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Contents<br />
4 WOW<br />
14 Inspre them toread...<br />
12 Fun<strong>Summer</strong> Events<br />
17 Competitions<br />
<strong>18</strong> Box Office<br />
Dear Readers,<br />
Welcome to our summer issue – the last one of the school<br />
year! We are delighted to be able to help you make the most<br />
of the coming summer months with our suggestions for all<br />
sorts of local activities and events. This is such a wonderful<br />
time of year, and the perfect time to get outdoors!<br />
Our What’s On Where pages will help you fill your calendar<br />
to keep the kids busy and give you loads of opportunities to<br />
make family memories together. Many of our suggestions<br />
are free or low cost, meaning it’s even easier to plan the<br />
kids’ activities over the long summer break. We’ve got<br />
everything from the Forty Hall Estate’s Children’s Trail on<br />
the 21 July to the Family Festival at Buckingham Palace on<br />
the 4 – 5th August. Make sure to check out our Box Office<br />
section too to see what your local theatres have on this<br />
summer that the whole family can enjoy.<br />
Don’t forget to check out our competitions on page 22 as well<br />
for the chance to win some fun prizes!<br />
From everyone here at <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong>, we hope you have a<br />
lovely summer holiday.<br />
With very best wishes,<br />
The <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Team<br />
SUMMER 20<strong>18</strong><br />
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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
Daily<br />
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Treasures of the British Library,<br />
The British Library, NW1 2DB<br />
Exhibition. The world’s most beautiful and<br />
influential books and documents, from<br />
Codex Sinaiticus to the Beatles. Free. For<br />
more information visit www.bl.uk<br />
Ice Rink, Alexandra Palace, N22 7AY<br />
Enjoy ice skating all year round at one<br />
of <strong>London</strong>’s most iconic landmarks. The<br />
Alexandra Palace ice rink provides a<br />
stunning location for family ice skating,<br />
professional ice skating lessons, or simply to<br />
ice skate for fun. For more information and<br />
to book visit www.alexandrapalace.com<br />
Skate Park, Alexandra Palace,<br />
N22 7AY<br />
Take along your skateboard and challenge<br />
yourself on the ramps, funboxes and grinds<br />
or go and watch proper skaters at Ally Pally<br />
Skate Park located in the park next to the<br />
ice rink. For more information and times<br />
visit www.alexandrapalace.com<br />
Boating Lake, Alexandra Palace,<br />
N22 7AY<br />
Take aride on aDragon, be elegant with<br />
a Swan or race in aCar. Whatever you<br />
fancy the boating lake at Ally Pally has it<br />
all. But make sure you’re fit enough to race<br />
each other by paddling full steam ahead.<br />
Charges apply. For more information visit<br />
www.alexandrapalace.com<br />
4D Theatre, RAF Museum,<br />
Colindale, NW9 5LL<br />
If you have ever wondered how it actually<br />
feels to soar amongst the clouds or<br />
participate in an intense aerial battle wonder<br />
no more. You can now experience all the<br />
thrills of apowered flight by entering the 4D<br />
Theatre. Ages 4+. For more information and<br />
times visit www.rafmuseum.org.uk<br />
First World War in the Air, RAF<br />
Museum, Colindale, NW9 5LL<br />
The compelling story of the First World<br />
War in the Air has been revealed in anew<br />
exhibition in the Claude Grahame-White<br />
Hangar. For times and more information<br />
visit www.rafmuseum.org.uk<br />
Judaism: ALiving Faith, Jewish<br />
Museum, Camden Town, NW1 7NB<br />
An exhibition of a collection of rare and<br />
beautiful ceremonial art objects. The<br />
gallery explores Jewish religious practice<br />
and traditions in the home and synagogue,<br />
using multimedia and hands-on displays to<br />
engage visitors. For more information visit<br />
www.jewishmuseum.org.uk<br />
