Memorable day with a 3 year old

mumps

notanewuser wrote: »

My DD won't be going anywhere near the big red fat one!!!!

I think it was being suggested for the OP and her goddaughter.

onlyroz

What about the Science Museum? It's free, and there are plenty of "hands on" exhibits that you could have fun figuring out together.

onlyroz

Nicki wrote: »

I'm taking my four year old here the week after next. Friends who have already been with children the same kind of age said it was fantastic for that age group particularly the ice kingdom.

http://www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/

I went to the Winter Wonderland last year and while it was OK I thought it was vastly overpriced. We saw the circus, which was so-so and the ice sculptures, which were good but a lot of money for 15-30 minutes of entertainment. The food was good but extremely expensive, with limited places to sit down and eat it.

notanewuser

onlyroz wrote: »

I went to the Winter Wonderland last year and while it was OK I thought it was vastly overpriced. We saw the circus, which was so-so and the ice sculptures, which was good, but a lot of money for 15-30 minutes of entertainment. The food was good but extremely expensive, with limited places to sit down and eat it.

We went on New Year's Day.

DD was only 2 but it was horrible. Luckily she fell asleep as we were walking around. We stayed an hour and then left. Pretty with the lights at night, but not a fun experience.

Lunar_Eclipse

onlyroz wrote: »

I went to the Winter Wonderland last year and while it was OK I thought it was vastly overpriced. We saw the circus, which was so-so and the ice sculptures, which were good but a lot of money for 15-30 minutes of entertainment. The food was good but extremely expensive, with limited places to sit down and eat it.

This is exactly what I've heard, and after going to the Winchester Xmas market last week which was a serious let down, we're no longer going to Winter Wonderland.

There have been some lovely suggestions for the OP. My initial thoughts were something festive: decorating Xmas cookies, potato stamping wrapping paper, making paper chains and building a gingerbread house. You can buy kits for the latter in a few places; this year ours is from Ikea. John Lewis probably have them too. I suggest you buy extra sweets/choc buttons and frosting for 'glue' if you go down this route. Also, you could make Xmas cards (for her parents.)

Have fun!