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6 Families TOP THREE activities this month South West 9 How to avoid brain drain during the summer holidays 11 FREE activities Lambeth Country Show, the Little Draw at the Wallace Collection, Art activities at the National Gallery, British Summer Time at Hyde Park and more 13 Clubs & Classes Choosing the Music for ABRSM Piano Exams, money off offers from Perform Drama and Funky Monkey Keyboard classes. 14-23 MASSIVE SUMMER HOLIDAY LISTINGS PART 2 Missed the first Swimming, tennis, balls skills, touch typing, part of our summer arts, music, dance, drama, languages etc activities listing? There is something for every child! Find it here https://bit.ly/2l36IGs • Families London South West is part of Families Print Ltd, a franchise company. All franchised magazines in 24-30 What’s On the group are independently owned and operated • Diary dates under licence. Families® is a registered trademark of LCMB Ltd, Remenham House, Regatta Place, Marlow • Festivals Road, Bourne End, Bucks SL8 5TD. • Movies under the stars • The contents of Families London South West are fully • Babies and toddlers protected by copyright and none of the editorial or • Drama photographic matter may be reproduced in any form without prior consent of Families London South West. • Museums and Galleries • Designed and Printed by Ridgeway Press, Wilts. • Every care is taken in the preparation of this magazine, but Families SW, our distributors, the franchise company, Families Print Ltd and Lifecycle Marketing cannot be held responsible for the claims of advertisers nor for the accuracy of the contents, or any consequence thereof. • Paper used to print Families is from fully-managed sustainable sources. 4 23 27

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Looking at teenage suicide George Jaques is an 18-year-old Wandsworth boy with a bright future. In 2017 he established his own production company and produced Stuck in London this summer? Boredom Busters App to the rescue? his first play. His second will be on the London Check out www.woodlandtrust.org.uk for Boredom Busters is a free app devised to stage in August this year, in support of loads of free, downloadable activity sheets encourage children in the 8 to 12 age group Childline. He is an incredible young man who that you can use any time you are outside. to play more and in different ways. The app recently appeared on London Live and has the The National Trust may not immediately is packed full of inspirational play ideas support of Jamestown actor, Jason Flemyng. spring to mind for the younger age group contributed by children. Users can search He attended Whitgift School, studying A-Levels but there are plenty of very child-friendly ideas contributed by other children and film in Maths, Design and Drama. Despite his gardens and outdoor spaces that are perfect and upload their own ways to play to the relative youth, he has already demonstrated for little ones to enjoy. Look up app gallery and Boredom Busters YouTube that he is not afraid to stand up for what he www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/our-top- channel. believes in, or in his strong beliefs surrounding gardens-for-children to see where best to equality for the sexes, often finding himself head to. Close to us have you ever been to challenging his peers at school for any casually Morden Hall next to Deen City Farm, Record number of walkers shine disrespectful comments. His new play Claremont Landscape Garden, Nr Esher or Well done to the early birds who took part in BREATHE examines teenage suicide, the third Winkworth Arboretum in Godalming? All Shooting Star Chase’s Sunrise Walk on 3rd biggest killer of adolescents, and shows the super nice places for a day out. If you can’t June to raise vital funds for Shooting Star gritty pressures which can cause it. Bunker go out for too long, why not try the Chase’s families—raising £67,000 and Theatre, 31 July – 4 August 2018 counting. A total of 500 participants (as well as www.athenaeumproductions.com 32 dogs!) gathered at Ham House in Richmond at 3.30am to raise money for families coping Fitness classes for mums In the with the most unimaginably difficult spotlight circumstances. The walkers took on two with babies in tow routes, a 10km and 20km through the area’s Did you know Movers and Shakers in most stunning sights including Richmond Park, Balham have newly refurbished Studios, Richmond Hill, The Thames, Ham Common, offering a redesigned timetable with a host of Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace all brand new innovative and exciting class bathed in glorious sunshine. The Sunrise Walk types? 2019 registration is open! Their classes offer a fun, social fitness www.shootingstarchase.org.uk experience designed to build strength, agility and fitness, to help boost your mood and support lifestyle change. Bring your bundle of joy along, so they can watch you get fit. The timetable highlights their baby friendly classes, along with all other coached workouts, for when you’d like to make time, just for you. Call or email 020 8673 0808 [email protected] They offer: Ride • Strike • HIIT • Yoga • Pilates • Barre • Kettlebells • Circuits and so much more… Try them out with 3 sessions for an amazing good deal of £30!

4 Families South West • July/August 2018 familiesonline.co.uk News

Female football achievements rewarded at The Roche School

On Friday 8th June 2018 the Roche School presented The Premier League Football trophy at a special assembly celebrating the achievements of female footballers and the Playday UK is 1st August efforts of one of the school’s staff in Playday is the national day for play in the UK, an promoting footballing skills for young girls. annual celebration of children's play with Sport teacher Allana Francis-Ashmeil thousands of children and families playing established the Ace Development Academy in outside at events across the UK. It is an October last year as an all-inclusive and opportunity to raise awareness of the affordable academy for girls to develop their importance of children's play and the need for football skills. “I had a trial at 14 years old for quality play opportunities every day of the year. the Chelsea Women’s Football Academy and I From small-scale community events, to was accepted, but it was very expensive and thousands of children taking part in events coming from a single parent background I organised in parks and open spaces, Playday is couldn’t afford to sign up and I missed the celebrated by each community in a way that opportunity,” recalls Ashmeil. “The ethos is suits them. As well as a celebration of children’s that any girl can join. We have players who right to play, Playday is a campaign that legend and an inspiration to the students at play for clubs, those that just play for fun and highlights the importance of play in children’s our school. She is so talented and her lives. those who have never played before. It is all example is positive and encouraging, it helps You can hold and register your own Playday about developing their skills, confidence and to build the girls confidence.” Clark added: event or find one close to you by visiting leadership qualities. These are valuable life “Equal opportunities means lifting the www.playday.org.uk skills that these girls can take on into any restrictions that hold girls back whether career.” academically or on the playing field. If “We were one of the first schools in our schools take a proactive stance - as we have area to introduce a non-gender bias policy done - they will see the confidence of their for sports,” says Peter Clark, Head of Sport at pupils begin to soar.” The Roche School. “Allana is an absolute www.therocheschool.com

Have you ever thought of hosting an international student? Increasing numbers of children are coming to school in the UK, and host families are much needed to look after them during the short school holidays. Could your’s be a host family? You will generally be looking after a child who attends a boarding school in the UK and whose parents are based abroad. It may just be for a leave out or exeat weekend, a half term holiday week or in some cases for a longer period of time. Whatever the duration of stay it is really important that you welcome the child into your home and make them feel part of your family. They want to feel that they have a home from home, in a happy, caring and safe environment. The experience that a child has when staying with Vet care in the comfort of your home a host can bring lifelong friendships. From learning to adapt to live in a large busy city With so many demands in our time, you’ll be less stressful for both pets and owners. Having like London, from discovering how to bake pleased to know that going to the vet could be a vet visit in the comfort of your home when bread to sharing with your host how to cook a thing of the past. PawSquad is an innovative you have family illness, a new baby arrival or the best noodles! There really is something veterinary service where the vets come to you! simply when time is too tight or life is for everyone. PawSquad is the revolutionary new veterinary stressful—what a boon. Enjoy less stress with Watch “Jen’s story” on the College service treating pets at home—stress-free. personal, convenient and relaxed Guardians website, then why not register for These home-visits, combined with 24/7 access consultations. this unique experience? to a qualified vet online, have reformed www.pawsquad.com 0203 322 1725 to book a www.collegeguardians.co.uk veterinary care. It is now more convenient and home visit.

familiesonline.co.uk July/August 2018• Families South West 5 Families Top Three activities this month Here are our top picks of the best theatre for the whole family this summer…

Madagascar – A Musical Adventure New Wimbledon Theatre atgtickets.com/venues/new- wimbledon-theatre 21-28 July Join Alex the Lion (played by Matt Terry, the winner of 2016’s The X Factor), Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and of course those This is such a hilarious plotting penguins as they bound onto the stage in great show! the musical adventure of a lifetime. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure follows all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar. Age 3+.

