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

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

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,

There's nothing like a game of ping pong to put some spring in your stride. The rhythmic tapping of ball against table against bat creates an almost meditative state. It's competition with a Zen-like attitude and it's coming to a

Last weekend was great. HoolaFest was almost too much fun, what with wolfing down Levi Roots' Reggae Reggae BBQ and grooving with our hoops on the rooftop to a live steel drum band. But it's been a rocky week. Domestic tension

In case you haven't noticed, I've become something of a hoola hooping fanatic enthusiast of late. It might seem like a strange thing for a grown woman in charge of three humans (yes, that includes you, dear hubby!) to be

The party's over at Glastonbury but summer festival season's only warming up. And just when you thought it was safe to pack away your tents, wellies and memories of portaloo queues, there's a growing number of outdoor jams aimed at

What a feeling! Summer's here, the heat is on and the Big Dance is on its way. The week-long celebration of fancy footwork is planning to turn the capital into one giant musical stage. Whether you're all jazz hands or

One day he learned to walk. By the next morning, he was kicking a ball. Now one of my 16-month-old's first official words is 'Goooaaaal!' With a dad who's Arsenal mad, an uncle who could have gone pro and a