Check out our October Half-Term Scoop 2022 for the latest holiday and Halloween activities available this October half-term.
Rocktober: Creative Coding and Robotics Camps for Ages 5-14
Secure your child’s spot at a BlueShift creative coding camp this October half-term! Whether your child has an interest in robotics, Minecraft, animation, or Roblox, we have a hands-on, activity-filled program for them. Our Rocktober camps will have your child grooving to the beat with their robotic instruments, dancing dashbots and their very own crazy concert creation with Scratch! Our knowledgeable teachers will guide them through lots of new and exciting tech activities that will teach them digital skills for life.
Find all our October Half-Term courses and book your child’s place on our website.
Dates and Locations:
October 17th – 21st: Notting Hill Prep School
October 24th – 28th: Notting Hill Prep School
October Half-term Science Camp with Little House of Science – London
Calling all aspiring doctors, geologists, engineers, chemists, and scientists – enjoy our Half Term Science Camp this October!
Embark on an adventure of discovery and fun at Little House of Science’s specially designed science camps for children aged 4-7 and 8-12 years old. Separately taught 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.
Children will be able to learn in an interactive and fun way with our highly trained scientists.
October 24th-28th 2022. Book single days or the full week, 10% siblings and friends discounts apply!
Secrets of the City | October half term at London Transport Museum
From the antics of nocturnal wildlife to weird and wonderful jobs on the transport network, discover a secret side of life in the Capital through movement workshops, craft activities and a family trail around the Museum’s galleries.
22-30 October. Adult tickets are ÂŁ21 and include free return entry for a whole year.
Kids go free!
Petra’s Place Nursery
Petra’s Place is an inclusive nursery and early-intervention therapy centre for autistic children and children with special needs aged 2 – 6 years.
Our OFSTED registered SEN nursery is open 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and children can access Speech and Language, Occupational, Music and Art therapy sessions whilst attending our nursery for an additional fee.
We still have some spaces available in our nursery so please contact reception@petrasplace.co.uk today to secure your place.
Stagecoach Kensington & Hammersmith Half-Term Workshop
Creative Courage for Life
October Half Term Workshops – 24th to 28th October
Venue: Addison Primary School, W14 0DT
Little Spooks
Ages 4 to 6 years – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm daily
Wizardry Workshop
Ages 6 – 16-year-olds – 10 am to 4 pm daily (split into age groups)
Join us this Halloween for a FANG-TASTIC week of SPINE-TINGLING fun – We will be singing, dancing, acting and creating scenes from a spooky array of musicals and movies, developing performance skills at the same. Book now for a SPOOK-TACULAR time!
No experience needed and you do not have to be a Stagecoach student to attend. Places limited.
Tel:  020 8398 8106 – Email: kensington@stagecoach.co.uk  – Website: https://www.stagecoach.co.uk/kensington
Prince’s Gardens Christmas Fair – Wednesday 23rd November
You are warmly invited to Prince’s Gardens Preparatory School’s 2022 Christmas Fair, to be held on the evening of Wednesday 23rd November.
Open to friends and family of Prince’s Gardens and members of the public, please come and join us for a festive drink and get a head start on your Christmas shopping, with stalls selling homewares, jewellery, crafts, ceramics, food, and Christmas gifts.
Tickets will be available closer to the event. If you would like to be notified about when tickets go on sale, please fill in your contact details through the link below.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Puppet Theatre Barge presents PEA, a family show for young adventurers!
Puppet Theatre Barge presents PEA, a family show for young adventurers!
All aboard! One of the UK’s most unique theatre venues, the Puppet Theatre Barge is in Little Venice for October half term with a skilful and imaginative puppet show for young adventurers. Step aboard our floating theatre for a performance of PEA! A family show filled with enchanting puppetry and intricate soundscapes. All stories tell us that stepmothers are evil. Maybe fairy tales are wrong…
Adults:ÂŁ13, Children: ÂŁ9, Concessions: ÂŁ10
“…One of London’s more elusive treasures.” The Independent
What’s on for Kids at the Institut Français
The French Institute offers opportunities for the whole family to enjoy time together at the movies at Ciné Lumière throughout the week. Creative and crafty kids can also try reading sessions or hands-on workshops at the Bibliothèque Quentin Blake and test French video games.
