Mum & 7yo daughter day out - suggestions?

[BeccaL]

Day out with just daughter tomorrow - any suggestions? London or nearby - Kent possible. Open to thoughts... Thanks

[Curmudgeon]

Depends what you like to do

Cinema - could recommend Mirror, Mirror

Lovely Walk - could recommend Shoreham in Kent (train from Peckham Rye)

Painting Crockery / Build a bear / something creative

with my 7 year old we like to cook together - and go for coffee / milk cake in a lovely cafe just the two of us - or about 1/2 hour shopping

[Fuschia]

Docklands museum, pirate exhibition and lunch at canary wharf

Train to Brighton

Nat history museum

Swimming at Bromley

[Fuschia]

London aquarium

Battersea zoo

Ice skating?

[amydown]

How about an afternoon tea?

[nunheadmum]

If she's into ballet, Sadlers Wells are doing 'My First Sleeping Beauty' at the Peacock Theatre till the 13th with 2 shows a day. We went at the weekend and it was a lovely show, narrated to help understand the movements. And not too long. Places nearby too for a nice lunch afterwards.

[BeccaL]

Thanks for those. Have just got tickets for london eye as she and I love it and daddy not so keen. Like suggestion of ballet - did look at that and wonder how 'baby-ish' it would be - she's not so keen on babyish at the mo. Might well follow up with pirates afterwards - she'd like that! Thanks all

[nunheadmum]

Ballet not that baby-ish at all....unless she's used to proper ballet performances. It just cuts out the longer story-telling bits (that frankly, I get lost at usually!) and focuses on the main, juicy story bits where there's more to see. The narration helps to explain the hand gestures and how they and the dancing tell the story.

If interested, it's coming to Bromley too, in May I think.

[BeccaL]

Thanks nunhead mum - that's really useful to know. Will watch out for it in Bromley.