Our Christmas scoop 2022 is out! Discover the best Christmas-themed activities in London this festive season
Winter Wonderland: Creative Coding and Robotics Camps for Ages 5-14
Secure your child’s spot at a BlueShift creative coding camp this December! Whether your child has an interest in Minecraft, robotics, or JavaScript and web development, we’ve got an engaging and activity-filled program for them.
Our December camps will bring the merry to the holiday season with a snowy Minecraft world, interactive greeting cards and robots to guide Santa to chimneys around the world! Our knowledgeable and hands-on teachers will take your children through new and exciting tech activities that will teach them digital skills for life.
Find all of our December camps courses and book your child’s place on our website.
Dates and Locations:Â December 19th – 23rd: Colville Primary School
The Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall
It’s not Christmas without The Nutcracker! Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to the Royal Albert Hall for the first time since 2019 with this enchanting production, featuring Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous score.
It’s the quintessential Christmas treat for all the family. Especially created for the Royal Albert Hall, with gorgeous period costumes, stunning lighting, and dazzling projections – it’s the ‘biggest Nutcracker in London’ (Londonist). Don’t miss your chance to relive the magic again together this Christmas!
Festive celebrations at London Transport Museum
From 25 November, London Transport Museum is getting into the festive spirit. Meet Santa and his Elf in the Museum’s twinkling winter wonderland, climb aboard his Routemaster-inspired interactive sleigh or get creative in a Christmas card-making workshop.
Families can explore the whole Museum as they hunt for silver roundels with fun transport trivia hidden amongst heritage vehicles, or step inside a giant festive transport poster for a Christmassy selfie. Plus, make sure to stop by the London Transport Museum shop to pick up those must-have transport Christmas gifts.
Please visit our website for full details of activity timings from 25 November until 2 January.
Scientific Mysteries of Energy – Christmas Journey into Physics
Calling all aspiring doctors, geologists, engineers, chemists and scientists – sign up to Little House of Science’s Winter Science Camps over the school holidays!
Scientific Mysteries of Energy – Christmas Journey into Physics  19-23 Dec 2022
Embark on an adventure of discovery and fun at Little House of Science’s specially designed science camps for children aged 4-12 years (taught separately with age-adjusted content).
Designed to inspire and encourage a love of science, these camps will help children deepen and grow in their knowledge of the scientific world whether learning about Food as Energy to Storing Energy. It is a week of fun, interactive learning for everyone.
As well as making new friends and re-connecting with friends from previous years, Children will be able to learn in an interactive and fun way with our highly trained scientists.
Check out our full list of topics right here at Little House of Science Winter Physics Camp Timetable.
Explore London Holiday Club
Fun and Challenging Activities for children five and above in the Heart of London
Explore London Holiday Club is more than just a day out – it’s an experience. At Explore London Holiday Club, we care about what we do and strive to give every child a unique look at the city we call home. With first-class educators guiding them through a range of historical, natural and exciting landmarks and attractions, every journey is an adventure.
Take a look at our schedule of activities and learn more about everything we have to offer.
December ‘Winter Wonderland’ Coding CampÂ
It’s the most wonderful time of year! 🥳 We’re thrilled to introduce our Winter Wonderland coding camp, which will take place between the 14th – 21st of December.
Our Winter Wonderland coding camp will inspire children aged 5-12 to explore their creativity and develop key 21st-century skills through fun and engaging coding & craft activities.
Students will unlock their coding superpowers and explore their creative skills, as they code winter-themed games and immerse themselves in a series of craft activities, bringing home festive gifts and decorations they design!
Whether you are still working after your kids finish school for the term or need to do some last-minute Christmas shopping, we have got you covered! Book today and save 10% on your child’s seat with the code ‘Kensington10’.
Winter Camps at The Little Gym Westfield
Monday 19th December – Friday 23rd December
During the Christmas Holiday, we will be offering our popular fun-filled Gymnastic Camps.
Our 3-hour Camps will include working on their Gymnastic skills, playing games inside the gym and a craft activity. It’s going to be a lot of fun! Camps are suitable for children from 3-8 year-olds and for 5-12 year-olds.
Our Camps run in the morning (9:30 am – 12:30 pm) and in the afternoon (1:30 pm – 4:30 pm)
Please feel free to give us a call on 02087350817 to book your child’s fun-filled Winter Camp.
Learn to swim with Swimming Nature
At Swimming Nature we provide swimming lessons for babies, children & adults in various pool venues across the UK. We create confident & elegant swimmers, who learn to swim beautifully!
We help our students build a natural bond with water – for life. Our unique, award-winning Swimming Nature Method makes learning to swim a natural, relaxed, and fun experience with recognisable results.
Baby lessons from 3 months – 3 years
Children’s lessons with 1:1 or 2:1 personal tuition
Adult lessons for beginners or advanced
For more information visit our website, or call on 03445 04 05 06.
Sing-Along Club – Singing Lessons for Children
Sing-Along Club is enrolling for classes starting 9th January 2023!
Children will learn how to sing songs from a variety of genres from popular to classical.
Play games and learn how to read music.
Learn how to sing with ease using good singing technique.
Move through music and have fun!
For children aged 5-13 years.
