I have an absolutely stunning mirror that has been hanging around (on the floor) for the past 18 months which has been crying out to hung and displayed in the manner that it was intended so that it could be oohed and aahed over.  But the dilemmas that we faced was that it was A/ very large  and B/ very heavy – in fact it weighs 80 kilos and that is definitely something that needs to be handled with care, for a great many reasons.  It was suggested that I contact the wonderfully clever and experienced fellows at Art of Hanging – which I did,  and just take a look at the  simply marvelous  job they did.

Not only did they arrive on time, they were courteous, efficient and honestly, you just have to love guys who clean & sweep up after themselves . So if you have art work, prints, mirrors and photographs – big or small, individuals or groupings that  need to go up on the wall and you want it done properly and efficiently the first time give Art of Hanging a call because truly – there really is an art to it. They were booked for an hour and so they  hung a few other pieces that had also been waiting patiently and “adjusted” other previously hung paintings that had been done by a couple of amateurs.

HINT: you do need to know where you want your items hung before Art for Hanging helpers arrive.  If you have groups or collections of art work / photos that need to go up, simply lay them down on the floor in front of the wall that they’re going to be hung on and play with the arrangement. Once you have found the format that you like, take a photo so that you have a record of the order that you laid them out in. Easy…….

The alien looking thing in the photo is a climbing frame and the kids can do heaps of things on it. During the school holidays I was wandering through Southbank with my boys and came across this great new playground at the Ship Inn end of the park lands. We spent a great couple of hours playing here and watching all the other kids,  it was a huge hit for all the ages.

The other new age activities there are:

• a different type of slippery slide, using stainless steel pipes coming out of a bright yellow man made hill
• a big disk swing
• groovy use of mirrors
• a huge spinning stainless steel bowl in a big sand pit
• megaphone pipes
• pathways to follow

The biggest thing and one of the oldest activities you can get for kids was the climbing tree.    Well done Southbank.