Tours For My Kids Ltd

22/12/2024

What advent calendar did you get this year?

So of course we have the chocolate advent calendar, there's no escaping it, but I like an old fashioned one too and this one from the National Gallery has, I think become my favourite. It's a mini work of art filled with even smaller works of art. Good for kids to get to know some art, and some good revision for me. What's not to love?!

I'll be checking out the National Gallery's advent calendar next year, but let me know if you have any recommendations x

20/12/2024

One of the best views in London! Big Ben framed by the London Eye. All lit up! 😍

I need to work out how I can make Big Ben a bit bigger. But this is good enough.

It's taken from the south side of Waterloo Bridge, also lovely to walk over as it has great views.

This always makes me smile! X

17/12/2024

🐻🐻🐻 We checked out the Paddington Bear Experience at County Hall and it is lovely! So magical, interactive, with actors - we met Mrs Brown, Mrs Bird and of course Paddington. We went inside the house in Windsor Gardens and the jungle of Peru. It's for younger kids, my 9 year old found it enchanting. It's not cheap but if you fancy something a bit different I recommend it! Ask if you have any questions! 🍊🍊🍊

16/12/2024

The National Gallery is looking gorgeously festive! I'll post my own tree soon for a compare and contrast 😂 X

28/10/2024

We had pomegranate seeds today. Handpicked from the land of Naples.

I was asked to tell the story of Proserpine or Persephone - according to Greek and Roman myth she ate 6 pomegranate seeds and so had to stay in the underworld for 6 months. There's more to the story, so do look it up, or come on one of our tours for more Greek and Roman myths!

The seeds were super tasty too, and I loved how they brought together friendship, the present day, myth and history! Quite magical! X

26/10/2024

Jigsaw Puzzles

I spent a wonderful morning exploring the Roman Forum in Rome today and we had fun trying to fit together fragments like a jigsaw puzzle. Can you see how these two pieces would fit together?

If you can get your imagination working it is really quite a remarkable place. With lots of jigsaw puzzles.

Also, amazing autumnal weather! X

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16/10/2024

A lovely review for Tours For My Kids! Giving kids and families the tools to explore other museums and galleries on their own is one of the aims of TFMK!

13/09/2024

So, what creatures do you think these are? And what should we call them? I think they need names.

These are some backs of some of the creatures on the gates of the Henry VII chapel in Westminster Abbey, dating back to the early 1500s - but they look so modern!

Next time I'll have to try and get photos of their faces!

There are always so many fascinating details hidden away in buildings x

13/08/2024

13/08/2024

My ritual when I get to Rome. Genuinely the best coffee! The elixir of the gods! ☕☕☕

Does anyone else have any rituals when they get to a city? I'm curious 🧐

12/08/2024

Pretty spectacular sky this morning! Look at those rays of light. It's going through he a hot one in London today. Sunscreen, hat and plenty of water. Have a good one! 🌞

08/08/2024

😺😺😺 Oh my gosh kids, it's international cat day! So here are my bff's having a snuggle in the 1st pic, and in the 2nd...find the cat....! 😺😺😺

08/08/2024

So, we were crouched down looking at paving stones. I thought, people must be thinking what are these weirdos doing studying two paving stones so closely.

I was using them to explain the left and right of politics, and what centre left and centre right was, and what far right and far left was. It worked quite well!

Use what you have around you!

Have a great day! X

07/08/2024

We got some paint pens today and B's drawn Big Ben on a stone. They make such nice drawings. Am trying to work out how to incorporate this in a tour. But I doubt my clients want a bag full of stones to take home... Any ideas?! X

02/08/2024

things to do for the summer in London with kids:

Tate Modern. Uniqlo Tate Play. Oscar Murillo. The Flooded Garden. Cost: free. Notes: wear old clothes. it's messy!

it opens at 10.30, but I recommend getting there about 10.10 with some activities and wait in line. as you can see, loads of paintings. I was with 2 8 year olds and we stayed an hour. The theme is water. The kids LOVED it. lots of littlies there as well.

But! you don't need kids to go. It's for all ages. I painted too! It's so relaxing, and fun. Make sure you pop into Murillo's paintings in the Tanks as well. Totes recommend x

02/06/2024

It's a beautiful morning in London today... And no 🌧️☔! 🤞

19/04/2024

Lovely afternoon of art recce-ing Tate Modern, Uber boat to Millbank and then a recce of Tate Britain.

But at Tate Modern I saw this! Am a little obsessed. I mean, what?! What's going on? Super odd. I really like it. And slightly freaked out. 🤣

02/04/2024

Nice suprise today! My tours have been mentioned in the Telegraph! Very lovely Easter treat! 🐰🐣🐥🐰

I hope you had a lovely break and have something fun planned for the holidays x