What's on this week for Kids and Children in London
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The following is a list of upcoming events in London that are suitable for families and children in London.
Be sure to check the website of any event before booking/visiting in case of any late changes to times or schedules.
If you know of any events not listed here that parents with young children may enjoy please feel free to contact us.
Top 10 Kids Activities in London
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Easy Peasy Skate - Battersea Park
May 25, 2013 This is a free group skate that takes place every DRY Saturday starting at the Japanese Peace Pagoda in Battersea park.The skate is suitable for parents with young children and is supervised by skate marshalls. You will need skates and protective... Weekly Event: every Saturday |
Battersea Park | free | May 25, 2013 | May 25, 2013 | Clapham Junction | SW11 4RP | |
Family Sunday Skating Heaven - Newham Leisure Centre
May 26, 2013 Skating Heaven at Newham Leisure Centre - Family Skate SundaysRoller Disco and Games games in the main room, Boot Camp (Only for beginners!) in the second room where beginners are taught by fully qualified Skate Instructors. Music on the day 70's... Weekly Event: every Sunday |
Newham Leisure Centre | min age 6 | paid | May 26, 2013 | May 26, 2013 | Newham | E13 8SD |
Sunday Spot Art Workshop - South London Gallery
May 26, 2013 Bring the kids along to our family Sunday Spot Art Workshops. These are playful workshops that are inspired by the galleries current exhibitions.Artists will help provide a starting point for families to discover, misuse and appropriate an array ... Weekly Event: every Sunday |
South London Gallery | ages 3 to 12 | free | May 26, 2013 | May 26, 2013 | Camberwell | SE5 8UH |
Dads Club - The Ridgeway Park Children Centre
Jun 8, 2013 Weekly Saturday morning dads club. Great place to bring the kids to have a play and also have a chat with other dads. There is reasonably priced food and drinks available, lot of activities laid out for the kids and a big playground with climbing fra... Weekly Event: every Saturday |
The Ridgeway Park Children Centre | paid | Jun 8, 2013 | Jun 8, 2013 | Chingford | E4 6RE | |
Magic Carpet Storytelling Sundays - The National Gallery, London
May 26, 2013 Come along to the weekly Magic Carpet storytelling session at the National Gallery. There will be a different story each day about one of the pictures in the gallery. Places are limited and allocated on arrival up to one hour before the start. Ch... Weekly Event: every Sunday |
The National Gallery, London | max age 5 | free | May 26, 2013 | May 26, 2013 | WC2N 5DN | |
Wiggly Jigglers - Creative Movement for under 2's - Rich Mix Arts Centre
May 27, 2013 The Wiggly Jigglers is a creative movement session for the under twos lead by Jasmine Pasch.If you need a new space and inspiration these movement sessions give your little one the opportunity to wiggle around in ways that stimulates imagination ... Weekly Event: every Monday |
Rich Mix Arts Centre | max age 2 | paid | May 27, 2013 | May 27, 2013 | Whitechapel | E1 6LA |
Sunday Drawing Classes - Triumph Press Art Club
May 26, 2013 If you love Art, you may like to join our new drawing classes at Triumph Press Art Club on Sundays. Every week, children will make a different art project, learning how to draw realistically using a wide variety of drawing and painting techniques. St... Weekly Event: every Sunday |
Triumph Press Art Club | ages 5 to 12 | paid | May 26, 2013 | May 26, 2013 | HA8 7DB | |
Saturday Cycle Sessions - Herne Hill Youth Cycling Club
May 25, 2013 Every Saturday morning boys and girls can visit the Herne Hill Velodrome to learn mountain biking and cyclo cross skills on the clubs purpose built track - and if you don't have a bike, the club can provide bikes and helmets (for a small fee).Lea... Weekly Event: every Saturday |
Herne Hill Youth Cycling Club | min age 6 | paid | May 25, 2013 | May 25, 2013 | Herne Hill | SE24 9HE |
Trapeze tots - AirCraft Youth Circus
May 28, 2013 Get your little ones learning great circus skills in a safe environment with experienced instructors at Trapeze Tots.Skills learnt will include tightwire, tumbling, trampoline, trapeze. AirCraft Circus have over 10 years experience teaching c... Weekly Event: every Tuesday |
AirCraft Youth Circus | ages 3 to 5 | paid | May 28, 2013 | May 28, 2013 | Woolwich | SE18 5NR |
Art Detectives - The National Gallery, London
