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24 Jan Royal National Theatre Upper Ground South Bank  020-7452 3000  War Horse 12+yrs. 16 Feb Baby Girl DNA The Miracle trio of plays,13+yrs.

24 Jan- 2 Feb Churchill Theatre High Street Bromley 0870 060 6620 High School Musical. 3 Feb Huff & Gruff two classic fairytales for 3-6yrs.  8-16 Feb Shout! musical hits from the 1960’s. 10 Feb Hercules 5-11yrs. 17 Feb Dr Nose Travels Through Time 4+yrs. 24 Feb Head in the Clouds 3-9yrs.

25-27 Jan Business Design Centre Islington London  020 8801 7321 The Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel Show.

25-26 Jan The Hawth Crawley  01293 553636 25-26 Jan Theseus and the Minotaur 6-11yrs.

25 Jan  Dorking Halls    01306 881717 Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music. 31 Jan ‘Kings of Swing Orchestra’.  20 Feb Rainbow Live: Zippy Superstar DJ,3+yrs. 26 Feb South Pacific.

26 Jan National   Maritime Museum   Greenwich 020 8858 4422 Dream Boat activity for all ages. 27 Jan ‘All that glitters’ family fun day,5+yrs. 29 Jan Tiny explorers’ adventure,under 3,s. 29 Jan Little explorers’ adventure 3-5yrs. All events FREE. 2,9,16,23 Feb Female Pirates storytelling,6+yrs. 10,17,24 Feb Animal Flags,make a flag or banner activity,all ages. 5,12,26 Feb Tiny explorer’s adventure under 3’s & Little explorer’s adventure 3-5yrs. 19 Feb Magical voyages 2+yrs. 24 Feb Chinese sailing boats 5+yrs. All FREE.

26 Jan  The Broadway Theatre Catford Broadway Lewisham 020 8690 3428 Cric the Croc 4+yrs. 2 Feb Circus Minimus 2-4yrs. 9 Feb Fly Away Katie 2+yrs. 16 Feb Traditional African Storytelling 3+yrs. 23 Feb Magic Sandals 3-8yrs. 20-22 Feb Pinocchio panto style show for all the family. 28 Feb Blood Diamond the film FREE showing as part of Fairtrade week.

26 Jan Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Millbrook Guildford 01483 44 00 00 Flyaway Katie,2-6yrs. 2 Feb The Lost Puppy, 2-7yrs. 4-5 Feb Shakespeare Youth Festival.

Until 27 Jan Unicorn Theatre for Children 147 Tooley Street   020 7645 0560 Duck! is the story of the Ugly Duckling 7+yrs.

Until 27 Jan London International Mime Festival   020 7637 5661 Events at various times & venues a chance to experience the different world of puppetry & mime with live acts from a cast of international performers.

Monthly BFI London Imax Cinema South Bank Waterloo 020 7928 3232 Film Funday for all the family with pirates themed day, screening Disney’s Peter Pan.

Every Weekend Tate Britain Millbank London  020 7887 8008 Art trolley for all ages. 19 Feb Magic Marble create your own sculpture,under 5’s,booking recommended.

Every Sun The National Gallery Trafalgar Square   020 7747 5891/2885 Magic Carpet storytelling for under 5’s & art workshops for families 5-11yrs.

Every Sat Somerset House Strand   020 7845 4600 Family workshops for 6-12yrs,’studio’ days for teenagers & FREE holiday drop-ins.

Every Sat Handel House Museum 25 Brook Street London 020 7495 1685 Family & children drop-in activities from quiz trails to 18^th century craft bags to dressing up in Georgian costumes plus live rehearsals by baroque musicians.

Every Fri Shoe Lane Library London   020 7583 7178 Family Time session in which staff read to children or children play with toys provided,3-5pm.

Every Wed Painshill Park Portsmouth Road , Cobham   01932 868113 FREE entry.

Every Wed The River & Rowing Museum Mills Meadows Henley on Thames   01491 415600  Taylor Tug’s under 5’s Club. 19 Feb Hop Along Horse activity,4-7yrs. 20 Feb Hey, Little Bug!rappin by the river action  packed session for families 7+yrs. 21 Feb Cartoons and Claymation activity 7-11yrs. 22 Feb Groovy Gardeners,4-7yrs.

Until 6 Feb Elmbridge Museum   01932 843573 100 years of Scouting FREE exhibition.

Until end of Feb Science Museum Exhibition Rd London   0870 870 4868 Inside the Spitfire:Personal Stories of Britain’s Most Famous Plane. Daily Drama Characters from Faraday to Newton come back to life in a series of shows for families.

1 Feb Fairfield Halls  Croydon 020 8688 9291 Sing-a-long-a Joseph. 2 Feb Arthur Davison Family Concert. 18 Feb The Snow Queen,4+yrs.

1 Feb The Leatherhead Theatre   01372 365141 Thank you for the Music Abba musical.

2 Feb Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens  020 7402 6075 Moving Light Beams Family Day, artists & families will explore light, movement & sculpture to create interactive artworks.

2,3,9,10 Feb Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road   020 7416 5349 Family Event Battle Bowlers, Whiz Bangs & Lucky Bleeders. 9-15 Feb Life in the Trenches Event. 16-24 Feb The Blitz Spirit interactive drama & handling session. Until 24 Feb My Boy Jack exhibition.