Don’t miss the South Ken Kids Festival (14-20 Nov) celebrating the delightful wonders of children’s literature in a week packed with live drawing events, workshops, films, and more, with the most talented children’s writers and illustrators from both sides of the Channel and beyond. Rendezvous Ă l’Institut!
Upbeat Spooky Sounds – Half Term Pop and Rock Camp
24th – 26th October Parsons Green. 10.00 – 4.00. Rec – Year 6
Enjoy some monstrous musical fun this half term, with our musical multi-activity Halloween-themed course!
Sing and dance to some spooktastic songs, play guitars and drums and form a mini band.
Write a scary song and have creative fun with our Halloween-inspired craft.
Record your tracks and perform them at a mini end-of-camp show.
Contact us here:
website: www.upbeatmusiccourses.co.uk
Email: upbeatmusiccourses@gmail.com
Phone: 07816 901396
October Coding Camps with Cypher Coders
Our Cypher October ‘Power of Tech’ camp is right around the corner, and for each location, we are offering a ÂŁ100 discount on the first 8 seats that are filled!
Throughout the October half-term, our STE(A)M coding camp provides full-day enriched childcare at London’s most prestigious schools! Your child will experiment with fun projects involving robotics, electronics, arts and crafts, coding, and more!
This October half-term, our enthusiastic teachers, who are all Cypher-trained and enhanced DBS checked, will teach your child about the power of technology, providing them with the knowledge that will last a lifetime!
Life Skills and Personal Development workshops
On the scale of individual development, how high would you rate communication skills?
Confidence, the ability to problem-solve and think for themselves? Resilience?
These are the skills we need to navigate and survive in today’s world. At PJ Education we TEACH these skills and TRAIN young minds to think differently. Our workshops are fun, interactive and get your children to ready to THINK and communicate confidently.
Active Day Camps are running two children’s multi-activity day camps in RBKC this OctoberÂ
Our OFSTED registered camps include a huge range of arts, sports, STEM and drama activities led by our enthusiastic coaches.
With specialist classes of yoga, dance and basketball plus our infamous Nerf and Laser tag sessions & bouncy castle Fridays, our camps are the place to be this October half-term!
We are passionate about creating a safe and enriching environment where children can develop themselves, try new activities, and make friends.
Monday 24th October – Friday 28th October
Marlborough Primary, Chelsea and Colville Primary, Notting Hill
Jurassic World The Exhibition
Don’t miss Jurassic World: The Exhibition in London, an immersive experience bringing you face-to-face with life-size dinosaurs. Walk through the world-famous Jurassic World gates and prepare to be left in awe as the ground-breaking film franchise is brought to life!
Get up-close and personal with life-size dinosaurs as you walk through the world-famous Jurassic World gates
Step behind the glass into The Creation Lab and imagine what it would have been like to walk among the breathtaking animals Family-friendly day out perfect for all ages
General Info
- Date: from 24 August 2022
- Opening hours:
– Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (last entry at 5 p.m.)
– Thursdays & Fridays: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. (last entry at 7 p.m.)
– Saturdays: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. (last entry at 7 p.m.)
– Sundays: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (last entry at 5 p.m.) - Duration: 45 minutes
- Location: ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock (Custom House, Elizabeth Line/DLR)
Julia Donaldson’s Stick Man returns to the West End from 22 October
Stick Man is about to leave the family tree and return to the West End stage! Based on the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, Freckle Productions’ smash-hit adaptation is back for its annual season at Leicester Square Theatre from 22 October – 2 January.
A trio of top actors bring the popular rhyming story to life with inventive puppetry, catchy songs, live music and funky moves. Will Stick Man ever get back to the family tree in time for Christmas? Book now to find out! Tickets from ÂŁ19.50.
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