Mar 15, 2012 - Dec 30, 2013 This audio tour is for the whole family to enjoy. Following in the footsteps of two detectives you search for clues in order to uncover the meaning to some of the National Gallery's most mysterious paintings.After exploring the Gallery and solvin... |
The National Gallery, London | paid | Mar 15, 2012 | Dec 30, 2013 | WC2N 5DN | ||
Marvellous Blooms - The National Gallery, London
Mar 15, 2012 - Dec 30, 2013 Come and explore the blooming, marvellous flower paintings in the Gallery - a beautiful flower painting may not be as straightforward as it seems!Flowers may hide secret meanings, and even fearsome weapons - mysteries need to be unravelled and pu... |
The National Gallery, London | min age 5 | paid | Mar 15, 2012 | Dec 30, 2013 | WC2N 5DN | |
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Art Makers - Horniman Museum and Gardens
May 25, 2013 1.30 & 2.45pmHave fun with art skills and exciting techniques to create something fabulous to take home. 7, 14, 21 July: Dance Bells28 July & Aug 4: Medals11 Aug: Bug and Beetle Hand Puppets18 & 25 Aug: Carnival Wings1 Sep: Bug and Beetle... Weekly Event: every Saturday |
Horniman Museum and Gardens | min age 3 | free | May 25, 2013 | May 25, 2013 | Forest Hill | SE23 3PQ |
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Hands on Family Workshops - Horniman Museum and Gardens
May 25, 2013 11.45am and 1pm. Touch real museum objects in these popular family sessions. There will be a different theme each week.7 July: Hands on Africa14 July: Hands on Puppets21 July: Hands on Archaeology28 July: Hands on Music4 & 11 Aug: Hands on ... Weekly Event: every Saturday |
Horniman Museum and Gardens | min age 3 | free | May 25, 2013 | May 25, 2013 | Forest Hill | SE23 3PQ |
Flying Trapeze School - Regent's Park
May 4, 2013 - Sep 2, 2013 Can anyone can learn trapeze? Yes, of course - and where better than the glorious Regents Park where the Gorilla Circus are running trapeze classes this summer.You will be given a gentle introduction and once your confidence has built up you can ... |
Regent's Park | min age 8 | paid | May 4, 2013 | Sep 2, 2013 | Euston | NW1 4NR |
The Magic Cavern - Barons Court Theatre
May 26, 2013 The Barons Court Theatre is the perfect venue for this family friendly magic show because there is nowhere for the magician to hide! Perfect for 6 year olds and above, this show is on every Sunday at 3pm.The magic and illusion lasts for one hour ... Weekly Event: every Sunday |
Barons Court Theatre | min age 6 | paid | May 26, 2013 | May 26, 2013 | W14 9HR | |
Web Lab - science Museum
Nov 6, 2012 - Jun 1, 2013 Bring the kids down for a day out at the Science Museum for Web Lab, an exhibition running for a year aimed at inspiring the next generation on computer scientists. The event is created in partnership with Google and visitors can take part in a n... |
science Museum | free | Nov 6, 2012 | Jun 1, 2013 | South Kensington | SW7 2DD | |
Tower Tornadoes - Disability Athletics - Mile End Park Leisure Centre
May 30, 2013 Tower Tornadoes is a friendly athletics club for disabled young people. Come to any or every session, whatever your level of ability. Non-disabled friends and siblings are also welcome. Weekly Event: every Thursday |
Mile End Park Leisure Centre | min age 8 | paid | May 30, 2013 | May 30, 2013 | Mile End | E3 4HL |
Extinction: Not the End of the World? - Natural History Museum
Feb 8, 2013 - Sep 8, 2013 Stories of extinctions from long ago, species that are endangered today and those that, somehow, have managed to survive against the odds are all documented here. The Natural History Museum does what it does best with interactive installations, r... |
Natural History Museum | paid | Feb 8, 2013 | Sep 8, 2013 | South Kensington | SW7 5BD | |
Alien Revolution - Royal Greenwich Observatory
Mar 1, 2013 - Sep 8, 2013 The subject of if Aliens exist or not goes back a LONG, long time to 16th century astronomer Copernicus. And we are still, apparently, none the wiser. This colourful exhibition brings together the many differing images and stories of our perception a... |
Royal Greenwich Observatory | min age 5 | free | Mar 1, 2013 | Sep 8, 2013 | Greenwich | SE10 9NF |
Lichtenstein - Tate Modern
Feb 21, 2013 - May 27, 2013 Most of us will have seen a Lichtenstein comic strip inspired print at some point in our lives, or even have them 'dotted' around our homes. Up close and personal the exhibition will not disappoint. See the 'Oh, Brad,' series in War and Romance, alon... |