Every Mon (Term Time)<br />
Arts and Crafts, Rose Bowl,<br />
Centre, Islington, N1 2PT<br />
4.30-6pm. Make and create artwork and<br />
decorations for the new-look Rose Bowl.<br />
Make your mark with painting, sculptures,<br />
claywork, sewing, knitting and photographs.<br />
Ages 8-15. Free. For more information visit<br />
www.rosebowlislington.org.uk<br />
on where<br />
Every Wed and Thurs<br />
(Term Time)<br />
e<br />
Young Illustrators, Pickled Pepper<br />
Books, Crouch End, N8 8PL<br />
4-4.45pm and 5-5.45pm. Now is the<br />
time to let your imagination and<br />
creativity run wild at one of the many<br />
illustration workshops held at Pickled<br />
Pepper Books from pop up books,<br />
designing your own comic strip,<br />
layered landscapes, character design,<br />
typography and everything in between.<br />
Ages 5-10. Charges apply. For more<br />
information and to sign up visit<br />
www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk<br />
Every Wed and Sun<br />
Pottery Classes, Hackney City<br />
Farm, E2 8QA<br />
2-4pm Wed, 11am-1pm and 2-4pm on Sun.<br />
Children’s pottery sessions are run on a<br />
drop-in basis and there is no need to book.<br />
When you are done why not explore the<br />
farm and meet all the animals. Charges<br />
apply. For more information visit<br />
www.hackneycityfarm.co.uk<br />
Every Fri (Term Time only)<br />
Mini Mozart, Burgh House &<br />
Hampstead Museum, NW3 1LT<br />
9.30am. Aims to introduce babies and<br />
toddlers to the different elements of<br />
music – pitch, rhythm, dynamics and<br />
tempo through fun musical<br />
games and exercises. For more<br />
information and to book visit<br />
www.burghhouse.org.uk<br />
Every Sat<br />
The Mini Farmers Club, Hackney<br />
City Farm, E2 8QA<br />
10.30am-12.30pm. Agreat way for<br />
younger kids to learn about nature,<br />
make arts and crafts and get to know the<br />
animals, under the careful supervision<br />
of the livestock worker. Ages 8-17. Free<br />
sessions. Book on 020 7729 6381. For<br />
more information visit<br />
www.hackneycityfarm.co.uk<br />
Framed Film Club, Barbican<br />
Centre, EC2Y 8DS<br />
11am. Framed Film Club is the new yearround<br />
programme of film and learning<br />
for young people taking place every<br />
Saturday morning. Charges apply. For<br />
more information and to book visit<br />
www.barbican.org.uk<br />
Saturday Drop In, Rose Bowl<br />
Centre, Islington, N1 2PT<br />
2-4pm. Tinker with your bike, try out<br />
some photography, play in the garden<br />
and grab a cup of tea and a chat with<br />
the team. Activities are open to all<br />
ages. Children must be accompanied<br />
by their parents or carers. Free. For<br />
more information visit<br />
www.rosebowlislington.org.uk<br />
Kids Kino Club, Regent Street<br />
Cinema, W1B 2UW<br />
Enjoy family-friendly films, including<br />
recent releases and old favourites in one<br />
of Britain’s oldest cinemas right in the<br />
heart of <strong>London</strong> for just £1.75. For more<br />
information and to book visit<br />
www.regentstreetcinema.com<br />
Every Sat and Sun<br />
Pony Rides, Kentish Town City<br />
Farm, NW5 4BN<br />
1.30pm (Weather permitting). Enjoy a pony<br />
ride at the farm, agreat opportunity for<br />
children to get on ahorse. There are also<br />
other animals to visit. Please call on the day<br />
to make sure that pony rides will definitely<br />
take place. Ages 4+. Charges apply. For<br />
more information visit ktcityfarm.org.uk<br />
Every Sun<br />
Magic Carpet Storytelling, The<br />
National Gallery, WC2N 5DN<br />
10.30-11am and 11.30am-12noon. Fly away<br />
on the magic carpet, which comes to<br />
land in front of a different painting every<br />
Sunday. Enjoy stories inspired by pictures<br />
in the National Gallery. Ages 2-5. For more<br />
information and to book visit<br />
www.nationalgallery.org.uk<br />
Farmers Market, Alexandra Palace,<br />
N22 7AY<br />
10am-3pm. <strong>North</strong> <strong>London</strong>’s famous<br />
Farmers Market at Ally Pally takes place<br />
most Sundays near the Muswell Hill<br />
