[Ad- gifted experience] Now that soft play is back open, the children have been absolutely pumped about the idea of going into all sorts of soft play areas, exploring around and climbing through the various areas that always seem to be within them. When we heard about Kidspace, I was pretty excited and convinced that the children would be quite happy exploring. The place has a massive soft play area, a few climbing walls, a sky way, go-karts, an interactive room and so much more. We all geared up to go to Kidspace, excited to see what would be there!
[Ad- gifted experience] As he gets older, Kai is getting more and more interested in history, but perhaps most specifically in areas that his schooling have touched on; WWII, the Tudors and Anglo-Saxon Britain. As such we’ve taken him along to a ringwork and bailey fortification, manor houses and museums over the years, but a great opportunity presented itself in the form of visiting the Churchill War Rooms recently, and so we headed over.
For my birthday last year, I wanted to go out to one of my favourite restaurants; Wahaca. It’s been some time since I’ve been, due to the whole lockdown situation and the lack of events in London, so it felt like a great time to journey into the city and try some tacos and street food with my family. My kids have actually never been to Wahaca, so it was very lovely to get to show them a restaurant that I have enjoyed. When Jupiter and I go to Wahaca, we normally order a bunch of small items from their menu and split them, so that’s what we did here.
I feel that as an America, I have more of a connection to brands than most British people. I am brand loyal – once I like I brand I stick with it, no matter what. It’s just ingrained in my blood. When I saw the Museum of Brands in our National Trust membership book, I really wanted to go along! So when Dann surprised me with tickets to go, I was hyped! It’s worth mentioning that as apart of the National Trust, you get a discount on the price of the tickets – not free entry like several other places. But, the tickets are quite cheap anyway and well worth it.
It’s no secret that everyone in this home really loves cats and kittens! Pancake, our own cat, is quite spoiled with toys, attention, and treats. We decided to go out one day to the Whiskers & Cream cat cafe to hang out with some new cats while eating treats of our own. When booking to visit the cat cafe, you can either pay an admissions fee (which comes with a free drink) or book for afternoon tea, where there are a bunch of different menus for food options from vegan to children’s menus!
We decided to go for lunch, picking the normal afternoon tea for us adults and the children’s afternoon tea for the children, but let’s talk about the cats. There are 9 cats in Whiskers & Cream – and you are told about each of them. All of these cats have different personalities and like different toys. After being introduced to everyone (and having our food served) it was up to us if we wanted to snack or go play. The kids were able to talk to the staff to find out different cat’s favourite toys, before trying to play with them! Many of the cats were playful, Jasper being the biggest, loudest, and most excited cat.