Tate Modern | free | Feb 21, 2013 | May 27, 2013 | Waterloo | SE1 9TG | |
Rainforest of the Sea - Horniman Museum
Mar 9, 2013 - Sep 15, 2013 This is a photography exhibition by the Horniman's very own Aquarium curator, Jamie Craggs and showcases all his images that are taken around two islands near Borneo.Jamie's photos will show kids the incredibly varied amount of species in the cor... |
Horniman Museum | free | Mar 9, 2013 | Sep 15, 2013 | Forest Hill | SE23 3PQ | |
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Apollo Theatre
Mar 12, 2013 - Aug 31, 2013 Directed by the same director as War Horse, Marianne Elliot, and having already premiered at the National's smallest theatre space, the reviews for this are very good indeed. Cast include Luke Treadaway (Christopher), Niamh Cusack, Matthew Barker and... |
Apollo Theatre | min age 13 | paid | Mar 12, 2013 | Aug 31, 2013 | W1D 7EZ | |
Sensational Butterflies - Natural History Museum
Mar 29, 2013 - Sep 15, 2013 This exhibition is very popular and well worth a visit.Kids, and grown ups, will marvel at the existence of the butterfly. Every stage of life is on display; cocoons are hanging in protected cases (if you are lucky you may see a butterfly emerge)... |
Natural History Museum | paid | Mar 29, 2013 | Sep 15, 2013 | South Kensington | SW7 5BD | |
Tiger Territory - London Zoo
Mar 22, 2013 - Mar 22, 2017 The tiger territories, home to the Sumartran Tigers, has undergone a massive renovation. The original site was 186 years old, so probably needed a bit of an update.If you've been missing the tigers, or never been before, now is definitely the tim... |
London Zoo | paid | Mar 22, 2013 | Mar 22, 2017 | Euston | NW1 4RY | |
David Bowie is - Victoria & Albert Museum
Mar 23, 2013 - Aug 11, 2013 This is the first ever retrospective, worldwide, of the legendry David Bowie and the V&A have access to pretty much everything to do with him since his emergence on to the music scene as the humble David Jones.Over 300 'bits and pieces' spanning ... |
Victoria & Albert Museum | paid | Mar 23, 2013 | Aug 11, 2013 | South Kensington | SW7 2RL | |
Children's Art Commission: Simon & Tom Bloor - Whitechapel Art Gallery
Mar 19, 2013 - Jun 9, 2013 Every year a contemporary artist presents a work of art for the Children's Art Commission, and this year it is the turn of Simon and Tom Bloor with their Loose Parts exhibition.With the help of Hermitage Primary School in Tower Hamlets the artist... |
Whitechapel Art Gallery | free | Mar 19, 2013 | Jun 9, 2013 | Whitechapel | E1 7QX | |
The British Music Experience: Easter Activities - The O2
Mar 24, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013 Over the Easter holidays there are drop in sessions in the Jam Studio, 12pm to 3pm, to give your kids the chance to rock out with the drums, electric guitar or Theremin (an instrument associated with concert music and popular rock music).You can ... |
The O2 | paid | Mar 24, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | Greenwich | SE10 0DX | |
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Fashion Design, Sketching & Illustration - Little Hands Design CIC
May 23, 2013 - May 27, 2013 Learn how to design right from inspiration to collection. Learn the methods used in the Fashion Industry and how the Professional Designers create a body of work! Design clothes, textile prints, fashion illustrations, design books and much more! Taug... Weekly Event: every Thursday |
Little Hands Design CIC | ages 6 to 16 | paid | May 23, 2013 | May 27, 2013 | Camden | NW3 5AU |
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Draw Like A Designer - Fashion and Textile Museum
May 29, 2013 This popular drawing workshop at the Fashion and Textile Museum is led by Museum curator Dennis Nothdruft. Working with the exhibition, young designers will create their own illustrations using a variety of media. This workshop for 12 - 16 year olds ... |
Fashion and Textile Museum | ages 12 to 16 | paid | May 29, 2013 | May 29, 2013 | Waterloo | SE1 3XF |
Udderbelly: Comedy Club 4 Kids. - Southbank Centre
Apr 27, 2013 - Jul 13, 2013 In it's third year this is a great chance for kids over the age of 6 to learn some cracking jokes! Some of the best comedians come and test their skills on the hardest of audiences. What's the catch? There are no rude bits... Book now to avoid di... |
Southbank Centre | min age 6 | paid | Apr 27, 2013 | Jul 13, 2013 | Waterloo | SE1 8XX |
Charlie and Lola's Extremely New Play - Polka Theatre