entrance to the park with free parking.<br />
Fantastic local produce. Lots of fun for the<br />
whole family. For more information visit<br />
www.alexandrapalace.com<br />
Family Activities, Bruce Castle<br />
Museum, Tottenham, N17 8NU<br />
2-4pm. Drop-in Sundays; family art and<br />
craft activities. All children under 8 must<br />
be accompanied by an adult. No adult<br />
admitted without an accompanying child.<br />
Ages 5-13. Free event. For more information<br />
visit www.haringey.gov.uk<br />
Sunday Family Workshops, Parasol<br />
Unit, Islington, N1 7RW<br />
2.30-4pm. Lots of fun in these workshops<br />
which are linked to the current exhibitions.<br />
There will also be storytelling and much<br />
more. Ages 5-15. For more information and<br />
to book visit www.parasol-unit.org<br />
Until 7 Jul<br />
Billy Davis Fun Fairs, Barnard Park,<br />
Islington, N1 0JU<br />
(Selected dates) Back by popular demand,<br />
one of Europe’s largest mobile theme<br />
park returns to Islington. Have fun on the<br />
Dodgems, the Waltzers, the Twister and<br />
lots, lots more. Entry by wristband only. For<br />
times and more information visit<br />
www.billydavisfunfairs.co.uk<br />
Become an Archaeologist, James<br />
Freeman Gallery, Islington, N1 0PD<br />
Become an archaeologist and discover<br />
the treasures from Rhoman Rodeo, atime<br />
where mythical beasts roamed freely in<br />
the wilderness of <strong>North</strong> <strong>London</strong> during<br />
medieval times. For more information visit<br />
www.jamesfreemangallery.com<br />
Until 2Sep<br />
Nordic Design for Children 1900 to<br />
Today, V&A Museum of Childhood,<br />
Bethnal Green, E2 9PA<br />
This exhibition will gather the best and most<br />
progressive Nordic designs, architecture<br />
and art for children. The exhibition will<br />
feature ‘Nordic Icons’ including Arne<br />
Jacobsen, IKEA, Alvar Aalto, BabyBjörn,<br />
Tetra Pak and Helly Hansen. For more<br />
information visit www.vam.ac.uk/moc<br />
The Beach, Brent Cross Shopping<br />
Centre, NW4 3FP<br />
This double award winning event is back<br />
bigger and better for 20<strong>18</strong>! There will be<br />
new rides, more sand and lot’s more water<br />
fun. Try food from the tasty street vendors<br />
or take along your own picnic for great<br />
day out for even less. Take along your own<br />
seating, rubber rings and bucket and spade<br />
for the full holiday experience. For more<br />
information visit www.brentcross.co.uk<br />
July<br />
Mon 2 – Sun 8 Jul<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Science Exhibition, The<br />
Royal Society, SW1Y 5AG<br />
The exhibition is made up of 22 exhibits<br />
showcasing some of the best research<br />
being done right now across the UK. The<br />
scientists will be there to chat to you about<br />
their discoveries and give you the chance<br />
to try things for yourself with hands-on<br />
activities for all ages. For more information<br />
visit www.royalsociety.org<br />
Wed 4 Jul<br />
Puppet Tales, JW3, Finchley Road,<br />
NW3 6ET<br />
(Also 11 Jul) 4.15pm. Children love puppets<br />
and the enchanting worlds they take us<br />
to. So why don’t you join in for a magical<br />
afternoon full of stories, fun and special<br />
hand-made puppets designed especially<br />
for each session. For more information and<br />
to book visit www.jw3.org.uk<br />
Thurs 5 Jul<br />
Cooking Together, JW3, Finchley<br />
Road, NW3 6ET<br />
4.15pm. Take your children and have fun<br />
making recipes by different cultures.<br />
Children are encouraged to learn about<br />
vitamins and nutrients within our food as<br />
well as practice their fine motor skills. For<br />
more information and to book tickets visit<br />
www.jw3.org.uk<br />
Sat 7 Jul<br />
Fancy Fair <strong>Summer</strong> Festival, The<br />
Green, Winchmore Hill, N21 1AY<br />
10am-7pm. The annual massive street<br />
party which attracts thousands of the<br />
local community to enjoy a full day of<br />
entertainment, local arts and crafts,<br />
street food and licensed bars. This year’s<br />
