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Centrale And Whitgift Welcome The Chinese New Year

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My local shopping centre holds a special place in my heart, not only for being somewhere I spend every weekend as a teen trying on clothes I couldn’t afford and whiling away hours with friends planning outfits for all our crazy nights out; but also because it was the the place I attended my first ever blogging event. 

Since then I have worked with Centrale and The Whitgift Centre in Croydon on several occasions from celebrating their Heritage Festival to picking out my capsule wardrobe at their fantastic ‘Your 5’ event.

Sadly I’m not going to be able to make their upcoming event on the 5th Febuary where they will be celebrating Chinese New Year that for those of you that don’t know is the year of the rooster.

It is set to be a fun filled event with lots of music, martial arts displays and plenty of dancing including the famous ‘dragon dance’.

If that’s  not enough there will be plenty to keep the children busy with face painting, calligraphy workshops and a zodiac sign stand.

So if you are looking for something to do between 1-5 this Sunday then this would be a great place to visit and educate you’re little ones on this fabulous time of year.

  

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Checking Out Little Lambs Softplay

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A while ago I was asked by the lovely Sophie to bring my little ones along to her softplay cafe Little Lambs in Sutton.

So today mine were in desperate need to let off some steam and I was in need of a good coffee so we popped along to see what we thought.

  
We parked easily in the St Nicholas centre car park which took us straight to the cafe.  I didn’t bother to get the buggy out but there is ample space to leave your buggy outside and the full glass frontage allows you to easily keep an eye on it.

We found ourselves a table and went over to the counter where we were greeted by the super friendly staff who served me my much needed coffee.

  
The boys spent a good few hours jumping on the bouncy castle, slipping down the slide, leaping into the ball pit and balancing on all the soft bricks.

   
     

Once they had built up a good appetite we sat down to a wonderful lunch.  I was extremely impressed with the large range of healthy choices that were on offer, including Slimming World options.  You can also choose from some yummy homemade cakes if you fancy something a little naughty!

The children’s menu was perfect for number four as I was able to choice from the lunchbox menu so that all  his allergies could be catered for.

     
     

Before we headed home the boys popped round to the quiet corner to do some pictures on the chalk boards and play with the toy kitchen.  This is a great addition as sometimes little ones like a change from the hustle and bustle that softplay brings.

   
 

All in all we had a fantastic trip.  The staff were super friendly and more than helpful, the play areas were well kept, safe and had plenty to amuse my youngest two, number three was more than happy to have a snack and play on her iPad whist the boys played, and finally the food menu was vast, tasty and extremely good value for money.

I would highly recommend Little Lambs to anyone with under 5’s and will be returning there very soon myself.
We were given a free day out at Little Lambs in return for this review.  All opinions are my own honest thoughts.