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Things to do in London with kids: July

June 29, 2019 by Gretta Schifano 2 Comments

There are always loads of great things to do on a family day out in London, and each month I publish a round-up of some of the best. The July 2019 round-up is a bumper edition as there’s so much on offer. Do let me know if there’s anything which you’d like me to include […]

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Categories: Things to do in London with kids
Tags: ArcelorMittal Orbit, BBC Proms, Horniman, National Army Museum, Natural History Museum, Pride, The Postal Museum

Things to do in London with kids: May

April 24, 2019 by Gretta Schifano 5 Comments

Things to in London with kids in May

There are always loads of great things happening in London, and this month is no exception. There are two Bank Holidays in May, as well as the half-term school holiday, and as the weather’s getting slightly less chilly (some of the time at least) it’s a good time to explore the capital. Here’s my pick of […]

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Categories: Things to do in London with kids
Tags: Alchemy, Horniman, London Craft Week, London History Day, Museums at Night, Natural History Museum, Underbelly, Warner Bros Stdio Tour

Exploring London at Christmas

December 22, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 24 Comments

Covent Garden Christmas decorations. Copyright Gretta Schifano

Four days before Christmas my daughter and I head to London to explore some of the Christmassy things which are happening there. There will be 16 of us at our house for Christmas and only three of them won’t be staying the night. I love having a houseful at Christmas but I know from experience that the days before December […]

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Categories: Christmas, City, Teens, Things to do in London with kids
Tags: Christmas in London, Covent Garden, Eyeskate, Natural History Museum, Trafalgar Square

Mammoths: Ice Age Giants

June 5, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 19 Comments

Mammoths exhibition sign. Copyright Gretta Schifano

‘I kind of want to touch it’ says my son. ‘Yeah…it’s really cool’ agrees his friend. We definitely can’t touch what we’re looking at: a baby woolly mammoth who lived around 42,000 years ago and is now on display in a glass case at London’s Natural History Museum. Lyuba Her name is Lyuba (pronounced Looba […]

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Categories: Attractions, City, London, Seasonal
Tags: Mammoths exhibition, Natural History Museum

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