Jess Wilson graduated in 2006 and has been living and working in London ever since. Using crayons, paints, inks and paper to create her unique illustrations and typographic works, she draws inspiration from humourous occurrences […]
Author: Sian Gwilliam
I am a TV Production Consultant. In my downtime I run a group ticketing concierge company called MyCultureClub.com, and write about cultural and educational events.
Royal Storytelling : Kensington Palace : Sat 2.2.13 : Under 5’s & Workshops…
National Storytelling Week Kensington Palace ‘Royal Beginnings’ – stories of William and Mary from Helen East with Rick Wilson As part of the 13th Annual National Storytelling Week campaign from the Society of Storytelling, we rather […]
5 of the Best Magazines that Families Love
Anorak Magazine, the ‘happy mag for kids’ is aimed at boys and girls aged between 6 and 12 years old. Please note that they welcome kids of any age to enjoy the magazine but to really […]
Cocktails of Art + Fashion : Fundraiser : Whitechapel Galleries Education Programme
Us Bus Drivers here at the CBS HQ don’t have that much spare change to throw around these days, (breadsticks, baby wipes, and beauty flash balm eats up the budget) but if we […]
London Transport Museum : Family Workshops : Feb 1/2 term 2013
Family Activities in 2013 I have not known anyone come back from a visit to the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, and not said it was a great museum and that all the kids […]
A Barbican Day Out with Adventure Trails
The Big Barbican Adventure Explore the Barbican in this do-it-yourself adventure trail for families. Click on the link here to play snakes and ladders (with your mouse), or you can print the game to play […]
Kids Activities & Daily play at V&A Childhood Museum : 2-4pm : All Ages
For all of you looking for a drop in art moment, (and a decent Benugo snack for the adults), don’t forget about the ‘best ever’ option of the Childhood Museum in Bethnal Green. Amongst many […]
Magic Carpet Storytelling : National Gallery : 2-5 years : Every Sunday
Magic Carpet Storytelling Interactive Story Sessions 10.30–11am (repeated 11.30am–12pm) Pigott Education Centre Foyer Admission free. Places are limited and allocated up to one hour before the event, arrive early to avoid disappointment. Children must be […]
Toddlers Theatre Show : Sensacional : Unicorn Theatre : 19-24th Feb : Ages 18m-4yrs
SENSACIONAL : FOR AGES 18 MONTHS – 4 | TUE 19 – SUN 24 FEB : Unicorn Theatre, London The Unicorn know what they are doing when they curate their performances as their mission is to […]
Q&A Erica of The-Edited Blog
Her secrets revealed… Credits: Jumper, ‘Rimka’ knit £135, Reiss & Necklace, £90, Jennnifer Loiselle at Boticca *** The-Edited : the blog I wanted to share a secret about a fantastic blog called The-Edited that I love to […]
Big Garden Birdwatch : RSPB
Helping garden wildlife is fun – and it couldn’t be easier. Over the weekend of 26-27 January 2013, we’d love you, your friends and family, to get involved in Big Garden Birdwatch – the world’s largest […]
The Drawing School at The Princes Trust
The Prince’s Trust Charity really do know what they are up to when it comes to providing education, motivation and pastoral care to young people. The Young Artists Programme (read more here) empower children, open the door to careers […]
Kids Music Workshop : Heros & Heroines : Wigmore Hall : Sat 26.1.13 : Age 5+
Family Day: For age 5 plus Date: 26 January 2013 – 10:30am : 3:30pm Ticket Prices: Adults £12 Children £8 Buy Tickets Now directly at Wigmore Hall James Redwood – photo courtesy of Robert Day Join composer James Redwood and […]
Cass Arts : Children’s Workshops & Activities : Sunday 27.1.13 : Age 4+
Cass Arts Islington : Exciting creative workshops run by our experienced staff, for children of all ages. Drop in and join our fun, free activities designed to inspire and ignite children’s imaginations. SUNDAY 27TH JANUARY : DROP […]
Children’s & Adults Workshop : Make a Book In A Day : Saatchi Gallery : Ages 7+ : Dates tbc
BOOK IN A DAY WORKSHOP Learn how to make a book in a day. Come to the Saatchi Gallery for this special workshop that combines the art of book-making with the opportunity to express […]