Victorian Theme includes acentre piece<br />
magnificent Carousel of painted Horses,<br />
Thomas the Tank Engine Children’s Ride,<br />
Sideshows with prizes, Brighton Beach<br />
Donkey Rides, Petting Farm Animals, and<br />
a large live Show Stage. This free event is<br />
open to all. For more info visit<br />
www.fancy-fair.co.uk<br />
The Little Vampire (U), Regent<br />
Street Cinema, W1B 2UW<br />
11.30am. The story of Rudolph, athirteen<br />
year old vampire, whose clan is threatened<br />
by a notorious vampire hunter. He meets<br />
Tony, amortal of the same age, who is<br />
fascinated by old castles, graveyards and<br />
– vampires. Part of the Kids Kino Club. For<br />
more information and to book visit<br />
www.regentstreetcinema.com<br />
Basic Bushcraft Taster Sessions,<br />
Lee Valley Almost Wild Campsite,<br />
Broxbourne, EN10 6TD<br />
10am and 2pm. Join the Senior Bushcraft<br />
Instructor for these brand new one hour<br />
taster sessions and learn about modern<br />
and ancient fire-lighting techniques for<br />
when things take aturn for worst in the<br />
wild. Ages 8+. For more information and to<br />
book visit www.visitleevalley.org.uk<br />
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Fun for all at the famous planes<br />
museum<br />
There is alot for all the family at<br />
the de Havilland Aircraft Museum<br />
at Salisbury Hall, <strong>London</strong> Colney.<br />
While mums and dads look<br />
at some of the most famous<br />
de Havilland aircraft children<br />
can to win prizes in two special<br />
quizzes aimed at the KS1/2 –the<br />
Young Aviators Passport and the<br />
Mosquito Mission Passport.<br />
You can go inside several Aircraft<br />
such as the BAE146, Trident, Dove,<br />
Heron and Sea Vixen..<br />
For more information visit<br />
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craftmuseum.co.uk<br />
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Finchley: The Scout Centre<br />
Rear of <strong>18</strong>4 Long Lane<br />
Finchley<br />
N3 2HX<br />
Hendon: Barnet Multicultural<br />
Community Centre,<br />
Algernon Road, Hendon<br />
NW4 3TA<br />
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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
Samsung Great Court Games, The<br />
British Museum, WC1B 3DG<br />
11am-4pm. Go along with your family<br />
to play digital games, solve challenges<br />
and explore trails that will lead you to<br />
unexpected places in the Museum. A<br />
passport, national ID or driver’s licence is<br />
required as adeposit. Ages 5+. Free, dropin.<br />
For more information visit<br />
www.britishmuseum.org<br />
Bird Barmy Army, Victoria Park,<br />
E3 5TB<br />
10am-12.30pm. Find out more about Vicky<br />
Park’s feathered friends in this guided tour<br />
lead by the resident ornithologist. No need<br />
to book. Meet at the V&A Building. For more<br />
information visit www.towerhamlets.gov.uk<br />
Pride 20<strong>18</strong>, Trafalgar Square,<br />
WC2N 5DN<br />
12noon-6pm. The Mayor of <strong>London</strong> will be<br />
delivering aPride in <strong>London</strong> including an<br />
exciting stage and entertainment line-up,<br />
the grand parade, and much more! Free. For<br />
more information visit www.london.gov.uk<br />
Sat 7 – Sun 8 Jul<br />
Action Depot Open Weekend,<br />
<strong>London</strong> Transport Museum,<br />
WC2E 7BB<br />
Unearth ahost of transport treasures at the<br />
rarely open Depot, listen to stories from<br />
the underground and join in special family<br />
activities. For more information and to book<br />
tickets visit www.ltmuseum.co.uk<br />
History Tours, ZSL <strong>London</strong> Zoo,<br />
Regents Park, NW1 4RY<br />
ZSL <strong>London</strong> Zoo history tours will be<br />
conducted on selected Sat and Sun during<br />
Jul, Aug and Sept, advance booking is<br />
essential. The programme will begin with a<br />
welcome, followed by a 45 minute guided<br />
walking tour around the Zoo. For more<br />
information and to book visit www.zsl.org<br />
Sun 8 Jul<br />
