Blankets, hot cocoa, Christmas songs blaring, lights and shopping! It’s beginning to look rather festive.
As long as you’re wrapped up warm, you’ll want to get out and about and explore everything that the season has to offer. From the arrival of the UK’s largest outdoor winter festival to a family day out in the Cotswolds. This is what we’re loving this November in our Citizen Enfants’ hotlist.
TAKE YOUR BABIES TO THIS ENO Opera for Babies
Open a sensory gateway to live classical music for your babies with the English National Opera (ENO) and the London Coliseum’s Opera for Babies this month. Presenting fourteen daytime performances of Orpheus’ Comfort and Amor’s Ease, Babyopera and The Norwegian Opera & Ballet produce beautifully engaging experiences for families and children up to 6 years old. Orpheus’ Comfort follows the story of Orpheus and his beloved Eurydice, telling the tale of how song and music can bring back a loved one. The tale unfolds into a delightful game of musical peekaboo as Orpheus discovers Eurydice, and once again loses her. Amor’s Ease will transport audiences to the Baroque period where this comic opera will show how song and music can make a powerful difference. The story is of two friends dancing and playing. One of them trips and falls. Their friend rushes over to help, blowing on the sore spot to ease the pain. As soon as the first friend is feeling better, the other one falls and hurts themselves too. A beautiful, immersive, relaxed showing ideal for children to get cultural this season.
GO HERE Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
Nothing screams Christmas is coming more than the arrival of Winter Wonderland in London’s Hyde Park. Opening on 21st November, this magical experience taking over Hyde Park will return for six weeks until 5th January 2025, featuring over 100 rides and attractions for visitors of any age! As always, Winter Wonderland will showcase spectacular family performances including Zippos Christmas Circus, adrenaline-fuelled rides and rollercoasters, delicious street food, Christmas Market shopping, the iconic Giant Wheel, and the UK’s largest open-air Ice Rink. A new highlight? The Magical Ice Kingdom launches their concept ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ with an immersive experience on a journey through Alice’s magical and adventurous imagination, meticulously crafted from over 500 tonnes of snow and ice, entering through the Queen of Hearts’ castle, walking through Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, falling through the iconic rabbit hole, and encounter all the story’s most iconic characters, including the Cheshire Cat and the Giant Caterpillar.
BUY THIS VEJA x Bigstuffed
Cuddly, warm, fluffy teddybear shoes with just the right amount of support – this sounds like the ideal winter accessory for your kids. VEJA have collaborated with Bigstuffed, who specialise in creating handmade oversized stuffed animals, to create two unisex shoes styles for kids in suede and fleece. A V-10 style, featuring a fleece upper with brushed suede panels, with suede sourced from Rio Grande do Sul farms and tanned without harmful chemicals. The outer sole is made of 31% Amazonian rubber. And, a Baby style with a fleece lining, a brushed suede upper, and a soft fine leather out sole. Warm and plush shoes for plenty of outdoor running around this winter season, available from November 20th.
BOOK AHEAD Daylesford Christmas
Make a day of it with a trip to Daylesford in the Cotswolds with all sorts of festive events and experiences. The calendar is packed with plenty throughout December, including visits from Father Christmas and his reindeer to carol singing. Budding bakers can enjoy a fun baking class, or hand ice your own festive biscuits with the experts from Biscuiteers, ideal for a perfect letterbox gift (or indeed eating straight away), Dancer and Blitzen will make a special appearance on 7th December and Father Christmas will be visiting throughout the month.
USE THIS Childs Farm OatDerma Range
Colder weather, possible sun-filled chlorine-pooled holidays, indoor heating – all these variables can have drying effects on your children’s skin. Childs Farm have created new range OatDerma designed specifically for babies and children, to ease dry, itchy and eczema-prone skin using oatmeal and oat oil. The full range includes body wash, bath milk, bubble bath, shampoo and conditioner, and body and face moisturiser – all the simple additions for a fun and easy bedtime routine. Its so kind to skin, you may even choose to use it in your own bathtime routine, quickly becoming your go-to winter companion for soothed and healthy skin all season long.
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