The Star Seekers National Theatre www.nationaltheatre.org.uk 8 August – 1 September

Do you want to fly to the moon? Visit a space station? Become an astronaut? Star Seekers Alph, Betty and Gammo need your help to save their space station, collect all Gangsta Granny the orbs and delve into the great unanswered question of Harold Pinter Theatre the universe: what do www.atgtickets.com/venues/harol d-pinter-theatre astronauts really have for tea? 14-26 August Age 3-8, from £10. It's Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing - staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure - it's going to be sooooooooo boring. But what Ben doesn't know is that Granny has a secret - and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine.

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8 Families South West • July/August 2018 familiesonline.co.uk Education How to avoid brain drain during the summer holidays The summer holidays are a great time for families to spend time together. However, it can also be a time when children forget some of the skills they have mastered at school.

Miss Evans, a year 6 teacher, stated “Teachers Post’? They can take their own pictures to make often find that children begin the new school into postcards and type their message. year having forgotten key skills. It is important that children have opportunities over the Read, read and read some more summer break to continue to develop their Pop a book in your bag so you can use this abilities.” when travelling on days out. Join the Summer centre where there are lots of other children Here are some ideas from Charlotte Gater, Reading Challenge organised by libraries. It is getting involved. Explore Learning offers free Head of Curriculum at Explore Learning, on how really motivating. They will be uploading weekly taster sessions, so get in touch today by calling to seize the summer. activities that you can complete with your child 033 01243802. to help keep them engaged with what they are Start a blog reading. Visit explorelearning.co.uk/summer to Explore Learning was voted number one private Give your child a little note book to jots ideas find out more and download your first activity! tuition centre in the UK. With over 137 centres down whilst you are out and about, then write nationwide. Since 2001, they have helped over up what you’ve done. Take lots of pictures as Play some games 200,000 children aged four to 14 to achieve these are a great tool to help children who find These are great for so many reasons, from their potential. They get to know writing tricky. Encourage them to describe what developing language to improving memory every child as an individual, giving is happening in the picture to get their creativity skills. Need some new games? Have a them the space to unlock their flowing. scavenger hunt in local charity shops to see who MONEY imagination and discover the in the family can find the best game. magic of learning. OFF! Send a postcard Let your friends and family know what you’ve Tuition been up to. They’re only short so are a To keep your children progressing over the Explore Learning is offering a saving of wonderful way to get a bit of writing going summer, a tuition centre is a great option. £50 to the first 65 members who join during the holidays. If your child is reluctant to Prevent the battle ground of getting children to between 11th July– 11th August 2018. Visit write, then why not try a postcard app like ‘By do work at home and get them along to a tuition explorelearning.co.uk/offer. T&Cs apply.

familiesonline.co.uk July/August 2018• Families South West 9 LITTLE ANGELS NURSERY SCHOOL A Traditional Teaching Nursery - Learning through Play We are an Ofsted rated 'Good' day care nursery school. We lay the foundation of learning where your child's interests form the base to develop their full potential. Our nursery is very homely and friendly, and staff are fully qualified with many years' experience in Early Years. Open all year round 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday except bank holidays and four weeks in a year. Our skilled staff prepare children aged 2-5 years for their next 15/30 hours weekly free sessions available for 2-4yrs. school and start them on a journey of life-long learning.

Please contact our office on 020 7274 8333. Incorporating art, cooking, music, sport, languages, drama, [email protected] yoga and all aspects of the Early Years Curriculum. Please www.littleangelsbrixton.co.uk arrange a visit to see the learning and excitement in action. 50 Gresham Road, Brixton, SW9 7NL www.oaktreenurseryschool.co.uk "Overall, staff provide a stimulating learning environment where Ramsden Hall, 21 Ramsden Road, Balham, SW12 8QX children are motivated and eager to learn" OFSTED Tel: 020 8166 5932

10 Families South West • July/August 2018 familiesonline.co.uk Free Activities

This summer explore museum in the world. See the museum's collection of ancient and historical artefacts including the city with the the ever-popular Egyptian mummies. Digital Discovery Centre at children for FREE weekends. Learn, discover and create in the Museum's digital centre. Free activities and Somerset House will play host to a star studded line workshops using the latest www.somersethouse.org.uk up of modern favourites including Samsung digital equipment, La La Land and Guardians of the 28–29 July and 4–5 August enabling children to bring the Lambeth Countr y Show Circus Sampler. The biggest free Galaxy and cult classics such as world's history and cultures to life outdoor contemporary circus Grease, which is celebrating its through advanced technology. event in London, Circus Sampler 40th anniversary this year. The Wallace Collection presents two weekends of Royal Observatory www.wallacecollection.org distinctive and original Greenwich First Sunday of the month contemporary circus. See large- The Little Draw. Meet artist Grace scale work from 65 artists, www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory Holliday and use specialist drawing, Weekends in July and August including outdoor performances handling and surface design Weekend Space Cadets. Family from experimental hip hop theatre techniques to respond to the workshops related to space collective Far From The Norm. stimulating forms and colour science and space exploration; palettes. All ages, 1.30pm–4.30pm. Free parenting from the International Space Station to the latest discoveries Sir John Soane’s workshops Lambeth Country Show about the Solar System and the Westminster Brockwell Park, Herne Hill wider universe. 12.45pm, from 5+. Museum https://bit.ly/2kPnwRh SE24 9BJ www.soane.org 12th July www.lambethcountryshow.co.uk V & A Museum Third Saturday of the month Making SENse of your child’s 21+22 July www.vam.ac.uk/families Free drop-in activities for all ages. educational and behavioural needs The countryside in London - why Throughout July and August 1.30-4.40pm. A little gem of a at home. Leading education and not? Enjoy one of the biggest free Family Activities. Pick up a family museum. behavioural specialist, and director family festivals in the UK. trail from the Information Desk and of SENsational Tutors, Joanna Horticultural shows, sheep dog and explore the museum through The National Gallery Gibbs will discuss the best tools owl displays, a mini farm, home puzzles, drawing and observation. www.nationalgallery.org.uk and strategies to use at home. grown vegetable and flower There are also hundreds of exciting Every Sunday in July and August From how to improve your child’s competitions, and rural retailers. hands-on exhibits containing Family Sundays. Art activities confidence and reading, to There'll be plenty of music too; plenty to touch and try out, plus designed for families to enjoy and recommended Apps and dub, Afro-beat, disco, folk, ska, soul regular activities and workshops for learn together, 11am and 2pm, age interventions, Joanna will address and pop. Wander through the arts ages 7-12. 5-11. all areas of academic and and culture village, and refresh behavioural life so that your child yourself from one of the many National Portrait Gallery Tate Modern can feel successful and confident. food and drink stalls. www.npg.org.uk www.tate.org.uk Every third Sunday of the month Throughout July and August BST Hyde Park River Stage Festival Drop In Family Sundays. Drop-in Family Friendly Art Activities. A www.bst-hydepark.com 2018 with children aged 3+ to take part range of free arty and crafty in portrait-related events. British Summer Time at Hyde Park Royal National Theatre, Upper workshops, see website for details. is offering free weekday entry and Ground, Southbank SE1 9PX activities for everyone from 9th – www.nationaltheatre.org.uk 12th July. Including free themed 13 July - 12 August movie nights, live music and A free outdoor festival running entertainment, street food, pop up every weekend this summer, bars, tennis screenings, aerial featuring live music, dancing, Djs, circus, comedy bingo, family family workshops, club nights and theatre, the Royal Parks Showcase, theatre, all summer, all for free. birra Moretti bar & much more. Plus summer pop up restaurants, cafes and bars, most with al fresco Summer by the River seating overlooking the vibrant www.londonbridgecity.co.uk South Bank. See the website for the Summer by the River has a stellar full line up. programme of FREE outdoor cinema, ballet and opera The British Museum screenings coming to The Scoop www.britishmuseum.org this summer. Running until 2nd The British Museum was founded September, Summer by the River in 1753, the first national public The Wallace Collection

