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I just logged in to make a post to see if anyone wanted to start a craft group when I saw this thread! Count me in too :) I do basic sewing and knitting and love crafts in general. I have 2 children, one is 4 years old and one is 4 months old. My schedule is flexible. Ideally I was hoping to meet with others when the little ones are not around as it's hard to do crafty things with them in tow! But I'd be happy to try and to just meet other women with similar interests. Leigh

We're interested in going apple picking soon and wondered if anyone can recommend an apple farm that we could get to by train from ED fairly easily (don't mind a bus or short taxi ride if needed). I found this list on Time Out but still wanted to see if there are any suggestions of something fairly close. http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/features/10600/Londons_Best_Pick_Your_Own_Farms.html

Last time I just listened for American accents! I have short brown hair and will have a red bugaboo buggy with baby in tow and an almost 4 year old running around. I may recognize a few people, so lets just meet outside the cafe where the kids usually run around and I think we'll find each other :)

I could meet up on Friday as well. Should we meet at Peckham Rye cafe again? Maybe around 10am, does that work for others? If not, lets see what time and place works best. Leigh

We're up for meeting at 2pm on Friday in the cafe :)

Friday is good for us, but the weather forecast is not looking so great. Can anyone think of any indoor fun? Today we're going to the Dulwich Library "bear picnic." It's from 10:30-12 in the library garden (in the back). The leaflet says there will be singing, crafts, stories, and a bear hunt. It also says to bring a teddy bear and a food item. If anyone would like to try to meet up with us, send me a message :) Leigh

Sounds great to me! I was going to suggest the same, a Friday meet-up :) I vote for sooner than later, so the 20th would be my pick. And I'd be happy with either park cafe. Maybe 11am? What do others think of that time? I was thinking some moms might have to get back for kids to nap after lunch. Looking forward to meeting lots of moms and kids!

My baby is due August 20th. Hope yours arrives soon! I would love to meet and also meet your friend. I will send you a PM.

Our family is new to East Dulwich (though we've lived in London 2 years) and looking forward to meeting new people. We're happy to meet people of all backgrounds, but I was curious if there happen to be any American expat moms out there who might want to meet? We're originally from Atlanta, GA but lived in San Francisco for 4 years before moving to London. I'm a full-time mom with a 3.5 year old and one on the way. Our daughter would also love to meet some new little friends. :)

Alieh, my daughter loves to look for bugs with her bug catcher so I'm sure she'd also like looking for sticks and treasures in the woods. Maybe we could meet up with your nanny and kids next week? Wednesday would be good for us, if the weather is nice. We could meet in the park. And we'd be happy to meet up with any other 3-4 year old kids as well to try to get a little activity playgroup going. And an art class for this age group would be great too. Our daughter will take Stephanie's summer camp class later this month, so maybe I'll ask her then.

I was thinking, since others have found it hard to find activities specific to 3-4 year olds, I'd be happy to start a playgroup of some sort, maybe with some structured activities or a theme. And I'd be happy to host. Just let me know if anyone is interested :)

Thanks for all the suggestions!

I accidentally put this in the wrong section, sorry! I don't know how to move it.

We've just moved to East Dulwich and I've been happy to find EDtots for activities. I've taken my 3.5 year old daughter to a few of the drop-in groups, which were great, but most of the little attendees were 2 and under (though these were for 5 and under drop-in groups). I was wondering if anyone can offer suggestions for group activities for a 3-4 year old, where there are likely to be many others in that age group? We don't have a car, so I'd like to stay fairly close to East Dulwich. Thanks for any suggestions!

Thanks for the replies, I will look into these other schools as well :)

Thank you! You've listed a few schools I haven't read about yet. I will add them to my list of schools to contact. She will be 4 in October.

We've just moved to East Dulwich and have been looking into nursery schools for our daughter and finding that most are full and have waiting lists. I've called 3 that say they are full and have waiting lists, and I've noticed on the forum that other schools I was planning to call are full in the fall as well. She really needs to go to school. She was in nursery in our last neighborhood and loved it and misses it, and she misses having a regular set of friends to play with. She is almost 4 years old. Does anyone know of any schools that have lower waiting lists than others (or no waiting list) or any alternative ideas? Thanks, Leigh