Lazy Sunday Afternoons, The<br />
Bandstand, Hilly Fields Park,<br />
Enfield, EN2 9AJ<br />
3-5.30pm. Enjoy free live music for all<br />
ages, supporting local charities. Take along<br />
the whole family and apicnic. For more<br />
information visit www.enfieldfestivals.co.uk<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Concert, Palmers Green<br />
United Reformed Church, N13 4AL<br />
3pm. This is the World Premiere of<br />
Dr Rutter CBE Commissioned work,<br />
especially for the <strong>Primary</strong> and Secondary<br />
schools of Enfield, kindly funded by the<br />
Enfield Residents Priority Fund. For this<br />
world premiere performance, some<br />
young people from the Latymer School<br />
(Director of Music Dr Jim Harrison) will<br />
be in attendance. This performance will<br />
be recorded and distributed to every<br />
<strong>Primary</strong> school in Enfield and sung in<br />
memory of the late Sir Peter Maxwell<br />
Davies, Master of the Queens Music.<br />
Ages 4+. Admission charges apply. For<br />
more information visit<br />
www.enfieldfestivals.co.uk<br />
Teddy Bears’ Picnic, JW3, Finchley<br />
Road, NW3 6ET<br />
1pm. Aone-off workshop in which you’ll<br />
decorate delicious teddy shaped biscuits,<br />
to enjoy together on the JW3 Beach. Ages<br />
2+. For more information and to book visit<br />
www.jw3.org.uk<br />
Handprint Butterflies, Bruce<br />
Castle Museum, Tottenham,<br />
N17 8NU<br />
2-4pm. Paint and print some beautiful<br />
coloured butterflies. Free event for ages<br />
5-13. For more information visit www.<br />
haringey.gov.uk/brucecastlemuseum<br />
Crafternoon: Teddy Bears’ Picnic,<br />
JW3, Finchley Road, NW3 6ET<br />
2pm. Crafternoon prepares for the teddy<br />
bears’ picnic. In this creative session you<br />
will design ateddy bears picnic plate, for all<br />
your picnic treats. For more information and<br />
to book visit www.jw3.org.uk<br />
Tues 10 Jul<br />
Little Swifts, RAF Museum,<br />
Colindale, NW9 5LL<br />
10.30-11.30am. Join in this fun and lively<br />
session for children aged 2-5, which<br />
includes arts and crafts, games, stories<br />
and songs. Each session is linked to the<br />
amazing collection and helps bring the<br />
Museum to life. Charges apply. For more<br />
information and to book visit<br />
www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london<br />
Fri 13 –Sun 15 Jul<br />
Hyper Japan Festival, Olympia<br />
<strong>London</strong>, W14 8UX<br />
Hyper Japan Festival is your one-stop<br />
experience for all things Japanese this<br />
summer. Take in the festival atmosphere<br />
and share your passion for whichever is<br />
your favourite facet of J-culture. For more<br />
information and to buy tickets visit www.<br />
olympia.london<br />
Fri 13 Jul – Sun 5 Aug<br />
Little Angel by the Sea, Little<br />
Angel Studios, N1 2EH<br />
Little Angel theatre have given abreath<br />
of salty sea air to Punch &Judy. Hang on,<br />
someone has stolen all the sausages! Was<br />
it the crocodile with his gnashing jaw? The<br />
baby with her butter-wouldn’t-melt smile?<br />
Or was it someone else altogether? Join<br />
in this immersive puppetry experience,<br />
where the audience embark on aunique<br />
adventure, watching puppetry as well as<br />
making their own puppets. Ages 3-9. For<br />
more information and to book visit<br />
www.littleangeltheatre.com<br />
Sat 14 Jul<br />
Green Screen Geeks, The British<br />
Museum, WC1B 3DG<br />
11am-4pm. Discover how to use green<br />
screen technology on tablets, and see<br />
yourselves as part of Museum objects.<br />
Ages 7+. Free, drop-in event. For more<br />
information visit www.britishmuseum.org<br />
Maths on Toast, Pancras Square<br />
Library, N1C 4AG<br />
2-5pm. Join in at this free drop-in session<br />
for a creative afternoon of fun family maths<br />
activities. Ages 5-12. For more information<br />
visit www.mathsontoast.org.uk<br />
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games<br />
(U), Regent Street Cinema,<br />
W1B 2UW<br />
11.30am. When an overenthusiastic Maya<br />
