The New Kind Of Exercise
Sign up for guaranteed fun this May Half-Term and beyond! TARKA London offers hour-long classes that optimise your child’s physical and mental development through exercise.
Classes are a combination of activity, problem-solving and teamwork. What better way to build confidence in young children that has been lost over the UK Lockdown?
TARKA offers a wide variety of classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years. It’s safe to say your little ones will sleep soundly after a Tarka London class!
Interactive Online Tech Courses – Fire Tech
Fire Tech’s May half-term tech courses are a terrific way to entertain imaginative kids aged 8 to 17 during their downtime.
Courses run for 4 or 5 days, 10 am to 3 pm, from 31st May to 4th June. Courses include Python & Java Coding, Minecraft Maker, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Music Production, and MORE! Live instruction with subject experts in a safe and secure learning environment in small class sizes.
Get £25 off using code: KM25.
To book, please go to Fire Tech’s website, email: info@firetechcamp.com, or call 0203 950 7310. Childcare vouchers accepted.
Staycations with Robertson & Co.
Robertson & Co. are a UK-based, staycation and concierge service. We manage some fantastic properties all over the UK, that could be perfect for your well-earned break this summer. If you’re after something different, we also provide a bespoke travel experience from start to finish.
After a short catch-up over the phone, you provide us a brief and we’ll come back with a tailor-made package. From travel and accommodation, to where to eat and what to do, we are here for your every wish and whim. We have fantastic partners up and down the country, including hotels, BnBs, and pubs – you name it we have it covered. Discover the undiscovered on your doorstep.
Book Little House of Science May Half Term Science Camp now!
Learn about the Science of Building Rockets and How to become an astronaut! The kids will explore the amazing World of Sharks and How do we breathe – Lungs versus Gills! What is echolocation and What can we learn from Bats and Dolphins.
This half-term science camp is packed full of exciting, fun and highly interactive classes for ages 4-7 and 8-12. Book the full weekly or daily camps. They run from 9.30-3.30, (free early drop-off from 8.30 am) We have both classroom-based and online camps. Book our May Half Term Science Camp now!
Stagecoach Performing Arts Kensington and Hammersmith
Stagecoach Performing Arts Kensington and Hammersmith are so excited to announce that our Half Term Holiday Workshops are taking place at Addison Primary School from 1st to 4th June and we’re going to have so much fun!
Action-packed days of drama, dance and singing is what we all need after months in lockdown. Class sizes will be restricted so book early to avoid disappointment – our last workshops sold out!
Stagecoach Kensington | Children’s Dance, Drama, and Singing Classes
Stagecoach Kensington Performing Arts nurture and develop young potential through dance, drama, & singing classes in Kensington. Book a two-week trial.
Classes for 4 to 6 year olds and 6 to 16 year olds.
Enrol now via our website. Call Sara on 020 8398 8106 for more information.
ABBA MANIA returns to the West End for the first time in 19 years
After a year of silence on the West End, audiences are invited to dust off their flares to become a Dancing Queen and say ‘Thank You For The Music’ with ABBA MANIA. Last seen in the West End nearly two decades ago, the world’s number one touring ABBA tribute concert is back by popular demand this May. Coming to the Shaftesbury Theatre, it’s the perfect party as we head out of lockdown!
ABBA MANIA brings to life ABBA’s last ever concert in an exhilarating two-hour production celebrating the timeless joy of their songs. Featuring the Swedish supergroup’s irresistible music, fantastic costumes and electrifying staging, this concert is perfect for life-long ABBA fans and newcomers alike. Dig out your platforms and enjoy all your favourite hits including Mamma Mia, Voulez Vous, Dancing Queen, Winner Takes It All, Waterloo, Fernando, Does Your Mother Know, Super Trouper and many more.
Dates: Friday 21st May – Sunday 6th June 2021
Shaftesbury Theatre, 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8DP
Tickets are available priced from £14.50 – £50.80 plus booking fees.
Kid’s Summer Camps
Our multi-activity week-long holiday camps offer guaranteed excitement, fun, and friendship.
We have pulled together the very best of the clubs and classes scheduled at Maqam to create an inspirational week of activities for ages 4+ who are confident being left with teachers.
They’ll attend Monday to Friday from 9:00 – 13:00, making friends, learning new sports and activities, topped with a wonderful cool down in our luxury pool where they will learn to snorkel, play water polo and have great fun playing Pool Pirates and other water-based games!
Children Clubs & Classes | Maqam Centre – Queen’s Park
Camps in the school holidays for children 5-12 years. Our Camps are a fun-packed, half-day of activities that include; studio-based classes, field sports, nature hunts, arts and crafts sessions, swimming and aquatic fun in our pool.
