes and fun for little ones at The Future Gallery in WC2. (Aug 27-29) Sat-Sun: Urban Picnic Furniture designer Gareth Neal takes over Elys Yard at

Our pick of family-friendly events at the end of August.

Fri: Gamesagogo at Kensington Gardens Free interactive sessions of high-energy fun including parachute games, balloon modelling, circus skills and gigantic bubbles near the Diana Memorial Playground. Suitable for ages 3+, 11am, 1pm & 3pm Sat: In the Night Garden Live It's not too

When you become part of the stroller set it's a good idea to make walking a regular practice. Not only does it get you and baby out of the house, a daily stroll is great for the mind, body and

In springtime, we wrote about the city farms that provide a brief escape from the bigness and smokiness of it all. Now it's summer and there are urban beaches popping up across the capital complete with deckchairs, beach balls, cocktails

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,