Let’s Get Physical : Debate, Dance & Tea : Wellcome Collection : 26.1.13 : Adults
Let’s Get Physical 26 January 2013, 14.00 – 17.00 Celebrate dance and movement in all shapes and forms, with dancers and scientists from the Rhythm is a Dancer series. Take in the full range of […]
Rapunzel : Children’s Workshop & Film @ Barbican : Framed Film Club : (PG) : 26 Jan :11am
FRAMED FILM CLUB Originally called Saturday Morning Pictures, the club treated 1984 audiences to titles such as Born Free (1966), Superman II (1980) and The Wizard of Oz (1939). Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the programme expanded to include international festivals […]
Learn to Trapeze with Gorilla Circus School
Gorilla Circus – Aerial Circus and Flying Trapeze classes in London. GORILLA CIRCUS Whether it’s the simple things like having a catcher guaranteed in every one of our flying trapeze classes, or getting that complex […]
Camden Arts Centre : Family Day : 26.1.13
Artist Anne Harild leads an afternoon of family activities in the garden, enjoying the particularities that the winter brings to the outdoors. Activities are free and suitable for all ages. Taking Root : The Project […]
Kids Workshops Drop In : Crazy Costumes : V&A : Sunday 20&27 Jan.13 : All Ages
FAMILY EVENT: Explore the V&A’s collections through drawing and making activities. Choose a challenge, hunt for ideas in the galleries then create and make your own designs as a family – from fantasy doors to […]
Children’s Arts & Crafts Wednesday’s : Slanchogled : 4:30-5:30 : 6+
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Children’s workshop : Design Museum : Sun 20 Jan : 5-11yrs
AMAZING ADORNMENTS Sunday 20 January, 2 – 4.30pm £5 per child (ages 5 – 11) Inspired by the contemporary jewellery in Unexpected Pleasures, let your imagination run wild to create a piece of wearable design. Using […]
Q+A : Leeay Aikawa : Illustrator & Designer : Toronto
‘Leeay without collage, is like a woman who is not in love.’ Now, there’s an introduction for you, and a pretty hot one at that. Mama found Leeay in a stumbling, exciting, inspiring, and enticing […]
DIY Craft : Symmetrical Homemade Cards
You gotta love those guys at Krokotak – always a crowd pleaser whatever time of day you visit. If you didn’t know, I am a fan of 5-minute crafts, that the kids can do […]
Hollywood Costume Pop-Up at the V&A : Saturdays 19th & 26th Jan.13 : Family Events : All Ages
FAMILY EVENT: Enjoy the V&A collection with fun, interactive gallery performances for all the family, available on Saturdays. Saturday 19 & 26 January – True Colours Travel through Hollywood costume history from Charlie Chaplin to […]
Q+A : Kate Lilley : Minieco : Bristol
This time, you must believe the hype. If you live in a semi-blog world like a few of us Mama’s then you will already know about the excitement about the world of Mini Eco. Everyday feels […]
Lights, Camera, Action : Family Day : Serpentine Gallery : 20.1.13 : All ages
Deloitte Family Day Lights, Camera, Action! Sunday 20 January 2013 FREE : 12-5pm Join filmmaker James Holcombe for a workshop to create film loops and colourful light projections inspired by the work of Jonas Mekas. All ages are welcome […]
Cass Arts Islington : Intro to Painting Surfaces : Sat 19.1.13 : Age 16+ : (Free)
INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING SURFACES WITH VANESSA BRADLEY CASS ART ISLINGTON SATURDAY 19TH JANUARY DROP IN 12PM – 4PM FREE, MATERIALS PROVIDED, AGE 16+ Ever wondered what the difference is between gesso primer and rabbit […]
Ice Sculpting Festival : Activities 2+ : Kids Masterclasses & Ice Chess 12+
This is something that my kids seem strangely drawn to, and to be fair trying to explain how people create carvings on a huge scale out of ice is a hard one to really get […]
Mariko Mori at the RA : Family Workshop : Out of Space : All ages
Family Studio: Out of Space 13 January 2013 Build your own stellar mobile and see it glow in our UV workshop. RA Learning Studio; 11am–2pm Check website for more details. Free; no booking required. Upon […]
Global Street Art : London Walls needed : Can You Help ?