Child-Friendly Shakespeare at Fulham Palace
Titania’s Dream, running on the grounds of Fulham Palace, is an outdoor, interactive theatrical experience inspired by William Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
The event is designed to introduce audiences to Shakespeare in a fun way while making most of the outdoor, natural environment. After months of being stuck indoors this event will invite audiences to celebrate nature.
During a 50-minute guided trail, audiences will search for hidden fairies, stumble upon hapless workmen, learn about wild plants and flowers and work together to help Queen Titania.
The event runs on the grounds of Fulham Palace from 20 May – 6 June.
Don’t miss you chance to register for a nursery place!
Petra’s Place is an inclusive nursery and early intervention therapy centre for children with special needs and autism aged 2 – 6 years.
The first few years of a child’s life determines their ability to learn for the rest of their lives which is the reason why early intervention is so vital.
Our OFSTED registered SEN nursery is open 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Children can access Speech and Language, Occupational, Music and Art therapy sessions and intensive nursery and therapy packages for children where a multi-disciplinary approach will achieve the best outcome. Register now at reception@petrasplace.co.uk.
London Transport Museum
Next stop, London Transport Museum! After a busy winter, the Museum is looking forward to opening its doors on 17 May. Many of the galleries have had a refresh, including the popular All Aboard play zone for children aged 0 to 7 years. Enhanced cleaning, one-way routes and hand sanitiser stations will still be in place to help keep you safe.
Don’t miss out on a visit this half-term to take part in a family trail around the galleries to ‘collect’ vehicles, objects and characters to turn into a transport-inspired board game to play together at home.
Kids go free and adult tickets last a whole year.
Start Learning Piano Today, Book Your Trial Piano Lesson!
Piano Lessons – In-Person and Online – tailored for students of all levels and age groups.
Pedagogical approach based on nurturing the student’s creative potential and wealth of experience preparing students for ABRSM and Trinity Practical and Performance exams (including Theory and Aural), scholarships and public performances.
My teaching path aims to develop a lifelong love of music and the piano rather than collecting exams certificates although I have an outstanding track record of successful exams results from all of my students.
Start your Piano Journey today and you might discover a lifelong companion!
Vivienne Bartolucci BA (Hons), PGCert Performance Teaching, ISM Member
Happy campers
Happy Campers Club is a holiday camp for children ages 3-7, consisting of uniquely curated classes tailored for this age group. The classes use Sofia’s signature DICE method: Discover, Imagine, Create, Explore, which is a fun, engaging and effective method that makes children’s learning experience enjoyable!
The diverse activities reinforce key areas of learning and development through thematic arts and crafts, drama, sports, games, singing/dancing, yoga and storytelling. Child development and confidence-building are our core values, the classes are designed to provide the children with a creative outlet to innovate, discover new concepts, make new friends and have fun in a nurturing and safe environment!
Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Big adventures await little monkeys at Chessington World of Adventures Resort this May half-term in the Rainforest, with three rides perfect for families with kids in search of their first wild adventure. Explore the rainforests of the world by road, river and from the treetop canopy, spotting creatures along the way including a NEW animal for 2021, Coati.
As well as these rides and attractions, there’s lots more to do at Chessington with the Theme Park and Zoo.
Pre-booking essential.
Inside Out Dance Company camps and classes!
Inside Out Dance Company offers Dance classes with a mindful approach. Join our amazing holiday camps and classes that include Street Dance, Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Mindful crafts, and yoga adventures, ages 4-7 years.
Little ones, age 2-4 years can be taken on magical adventures through movement in our Toddlers Storytellers Camps. All part of our specialist syllabus that aims to improve children’s mental and physical wellbeing.
May Half term Camps: June 3rd, 4th and 5th at The Chelsea Theatre. After school classes every Friday at St Luke’s Hall Chelsea. Book via email and become an Inside Out Dancer!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar arrives at ZSL London Zoo
ZSL London Zoo is bringing children’s classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar to life this May half-term, with a series of fun activities from Saturday 29 May onwards.
Children can enjoy outdoor storytelling sessions, before tackling their very own food challenge: a journey through a supersized forest of giant fruit and veg, assault-course style, to metamorphosise into beautiful butterflies.
Along the way they’ll learn about the importance of wildlife through a series of fun activities, including seed before coming wing-to-wing with butterflies and moths from across the globe in Butterfly Paradise.
Visitors can also enjoy the brand-new world of Tiny Giants, a journey of discovery celebrating the planet’s smallest but mightiest animals: from underwater corals and the aquatic wildlife they support, to industrious leafcutter ants, spiders and beetles.
