BIRTHDAY PARTIES
An Art Adventure Party for Beatrice's 6th Birthday
Beatrice had her sights set on a special sixth birthday celebration. She wanted to 'Paint the Town Red', and have a A London Art Adventure. The party started by taking the red number 6 bus (for our 6-year-old) with a few friends to Trafalgar Square then going to one of her favourite museums, The National Gallery. It ...
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LONDON CITY GUIDE
Shoreditch -- Come to the ShopUp this weekend and explore the neighbourhood!
I adore Kate's Shoreditch recommendations from last year, and I wanted to add a few new additional places to visit too! Perfect timing if you are joining us this weekend at the ShopUp in East London on the 9th & 10th of June! So off we set to explore the streets of Shoreditch. It really ...
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SEE
The V&A and the wonderful Winnie-the-Pooh exhibition
I have always loved the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) since my very first visit to London as a tourist many moons ago. So when they invited us to their Winnie-the-Pooh exhibition, I was elated. This exhibition in this space is the perfect marriage -- one of the world's best children's stories (we are enormous fans!), ...
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LATEST TRAVELS
Our Top 10 Weekend Getaway destinations for families and Kid & Coe properties!
We're all avid travellers here at Babyccino. Having children hasn't stopped us from exploring the world, and especially with companies like our longtime partner Kid & Coe, who provide super family friendly vacation rentals, traveling with a family has never been easier! With travel season coming up for most of us, we have picked out our Top Ten ...
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PLACES TO VISIT
Christmas Family Fun at the Victoria & Albert Museum
I can't think of a better way to spend a frosty December Saturday than exploring one of the world's greatest art and design museums and one of my all time favourite places, The V&A in South Kensington. It's easy to feel spoilt for choice with the vast array of museums that London has to offer but ...
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LONDON CITY GUIDE
A weekend in London with a nine-year-old
To celebrate Coco’s ninth birthday I had promised her a trip to London, just her and me, for a little weekend. Considering her birthday was last December and we are now in October, it was high time I made good on my promise and so we jumped on the train and away we went ...
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LONDON
Emily Ulmer photography
Our friend and talented photographer, Emily Ulmer, is in town from Los Angeles and came over on Sunday for a little visit and impromptu photoshoot. We walked over to the park and she snapped some photos of my crazy brood running wild and climbing trees. I never would have thoughts she would have gotten good ...
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LONDON
I'm speaking at Blogtacular!
I'm sure, by now, you've heard of Blogtacular -- the super cool blogging conference taking place in London next weekend?! With talented and inspiring speakers like Joy Cho, Natalie Lue and many others, it's shaping up to be a really informative, inspiring and FUN event. I'm really looking forward to it! I am also thrilled to ...
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BABY
My Favourite Things at Baby&Me Magazine
We're really excited to announce a new partnership with Baby&Me magazine which has us contributing a little column in their magazine each month and rounding up a selection of cute products to fit our topic. Baby&Me is a super stylish, monthly glossy which keeps London parents updated on all the latest news, fashion, design and ...
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LONDON
Happy UK Mother's Day!
I get confused every year by all the different dates for Mother's Day. I've never understood why the UK celebrates Mother's Day in March, when the rest of Europe and America celebrate in May! I looked it up, and here's the rule: while the majority of the world (including the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, ...
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BABY
The new Elias & Grace website!
Have you seen the shiny new Elias & Grace website?! They've given themselves an entirely new look and lots of great new features. You can now narrow down your search by category, gender and by child's size (which is such a handy feature I think). You can shop new arrivals and see different trends (currently stripes ...
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LONDON
Vanessa Berberian, London photographer
Remember last week when I told you about our little family photo session in the park with Vanessa Berberian? And how I was so worried she wouldn't get any cute photos because my children wouldn't cooperate/sit still/smile/behave... etc. Well, she just sent over the photos and I'm so so impressed with her! She managed to ...
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LONDON
The ShopUp in London - the countdown begins!
The countdown has started! Our live shopping event will take place just one month from now!! Have you marked your diaries? Told all your friends? We can't wait to see you there! p.s. To see a list of all the fabulous shops & brands participating, click here.
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LONDON
The ShopUp... is shaping up!
Whoop whoop!! We're SO excited about all of these fabulous shops and brands that are joining us at the ShopUp! (For those of you who missed the announcement -- we're organising our first ever live shopping event in London at the beginning of December!) In addition to the great shopping, we'll have superb entertainment to keep ...
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SERVICES
Kid & Coe, a vacation rental website for families!
I am really, super excited about the recent launch of Kid & Coe, a vacation rental website featuring stylish family homes all over the world. Imagine travelling to New York, Paris, San Francisco, Copenhagen... Mexico even (!) and being able to stay in a family home, complete with child-sized beds, toys for your kids, a ...
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KIDS
Waterproof gear from Muddy Puddles
We recently took the kids out of London for an adventurous weekend day trip to Warwick Castle. It was one of those cold, drizzly September days that felt a bit more like winter than Autumn, and we were happy to be kitted out in waterproof jackets and wellies from Muddy Puddles. My kids have the ...
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FOR MUMS
Mark your diaries: Presenting The ShopUp!
We are really, really excited to announce some BIG news: we are organising our first ever LIVE shopping event!! The ShopUp will be held in London this coming December and will bring together a selection of the finest shops and brands all under one roof! We're thrilled to offer the chance to shop the good ...
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LONDON
Moving to London? A relocation service to help
My friend Lindsey from the London-based Urban Mums blog had the ingenious idea of creating a business to help families get settled when moving to London. I can't tell you how many emails I've received from other mums who are planning a move to London. These mums have so many questions (as I'm sure I ...
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BABY
La Coqueta, timeless clothing made in Spain
La Coqueta is a new London-based boutique with a gorgeous collection of clothing and shoes from Spain. I stopped into the boutique last week and was blown away by all the lovely details of the shop (see the clever window display below!) and of course the beautiful, timeless pieces in the collection. From the sweet cotton ...
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LONDON
The Obliteration Room at the Tate Modern
This weekend we made it to Obliteration Room at the Tate Modern and my kids loved it so much they're still talking about it. What a cool idea! The Obliteration Room is the kid's section of the bigger exhibition by Yayoi Kusama -- the dot loving Japanese artist. It started out as a completely white room ...
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COOK BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Hummingbird cupcakes
If there is medically such a thing as a cupcake addiction -- my kids and I might need to be treated for it! Please picture the following scene: We had visitors from London last weekend who very nicely brought over some cupcakes from the amazing London bakery Hummingbird (Thank you, Debbie!). I woke up in the ...
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FOR MUMS
Introducing Morley at Couverture
Morley is the brand new label by Anouk Robyn, the former designer of cult childrenswear label, Quincy, and is launching this season with lovely, understated pieces for children aged 6 months to 12 years. I'm loving the washed-out cottons and summery pastel colours -- it is all so effortlessly cute, so easy to wear (I ...
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CELEBRATIONS
Jamie at Winter Wonderland
As children are starting to break up from nurseries, kindergartens and schools for the Christmas holidays, a typical London holiday attraction to visit is Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. We went last weekend and whilst crazy busy I was really impressed with the fairground -- lots of really beautiful old-fashioned fairground rides, mixed up with ...
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