accidentally embarrasses the Empress<br />
of Buzztropolis, she is forced to unite<br />
with ateam of misfit bugs and compete<br />
in the Honey Games for a chance to save<br />
her hive. Part of the Kids Kino Club. For<br />
more information and to book visit www.<br />
regentstreetcinema.com<br />
Family Folk Show with Megson,<br />
King’s Place, N1 9AG<br />
2.30pm. An authentic and fun folk<br />
concert –perfect for big and little<br />
music connoisseurs. Award-winning<br />
folk duo Megson blend their infectious<br />
mix of heavenly vocals and lush<br />
harmonies into agentle, entertaining<br />
concert specially for pre-school<br />
children, featuring children’s folk songs<br />
old and new from their When Iwas a<br />
Lad album. For more information and<br />
to book visit www.kingsplace.co.uk<br />
Junior Trinity Showcase, Handel &<br />
Hendrix in <strong>London</strong>, Mayfair, W1K 4HB<br />
2pm. Students from the Junior music<br />
department of Trinity Laban Conservatoire<br />
of Music and Dance present an exciting<br />
concert of early music. For more<br />
information and to book visit<br />
www.handelhendrix.org<br />
Creature Creations, Grant Museum<br />
of Zoology, WC1E 6DE<br />
1.30-4.30pm. Create works of art inspired by<br />
some of the weird and wonderful animals<br />
that call the Grant Museum home or invent<br />
your very own brand new animal, give it<br />
a name and add it to the collection in this<br />
family art day with the Museum artist. Free,<br />
drop-in event. For more information visit<br />
www.ucl.ac.uk<br />
Sun 15 Jul<br />
Make aMonster, Keats House,<br />
Hampstead, NW3 2RR<br />
2-4pm. Create your own summer monster<br />
movie. You’ll use poems, art and junkmodelling<br />
to tell stories of creatures both<br />
fearsome and friendly. Draw or model a<br />
monster of your own invention, or dress<br />
up as one yourself. Free, drop-in. For more<br />
information visit www.cityoflondon.gov.uk<br />
One Duck Down, JW3, Finchley<br />
Road, NW3 6ET<br />
11am. Inspired by the true tale of rubber<br />
ducks lost at sea, One Duck Down is an<br />
eco-friendly comedy adventure for the<br />
whole family packed with clowning, music<br />
and puppetry. For more information and to<br />
book tickets visit www.jw3.org.uk<br />
Thinking Big, Burgh House &<br />
Hampstead Museum, NW3 1LT<br />
12noon-3pm. Think big! and take part in this<br />
unique opportunity to create acollaborative<br />
artistic mural in our Peggy Jay Gallery<br />
inspired by Archibald Ziegler’s Toynbee Hall<br />
murals. Ages 3+. Free. For more information<br />
visit www.burghhouse.org.uk<br />
Snail’s Pace, Bruce Castle<br />
Museum, Tottenham, N17 8NU<br />
2-4pm. Design acolourful snail with a3D<br />
spiral shell using card and string. Free event<br />
for ages 5-13. For more information visit<br />
www.haringey.gov.uk/brucecastlemuseum<br />
Teddy Bears’ Picnic Party, Capel<br />
Manor Gardens, Enfield, EN1 4RQ<br />
10am-4pm, gardens close at 5.30pm.<br />
Activities begin at 11am. Join in at the<br />
summer Teddy Bears’ Picnic Party and<br />
take along your favourite Teddy Bear. Enjoy<br />
lots of activities and meet Charlie the Bear.<br />
Don’t forget to take along your own picnic.<br />
Activities include: storytelling, animal talks<br />
and handling, acraft corner and lots more.<br />
For more information visit<br />
www.capelmanorgardens.co.uk<br />
Thurs 19 Jul<br />
The Greatest Showman (PG), The<br />
Luna Cinema, Kenwood House,<br />
Hampstead, NW3 7JR<br />
Doors open at 7.45pm. State of the art<br />
screens, digital projectors and bespoke<br />
sound equipment provide acinema quality<br />
visual and audio experience, but with the<br />
magic of being under the stars. For more<br />
information and to book visit<br />
www.thelunacinema.com<br />
Little Swifts, RAF Museum,<br />
Colindale, NW9 5LL<br />
10.30-11.30am. Join in this fun and lively<br />
session for children aged 2-5, which<br />
includes arts and crafts, games, stories<br />
and songs. Each session is linked to the<br />
amazing collection and helps bring the<br />