Children of all abilities and levels welcome.
From £12.50 per session.
Where? St Simon’s Church, Rockley Road, W14 0DA.
When? Monday and Thursday afternoons.
Get in touch with susie@singalongclub.co.uk, visit our website or call 07307190101 to register your child today.
Santa Clause is comin’ to town! Father Christmas home visits, London
Our award-winning Father Christmas is back for his home visits in London this December. Welcome him into your home and surprise your children with a special Christmas message!
Be ready to sing your heart out with some jolly festive tunes and revel in the story of The Night Before Christmas. Give Father Christmas the inside scoop before he arrives and watch your children revel in his memorised bespoke knowledge! Includes a box of cookies as a surprise gift.
Visits 10 am-8 pm every day in December. £50-£75 (date depending).
To book, please call 07702351588 or email us at fatherchristmas@pippaspoppets.co.uk.
For 3 Weeks only: Brainiac Live announces BRAINIAC DETECTIVE ACADEMY & BRAINIAC ASTRONAUT ACADEMY
Brainiac Live today announce the return of its live experiences, following the success of the iconic TV programme, and much-loved stage shows. Brainiac Detective Academy and Brainiac Astronaut Academy runs exclusively for 3 weeks at Westfield London and Bluewater Kent from 10 December until 31 December.
The live experiences involve two 60-minute hands-on immersive academies, led by the Brainiacs, providing families a choice of two fun-filled edutainment activities for grown-ups to share with their kids.
Producer Dan Colman said: “Over the years, we have had a lot of success with the Brainiac Live stage shows from the West End to the Sydney Opera House and as we continue to expand the world of Brainiac Live, we are now looking to create more family-orientated edutainment events where the aim is to entertain, engage and inform…”
December 10th & 11th / December 15th-31st (closed 25th/26th)
£10 Adults / £13 Children / £46 Family
National Gallery ‘Picture Perfect Christmas’
The National Gallery’s ‘Picture Perfect Christmas’ Show is the ultimate family event this festive season. Running on various dates and times from 26 November to 23 December 2022, this wintery theatrical production takes you on an adventure of the secret life that lives within art for the whole family.
Avercamp’s iconic 17th century oil painting, ‘A Winter Scene With Skaters Near A Castle’, will be adapted for the stage, where audiences will delve into the story of two children Frederick and Maaike on their journey through the woodlands, meeting magical creatures, wandering through frosted landscapes and skating on glistening ice rinks. Expect songs, dancing and Christmas cheer!
Book tickets for The National Gallery’s Picture Perfect Christmas: A festive show for all the family.
BUGSY MALONE THE MUSICAL Christmas Season at Ally Pally
Welcome to New York 1929! A city full of mobsters, showgirls and dreamers. The custard pies are flying and the new-fangled “splurge” gun is causing mayhem!
Packed with instantly recognisable songs from Oscar®-winner Paul Williams including My Name is Tallulah, You Give A Little Love and Fat Sam’s Grand Slam, this fun-filled and riotous musical comedy offers the perfect festive treat for all the family.
Running Time: 120 minutes including one interval
Age guide: 6+
Horrible Histories – Live on Stage Horrible Christmas
When you think of Christmas, many things usually come to mind – family, joy, goodwill, presents… – but how about Oliver Cromwell (fact)? Or Henry VIII (fact)?
When Christmas comes under threat from a jolly man dressed in red, it’s up to one young courageous boy to save the day – but can he save Christmas? From Victorian villains to Medieval monks, Puritan parties to Tudor treats, join us on a hair-raising adventure through the history of Christmas in the company of Charles Dickens, Oliver Cromwell, King Henry VIII and St Nicholas as they all join forces to save the festive season!
Bring the whole family to enjoy this festive adventure as Horrible Histories presents the terrific tale of Christmas. It’s a celebration in the most wonderful, funny and moving way you’ll ever see!
27-30th December London Barbican Hall, 2pm
Tickets from £16.50-£30.00
Lyric Hammersmith’s Panto – Jack and the Beanstalk
Join Jack and the gang for a climb of a lifetime as they battle giants and thorny baddies in hopes of bringing ‘glory glory’ back to Hammersmith.
‘Fee-fi-fo-fum’, Fleshcreep wants money from Jack and her mum. And if they don’t cough up, he’s going to take everything they’ve got and feed them to the evil giant in the sky. To save them from their fate, Jack swaps their beloved Daisy the cow (who can sing like no udder) for a bag of magic beans. But little do they know; a soaring adventure awaits…
Expect beanstalk climbing, giant defeating, golden egg laying, extreme skateboarding, milk explosions, singing cows, some absolutely outrageous outfits and of course Beyoncé!
Blippi The Musical
With over 54 million YouTube subscribers and one billion views per month, millions of kids have joined Blippi on amazing playdates and learned about vehicles, professions, animals, the natural world and so much more.
Blippi The Musical brings the curious and fun character Blippi off the screen and onto the stage with world-class production, audience engagement and amazing music. Blippi encourages learning through doing, playing, and exploring – inspiring a child’s natural curiosity about the world around them. In the live show they will continue to learn about the world around them while singing and dancing along with this one-of-a-kind show.
