When we visited the Pick Me Up Festival in April, we were spell bound and enchanted by the really fantastic illustrations we saw by the artist You Byun. We kept her name in our pocket, because […]
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Royal Academy : Summer Exhibition 2013 : Buying Art from £20
Royal Academy of Arts : Family Workshops I often wonder how many people out there just don’t realise how much you can get for free from this incredible British institution. You might know that we […]
Must see : Hackney House installation : Leandro Erlich : Beyond Barbican : End Aug 4
We are so loving this installation by Argentine artist Leandro Erlich, for the Barbican, as part of their Beyond Barbican season. Internationally known for his captivating, three-dimensional visual illusions, Argentine artist Leandro Erlich has been commissioned by […]
Prints & Wallpaper We Love : Jon Burgerman
Take to the walls and become your own artist….well to a degree. • Thick, heavy weight wallpaper. • 1000 x 52cm / 394 x 20.5″ roll with black print. • The artwork repeats every 52cm […]
Bus Stop : Craft Project : Mini Eco Blog : Balloon hovercraft
Quick craft for kids // Balloon hovercraft This is another brilliant tutorial from the clever Kate over at mini-eco. It reads like this … BALLOON HOVERCRAFT TUTORIAL : MINI ECO BLOG We live not too […]
5 Best London Castles & Palaces
English Heritage champions history, and the historic places that make our nation quite a good one. With every visit (and entrance fee) to an English Heritage site, of which there is an incredible list of […]
We Dance, Wee Groove : Under 5’s : The Unicorn Theatre : 30 July – Sun 11 Aug
This looks like plain new fashioned fun for the little pixies out there. They are very welcoming to ages 5-7 also. £10 This includes 1 adult & 1 child : shows at 11am and 1.30pm. Book […]
OAE Tots : Southbank Centre : 30Nov & 16Feb
Judging by the sell out bookings of the Southbanks classical London Philharmonic Orchestra events for families, these OAE TOTS sessions have to be a sure bet for all of you that like to take the […]
Kids Dance Day : Something Happening for Kids : The Place, Euston : 20 July 2013
Clever old us, have already booked our tickets for the annual event at The Place : Something Happening For Kids on Saturday 20 July 2013 Tickets are £6 each or £20 for a group of […]
Music Family Events : Classic Stories & Percussion playing : The Forge, Camden
The Forge venue in Delancy Street, in Camden is a space that was designed by the award-winning Burd Haward Architects. It’s brief was to build a venue with natural acoustics for live musical performance, The Forge […]
Design We Love : Alphabet Poster : Free Free Free
Look at this, it’s a freebie from the wonderful Mr Printable. You can download the poster and print it in your choice or language (English, Spanish or French). Ahhh, how we love Mr Printable and […]
Prints we Love : Eat These Every Day : Hus & Hem
EAT THESE EVERY DAY – 1930’s Framed Print This informative print comes from the employment project, ‘Works Progress Administration’, set up in the 1935-1943 depression in the United States. Besides being behind public construction […]
Charing Cross Festival 2013 : Ukulele & Roald Dhal Workshops : 22 & 23 June : All Ages
Charing Cross Road Festival In the second annual event celebrating the literary and musical history of Charing Cross Road, iconic booksellers Foyles and Blackwell’s, plus a host of retailers, venues and cafés up and down the street, […]
Bus Stop : Mini Book Club : Pre-school (nursery) : Ages 2 – 4
We had a light-bulb moment when we were fixing the front suspension of the bus last weekend. Why not get all the kids in the class to share their favourite books with each other ? […]
Nicholas Goodden : Photographer : London
You can’t help but feel ‘something’ from the force of Nico Gooddens photographs, wether you think you like photography as ‘art’ or not. And, what’s more when you know that his work is not his […]
Do you Dodo ? Your Own Private Treehouse : Dodo Magazine Needs You
Well do you ? We do now we know the story about the magazine adventure of science and fantasy and the very clever people behind the wannabe reality magazine that is to be Dodo. Have […]
Watch This Ted-Ed Video ‘How did feathers evolve’? by Carl Zimmer
TED – Ed : How did feathers evolve ?
At the moment on the way home from school on the bus, the pixies chat about how we are all fishes, and that we all live in water (“…because air is water anyway you know”) and that is how ‘we’ became we. So in the same vain as how ‘we’ came about here is a version of the truth from Carl Zimmer (Educator), Armella Leung (Artist) and Olivier Oswald (Sound Designer) from the TED-ed lessons worth sharing website.
For those of you that want a little fun, to think further about the subject, take the quick Q+A test on the THINK icon.
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To look at the evolution of modern bird feathers, we must start a long time ago, with the dinosaurs from whence they came. We see early incarnations of feathers on dinosaur fossils, and remnants of dinosaurs in a bird’s wish bone. Carl Zimmer explores the stages of evolution and how even the reasons for feathers have evolved over millions of years.