Museum to life. Charges apply. For more<br />
information and to book visit<br />
www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london<br />
Thurs 19 –Sat 28 Jul<br />
The Beach, Enfield Market, EN2 6NL<br />
The Beach will be in front of the Market<br />
House and there will be the usual Surfin’<br />
sounds from the resident DJ/Entertainer<br />
so take along abucket and spade and join<br />
in the fun. Free entry. For more information<br />
visit www.enfieldfestivals.co.uk<br />
Fri 20 Jul –Thurs 30 Aug<br />
Sea Creatures Exhibition, RHS<br />
Lawrence Hall, SW1P 2QD<br />
A ground breaking new exhibition allows<br />
visitors to explore the secrets of life<br />
beneath the ocean’s waves by viewing<br />
incredible cross-sections of the animals<br />
including whales, penguins and Great<br />
White sharks, and even getting an up-close<br />
glimpse of their complex organs. To buy<br />
tickets visit www.seacreaturestour.com<br />
Sat 21 Jul<br />
Exploring Egyptian Mummies, The<br />
British Museum, WC1B 3DG<br />
11am-4pm. Use digital microscopes to<br />
explore materials used in embalming, and<br />
view the CT scans of Egyptian mummies to<br />
make your own museum discovery. Ages<br />
5+. Free, drop-in. For more information visit<br />
www.britishmuseum.org<br />
Art Workshop, The Foundling<br />
Museum, WC1N 1AZ<br />
10.30am-4.45pm. As part of the Hetty<br />
Feather & Rose Rivers Day, take part in an<br />
art workshop inspired by Dame Jacqueline<br />
Wilson’s characters. Free with museum<br />
admission. For more information visit<br />
www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk<br />
Excavating Elsyng Palace, Forty<br />
Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
1.30pm and 2.30pm. Michael Dewbrey from<br />
the Enfield Archaeological Society, who has<br />
been studying the site of Elsyng Palace for<br />
over a decade, will be giving atalk about their<br />
latest findings. Learn interesting facts about<br />
the royal hunting grounds visited by King<br />
Henry VIII and his court. For more information<br />
and to book visit www.fortyhallestate.co.uk<br />
Show Dogs (PG), Regent Street<br />
Cinema, W1B 2UW<br />
11.30am. Max, amacho, solitary Rottweiler<br />
police dog is ordered to go undercover as<br />
a primped show dog in aprestigious Dog<br />
Show, along with his human partner, to<br />
avert adisaster from happening. Part of the<br />
Kids Kino Club. For more information and to<br />
book visit www.regentstreetcinema.com<br />
Junior Explorers, New River Walk,<br />
Islington, N1 2PU<br />
11-12.30pm. Go along and explore<br />
Islington’s New River Walk. Activities<br />
include pond dipping, story-telling, den<br />
building, wildlife watching and nature<br />
art. Take along apicnic too. For more<br />
information and to register for this free<br />
event visit www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/juniorexplorers-tickets-4513<strong>18</strong>22496<br />
Wild About Nature, Woodberry<br />
Wetlands, N16 5HQ<br />
11am-3pm. Drop in for fun family activities<br />
run by <strong>London</strong> Wildlife Trust at Woodberry<br />
Wetlands. Sessions will be jam-packed with<br />
fun activities including bug hunting, wild<br />
crafts, stories, and much, much more. For<br />
more information visit www.wildlondon.org.uk<br />
TogetherFest, artsdepot, <strong>North</strong><br />
Finchley, N12 0GA<br />
11am. Join in for aday packed with fun for<br />
young and old. Watch local artists and groups<br />
perform on the Community Stage, join in<br />
workshops, and explore the venue –games,<br />
performances, arts and crafts, book swapping<br />
and many more activities await. Free. For more<br />
information visit www.artsdepot.co.uk<br />
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The Children’s Society<br />
For 50 years now, in schools all<br />
across the country, children and<br />
adults have come together to<br />
celebrate Christingle with The<br />
Children’s Society. People from<br />
every community have joined<br />
one another to light Christingle<br />