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Ignite your child’s musical talent with Funky Monkey Keyboard Classes FREE trial class and 10% off Ali Edwards, (Director and founder) inspire children year Sept-Dec fees if and her team have an absolute after year. you register by passion for music. They know Music has an 31st August exactly how to teach music in an invaluable role in a child's engaging, understandable way, development and FMKC believe with lessons perfectly balanced for they provide an excellent service the younger beginner from 4 years that strives to be accessible to all. old. Small groups are taught how They love what they do, they care to play the electronic keyboard, to about who does it and are read and write music, from the very delighted to see children succeed! beginning right through to first Book via www.funkymonkey.info grade. A well-balanced lesson of or call 01732 457 100 before Friday group, individual, theory and 31st August 2018. Do show the 2 practical work, games and quizzes, minute inspiring film to your little Choosing the Music for ABRSM Piano Exams means their classes delight and musician! Are your children taking ABRSM The views of teachers and pupils Piano exams? Have you ever are also really important. As a result wondered who decides which of recent feedback, ABRSM has pieces appear in the syllabus? paid particular attention to the At ABRSM, the Learning & pieces set for Grades 1 to 3 to Qualifications team is dedicated to ensure they are accessible and creating syllabuses packed with enjoyable for younger learners. wonderful music to learn and play. Earlier this year it also held its first This team reviews syllabuses on an ever Piano Party, where young ongoing basis, asking for feedback, pianists tried out pieces for future looking at what’s worked well syllabuses. Whatever the grade, before, and keeping abreast of they offer a broad range of music developments in music education. for teachers and candidates to ABRSM issues a fully-refreshed choose from. It’s all about Piano syllabus every two years and providing pieces to motivate, creating new lists of pieces takes encourage and inspire. anything from two years upwards. A panel of expert consultants helps Find out more about ABRSM Piano Perform weekly drama, dance and with this vital work. exams at www.abrsm.org/piano singing classes for 4-12s FREE TRIAL SESSSION Perform is a unique children’s are written by Stagecoach students in Guinness Record attempt drama school that has a special Perform, with emphasis on child development. apps, CDs and videos that the Perform uses a mix of drama, children can play at home to keep dance and singing to bring out the magic alive. every child’s full potential. Run by Venues: Balham, Barnes, Battersea, highly experienced actor-teachers, Belgravia, Chelsea, Clapham, East in small groups, Perform classes Sheen, Fulham, Kensington, focus on developing the 4 Cs: Knightsbridge, Pimlico, Putney, Confidence, Communication, Raynes Park, Wimbledon. Coordination, and Concentration. The perform curriculum ensures Go to www.perform.org.uk/try for plenty of fun, using a mix of a no-obligation FREE trial session. energetic games, catchy songs and 020 7255 9120 funky dances. All class materials [email protected]

As we go to press we do not know and abroad to perform Disney’s whether the record will have been Beauty and the Beast Junior. broken but on 1st July Stagecoach The performance will mark 30 Wimbledon plans to join thousands years of Stagecoach’s success in of other students in attempt to the performing arts, break the Guinness World Record commemorating three decades of for the largest simultaneous its schools sparking children’s performance of one show. creativity through singing, dancing and acting classes. Upwards of 6,500 children will be involved including almost 200 www.stagecoach.co.uk/wimbledon Stagecoach schools across the UK or call 020 8946 3400.

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These two courses teach children to type but Playball also show them skills that will transform their document creation and reduce the errors in their work. Be shown how to get MS Word to read back your work. Typing with Phonics has a strong phonics element to improve spelling. Age 8+, maximum 10 in a class. 11:30-1pm or 9:30-11am Languages

Club Arc en Ciel [email protected] 0789 67 61 651 www.le-club-arc-en-ciel.co.uk/holiday- clubs In Wimbledon and Clapham SW11 We took every care in preparing these inspiring courses for young avid (and not so 23-27 July entries but sometimes events are cancelled avid) writers. Includes Terrify Your Friends and A fun French week packed with activities: or times changed. Please double check Family: Write Your Own Ghost Story, 1-3 Arts and Crafts, Drama Workshop, Cooking event with the organiser to avoid August, 10am-1pm, age 9+; Write Your First Class, Singing and more. disappointment. Stories With Us, 25-27 July and 1-3 August, Children learn French with experienced 10am-1pm, age 7+; Hone Your Creative Writing teachers by doing familiar activities and Compiled by Joanna Parry Skills With Us, 25-27 July, 10am-1pm, age 13+. topics. For all 3-9yrs. They also run courses dealing with the Creative Missed the first part of this listing? Writing section of the English Language GSCE, Et Patati Patata Download it from here: and a What If? Course, brainstorming ideas for stories and creating three-dimensional, Venues across SW London https://bit.ly/2l36IGs dynamic characters. 07966 893674, [email protected] www.etpatatipatata.com 16 July – 12 August Developing skills Fun French Day Camp Join the award winning Spark4Kids French immersion programme and learn French without leaving London. Fun activities Venues across SW London and beyond include French music, French art, patisserie, 020 8090 1444 French coding, French musical, sport…and it’s www.spark4kids.com all 100% French fun! Age 4-15, 9am-3pm, ages 30 July – 17 August, dates vary depending on are divided into groups. location Holiday Computer Coding Workshops This Role Models summer Spark4Kids are running holiday Better life skills, better results Club Petit Pierrot workshops to introduce children to computer www.rolemodels.me [email protected] St Luke's Church Hall, St Luke's Street, Chelsea, coding through the medium of games. Choose 020 3637 7107 London SW3 3RP from courses including Minecraft, Tech 4 Little 020 7385 5565 www.clubpetitpierrot.co.uk Kids, Games Coding 4 Kids, Robotics 4 Kids, Role Models are running their unique Life 16th to 20th July Unity/C#, Games Design, MicroBit, Python, Skills Courses for ages 8-12 throughout Creative activities and fun projects such as HTML/CSS and JavaScript in a fun, engaging the Summer. Non-residential courses are arts & crafts, cooking, singing, dancing, sporty environment. Ages 5-7 years, and age 8+. Visit at Chelsea Academy School, SW10 0AB, games (indoor & outdoor), theatre & language their website for more details. and their residential course is at Ardingly games all help to develop your child’s College, Sussex. communication skills in French, as well as Inkhead The courses focus on developing a growth developing their creativity, critical thinking and • Tate Library, 63 Streatham High Road, mindset and the key ‘soft’ skills required to imagination. For ages 3-5 and 6-8 years old, Streatham SW16 1PN thrive at school, at home and in life ahead. from 9am to 1pm (half-day) or 9am to 3pm • Effraspace, 21 Effra Parade, Brixton SW2 1PX Cost is £395. (full day). • West Norwood Library, 16 Knight's Hill, West Norwood SE27 0HY Arts and Craft 07943 514408 Typing or Typing with Phonics inkhead.co.uk Notre Dame School, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1HA Creative writing through art Dates in July and August, dates vary 07887 570997 Holy Trinity Church, Wimbledon, SW19 1SB depending on course www.unlocklearning.org.uk www.paintwritenow.co.uk Summer Holiday Courses Exciting and July 9th-12th or 16th-19th or 23rd-26th continued on page 17 familiesonline.co.uk July/August 2018• Families South West 15 16 Families South West • July/August 2018 familiesonline.co.uk When you book, please make sure you say where you saw them! It matters hugely for us Summer Holiday Activities

