We found a very Family Friendly idea for a day out in London with the kids this summer break, thanks to Opera Holland Park.
Enjoy a magical day of opera on the Yukka Lawn of Holland Park, a perfect scenic backdrop for s certain fox who is rumored to be ‘fantastic’.
That’s right, in hopes of introducing opera to children; The Opera Holland Park and London Sinfonia have sourced material that your children are bound to know and love, this year’s box office hit, Mr. Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox
With some fantastic melodies framing the famous story, Kids can watch Mr. Fox sing his way out of trouble in an engaging hour of entertainment for audiences of all ages.
DETAILS
Where: Holland Park, Ilchester Place, London, W8 6LU
Contact: 0845 230 9769 or http://www.rbkc.gov.uk
Dates & Times: Jul 26, 29, 31 AND Aug 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 14 AT 3:00pm
Price: £5, children £2.50
]]>If you’ve got children aged 10 or older, who are interested in art, there really is no better way to support their creative development than to enrol them in non-traditional art lessons.
The lessons, taught by London based graffiti artist, Andy Seize, provide young artists with a one-hour class on the basics of graffiti: lines, shading, spraying.
Seize founded ‘Graffiti Lessons’ to support and promote the use of graffiti as a positive art from when done in a creative respectful way, offering classes, pre booked events, birthday parties, stags and hen activities to adults and children who want to earn the art and earn it the right way.
The ‘Graffiti Lessons’ team takes photos of each lesson and puts them on the company facebook page for friends and family to view at will. Each child also receives a gift certificate for their next lesson.
Class information for the next ‘Graffiti Lesson’:
When: Saturday, July 17, 2010, 11:00AM
Price: One-hour lesson (£55.00)
Where: Broadway Market, E8 4QB
Bookings: 07967 879421 or [email protected]
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What: Alice Through The Looking Glass
Where: Eltham Palace, off Court Road, SE9 5QE
When: July 8, 2010, 19:15 (Gates open @ 18:30)
Price: £14 for Adults, £10 Children
About: An outdoor staging of Alice Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll’s sequel to the well known family favourite, Alice in Wonderland. Watch Alice on her fantastical adventures through the strange world she enters through the mirror above her drawing room fireplace. The story follows Alice’s travels across a board game where she meets up with some familiar characters like Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum as well as new and exciting characters.
Bookings: Recommended, call: 0845 450 5157
What: Bastille Day Garden Party
Where: Battersea Park, Albert Gate Entrance, SW11 4NJ
When: Friday, July 11, 10:00-18:00
Price: FREE
About: Celebrate the French national holiday, but in England! Enjoy cabaret performances, a tricolour balloon release, fantastic gourmet market, cooking demonstrations for kids and lots more outdoor fun!
What: Butterfly Explorers at The Natural History Museum
Where: The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, SW7 5BD
When: Daily, 10:00-17:50
Price: £6 Adults, £4 Children
About: Learn about butterflies as you and the kids follow the butterfly trail through the butterfly house full of real butterflies, and out into the Natural History Museum’s British garden for more fun!
What: Dressing Up
Where: 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley, London, N12 0GA
When: July 26-30, 10:00-11:30AM
Price: £50 for five sessions
About: Your 4-7 year old fashionista’s or fashionisto’s can work with a costume designer to create fantastical outfits. Kids will learn costume-making techniques and make a fabulous piece of fashion.
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If you are looking for something fun to do tommorrow as part of your half term activites with the kids, Caramel Baby & Child are inviting kiddies to come down to their shop locatd at 259 Pavilion Road, Kensington, London SW1X 0BP, between 11AM and 1PM to make a beautiful decorative kite, ideal for adding a touch of colour to a bedroom wall or as a gift for Father’s day!
If you are interested in taking part, email [email protected]!
]]>What: Photographs and films by Caroline Urby who spent a year searching for children born in every country of the world, now living in the U.K
Where: V&A Museum of Children, Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9PA, 020 8983 5200
When: 10:00 – 17:45, Daily, Until August 29, 2010
Price: FREE
What: Wigmore Hall is offering free tickets to a number of its concerts for anyone aged 8-25.
Where: Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, London, W1U 2BP, 020 7935 2141
When: Tuesday, May 11, 19:30
Price: FREE
What: This cute musical production, perfect for your 3 and overs, follows the adventures of two caterpillars eating their way to success and their encounters with a blues-singing slow worm and a patch of nasty strawberries along the way.
Where: Little Angel Theatre, 14 Dagmar Passage, Cross St, London N1 2DN, 020 7226 1787
When: Wednesday and Thursday: 10:00, 13:00; Friday: 13:00. 17:00; Saturday and Sunday: 11:00, 14:00
Price: Children £8.00, Friday 17:00 shows, £5.00
]]>What: Fundraising and public awareness campaign for endangered Asian elephants which features 250 fibreglass elephants painted by artists designers and celebrities including Lulu Guiness and Diane von Fusterberg. The elephants will be ‘on parade’ in London landmarks including Parliment Square, Trafalgar Square before all being moved to Royal Chelsea Hospital
Where: Here and There
When: May 3 – July 4
Price: FREE
TREEHOUSE TOWERS
What: Kew’s new outdoor play area, located right near Climbers and Creepers play area! There are tons of ladders, bridges, towers, swings, zip wires and slides for children sot scramble on.
Where: Kew Gardens, Kew Rd, Richmond, TW9 3AB
When: Until August 31
Price: FREE
MAY DAY CRAFT FAIR
What: Craft Fair with handmade jewellery, clothing, accessories, books, stationery and food, plus face painting and an activity table for kids.
