1. Geffrye Museum (Ages 2+, 5+) From Tuesday 30th July – Friday 16th August, The Geffrye Museum will be running their famously fabulous workshops for children. The activities are always interesting with the children making a quality product […]
Category: Family Time
Creative Bus Stop : Best Museum Workshops (part 1) : Summer 2013
1. Royal Academy of Art, Piccadilly (Families, Ages 5+) Art Detectives Family Trail pack, family led activities. available from the information desk. Art Trays are also available for free, including a sketch book & pencils to […]
5 Best London Lidos
We’re slightly in love with the Art Deco brilliant design achievements of London Lidos. There are a few out there, but to get you started here are 5 of our favourites for some family play […]
5 Best Nature Workshops & Days Out
1. Holland Park, Ecology Centre Bring your kids to take part in fabulous activities where they explore nature, play games and make a quality craft and keepsake. There are sessions that run 10-noon and 2-4pm, for […]
Spread the Word : Young Writers : Go get your Booker Prize
Young Writers Courses & Awards At what age you stop being ‘young’ is more or less your own affair though the opportunities for ‘young writers’ tend to tail off after the age of 25. That […]
Family Summer Activities 2013 : Museum of London Docklands
ABOUT This museum which is a sister to the Museum of London at the Barbican, is surprisingly based in the Docklands. They have permanent exhibitions where you can discover the story of the world’s greatest […]
Festivals & Events : V&A Childhood Museum : Summer 2013
We are such fans of the V&A Childhood Museum in Bethnal Green, and as would be expected they have joined forces with the local community and have an inclusive family day out at the heart […]
Imagine Childhood a Book by Sarah Olmsted
For children, potential is limitless, curiosity is an electrical current, and every moment is open to the possibility of the unexpected. Day-to-day life is filled with adventure. Road blocks are invitations to try new routes. […]
The Amazings : Craft Something You Love : Online Craft Tutorials & More
The Amazings is, well, just a great concept, with a great title, doing great things. Just like Lloyd says, you can start by accident and before you know it you can make a career out […]
Free Children’s Theatre : Sundays in July : Jubilee Park : 2013
June 30 – July 28th : Jubilee Park, Canary Wharf : Free Free Free ABOUT Spend Sundays relaxing at Canary Wharf this July with this series of charming afternoon performances especially for children of all […]
British Museum : Family Activities & Beyond El Dorado exhibition
Beyond El Dorado power and gold in ancient Colombia Organised with Museo del Oro 17 October 2013 – 23 March 2014 Free to members / £10 The myth of El Dorado For centuries Europeans were […]
The Magical Summer Festival that loves Babies : Just So Festival : Cheshire, 16-18 Aug
above : coco and the butterfields This is JUST SO up our festival path, that we wish we were part of the cosy cultured family that invented this magical boutique weekend of adventure. The Just So […]
British Library Family Event : The Full English Discovery Day : Sat 13 July : 11-4.30pm
Join us for a fantastic folk-flavoured day for all the family at The British Library All events are free but some will be ticketed because of number restrictions. Create! 11.00 & 16.00 Help our artists build […]
Dance Summer Schools around the UK
Here at our bus stop regional HQ in Croydon, we were thinking about how when we grown up, we would like to have mastered 3 things; 1) Be able to play the piano, so we […]
Science Museum : ‘The Garden’ & Whats On Now : 3-6 years : Free
The Garden at the Science Museum Kensington is an interactive gallery created especially for the very youngest visitors to the museum age 3-6 yrs. It is located in the basement, conveniently near a cafe, the loos, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 ? […]
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.
ABOUT THE VIDEO
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. […]
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
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 of it. The reason is simple:…
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 […]
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
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…
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
5 Best Dim Sum & Ramen Places to Eat
I must be 1/2 Asian, because my idea of heaven in a ‘pearly gated home delivery’ way, is to eat Asian food 6 days out of 7 … of course, it’s just marmite on toast […]
National Army Museum : Museums at Night : 18 May 6pm : £5 children only
18 May 2013, 6.00pm – 9.00pm Tours: 6.15pm, 7.00pm and 8.15pm (duration 30 minutes) Celebrating ‘Museums at Night’, the Museum will be opening its doors after hours. Families can tour the Museum after dark and embark on a […]