We read this from our friends at The Londonist yesterday, we had to share. Let us know your thoughts, and we will happily pass them on. See the article here. Our friends at Global Street Art are […]
Create! Digital Cushion Design : V&A : 12.1.13 : 11-4pm: 13-15 yrs : £15
YOUNG PEOPLE’S WORKSHOP: Create exciting fabric designs using Photoshop and hand drawn techniques with a designer. Print and transfer your design onto fabric, then stitch a cushion to take home with you. Saturday, 12 January […]
Free Dance Workshop : One Youth Dance : Ages 8-12 : Sat 12.1.13 : Islington Arts Factory
One Youth | One Dance | One London. We work with 8 – 18 year old dancers living in and around London, with an aim to provide training and opportunities to those who need […]
Wallace Collection Family Event : A Day in the 17th Century : 12.1.13 : 11-430pm : All ages
A Day in the Seventeenth Century! Saturday 12th January, 2013 11:00am – 4:30pm : Price: £2.00 : Ages: All Ages Go double Dutch with an Asian twist for a free fun-filled day packed full of talks, performances […]
Cass Arts Islington : Fun With Fimo! : Saturday 12.1.13: Age 12+ (Free)
FUN WITH FIMO! CHRISTINE STANLEY CASS ART ISLINGTON SATURDAY 12TH JANUARY DROP IN 12PM – 4PM FREE, MATERIALS PROVIDED, ADULTS AND AGE 12+ Design and make creative jewellery with Fimo polymer clay. Take your red […]
Family Time : U5’s Tuesday Play : National Maritime Museum
Us bus drivers are always excited about a creative session available to the U5’s, and here at the National Maritime Museum , we have found just the thing for our young sailors, pirates and captains, […]
Stop The Bus : Weekend Workshop Fun : 5/6.Jan.13
Here at the bus depot, we realised that you might be a little distracted by the amount of paperwork looming … accounts, insurance renewals, and the big decision of wether to throw or freeze the […]
Architecture Courses at Sir John Soane’s Museum
Now here is what seems to be one of the best kept secrets in children’s museum workshops/ courses in London. It’s all happening at the Sir John Soane museum at Lincoln’s Inn Fields. They have […]
Puppetry Courses : The Little Angel Theatre : Ages 2+
Kids Courses and Classes Spring Term 2013Each term Little Angel has a range of puppetry clubs and classes for children aged 2 to 16. These clubs and classes take place on Saturday.CRAFTY KIDS (ages 2-5 […]
The Young Artists Courses at The Prince’s Drawing School (Ages 10-18)
The Young Artists Programme empower children, by opening the door to careers in art, design, science, and engineering. Serious, sustained drawing tuition for children is rarely available, so when it is, it often requires […]
Make These Gorgeous Bunting cards
Look at these super sweet cards, which are hand made by Kerry and her little angel Josh … and feature hereon her charming blog Ventura Upon Thames. I fell upon the blog in my usual post-bedtime, […]
Creative Club : Physical Theatre workshops : Stratford-Circus : Start Jan : 2+ and 5+
Creative Club at Stratford-Circus : Physical Theatre Workshop for children (with adults) Saturdays (for 10 weeks) from Sat 12 Jan – Sat 23 Mar PLEASE NOTE :(no class: Sat 23 Feb) Book here 9.30am – 10.30am Age: 2 – 4 […]
Make Do and Mend : Family Activity : Imperial War Museum : 28/29/30/31.12.12 : All ages
Get yourselves and your quilting efforts to the Imperial War Museum this week, before it closes on 2nd Jan for a 6 month re-development programme. ‘Make Do and Mend’ Quilt 1 December 2012 – 31 December 2012 […]
Rapunzel & buddies : Puppet Shows : Natural History : 28.12.12 : All ages
28 December 2012 12:00 – 12:30, 13:30 – 14:00 The stories of Rapunzel and Goldilocks never cease to enchant children of all ages. Come and enjoy these popular stories and meet the main characters […]
DIY Craft : Eat Me : Biscuits
A combo of some green icing, sweeties and bootlaces : from babycentre blog via pinterest Ginger girls from www.actuallymummy.co.uk via pinterest http://www.chefskid.com Mouth wateringly pretty from this lovely blog : buttercreamchantilly Cute and delicious, happy decorating xo Share […]
