East London

CRAP PLAYGROUNDS: London Mum Fighting for Better Play Spaces in Newham

London playgrounds range from engaging, creative spaces to unsafe, dirty, broken down wastelands. Some mums…

Young V&A: Preview of New Museum (best bits chosen by kids!)

The Young V&A is the most hotly anticipated museum opening in London this year for…

Small Business Q&A: Sonshine Magazine Founder Kirstie Beaven

We love small businesses started and run by London mums! This one is brilliant –…

Best Adventure Playgrounds in London Picked by a Passionate Playworker

Adventure playgrounds in London can get less hype than jazzy new play areas but they…

Mum in the Hood: Bettina Maidment in Clapton

We love our local London mums! In our Mum in the Hood series we speak…

5 Top Children’s Boutiques: North and East London

Shops have reopened in London and we are excited to be stepping inside beautiful small…

Small Shop Owners Open Up About Lockdown and Looking Forward

It’s been a long, difficult slog for small shop owners in London – forced to…

Vyki the Museum Mum of Walthamstow

We love our local London mums! In our Mum in the Hood series we speak…

What Mother Made: Hackney mum’s shop selling handmade childrenswear (online now!)

A shop doesn’t get much more local than this. What Mother Made is based in…

London Mums
Candace McManus in Hoxton

We love our local London mums! In our Mum in the Hood series we speak…

The best shops for holiday gifts in Highams Park

This guide to great local shops to peruse for Christmas presents in Highams Park was…

Dusty Knuckle Bakery
Dalston’s Dusty Knuckle Bakery

By Tiziana Murgo The Dusty Knuckle Bakery is an award-winning sustainable business that was born…

Abney Park
Halloween in Abney Park

By Tiziana Murgo What is more magical and mesmerising than a garden cemetery? A night…

Allens Gardens
Allens Gardens: Tranquillity in the city

By Tiziana Murgo If you used to live in Stamford Hill in the 1970s or…

Outside the Box
Outside the Box

By Tiziana Murgo At the border of Hackney Downs Park, there is a young and…

Mooch Ealing
Love Local: Small Business Saturday in Northfields and beyond

By Elisa Freeling Looking for a unique Christmas gift that can’t be found on Amazon?…

7 Local Christmas Events for Parents and Kids

With December just around the corner, now is the time to get excited about Christmas!…

Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre
Bouncing off the walls at Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre

There’s soft play, and there’s soft play Walthamstow style! It’s been a year since the…

Mum in the ‘hood: Gabriella Wild Seeley from Shoreditch

As part of our Mums in the ’Hood series, this month we talk to native…