Free West End Theatre & Free Activities : August 2013
Stop Press, time for the red carpet, as it really doesn’t get any better than this as far as treats for the whole family are concerned. FREE KIDS TICKETS to WEST END SHOWS this summer. […]
Bus Stop : Father’s Day : Lazie & Lazy Card : Mr Printable
We think these adorable cards might just hit the spot, for those of you still needing to get one ready for tomorrow morning. All Dad’s are allowed to be lazy on ‘Dad’s Day” aren’t they […]
The Design Museum : Champion Chairs : Workshop : 16 June : Age 5-11
CHAMPION CHAIRS : Sunday 16 June, 2 – 4.30pm £5 per child (ages 5 – 11), £10.75 for accompanying adults. Tickets include entry to all current exhibitions. Explore the museum’s range of innovative chairs and then […]
Sadler’s Sampled : A Two Week Taster Festival of Dance : 22 June – 7 July
Sadler’s Sampled is a brand new annual event taking place over two weeks at Sadler’s Wells, presenting a taster menu of some of the world’s greatest dance at a low price. With tickets starting at just […]
Dandelion Clock Shop : Theatre & Workshops for kids : London
We are very fond of the Dandelion Clock Shop girls Emily & Rebekah, because they are together ‘one of a kind’. They both take time out of their ‘real’ lives to produce beautifully crafted shows […]
Serpentine Gallery : Pavilion 2013 : Sou Fujimoto
The Serpentine Gallery is one of London’s best-loved galleries for modern and contemporary art. It attracts up to 800,000 visitors in any one year and admission is free. In the grounds of the Gallery is a […]
Happy 30th Birthday : Oily Cart Theatre Company
Originally posted on Creative Bus Stop:
OILY CART Oily Cart is one of the great British theatre companies of the last 25 years. Yet plenty of theatregoers, even the most avid, will not have heard…
Design We Love : Bird Screen Prints : Finch & Robin
We have some penguin fans in our house, which is somewhat surprising when you consider their slimy feathers, inability to fly, and fishy breath, (good PR rates in Antarctica), my pixie girls see them as […]
A Memoir by Grace Coddington the Perfect Coffee Table Book
Originally posted on Mama's Secret London:
“Even if you don’t have perfect bone structure, you can still make it with your personality.” Grace Coddington We have spotted this book on the coffee…
The Foundling Museum : Family Fun : Jacqueline Wilson & Dickens : June & July 2013
Flourish exhibition 21 May 2013 – 15 September 2013, 10:00 – 17:00 (Check website for further details) The show includes painting, sculpture and photography by talented artists up to the age of 25, each of […]
The Bus Stop : Friday Tunes : Earth, Wind & Fire : Boogie Wonderland
This ones for you girls up in the heady suburbs of Muswell Hill, after the school run. Get down and shake it, like you know you want to. xo
Gorilla Circus Flying Trapeze : July Classes 2013
The weather is lovely, Regents park is amazing and our classes and courses for July are now online and ready to be booked! Click here to be taken to our bookings page We have our […]
The Bus Stop : June 7th : Weekend Round Up : with a difference …
Well, hello Friday. Just like a good bottle of wine, we’d be very happy to keep you here for a long while, as it’s a pretty special one. We’ve got temperatures heading in the […]
The Place : Children’s Contemporary Dance : Saturday classes (All ages)
The Place offers a wide range of dance classes for 5 – 15 year olds each Saturday throughout term time. Our Summer Term begins on Sat 27 April 2013. For more information on each of our […]
A Family Day Out In Bloomsbury
BLOOMSBURY & AROUND : A FAMILY DAY OUT If you haven’t been yet, next time you are in the Bloomsbury/ Kings Cross area look out for the wonderful dance centre The Place, which is situated […]
Storytelling Family Workshop : The Parasol Unit, N1 : 9 June : 2.30-4pm
Our bus gang hasn’t made it yet to the Parasol Unit in Islington yet, but we are getting a good feeling about what they are up to […]
Design : Prints We Love : Iota Illustration
Bluebells, Bears and Birds by Iola Illustration £10 part of a limited edition of 50 Print is numbered, signed and titled by hand by the artist By here at Brighton POD
The Bus Stop : Craft Time : Homemade Baking Presents
Originally posted on Mama's Secret London:
Gingerbread gift jars found here 100g soft light brown sugar 1 tsp ginger ¼ tsp allspice ¼ tsp cinnamon 50g chopped crystallised ginger 125g plain flour ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp…
The Bus Stop : 1/2 Term : Creative Daily Guide : May 25th – June 2nd, 2013
Originally posted on Creative Bus Stop:
Here are some creative ideas for you. Why ? Well because we like you, and you deserve it, and because it doesn’t cost much to share. That’s just the kind…
Family Workshop : Recycled Rhymes : Erwin Blumfeld & Dada : Somerset House ; Sat 1 June, 12-3pm
We are big fans of these family (drop in) free workshops at Somerset House, as you can read here. Lisa Fonssagrives on the Eiffel Tower, 1939, Paris, by Erwin Blumenfeld. Photo: Blumenfeld Studio So here’s your […]
The Loop Kids Newspaper : Subscribe, Workshops & Schools collaboration : Ages 8-13
This is a great great great idea if you need one for a different type of birthday present for an 8-13 year old, then get them a subscription to THE LOOP. It’s the magazine that thinks […]
Something for the Weekend : Jackson 5 : Blame it on the Boogie
