What a week I’ve had, I’m so glad it is the weekend. Unfortunately I won’t be getting creative this weekend as, after a major setback, we’re back to looking around houses in our spare time. Not what you want to be doing after a full week at work, I want to spend the weekend with my feet up on the sofa. Which got me thinking, can I appreciate all London has to offer without actually leaving our flat?
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I could certainly do with a Holiday myself after the week I’ve just had, working full time and being a mum to a teething tot are not compatible! As promised, here is the second part of my guide to what to do with the kids over the holidays.
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Baby Birthday celebrations take three. A picnic in the park with the NCT crowd. Really nice plan but at the moment it looks like rain. Typical. Still I am ready with my party bags and a brolly.
After my first full week back at work I’m pooped. I’m not sure I’ll be up to anything creative this weekend however I do have to make seven party bags for one year olds without falling foul of a circle of yummy mummies, so a certain amount of creative thinking will be involved!
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We’re out of the World Cup and Andy Murray is out of Wimbledon too. I should really stop talking about sport on an Arts based blog but there is just one more thing that might be of interest…
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Busy week this week as I returned to work after maternity leave. Time will be even more precious now and I’ll be in need of a creative outlet at the weekend. Last weeks family picnic was a bit on the chilly side but this weekend promises more.
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What to do for the first birthday of your first born child? This is the dilemma currently facing me. He is not going to remember it and yet it marks such a special occasion. Current plans are three fold: This weekend starts the celebrations with a picnic in the park with the grandparents and it looks like we’re going to have the weather for it. Continue reading
E17 Art Trail Special
Every year the arts community of E17 opens its doors and lets you in for an impressive festival of the arts. This year they are celebrating their 10th year and are hosting the biggest trail to date with 300 planned events.
“It is the month of June,
The month of leaves and roses,
When pleasant sights salute the eyes,
and pleasant scents the noses”
Nathaniel Parker Willis
Some Art for the Weekend 