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[quote=Anonymous]A $20 umbrella stroller isn’t designed to hold a 5yo child and won’t do a lick of good on the rough streets of London and Paris. I can’t imagine bringing a stroller for a kid older than 2.5 or possibly 3. After that they can walk. Take breaks, get an ice cream, spend time at a park, but don’t rely on a stroller for a school-aged child!
You’re really late to planning, but you might get lucky finding an Airbnb or similar for your family. That will be better and less expensive than 2 hotel rooms. Look in Zone 1 in London and anywhere in the 1-8th arrondissements in Paris, though be warned that the 7 & 8 are larger and choose carefully in those. 
In London I’d do a day on a hop on/hop off bus to get your bearings, get off by the Thames to view Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster, another day take a boat to Greenwich, then do the tour back along the River, one day at the Tower and St Paul’s, maybe look at London Walks for family walking tours. Another day Globe, Southwark, Tate Modern if you want to see art, or a day by South Ken, Notting Hill, Princess Diana playground, etc. Fit in tea somewhere, and a visit to Hamley’s for sure. 
In Paris the Musee D’Orsay or Pompidou are great for kids, the Tuileries gardens are fun with a fair in summer, trampolines etc. Picnic near the Eiffel Tower, get tickets now if you want to go up. Bateaux Mouches on the Seine for sure, wander the Latin Quarter and the Iles, get ice cream at Berthillon. Paris is the ultimate city for wandering, you really can’t go wrong. 
Are you taking the Eurostar? Make sure you’ve booked that asap too as it gets filled up in summer. [/quote]

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