07779 100 659 6-10 August The Strings Club [email protected] Musical Theatre Puppet School Tooting Primary School, Heroes and Villains Perform on the Polka Main Stage as Franciscan Road, Tooting (w/c 13th August) you work with their professional SW17 8HE Under the Sea (w/c 20th August) puppeteer and musical director to 0121 296 9204 Myths and Monsters create your very own show. www.thestringsclub.org (w/c 27th August) Age 6-9, £150. 21 July, 23-27 July, 6-10 August, Classes divided by age; 8 students 13-17 August 20-24 August per class; £125-£150 per course Stage Summer Show Learn new Summer Holiday Camps Inspire skills and create a new piece of your child through music this Fun with Fimo theatre to perform for friends and summer. Choose from Discover 0797 0793401 family on the Polka Main Stage. Days or Week Long Courses - www.funwithfimoclay.co.uk 10.30am-3.30pm, age 8-14, £150. each day with The Strings Club is 13th July, 19th July, 30th August wonderfully different, including and 3rd and 4th September exciting creative workshops Craft activity holiday sessions alongside high quality small Sparks Ignite These fun and creative sessions are continued on page 21 fully supervised and non messy. Age 6+. 10.15am to 4.15, £50 each. KKG Productions Spaces are limited. East Hill baptist church 182 East Hill Wandsworth, London SW18 2BE Music and Contact Korey at [email protected] drama or 07960 874640 www.kkgproductions.co.uk

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KKG Productions is a performing arts school located The Strings Club within Wandsworth for children aged between 4-14 years old. Allsorts Drama 020 8767 5298 or 020 8969 They cover drama, singing and 3249 www.allsortsdrama.com dance and have poetry and Several venues, see website for contemporary dance master details & booking. classes. They’ll have a guest appearance from a talented Allsorts drama for children will actor from the Dumping be running their popular drama Ground and some superheroes! workshops for ages 4-6 & 7- On the final day a showcase for 11yrs. The children will have fun parents and carers to come and with games, prop making and see what they have been doing. working towards a show that they will perform to family and friends on the last day. Sparks Ignite Venues in Balham and Clapham Term time classes for ages 4–16 020 7101 9329 in SW1, W11 and NW3. Free trial class for the summer term. www.sparks-ignite.com/balham 9-13 July, 23-27 July and 30 July – 3 August Polka Theatre Summer Shoots: Make a movie in a 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon week. Action-packed summer SW19 1SB camps full of movie making for 020 8543 4888 children and teenagers aged 4-18. www.polkatheatre.com Young movie makers discover new 25 July – 17 August skills behind and in front of the Summer Holiday Workshops camera, as they spend a week A range of exciting holiday having fun, producing and workshops for budding actors, performing in their own movie directors, designers and costume masterpiece. 9am-3pm, from £172 makers. See website for details. per child.