It doesn’t get much better than this does it ? Perfect for a summer Friday evening ?! I’m gonna get myself one of them sparkly star tank tops and wear it later. Lol the driving […]
SHIFT : Contemporary Youth Dance Company : Auditions & Taster Days : 14-19yrs
SHIFT TASTER DAYS : Thursday 27, June & Thursday 4, July 2013 (5.30-8pm) SHIFT AUDITIONS : Saturday 7, September 2013 If you are between 14 and 19 years old, have a passion for contemporary dance, […]
Q&A with Author Abie Longstaff
If it rains for 2-weeks solid, the boiler breaks, and we run out of percy pigs, there are still some things in our house that will always remain the same (and keep us sane). These […]
Free Family Movies : Dalston Square Outdoor Cinema : May & June
It’s all here, join the Lost Picture Show gang, for a specially curated season of films chosen by the Dalston Square Cinemas Youth Jury (age 12-16) all from Hackney. For a quick warm up “who […]
Crochet Play Grounds by Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam
In the mid 1990s Japanese artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam was showing a large scale crochet artwork at an art gallery when two rambunctious children approached her and asked if the sculpture, resembling a colorful hammock, could be […]
May 1/2 Term : London Transport Museum : Poster People Workshops & Free Trail
Bus down to The London Transport Museum in Covent Garden over the holidays, you not only get a whole years admission from your ticket price, but you can really play with the buses, and get […]
Design : Prints We Love : Snowboarder by Chris Arran
Snowboarder print by Chris Arran Unframed and limited edition, and signed on the front £35 and Free P+P (A3) Dispatch in 2 days, buy here at Brighton POD
5 Best London Parks & Playgrounds
Here is a pick of some of the best areas that London has to offer, and let’s face it, when has a child been taken to a park and not been a happy bunny ? […]
We have 500 Followers : We’re celebrating with Kool and The Gang
Music video by Kool & The Gang performing Celebration. (C) 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
The Bus Stop : 1/2 Term : Creative Daily Guide : May 25th – June 2nd, 2013
Here are some creative ideas for you. Why ? Well because we like you, and you deserve it, and because it doesn’t cost much to share. That’s just the kind of karma we like at our […]
A Saturday Workshop at the Zabludowicz Collection
Every Saturday at the Zabludowicz Collection in Chalk Farm NW5, drop into a Families Create activity in the café. Get creative using the current exhibitions as inspiration. Led by artist Effie Coe, they explore different creative […]
Free Family Event : The Highbury Time Tangle and the Door of Dimension : Saturday 25th May : 12-6pm
After extensive analysis of wormholes and weather conditions, a panel of time travel experts has predicted with certainty that a portal will open at The Loxfords at noon on Saturday 25th May { BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND } Budding time travellers […]
Fathers Day Family Event : National Army Museum : 15-16 June : Free : Ages 7+
This Father’s Day weekend bring along your competitive spirit and take part in our mini-build activities. From tanks to trebuchets, use your engineering skills to create magnificent machinery in miniature to compete for first place! […]
Design : Lady Gaga Children’s Book : Andrew Kolb
Here is a book, for those moments when The Gruffalo needs a rest, and you need entertaining. It is a unique and brilliant book by illustrator Andrew Kolb. As you can imagine, the book and […]
5 Best Street Art & Graffiti Tours (via The Londonist)
Insider London’s Street Art Tour shows you the work of world famous street artists where it’s meant to be seen: on the street. We’ll show you how street and graffiti art has evolved, showing you […]
Design : Prints We Love : Bear Hug by Sean Sims
Bear Hugs signed Print by Sean Sims £12 & £3 P+P, made to order and 5 days dispatch. 297cm x 420cm (A3) Buy here at Brighton POD
Weekend Craft : Animal Colouring : V&A Museum of Childhood
Thanks to the wonderful V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green, here is a printable of three animal-colouring-sheets to play with this weekend. Just colour in the pictures of the animals : giraffe, ostrich or camel! […]
Archikids Festival – 17-19 May 2013 (Saturday programme)
Following the outstanding success of this year’s pilot project Junior Open House Festival Open-City establishes its flagship festival programme in 2013 called Archikids Festival. Archikids is a three day festival on 17-19 May 2013 located in the […]
The Creative Family Weekend : Starts Here : 18/19 May
Here goes, it’s nearly 1/2 term, and for those that aren’t tied to the school calendar, you’ve only got a few more days left of quiet playgrounds, museums, buses, boats, ikea, so take it easy […]
Q & A : Lianne Harrison : Illustrator : London
We like to share the love at our Bus Stop, and as we spend lots of time peeking around different blogs, websites and clever people’s pockets, we often find little treasures, and if we had […]
Sewing for Teens : Ray-Stitch, Islington : After School Dressmaking
We are big fans of Ray-Stitch in Islington. We like the vibe, the staff, the muffins and coffee, and most of all the well thought out selection of fabrics. Not forgetting the best selection of […]
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