One of the (many) things I love about kids is that when there is a bit of strife in your life you can throw yourself into activities with them and everything seems right with the world again, even if just for a couple of hours.
This afternoon, I had a beautiful, fun time with my boy, El, and his best mates, Lily (12) and Sonny (6). We all love doing fashionable things and this was perfect; we headed down to
the 5 star Montcalm Hotel in Mayfair / Marble Arch to try out
the Teddy's Tea Time, an afternoon tea for children with more cakes than you've ever seen, refreshments aplenty and a glass of fizz for me...
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Arriving at plush London hotel The Montcalm - five minutes walk from Marble Arch tube
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| Loved the centrepiece |
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| And we were entertained by a lovely harpist |
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| He invited the boys to have a strum |
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| While the kids waited for their Teddy Tea, I could not say no to a glass of fizz |
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| Every Sunday afternoon should include a chilled Prosecco |
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| Saying cheers with Lily |
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| Lils checks out the menu; regular readers know that Lily has Type 1 diabetes, but thanks to her funky (pink!) insulin pump and her essential book of carbs, we worked out the cake-fest ahead of us pretty easily |
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| The cakes arrive! Each child received one of these indulgent platters of sweet stuff along with a fruit smoothie |
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| What a selection |
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| After a very Royal, and British, half term, this was the perfect way to end the week |
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| One bite is never enough.... |
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| Alongside the cakes, they each got a plate of chocolate dipped strawberries - they went down best of all |
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| Great and British |
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| The fruit smoothies count as one of their five a day, right? |
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| They got a hot chocolate each too |
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| And don't worry about me - I was on the crumpets |
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| At the Montcalm, crumpets are served with fruit butter and honeycomb |
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| And to wash down my crumpets? A pot of Earl Grey |
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| What a fabulous English tradition this is |
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| El (wearing his latest Spider-Man tee) gets to work on a choc-strawb |
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| And Sonny gets stuck into a mini berry muffin |
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| Of course I had to try some of the kids' cakes... |
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| ...purely for research purposes, you understand |
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| Cheers to the Montcalm for a fantastic afternoon treat... |
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| ...that left someone with a rather chocolaty face; "Teddy's Tea Time" at The Montcalm is £12.50 per child and is offered with a complimentary Montcalm teddy to take home - awwwww |
With thanks to The Montcalm Hotel
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