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Telford Park Tennis Club sessions, nature craft, original WWT London Wetlands time with campfires, wild art, Telford Park LTC SW2 4NX music, yoga and forest school play. Centre bushcraft and den building, for 07736 068375 The Wild Explorers - 6-11 years, Queen Elizabeth’s Walk, Barnes children aged 8 to 13 years. Includes telfordparktennisclub.co.uk venture further afield with two off SW13 9WT Den-gineering Monday, Wild Fun & 9 July – 31 August site trips per week to London’s wild 0208 409 4405 Games Tuesday, Wild Wood Summer Tennis Camps A fun 5 green spaces all under one exciting wwt.org.uk Wednesday, Wild Food Thursday and day coaching course for all levels, theme. See website for prices, dates 21 July – 2 September Wild Adventure Friday. 5-15 years. From the complete and themes, 8.30am-5.30pm daily. Dusty’s Wildlife Rangers Become a beginner to advanced level teens, Workshop sessions range from Wildlife Ranger like Dusty Duck with Bocketts Farm coaching takes place in Telford crafting a dream catcher to dying loads of exciting activities including Fetcham KT22 9BS Surrey with foraged finds, geodesic dome Park’s safe and welcoming pond dipping, bird watching and 21st July – 2nd September building to tending their own environment, encouraging real scavenger hunts. Join them at the Enjoy a great day out at Bocketts musical market stall at the end-of- tennis learning, teamwork, and the Lodge where you’ll find their new Farm this summer with a full week show. Ranger Camp - survive in the wild, development of key physical and programme of fun activities! Daily build your own shelter, learn how to technical skills. 11.30am-4pm, from activities include pony rides, tractor start a fire or join a camp fire cooking £28 per day / £125 for the week. First Hand Experiences rides, gold panning, animal handling, Sleep Away Camp workshop. It’s a wild day out for the goat milking and the famous pig 10 July – 30 August whole family! 10am-4pm. Performance Tennis Camps Gather Green, Kit Hill, Brenley Farm racing. In addition, the Small Animal Running Tuesday-Thursday each Estate ME13 9QP Village and Big Animal Barn are open week, performance groups have 01843 652833 Café/learning where you can meet and feed all of been designed to foster the www.firsthandexperiences.co.uk the friendly farm animals. Plus, don’t miss the brilliant Water Wars Splash development of players who would 15 July – 11 August space Zone, which involves launching water like to play tennis at a competitive Nature Inspired Creativity - Sleep filled balloons at your opponent’s level. Led by their LTA qualified Away Camp Experience true, off- The Kaleidoscope Cafe station – great fun for all ages! With coaches, sessions will focus on grid living in style on this unique Centre Court Shopping Centre, two large indoor play barns, Technical, Tactical, Physical and camp where children sleep in traditional bell tents pitched in a Wimbledon trampolines, young driver’s area, Mental Training. 9-11am, £20 per Visit www.thekaleidoscopecafe.com sandpits, pedal go-karts, panning for day / £55 per week. private meadow surrounded by ancient woodland. Age 7-14, 3 to book your child onto a workshop gold, treehouse towers and two giant nights, 4 days - £349, 6 nights - or call 020 3026 6142 jumping pillows, there's plenty to £549, 10% sibling discounts Monday 13th August – Monday 27th keep the whole family amused. Open August Day and available. daily 10am – 5.30pm. This pop up café is an easy alternative to entertaining children residential Merton Movers and Makers whilst out shopping. The relaxed Albemarle School, Southfields SW19 6JP children's café is a setting designed camps www.mertonmencap.org.uk/movers to promote learning through play, andmakers.htm with materials that encourage 23-27 July, 20-24 August and 28- children from a young age to explore The Butterfly Preschool 31 August and discover using their senses and 32b Webbs Road SW11 6SF Summer Camps for SEN Children natural intuition. A great option for 020 7738 0019, Camps for children with mild to childminders and families during the info@thebutterflypreschool.co.uk moderate additional needs, ages 6– week and over the weekend. Opens www.thebutterflypreschool.co.uk 12 (and siblings depending on 10am. 23 July – 2 August availability), 9.30am-3.30pm. A safe Summer Holiday Camps Join and fun environment for children these action packed ‘Camp with a range of difficulties such as Days out America’ style camps for children autism/aspergers, speech language aged 2-8, 9am-5pm, full and half needs, dyslexia/dyspraxia, ADHD, Battersea Park Children’s days on offer. Includes lots of and moderate learning disabilities. Zoo outdoor activities, crafts, cooking £70 per day, 10% discount if you www.batterseaparkzoo.co.uk Bocketts Farm and Forest school. Prices from £40 book for 5 days or more, childcare Throughout the summer per day. vouchers accepted. Register via Many fascinating animals events this www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Movers summer including learning about RHS Wisley First Hand Experiences _Makers or call Niki on snakes, how to look after guinea Surrey. Buy your garden tickets online and save 10% Jessie Mylne Education Centre, 020 8687 4651. pigs, meet a GIANT African Land www.rhs.org.uk/wisley Fulham Palace SW6 6EA Snail or a Dumbo Rat (apparently RHS Wisley is a beautiful garden with 01843 652833 Role Models Residential they make great pets) learn about lots to interest children and plenty of www.firsthandexperiences.co.uk Courses bugs, butterflies For ALL activities children MUST be accompanied by space to burn off energy. 9 July – 31 August Ardingly College, West Sussex an adult. 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We took every care in preparing these entries but sometimes If you only do one thing this month… events are cancelled or times Take the children to The Great Summer of Engineering at the London Transport Museum changed. Please double check event with the organiser to www.ltmuseum.co.uk avoid disappointment. 21 July – 3 September This is a great way to fill the summer usefully, so Royal Society Summer don’t miss out! Families can delve into the fun and fascinating world of engineering during six weeks of Science Exhibition STEM related interactive challenges, storytelling and 6-9 Carlton House Terrace demonstrations at the London Transport Museum. SW1Y 5AG Each week a new transport challenge will explore www.royalsociety.org themes such as steam, electricity and design. Young To 8 July engineers can collect sticker rewards for each session A selection of 22 exhibits for attended and a special London Transport Museum science lovers. Meet the team of Diploma will be awarded to those attending one or scientists and engineers, embark more weeks of activity. Children go free and adult the Museum in Covent Garden for a whole year. on utterly revolting science shows, admission tickets allow unlimited daytime entry to Age 3 to 12. a disgusting but scientific journey through the human body; from snot-eating to cooking with vomit, Check out the 20,000 sq ft Harry Potter and Fantastic Colour House Theatre it promises to be a stimulating Puttshack, the world’s only “super- Beasts Graphic Art Watermill Way SW19 2RD tech” mini-golf centre, featuring experience for all your senses. House of MinaLima, 26 Greek www.colourhousetheatre.co.uk four courses and a 750-seater bar. 14 July Puttshack A mini-computer equipped with Street, Soho W1D 5DE store.minalima.com/house-of- WrestleFest. A day of live Wrestling Westfield, Shepherd's Bush new tracking technology is minalima under the historic bandstand. With W12 7SL embedded in each ball and screens Throughout July and August live music, bouncy castle, face www.puttshack.com show video highlights. It’s fun for Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, painting and food and drink stalls. Throughout July and August all the family. the designers behind the Harry 11am-5pm. Potter and Fantastic Beasts and 27 August Where to Find Them movie KidsFest. Merton Abbey Mills is artwork, showcase their magical given over to Kidsfest for a day of designs in a free exhibition. fun, exciting and innovative activities for kids to participate in, Kids Club Film including hands-on workshops in Clapham Picturehouse, 76 Venn art, crafts, pottery, cake making, Street SW4 0AT music, drama and dancing. There’s www.picturehouses.com/cinema/ also a bouncy castle, face painting Clapham_Picturehouse and a chance to meet the Saturdays in July and August characters from The Colour House Movies exclusively for children and Children’s Theatre. their parents and carers. Includes My Little Pony and Shaun the The Golden Hinde Sheep. St Mary Overie Dock, Cathedral Street SE1 9DG Creature Creations www.goldenhinde.co.uk Grant Museum of Zoology, 14 July Rockerfeller Building, 21 University Night Voyage. Join an amazing Street WC1E 6DE night time adventure and step back www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/grant- in time to become the new crew of museum-zoology Sir Francis Drake's ship on this To 14 July unforgettable voyage. Be prepared Create works of art inspired by for an evening of immersive role some of the weird and wonderful play in costumes to see if you have animals that call the Grant Museum what it takes to be an Elizabethan home or invent your very own sailor. Will you make it as a Gunner, brand new animal, give it a name Officer, or a Barber Surgeon? Find and add it to their collection in this out as your new skills are put to the family art day with their Museum test when the Spanish attack. 5pm artist. Drop in between 1.30 and until 9am the following day, £45 4.30pm, free, no booking per person, age 6-11, children must necessary. be accompanied by an adult.

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Enjoy a family trip to a West End theatre show 02 Arena with free tickets and discounts for children, www.the02.co.uk/events plus family-friendly activities. Enjoy a range of 13 + 14 July exciting activities hosted by some of London’s The Muppets. With a cast of characters top shows, such as storytelling workshops, headlined by the inimitable, yet exasperating dance lessons and sing-along sessions with the Miss Piggy, the hilarious Fozzie Bear, the cast. inexplicable Great Gonzo and the extremely- The Golden Hinde loud Animal, The Muppets remain as beloved Southbank Centre and befuddling entertaining as ever. Following The Making of Harry Potter Belvedere Road SE1 8XX a hugely successful trio of sell-out shows at Behind the Seams at Warner Bros Studio Tour www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on the Hollywood Bowl last year, this exclusive Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden WD25 7LR 7-12 August European show is the first time The Muppets have ever performed their full live extravaganza www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/behind-the-seams Monstersaurus. Young inventor Monty creates outside of the USA. To 22 July a whole world of wacky inventions and 14-19 August Get whisked off into the world of the Costume incredible monsters. From the creators of Department at Harry Potter at this exclusive Walking with Dinosaurs. Meet a Aliens Love Underpants, Monstersaurus is an summer extra on the Warner Bros Studio tour. Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Stegosaurus and more as energetic show full of thrills, spills, magic and See costumes that haven't been seen before Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena mayhem. 11am and 2pm, Southbank Centre’s on the Studio Tour including those of Professor Spectacular brings extinct animals back to life. Sprout, Triwizard champion Cedric Diggory and Purcell Room, age 3+, £8-16. Learn more about the dinosaurs, watch them even Lord Voldemort's robes. 14-19 August walk and hear them roar in this popular family Gravity and Other Myths: Backbone. A high- show. The show features 18 life-sized creatures Fulham Palace octane exploration of the limits of human that use cutting-edge technology to create a strength, circus company Gravity & Other realistic dinosaur experience in London. Bishop’s Avenue SW6 6EA www.fulhampalace.org Myths take a visceral ride to the edges of Sounds and Sorcery 22 July Hands-On Archaeology 1-3pm, free. physical, cerebral and collective brawn in this UK premiere. This is circus that goes straight The Vaults SE1 7NN 30-31 July Summer Explorers Drop In www.soundsandsorcery.com for the jugular. Southbank Centre’s Royal Session. 10.30–11.30am, free. 3 July - 30 September Festival Hall, 5pm and 7.30pm, age 7+, £20-36. 26 July – 30 August Creative Thursdays. Disney Fantasia. A family-friendly experience 23-27 August 1.30pm–4.30pm, £7.50 per session, age 8-16. taking audience members on an interactive How to Catch a Star. Following the story of a journey through The Vaults beneath Waterloo. Kids Week boy who dreamt of having a star as a friend, this Wearing individual headphones, experience the Venues around the West End performance combines puppetry and a magical music of Disney Fantasia while surrounded by officiallondontheatre.com/kids- original score. 11am and 2pm, Southbank theatrically designed installations, performances week 1 August - 31 August 2018 Centre’s Purcell Room, age 4+, £7-14. and interactions. Tickets from £30.