2,16,18-21 Feb Horniman Museum London Road Forest Hill  020  8699 1872 Discovery Sessions for all,3+yrs. 2,9,16,23 Feb Art & Craft sessions,3+yrs. 18-22 Feb Art & Craft sessions,3+yrs.  9,23 Feb & Half Term 18-21 Feb Hands on Music from India , interactive session,3+yrs. 18 Feb Family Tours with Mr Horniman. 21,22 Feb New Family Tours with Mrs Horniman. Every Sat & Sun Hands on Family Workshops. Daily Book Zone. Every Sat until 29 Mar Family storytelling all ages. Every Fri until 28 Mar Storytime for under 5’s.

3 Feb The Wallace Collection Hertford House Manchester Square London   020 7563 9500. The Little Draw: FREE Drop-in Art Workshop for families. 18 Feb Half Tern Drop in activities, Be Dazzled, design your own mobile,5+yrs,FREE. 19 Feb Cherry Blossoms in the Snow Painting Workshop,6+yrs. 20 Feb A 3D workshop creating your own armour in card,8+yrs. 23 Feb A Day in the 18^th Century activity, various times. 23 Feb Family Friendly Tours ,7+yrs.

4 Feb Epsom Playhouse Ashley Avenue  01372 742555 That’ll Be The Day. 11-12 Feb The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). 16 Feb The Singing Kettle. 21 Feb Harry and his Bucket Full of Dinosaurs,3-7yrs. 21 Feb Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 22 Feb Moscow Ballet Swan Lake .

5 Feb Old Truman Brewery 91 Brick Lane Spitalfields  020 7375 0441 The Great Spitalfields Pancake Race in aid of charity,for application forms Tel: 020 7375 0441.

8,22  Feb Guildhall School of Music & Drama  Silk Street   020 7638 8891 Informal lunchtime LSO Discovering Concert.

9-24 Feb Alton Towers Alton Staffordshire 08705 204060 Half Term Hullaballoo fantastic selection of the park’s rides & attractions unveiled plus rides suitable for younger tots at a special family price.

10 Feb Chinese New Year Parade Gerrard Street London    Colourful parade will start at 11am in the Strand & go along Charing Cross Rd & Shaftesbury Ave. In Trafalgar Sq from 12-6pm there will be entertainment for all the family. There will be fireworks displays in Leicester Sq & cultural stalls, food, decorations & lion dance displays throughout the day in Chinatown .

11-18 Feb Eddie Catz 1^st Floor 68-70 High St   0845 201 1268 Half Term Activities.

13-14 Feb Dulwich Picture Gallery Gallery Road London  020 8693 5254 Fairytale Landscape art workshop various sessions,6-11yrs. 3,24 Feb Artplay family drop-in workshop, FREE.  14 Feb Fairytale Landscape Art  Family Drop-in event. 20-21 Feb Scenes and Tales from Magical Places workshops 6-11yrs.  Every Sat 23 Feb-15 Mar Animal Art course 7-10yrs.

14-22 Feb Southbank Centre   0871 663 2500 Annual Imagine Children’s Literature Festival, theme this year is humour, jokes & games for 5-11yrs,featuring storytelling, fiction, poetry, stand-up comedy & music.

16 Feb The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret 9a St Thomas's Street Southwark   020 7188 2679 Apothecary Workshop hands on session for all the family. 17,19,24 Feb Victorian surgery. 18 Feb Speed Surgery. 20,23 Feb The Little Theatre of Disease & Desire. 21 Feb Hands On: Pills, Potions, Poisons. 22 Feb Hands On: The Power of Blood.

16 Feb Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve Old Farleigh Road Selsdon 020 8760 5768 Before the Buds Burst, family event, meet at 12pm for 1 ½ -2hr walk.

16 Feb  Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Coulsdon South  020 8726 6000 X64952 Coppicing in Happy Valley,Tel:07775 824811.

17 Feb Barbican Hall Silk Street   020 7638 8891 LSO Discovery Family Concert: Planes, Trains & Automobiles,7-12yrs.Family Music & Art Workshops 10-12.30pm,(Family concert bookers only) & Foyer Journeys pre-concert events held in the foyer 1-2.30pm.

17 Feb Royal Festival Hall Belvedere Road London 0870 380 4300 London Philharmonic Orchestra Family Day: Petrovich Mussorgsky, enjoy sketches & snapshots, an interactive installation before the show.

18-22 Feb British Museum Great Russell Street London   020 7323 8299 Family activities, action packed week of Chinese games, workshops, stories & performances

19,21,24 Feb The Foundling Museum 40 Brunswick Square   020 7841 3600 & every 1^st  Sat  of month Drop-in sessions for families,3-12yrs.

19 Feb-1 Mar Unicorn Theatre   London 020 7645 0560 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 7+yrs.

20-22 Feb Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre New Globe Walk Bankside 020 7401 9919 Half Term events with family tours, drawing workshops, costume dressing, music, stage fight displays, storytelling & lots more,5+yrs.

21 Feb Lauderdale House Highgate Hill  020 8348 8716 China in London : Big Family: Chinese Festivals in a Flash suitable for all the family performed in English & Cantonese.

23-26 Feb Sadlers Wells Theatre Rosebery Avenue   020 7863 8000 Angelmoth 5+yrs. 27,29 Feb,1 Mar The Adventures of Pinocchio. 1 Mar Family workshops.

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