Weds am...

[Fuschia]

I am soooo tired after a long day at work but toying with the idea of going to Bookstart tomorrow or to the story thing at the Horniman then lunch... anyone else heading to either of those? x

[snowboarder]

Where is Bookstart? I was thinking of trying to go to whippersnappers (?never been) but it starts at 10....early for us!

[candj]

Sorry Fuschia, we do diddidance at 10 today.

[ryedalema]

Oh dear - I'm of the lazy mum school of parenting. I'm off to Greenwich Picture House for the baby - friendly 'big scream' movie. This week it's Helen Mirren and James McEvoy in a film about Tolstoy's life and legacy.

I'll probably fall asleep after 10 minutes after the night I've had.

Starts at 11.30am.

[Fuschia]

i did go there once with twins (nightmare as no buggies are allowed in) but now they're toddlers tis impossible

[ryedalema]

Yeah i know - i wouldn't dream of inflicting 2.6 year old on the GPH (or any cinema as it goes). But as she's in nursery it's just me and newbie - so we can do it all in a sling.

Just need a butler now to hand me hot cups of tea on a conveyor belt basis - pretty pleeeeze???

[ClareC]

sounds great, do you have a link with the details? Must be over a year since I went to the cinema what with not beng able to sit long periods in pregnancy (sore back / ribs) and now having a newborn - well 5 weeks, is that still newborn?

[Belle]

Clare - the Brixton Ritzy does it too on Fridays, there's a place to leave the buggy outside the screen. I went once (Bruno - highly inappropriate for a 6 month old I'm sure but fabulous) and really enjoyed it.

[snowboarder]

Wish they did a toddler cinema session with creche.....

Whipper snappers was one of the most terrifying experiences I've ever had...totally bewildering...

[ryedalema]

Snowboarder - me too! The last few films we've tried to see with toddler I've spent most of the time either:

- apologising to our neighbours as she climbs over their laps

- running up and down the stairs, hunched over like Quasimodo, after her

- likewise with the big, as she sees it - running track, just in front of the screen

- or playing with the automatic doors into the car park (after I've totally given up!)

Does anyone know what age they actually start behaving and watching the film? I've seen the first 10 mins of so many films now!

ClareC - Greenwich, Brixton and, I think, CLapham all do 'Big Scream' films. It costs a pound to become a member, then you can go until your child is 1 year old. Just double check my info when you get a chance as the site is down at the mo, so I can't double check myself.

http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Greenwich_Picturehouse/Whats_On/Clubs_Groups/Big_Scream/

But there's a film every Wed at 11.30 and they have a good range between the popular blockbusters and more high brow stuff.

It's hiilarious going there - women with their boobs out bfing and babes crawling everywhere. Totally chaotic, but very friendly and welcoming. I've seen the odd chap there too - but they kept a very low profile and sat very low in their seats ;-)

[malcol]

My kids have been able to manage short animated films from about age three onwards. Test them out at home with a film first though!! I'm just waiting for my littlest one to 'come of age' then we can all go to the cinema on a rainy saturday afternoon...not that we get many of those in this country....