and healthy lifestyles. Festivals... The festival will feature a 100- stall organic marketplace, organic beer festival, talks, Art Night organic kitchen demos, a Throughout Nine Elms, Battersea and Vauxhall children’s farm, circus www.wandsworth.gov.uk entertainment, free fun fair rides 7 July and much more. Find out about Join London’s largest free contemporary arts growing things from garden festival, featuring a programme of new experts, making things in the commissions, one-off artist projects and premieres Clearsping Japanese Tea Garden, by 12 internationally-renowned artists in iconic and finding very small things with off-the-beaten track venues. The festival will link Underbelly Festival bug hunts and learn a thing (or the South Bank to Battersea Power Station via Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea, including events Throughout July and August two) about how to look after our at New Covent Garden Market and Embassy The festival returns for the 10th year with stages full land by meeting real life farmers in Gardens. of affordable circus, theatre, cabaret, comedy, our Meet the Farmers sessions. music and children’s shows on the south bank of The festival will feature an Greenwich and Docklands the Thames. Highlights include hilarious and amazing line-up of big-name International Festival interactive performances with Dick and Dom, and up and coming bands comedian Stephen K. Amos and Circa’s thrilling including the Hoosiers and www.festival.org circus-cabaret show, Peepshow, plus Monski To 7 July The Magic Numbers. Mouse’s Baby Disco Dancehall. Experience one of London’s largest free outdoor From £13. arts festivals, with open-air theatre, dance, art GO! Organic London Festival installations and music for all ages in Royal Greenwich and East London. Battersea Park www.goorganicfestival.co.uk Underbelly Festival 8-9 September Battersea Park is transformed into a vibrant 30 The Queen's Walk, Lambeth SE1 8XX www.underbellyfestival.com celebration of the very best in organic, sustainability familiesonline.co.uk July/August 2018• Families South West 25 What’s On See more events in our online What’s On calendar Movies under the stars...

year, a series of child-friendly Painshill screenings from the Luna Cinema. Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey Located in the palace’s Twentieth KT11 1JE Century Garden, three different www.painshill.co.uk films will be shown each day, with 17-18 August a whole range of family favourites including Beauty and The Beast, Open Air Cinema. The Greatest Paddington 2, Up, and many more. Showman and Star Wars: The Last Films begin at 10am, 1pm, and 4pm Jedi. 7pm. Tickets are selling fast! daily. The Luna Cinema Somerset House Venues include Brockwell Lido, Strand WC2R 1LA Royal Air Force Museum, Kenwood www.somersethouse.org.uk House, Hampton Court Palace, 9-22 August Battersea Park and the Geffrye Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset Museum Out along with family favourite The Pop Up Screens House. A special celebration of the www.thelunacinema.com Venues across SW London Greatest Showman. Plus a few old dream life of cinema, bringing classics including Dirty Dancing, To 6 October including Fulham Palace and deep, dark and dazzling visions to Enjoy an outdoor screening of your Ravenscourt Park The Breakfast Club, Grease and Top life. All films in this year’s festival favourite movie in some of www.popupscreens.co.uk Gun. From £7. focus on ‘dreams, fantasies, London’s most iconic locations. 20 July – 23 September nocturnes and reveries’, featuring Movies include Jaws (floating in Catch a collection of the latest box Hampton Court Palace some of the most fantastical office hits including Thor: Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9AU narratives and scenery ever seen your very own dinghy in Brockwell Ragnorok and Wonder Woman, www.thelunacinema.com/hampto on screen. Includes Sleeping Lido!), Top Gun, Harry Potter and Academy Award winners The n-court-palace/ Beauty, Labyrinth, The Wizard of the Philosopher’s Stone, Moulin Shape of Water, 3 Billboards 7 – 12 August Oz, American Animals and The Rouge, Dunkirk and The Greatest Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Get Kids Luna Cinema. New for this Wife. Tickets from £19.75. Showman.

Lantern Arts Centre, photo: Matt Spour performed with minimal props and 21-28 July Theatre... set, reminds us to appreciate and Madagascar, see Top Five this celebrate everyday life. 'Beautiful month, page 6. and remarkable ....A spiritual 24-25 August Battersea Arts Centre experience.' (The New York Post) English Youth Ballet – Swan Lake. www.bac.org.uk 7.30pm (Saturday matinee 2.30pm) English Youth Ballet brings a brand To 27 July £14/£12 new production of Swan Lake to Summer in the Courtyard. Come the New Theatre Wimbledon. It and enjoy comedy's brightest stars Lyric Hammersmith promises to combine tradition with and brand new talents in Battersea www.lyric.co.uk reality but with particular emphasis Arts Centre's open-air courtyard. 8 September on the rivalry between the Penguin. Ben is delighted when he seductive evil Black Swan Odile and Cambridge Theatre rips open his present. Inside is a the beautiful but vulnerable White www.uk.matildathemusical.com penguin. Will penguin ever speak? Swan Odette. Throughout July and August And when he does, was it really Matilda The Musical. Inspired by the worth the wait? Old Vic Theatre twisted genius of Roald Dahl, www.oldvictheatre.com Lyric Theatre Matilda revels in the anarchy of 7 July - 25 August www.bearhuntlive.com childhood, the power of New Wimbledon Theatre A Monster Calls. A staging of Patrick 4 July - 2 September imagination and the inspiring story www.atgtickets.com/venues/new- Ness's bestselling novel which tells We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. of a girl who dares to change her wimbledon-theatre the tale of a boy coming to terms Don’t miss this smash-hit destiny. 6-7 July with his mother's cancer, appealing production as it returns to the West English National Ballet School to children and adults alike with its End in director Sally Cookson's Lantern Arts Centre Summer Performance. The dazzling insight into love, loss and fun-filled adaptation set to Benji www.lanternarts.org talented young dancers of the 11-14th July healing. Ages 10+. Bower's versatile lively score. Join English National Ballet School the intrepid family of adventurers Our Town. Set in the fictional return to showcase their skills at American small town of Grover's Omnibus Theatre and their musical dog on a quest to the school’s annual Summer Corners, young George Gibbs and www.omnibus-clapham.org find a bear; as they wade through Emily Webb fall in love, marry and Performance 2018. This exciting 15-19 July the gigantic swishy swashy grass, confront their mortality. 'Our Town', programme features excerpts from Edinburgh Previews. Catch your the splishy splashy river and the Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer prize- Kenneth MacMillan’s Sleeping favourite comedians before they thick, oozy, squelchy mud! Expect winning masterpiece, is narrated by Beauty as well as other classical head up north. Marcus Brigstocke catchy songs, interactive scenes. a stage manager and traditionally and contemporary choreography. headlines. Ages 3+, from £15.60.