Apr 27, 2013 - Aug 17, 2013 Based on the stories of Charlie and Lola by the genius that is Lauren Child see some of the best loved stories come to life on the stage (it is different to the telly).Kids will love seeing Lola and Lotta attempting to look after Sizzles the dog,... |
Polka Theatre | ages 4 to 7 | paid | Apr 27, 2013 | Aug 17, 2013 | Wimbledon | SW19 1SB |
Hansel and Gretel - The Colour House
Apr 27, 2013 - Jun 30, 2013 When Hansel and Gretel are lost and stumble upon the house of sweets they think their luck is changing! Yummy, scrummy for their empty tummies. Uh-oh! A witch lives in the sweet-covered house.What now? Come and find out! Chances are Hansel and Gr... |
The Colour House | min age 3 | paid | Apr 27, 2013 | Jun 30, 2013 | Wimbledon | SW19 2RD |
Some Like It Hip Hop - Sadler's Wells
May 3, 2013 - Jun 30, 2013 Back to Sadler's Wells by popular demand 'Some Like it Hip Hop' is a ZooNation smash hit. Rolling together elements of 'Some Like it Hot' and 'Twelfth Night,' SLIHH brings us amazing dance routines, live singing and an original sound track. The w... |
Sadler's Wells | paid | May 3, 2013 | Jun 30, 2013 | EC1R | ||
Udderbelly: Circus Maximus Competition - Southbank Centre
May 7, 2013 - Jun 1, 2013 This is a competition where you - the audience - play judge. Who goes, you decide. These are the best circus performers in the UK so prepare for some trapeze-tastic stuff.No fake water or red noses here. |
Southbank Centre | paid | May 7, 2013 | Jun 1, 2013 | Waterloo | SE1 8XX | |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
May 17, 2013 - Nov 30, 2013 Preview tickets give you £10 off per ticket so if you love this story take a look ASAP.It's not a cheap trip but directed by Sam Mendes it could be a huge hit. Giant lollipops, Oompa Loompas and human blueberries, plus Charlie, are all in the win... |
Theatre Royal Drury Lane | paid | May 17, 2013 | Nov 30, 2013 | WC2B 5JF | ||
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Framed Film Club - Barbican Centre
May 25, 2013 - May 15, 2014 Framed film club brings you and the kids great movies every Saturday morning. From 'Laurel and Hardy' to 'The Croods' this is the perfect way to catch up on oldies and see the best of the new movies. Being a movie buff is always cool. Weekly Event: every Saturday |
Barbican Centre | paid | May 25, 2013 | May 15, 2014 | EC2Y 8DS | ||
Tiny Tempest - The Pleasance Theatre Islington
May 20, 2013 - May 26, 2013 Shakespeare's storm is recreated by Mini Mall with slapstick storytelling, music and great actor physicality, which is common place at The Pleasance as the venue lends itself very well to a small cast and gestures of a good actor. Attention Teens... |
The Pleasance Theatre Islington | paid | May 20, 2013 | May 26, 2013 | Holloway | N7 9EF | |
Fowl Play: A Farmyard Adventure - The Puppet Theatre Barge
May 25, 2013 - Jul 14, 2013 A fowl is born and the excitement of the birth spreads around the farm. The chickens chatter and chatter telling everyone about the wonderful news which leads to some rather unexpected events.The Puppet Barge has been described by 'The Independen... Weekly Event: every Saturday,Sunday |
The Puppet Theatre Barge | min age 3 | paid | May 25, 2013 | Jul 14, 2013 | W9 2PF | |
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Magical Mazes and Gruesome Grottos - Orleans House Gallery
May 29, 2013 Children get to work with artist Imogen Luddy creating a giant patchwork landscape with a variety of materials. Once complete you have to then find your way out of the patchwork maze.Giant flowers and fauna may sprout up too!Materials include... |
Orleans House Gallery | paid | May 29, 2013 | May 29, 2013 | Twickenham | TW1 3DJ | |
May Half Term - Tales On Moon Lane - Children's Bookshop
May 28, 2013 - May 31, 2013 Tales on Moon Lane has as usual compiled a healthy offering for literature junkies this half term. Kids from three up will find something they love - but remember to book ahead!Events include:'Bear's Best friend' with Lucy Coats and Sarah Dyer.... |
Tales On Moon Lane - Children's Bookshop | paid | May 28, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | Herne Hill | SE24 9JU | |
Charlie and Lola Workshops - Polka Theatre
May 28, 2013 - May 30, 2013 Inspired by Charlie and Lola's Extremely New Play the Polka has some exciting creative workshops to celebrate the sibling success.Dress up as Pirate Squid Bones, create puppets or make mobiles for the four seasons. Lauren Child's would be proud.... |
Polka Theatre | min age 3 | paid | May 28, 2013 | May 30, 2013 | Wimbledon | SW19 1SB |