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My 2 yr old currently goes to nursery 2 mornings a week and tumbletots 1 morning. These are all on holiday as from 2 weeks time - ARGH! What to do to keep us both occupied (and that 5m old can tag along to?). Investigating tennis 4 kids sessions. Can't do swimming because of baby. Help. Holiday not until september....august is looming....
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The 1 o'clock clubs generally stay open right through the holidays - Crystal Palace is a good one for the mornings. You could explore some of the other playgrounds in the area (we love the one near Prendergast School, Hilly Fields, which is only a 10 min drive away).


You're welcome round here! Hoping for warm afternoons so we can get the paddling pool out.


I thought I'd be dreading the holidays now that C is at school 5 days, but actually I'm quite looking forward to having time to just mess about with the two of them before my youngest heads off to school in September.

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You could also try planning one big excursion a week (something to focus on) like the Science Museum (great water play downstairs for small ones), Battersea Park Zoo, a City Farm (Vauxhall or Surrey Quays). A bike ride and picnic in Dulwich park - 5 month old in a sling, 2 year old in the bucket bike? I also used to find breaking my day up into chunks of activity really useful as well. Painting in the morning, lunch, nap or audio book/DVD, then an afternoon visit to the park, home in time for late afternoon routine. The key to chunking it is to not try and fit too much in!


Good luck. It is not easy and you will be excused if it sends you a little bonkers!

Fuschia

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Good plan


There is


Sandpit

Dulwich park though not very toddler friendly ( except for the little park by firemans alley)


Peckham rye picnic area


Goose green though gets a bit manic


Myatts fields


Dog kennel hill adventure playground possibly


Ruskin paddling pool


Cp one o'c club followed by cp park


Hillyfields pk I found a bit stressful ( two exits, not closeable)


Brockwell pk - no shade

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Brockwell and Burgess parks are both great. There's also another playground in Camberwell, off Camberwell Church Street after Camberwell Grove but before the South London Gallery. Sorry to be vague but I walked past it ages ago and thought it looked great!


Some EDF meet ups over the summer hols would be great!

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Me me!!! baby, 2 year old and 4 year old = mummy on Gin by lunchtime.


Sydenham Wells park also good if water is on.


Crystal Palace 1 o clock (already mentioned) is super as there are things to do even if its raining, its completely toddler/escape proof, you can get tea/snacks easily and its open all day (bar lunch). A massive thumbs up from us.


Beckenham Spa softplay also good if its raining. Much prefer it to Peckham.

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please ladies don't take your kids to ruskin pool, I was there a couple of weeks ago when they turned on two of the corner taps which spewed forth the most toxic, brown, stinky sludge I have ever seen. Unless the pool has been 'deep cleaned' since then I would not consider it safe to play. (There was no sign of any sort of cleaning beyond sweeping sludge into central drain when we were there).
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Cool lots of ideas about meeting up - makes me feel better! My current issue also seems to be getting out of the house - baby has a morning nap then feed - out by 10 if lucky and then will snooze on the go around lunchtime, then 2 yr old sleeps after lunch, baby does a tag team nap and has a snooze just as toddler get up. Argh!


For anyone interested - Crystal Palace are doing some week long swim courses towards the mid/end august - I did one with my then 16m old last year and it was good for sthg to do every morning for a week. Can't this year though - shame.


In terms of summer events I like the sound of lollibop. I have a flier for a production of Wind in the Willows and The tiger who came to tea is on in town - what do you think about suitability for a 2.25 yr old?

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Whippersnappers are performing our theatre Production of "Anancy and Snake" at the Horniman Museum on 5th Aug 12.30pm and 3.30pm. Free inter-active Caribbean theatrical story telling. We will be in the garden this year as band stand is being refurbished. If the weather is bad we will be inside performing downstairs in the gallery space.


www,whippersnappers.org or go to Horniman website


Mrs Whippersnappers.

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