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interactive new show for all the Polka Theatre Puppet Theatre Barge Regent’s Park family. Grab your compass and 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon Petersham Road (opposite 85), Open Air theatre SW19 1SB Richmond TW10 6UT join intrepid explorers across www.polkatheatre.com www.puppetbarge.com uncharted territories to discover a 15 June – 5 August 21 July – 5 August prehistoric world of astonishing Double Act. Meet Ruby and The Town Mouse and the (and remarkably life-like) Garnet. They’re twins, identical Country Mouse. These two dinosaurs. Meet a host of and inseparable – and do famous mouse cousins take it in impressive creatures, including absolutely EVERYTHING together. turns to visit one another. A every child’s favourite flesh-eating But their lives are about to delight for young and old, told giant, the Tyrannosaurus rex. All change. Recently, Dad’s gone a bit with rod puppets, music and sing- Tickets £16.50. Suitable from 3+. weird. He’s been acting strange along songs. ever since he started dating that 8 August – 30 September Richmond Theatre frizzy dizzy Rose. Red Riding Hood. A magical show www.atgtickets.com/venues/rich 6 July – 26 August that will enchant both children mond-theatre and adults alike. The Everywhere Bear. The 11-12 July Everywhere Bear has a wonderful Regent’s Park Open Air Teletubbies Live. Join Tinky time with the children in Class Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po in a Sun Baby in a fun, bright and safe One, but one day he gets more theatre show full of love and laughter as world which captures young than he bargained for when he www.openairtheatre.com they explore the magical world of children’s imaginations and falls unnoticed from a backpack A fabulous theatre under the stars. encourages them to explore the and embarks on his own big 14 Aug-9 September Teletubbyland. Look out for the adventure! Dinosaur Live. Fabulous Tubby Phone, Noo-noo and the world around them. Museums, Galleries and Days out...

underwater hideaway for your sea Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies creatures. Age 3+. have been enchanting and 15-16 August delighting children and adults Model Magic Figureheads. Create alike. A selection of these your own fabulous figurehead charming characters will be on using Model Magic to protect you display in an exhibition which from storms, sea monsters and celebrates the centenary of the sharks. Age 4+. earliest publication of Cicely Mary Barker's first fairy illustrations. The The Garden Museum exhibition will be held alongside a www.gardenmuseum.org.uk number of family friendly events, Flower Fairies, Botanical magic including cookery workshops 8 August - 30 September which explore the use of edible Since they first crept out from flowers in food and garden Cutty Sark behind leaves and flowers in 1918 workshops which will allow for the Elves and Fairies postcards, children to make fairy gardens. Bank of England Museum discovery through No. 48 Doughty www.bankofengland.co.uk/museu Street, where Dickens once lived m/inside-the-museum with his wife and young family. 23 July – 31 August Discover a unique set of Gold Rush! It is the summer of Dickensian curiosities from a 1836. The Bank’s Directors have beautiful dolls house, an engraved received a strange letter with a snuff box and even a collection of grave declaration: there is a drain original props from The Invisible in London which leads straight to Woman. Exploration of the the Bank’s gold vaults! But where is basement reveals a wonderful the location of the drain in Victorian kitchen, full of period and question, and who is the person replica items you can interact with. that has made this bizarre statement? Get to the bottom of Cutty Sark the mystery by navigating your way www.rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark round the museum and solving the 4-5 August clues to claim your reward. Join artist in residence Jo Atherton in this arts and craft workshop. Age 4+ Charles Dickens Museum 8-9 August www.dickensmuseum.com Sea-escape. Who knows what Last Sunday of every month mysterious creatures lurk in the Free family trail for each child deep, dark sea? Join in this arts and taking children on a journey of crafts session and make an familiesonline.co.uk July/August 2018• Families South West 27 What’s On See more events in our online What’s On calendar Horniman Museum and Museum Explored. Explore the operations our Special Forces have Gardens galleries through fun, hands-on undertaken around the world over activities. 11am and 2pm. Plus, join the past 70 years. A wonderful new www.horniman.ac.uk a fun and engaging tour of the exhibition at this completely Throughout July and August museum’s galleries, especially for refurbished museum, perfect for all Colour: The Rainbow Revealed. Be families. Age 5+, 2-2.30pm. ages and especially for families dazzled by prisms showing how Sundays in July and August with curious youngsters. From £4. colours are made, peer through a Hands-on history. Hear incredible giant human eyeball to find out how we see colour, discover how animals London stories as you touch and National Maritime use colour to attract and hide, and hold real museum objects. Age 5+, Museum 2-4pm. look into how different colours www.rmg.co.uk mean different things across the Museum of London 1-31 August planet. Free. Family Trails. Pick up one of their Throughout July and August Docklands self-led trails around the National Horniman Butterfly House. Get up www.museumoflondon.org.uk/mu Maritime Museum and challenge close with hundreds of beautiful seum-london-docklands yourself to explore, discover and butterflies in a tropical indoor garden. Throughout July and August enjoy as you delve deeper into the Throughout July and August Roman Dead. In 2017 a rare museum’s galleries. World Gallery. The Horniman’s sarcophagus was unearthed in 19 August exciting new gallery displaying over Horniman Butterfly House London, where an ancient Into the deep. What lives in the 3,000 extraordinary objects from cemetery once stood. Discover the deepest, darkest part of the ocean? around the globe. Free entry. Don’t miss out on this fantastic story behind this remarkable find in Be inspired by the beautifully 17 August new interactive gallery with live this new exhilarating exhibition. illustrated maps in our collection to Family Bat Walk. Learn more about demonstrations and an Explainer- find out what people thought lived bats in this fun family session. led experience revealing the beauty in the sea, before creating your Handle some taxidermy specimens National Army Museum and wonder in the science and before going into the Gardens to Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea own mythical creature. mathematics that shape our lives. search for bats using real bat SW3 4HT 21 August Truly fascinating! £8/£6. detectors. Suitable for children www.nam.ac.uk Snug harbour. Explore the aged 8+, from £3, 7.30-9.30pm. Throughout July and August accounts of WWI bravery, care and Sea Creatures comradery in the Forgotten Special Forces: In the Shadows. RHS Lawrence Hall Fighters gallery with stories for Museum of London Discover the elite training and www.seacreaturestour.com younger audiences. Age under 5. www.museumoflondon.org.uk extreme skills needed to make the 20 July - 30 August Sundays in July and August cut as this exhibition explores the Natural History Museum This immersive and interactive experience is packed with 50 full www.nhm.ac.uk body, real specimens, 150 body Throughout July and August parts and organs and an interactive Whales Beneath the Surface. A digital show. Sea Creatures invites major new exhibition exploring the family audiences to explore and extraordinary life of whales. truly understand marine life, Throughout July and August conserving marine species and raise Sensational Butterflies. Escape to awareness of marine conservation. the Museum’s tropical butterfly Family tickets from £52. house and watch the crawling

caterpillar transform into the beautiful butterfly. This immersive Tower of London exhibition is filled with life, colour www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london and beauty and features species Throughout July and August found in the tropical forests of Armoury in Action. A family friendly Central and South America, Africa exhibition revealing the fascinating and Asia. From £5.85. story of arms and the armoury at the Tower. Science Museum 18-22 July www.Sciencemuseum.org.uk East Wall. Throughout July and August To 28 August Wonderlab: The Statoil Gallery. Arrest and Last Days of Anne.

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28 Families South West • July/August 2018 familiesonline.co.uk What’s On The Chocolate Museum 187 Ferndale Road, launched Drop-in sessions allow You can also experience the Brixton SW9 8BA visitors to simply turn up during museum with ChocoTale. It is a www.TheChocolateMuseum.co.uk opening hours to make their own chocolate-filled interactive journey [email protected] chocolates. into the history of chocolate with a Fancy a chocolate-making Most workshops involve making tasting box of 13 different workshop? They are good for all truffles and lollipops, using chocolates. ages, for private groups, like different fillings and learning Not forgetting you can also enjoy birthdays, and Hen-dos, and for tempering and moulding. It is servings of Melange's legendary school programmes. Newly great fun! thick hot chocolate.