Make a 3D Paper Star with Krokotak
My little girl was given a couple of these by her nursery, her talented teacher made them, and apparently they are much easier to make than they look. I think they would make a lovely […]
Farewell to Christmas : Geffrye Museum : Event : 6.1.13 : All ages
Sunday 6 January 2013, 3.30 – 5.00pm. Free admission. Join us in the Geffrye’s own traditional burning of the holly and the ivy, with carol singing, stories about Epiphany and a taste of mulled wine and […]
Snow & Tell : Workshops : Science Museum : 27.12.12. : Age 5 +
Make it snow this Christmas! Join us for this workshop to make and decorate your own snowflakes and find out why no two snowflakes are the same. Times : 12pm & 3.15pm This workshop is […]
The Lost Prince : Storytelling : National Portrait Gallery : Ends 13 Jan : 3+
Storytelling for Families 10:30 or 13:30 Dress up, sing, laugh and have a fun time in our hands-on storytelling sessions every month. Discover the hidden stories behind some of our famous and not-so famous sitters […]
Cartier-Bresson inspired Family Workshop : Somerset House : 5.1.13 : All ages
Photo above, from the Andy Tillman workshop at Somerset House, 2012 Colouramas This just in!! Somerset House have just announced the first Free Family workshop of 2013… and it’s a good one! Inspired by the […]
Beginners Puppetry Course : BAC : 16+
Little Angel Theatre’s Introduction To Puppetry for Performance at BAC One-day practical course for beginners Battersea Arts Centre 11 Jan 2013 | 10am – 5pm £85 / £65 concs Join professional puppeteer and performer Oliver […]
Rainy Day Craft : Snow Globes : Not just for Christmas
Ingredients : A jar with lid : Enamel paint & Paintbrush : water hardy figurines : glue gun : water : glitter : glycerine (1) Paint The Lids Paint outside of jar lids (optional). They will need two coats. Leave to dry […]
Rainy Day Crafts : Divine Paper Snowflakes : Mini-eco
If you have time, order your graduation paper to emulate the above, or just get the kids or grown ups to scribble madly on plain paper and the cut. That’s it. Oh! and for those […]
Tickets Please at the London Transport Museum
These sessions give families the opportunity to handle objects from the Museum’s bus and uniform collections. Highlights include a Gibson ticket machine, bell punch and souvenir ticket to take home. Check out more details on […]
Yummy Eggnogg : Colour-in fairy gift tags
A book of 10 fairy gift tags to colour in and decorate your presents, perfect to stick in your handbag, and take out with the kids to keep them busy when you’re having that coffee […]
Rainy Day Craft : Salt Dough Decorations
Salt dough has always been a great craft material because it’s easy to make and you can create thousands of things of it. For Christmas snowflakes you’ll need some salt […]
Family workshops : V&A : Victorian Christmas Decorations : 29.12.12 : 4+
FAMILY EVENT: Create imaginative Victorian Christmas decorations. What: Family Events When: Sat 29 December 2012 –Sun 6 January 2013 Where: Sackler Centre 10.30-17.30 : Recommended for ages 4+ FREE – Drop in
Couture Drawing Course : Somerset House : 19.1.13 : 18+
Wow, what a New Year, you could be having … a whole 2 hours with the incredibly talented Jason Brooks, a live model or two, and a masterclass in couture drawing. GO GIRL and GO […]
Slanchogled : Camden Craft Shop : Craft workshops & a treasure of goodies …
We’ve been to a couple of these 1-hour long work shops (4-5pm) with the wonderful Jenny at Slanchogled in Chalk Farm just up from Camden Market. We cant recommend the workshops, or the shop […]
Lantern Show : V&A Childhood Museum : 29/30.12.12 : 3+
The Mystery of the Missing Koh-i-Noor Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 December, 10.30; 11.45; 13.30; 14.45 (1 Hour) Join Victorian sisters Anna and Bea for their annual family magic lantern show – an atmospheric tale of mystery […]