Where: Dulwich Wood House, 39 Sydenham Hill, SE26 6RS, 07932 704488
When: Saturday, May 1, 11:00-16:00
Price: FREE
]]>What: The Natural History Museum’s butterfly expedition looking at butterflies around the world and their behaviour and life cycles.
Where: Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, 020 7942 5000
When: 10:00-17:50 daily, until Sunday, September 26
Price: £6 adults, £4 children, £17 Family
What: Noel Streatfield’s classic story, Ballet Shoes is choreographed by Matthew Hart and performed by the London Children’s Ballet.
Where: Peacock Theatre, Portugal St, London, WC2A 2HT, 0844 412 4322
When: Friday, April 23, 19:00. Saturday, April 24, 14:00 & 17:30. Sunday, April 25 13:00 & 16:30.
Price: £14.00-$45.00
What: Two-day festival featuring medieval cooking demonstrations, theatre, afternoon tea, history talks, exhibitions and children’s activities!
Where: 202 8937 3144
When: April 23-24
Price: FREE!
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What: Reading of Dr Seuss’s ’Green Eggs and Ham’ and a chance to try games and toys of the era, throwback for mum and dad, novelty for your 3-12’s.
When: 10:30-16:30, April 12-18
Where: V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Rd, London, E2 9PA, 020 8983 5200
Price: FREE
What: Perfect for your 10 and ups, this stage adaption of the award winning novel in which 12-year.old Ted, who has Asperger’s syndrome, tries to solve the mystery of how his cousin inexplicably disappeared on the London Eye
When: Call for times, until April 18
Where: Unicorn theathre, Tooley St. London, SE1 2HZ, 020 7645 0560
Price: £44 for Family Ticket
What: Enjoy beautifully restored antique rides and vintage fair amusementsat the Carters Steam Fair.
When: 12:00-20:00, Until April 18
Where: Ravenscourt Road, Hammersmith, W6 0UL, 01628 822 221
Price: £1.50 for Children
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There are Easter egg hunts and activities for kids around the U.K this Easter, starting on Wednesday March 31 and ending on Monday April 5, you and the kids can take a drive around the U.K and Easter egg hunt each day!
WEDNESDAY: Beatrix Potter Easter Egg Hunt
When: 31 March 2010, 10:00am
Where: The World of Beatrix Potter, The Old Laundry, Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BX
What: 100 Peter Rabbit eggs will be hidden across Cumbria in villages, gardens, lakes, bridges and hills. A map will be posted on the www.golakes.co.uk website giving clues and location tips to help you and the kiddies find the eggs!
Price: FREE!
THURSDAY: April Fool’s Jester Day
When: 1 April 2010, 11:3 – 15:30
Where: Corfe Castle, The Square, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5EZ
What: Have a laugh at Corfe Castle with Jigsaw the Jester. Entertainment includes a stilt-walking jester, a juggling jester, fools’ school and more!
Price: FREE!
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Rufford Old Hall
When: 2 & 3 April 2010, 11:00 – 16:00
Where: 200 Liverpool Road, Rufford, near Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 1SG
What: Get the kids in a creative mood as they join craft sessions or play detective and hunt for gnomes around the garden.
Price: £3.00 per child.
SUNDAY: Chocolate Bunny Hunt at The Foundling Museum
When: 4 April 2010, 11:00–17:00
Where: The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ
What: Learn about the history of the Foundling Hospital and discover the meaning behind mysterious ‘tokens’ that lead children down an Easter Trail, at the end of which a handmade chocolate from local chocolate shop ‘Chocolat Chocolat’.
Price: Adults £7.50, Children FREE!
When: 5 April 2010, 11:00–14:00
Where: Clumber Park, North Nottinghamshire, south of Worksop, in the northernmost part of Sherwood Forest.
What: Take a walk around the grounds and hunt for hidden Easter eggs along the way. All kiddies will get a yummy Cadbury Easter Egg prize.
Price: £2.00
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In Alexandalexa.com’s most recent magazine shoot, Rachel Meddowes, Lifestyle Editor and Stylist, lent her hand as guest editor with her Top 5 picks from A+A
Having previously worked for twelve years at Harper’s Bazaar and currently working as a freelance writer, including a regular slot on Daily Candy Kids and work in writing and styling, Rachel has more than enough experience in spotting the best looks.
Rachel also has a very successful Children’s Bedroom Design Business, proving her creative flare expands across all mediums of design.
She has a passion for children’s clothes and currently lives between Scotland and London with her ten month old baby, Bingham known as Bing, who is always dressed up to ‘party standards’– cashmere, collars, layers and tights for Edinburgh, – Rompers, pantaloons, shirts, sleeves, shorts and cotton prints for London.
Rachel chose five of A & A’s must have spring buys, take a look and let us know what you think of her selection!
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D&G Junior: Red Denim Changing Bag With Mat, £495.00
“Finally a chic carry ‘it all’ that Mummy might need to borrow when she is off duty”
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“You never realize until you have children how perfect playsuits are for eager crawlers. This piece is as gorgeous as it is practical”
3
Cacharel: Cream Cardigan With Beige Patches, £70.00
“Too adorable to cope with, more colour ways next season please”
4
No Added Sugar: Tiddly Winks Striped Dress, £49.00
“A super chic and comfy Bretton number. Coco Chanel would be proud”
5
Roberto Cavalli: Pink Special Occasion Dress, £220.00
“Bring on the party! This is the perfect princess party dress”
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