Prep your child for schooling Parenting matters Parenting Event Saturday 15th September doing? How will your child Register at develop social skills before www.teachingmums.com attending school full time? How will you manage a successful Creche available on request. return to work coupled with a school run? Come along to Lulu’s How many hours of learning does workshop and get yourself and your child need? How often your child school ready. 1-4pm. should you be reading to your child? How many hours of homework should your child be

Screaming With Laughter. London’s Babies and Toddlers... original afternoon comedy club, designed for parents with babies under 1 year. See the best acts Bach to Baby Family for families with children aged 5+, see website for times. from TV and the comedy circuit Concert free, 2-2.45pm and 3.15-4pm. Fridays in July and August without having to book a Every Tuesday and Wednesday in Rhythm n’ Babies. Music classes for At the Horninam Museum, babysitter. Buy tickets at July and August babies and their carers with www.horniman.ac.uk www.wegottickets.com/ScreamingW Busy Bees. Lively sessions for instruments. 9.30am, £5. ithLaughter 6 August under-5s. Activities include All Around the World in 60 Minutes. storytelling, art and craft and The Bedford Pub BYOB Comedy Enjoy a magical musical adventure 77 Bedford Hill SW12 9HD outdoor play. Free. Clapham, East Dulwich, Teddington, with Bach to Baby, the critically www.thebedford.com Dates in July and August Putney, Tooting acclaimed classical concert series Tuesdays and Fridays in July and Hands on Base: Family Activities. www.byobcomedy.com for the whole family. Little ones August Each week these fun family Dates in July and August can roam about and revel in the sessions will explore a different Baby Sensory classes and Pram Bring Your Own Baby Comedy. A wonder of live music, and no theme using objects from our Chorus. See website for details. funny, friendly afternoon of top concert is complete without crying, Handling Collection, from flying Plus, they are running dance classes comedy and you get to bring your feeding and dancing! 11am-12pm, animals to musical instruments. during October half term and hold own baby! They provide toys, baby suitable for all ages, children free, Age 3+, free, 11am, 11.45am and a Big Fish Little Fish kids’ and adults £15. 12.30pm. parents’ “rave” every month, changing, buggy parking, bottle featuring top DJs, craft drop ins, warmers and more, so that baby is Cutty Sark Southbank Centre bubble machine and parachute happy and you can relax and enjoy dance. top comedy stars from the circuit www.rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark www.southbankcentre.co.uk Last Wednesday of every month and TV. Every Wednesday in August Dates in July and August Summer Time Toddler Time. Bring Rug Rhymes. A short session of your little sailors along for songs, nursery rhymes, poems and stories and playtime on board. 10- rhyming stories. 11am, age under 4. Times vary. Horninam Museum and The Graveney and Gardens Meadow www.horniman.ac.uk 40 Mitcham Road SW17 9NA Every Sunday in July and August graveneyandmeadow.com A World of Stories. Enjoy stories Wednesdays in July and August from some of the best storytellers Kids’ and toddlers’ arts and craft in London. Their tales bring the classes. See website for details. Museum’s varied collections to life Thursdays in July and August and will whisk you away to faraway Pram Chorus. Child friendly places and different times. Suitable daytime choir, 10am, £7 per adult, familiesonline.co.uk July/August 2018• Families South West 29 What’s On See more events in our online What’s On calendar

Unicorn Theatre www.doremibabies.co.uk Fulham Palace www.unicorntheatre.com Dates throughout July and August www.fulhampalace.org Saturdays in July and August Inspirational and fun classical concerts. Babies Mondays and Tuesdays in July and August Up Club. Join the Unicorn Play Club most and toddlers are welcome to crawl, dance, The Palace Explorers. Join the Palace Saturdays for free drop-in activities from sing, cry, nappy change and more, so you can Explorers, weekly parent/carer and toddler portrait painting and potato printing to giant relax and enjoy some wonderful music. £10 per sessions for children aged 2-4. £4 per child, rocket making and more. 12noon - 2pm. adult, children free, tickets online or on the which includes a drink and healthy snack, door. Dates vary depending on venue. booking essential. 9.30am-10.30am. Singing Mamas Choir Morden Hall Park Hampton Court Palace South London Liberal Synagogue, Streatham / Morden Hall Road, Morden SM4 5JD www.hrp.org.uk/HamptonCourtPalace The Half Moon (Workshop Room), Herne Hill www.nationaltrust.org.uk Every Thursday and Saturday in July and www.singingmamaschoir.com Every Monday in July and August August Tuesdays and Wednesdays in July and August, Little Explorers. Bring your little ones to enjoy Tiny Explorers. Explore and play in the Palace depending on venue crafts, outdoor activities, songs and stories. together. Discover the stories of Hampton A Community of Choirs for Women, with or Little Explorers is a fun activity session for Court Palace through music, movement, without children. Sing world songs, folk songs, children aged 2-5, 10am, £2 per child, £1 messy play and more. £6 per child, price gospel and more. A warm welcome awaits all siblings. includes up to two adults £5 per child for singing abilities. Contact members. 10.30am – babies, 1pm – walkers, [email protected], tel The Royal Albert Hall 2.30pm – walkers. 07947 609780. www.royalalberthall.com Kensington Palace Museum of London Tuesdays and Wednesdays in July and August Storytelling and Music Sessions. A series of www.hrp.org.uk/kensingtonpalace www.museumoflondon.org.uk sessions for babies and toddlers aged 0-4, to Selected Wednesdays and Saturdays in July Wednesdays in July and August and August Little Moles Toddlers Group and Mini Moles encourage interaction between parents/carers and their little ones using musical instruments, Tiny Explorers. Explore and play in the Palace Babies Group. Fun, hands-on, creative sessions together. Discover the stories of Kensington for toddlers, parents and carers. 3.30-4.30pm, singing, movement and stories. 10am and 11.30am, £5. Palace through music, movement, messy play book in advance. Plus sensory, hands-on, play- and more. £6 per child, price includes up to based activities for you and your baby to enjoy two adults £5 per child for members. 10.30am together, 11am-12pm. Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall – babies, 1pm – walkers, 2.30pm – walkers. NCT Bumps and Babies Group Underbelly Festival, Southbank SE1 National Maritime Museum Riverside Pub, St George’s Wharf SW8 2LE www.monskimouse.com / www.rmg.co.uk Every Tuesday in July and August www.underbellyfestival.com Tuesdays in July and August Come along at 2.30pm each Tuesday to meet 8 and 15 July Play Tuesdays. Embark on a museum adventure up with other pregnant people or people with The undisputed, international Queen of Baby- that includes trails, arty workshops, songs and babies - completely free and drinks available. Boogying, Monski Mouse is touring the UK and stories. 10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2pm. Contact Caroline Flint on 07973 657 642, email she is ready to DISCO! A show where all the 7 August [email protected] family can get down to classic tracks, crazy Do you sea it? Sun, sea and sand! Use all your tunes, and thumping nursery rhymes, expertly senses in this interactive play session for the DO-RE-MI Babies Concerts hosted by DJ Monski Mouse and her Monski youngest visitors as you explore all the sights Barnes, Chelsea, Fulham, Wandsworth Mouse Dancers. Age 0-5 with parents/carers. and sounds of the sea. Age under 5.

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30 Families South West • July/August 2018 familiesonline.co.uk Shaftesbury Park Primary School

A local school with a global perspective Une école de quartier ouverte sur le mônde

OPEN MORNINGS Tuesdays 9th and 23rd October 9.30-11am Show rounds on Tuesday mornings (By appointment)

Bilingual Class If you value the experience of learning a new language then this is the option for you! In the morning your child will be taught mathematics, reading and writing in English and in the afternoon they will be immersed in the French language and taught, through exciting projects, how to listen and follow instructions, learn new words and phrases and sing songs.

The exciting choice of: Bilingual Class or Enterprise Class

Enterprise Class If you value the experience of learning through real-life contexts then this is the option for you! In the morning your child will be taught mathematics, reading and writing and in the afternoon through Forest School, a great, outdoor cross-curricular learning programme, they will develop 8 enterprise skills: Problem Solving, Leadership, Aiming High, Teamwork, Creativity, Staying Positive, Sharing Ideas and Listening Carefully.

For further information or to book a place for open mornings: T 020 7 228 3652 E [email protected] Shaftesbury Park Primary School, Ashbury Road, Battersea, London SW11 5UW www.shaftesburypark.wandsworth.sch.uk