candles and hold collections<br />
to raise vital funds that allow<br />
vulnerable children to enjoy a<br />
first Christmas free from fear.<br />
Christingle is ajoyous,<br />
inclusive event that helps to<br />
teach your pupils anumber of<br />
important curriculum subjects,<br />
including communication and<br />
language development, spiritual<br />
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and religious education.<br />
To make it easy for your<br />
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we’ve created an exciting free<br />
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A Christingle service is a<br />
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We want to make the 50th<br />
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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Fun at Anna Fiorentini<br />
Jayden Jean-Paul-Denis star of CBBC’s Hank Zipzer and Orla Hill, leading<br />
actress in feature film Swallows &Amazons, both former Fiorentini<br />
students, are two of several professional actors booked in to give<br />
masterclasses at the award-winning Anna Fiorentini Theatre &Film School,<br />
one of <strong>London</strong>’s top independent drama schools.<br />
Students aged 4-<strong>18</strong> have the excitement of working alongside industry<br />
professionals every week, honing their acting, singing and dancing skills.<br />
If your child can’t wait until the new term starting in September, they<br />
have arange of summer schools to keep imaginations active including<br />
Musical Circus Extravaganza, Gleeville and Superhero MashUp. As an<br />
added treat students will also go on trips to the West End’s Aladdin and<br />
Wicked as well as the Regent’s Park Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors.<br />
As an independent drama school, and not afranchise, Anna Fiorentini<br />
and their team are able to devote time and commitment to ensuring the<br />
happiness and progression of each of their students. The school is widely<br />
praised and respected for nurturing young talent and instilling confidence,<br />
self-esteem and personal well-being in their students.<br />
Current students will be performing in their Hackney Empire Variety<br />
Performance on Saturday 15 September. Tickets can be bought via the<br />
Hackney Empire Box Office.<br />
For more details visit www.annafiorentini.com and for adults see<br />
ww.stageandthecity.com.<br />
Quote ‘<strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong>’ for a 20% Discount off your first term or<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> School.<br />
Children’s Trail, Forty Hall Estate,<br />
Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
11am-3pm. Find out what archaeologists have<br />
discovered about Elsyng Palace this year<br />
at the annual archaeological dig. Follow the<br />
children’s picture trail and learn interesting<br />
facts about the royal hunting grounds visited<br />
by King Henry VIII and his court, both in the<br />
house and hidden in the grounds of the Estate.<br />
Ages 4-11. For more information and to book<br />
visit www.fortyhallestate.co.uk<br />
Livestock Music Festival, Forty<br />
Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
12noon-11pm. Enfield’s answer to Glastonbury<br />
is back for the seventh year this summer in<br />
the enchanting and picturesque setting of<br />
Forty Hall Farm and promises to be bigger and<br />
better than ever. There will be three separate<br />
stages featuring something for everyone,<br />
complete with bars, food stands and great<br />
children’s entertainment. In other words, areal<br />
family occasion. For more information and to<br />
book visit www.fortyhallestate.co.uk<br />
Sat 21 –Sun 22 Jul<br />
Family Festival of Flight, RAF<br />
Museum, Colindale, NW9 5LL<br />
11am-4pm. Take the paper plane challenge,<br />
follow the Squadron Dog family trail, perfect<br />
your drilling technique with the air cadets, watch<br />
the impressive balloon lift off –and many more<br />
activities, at this free family festival. For more<br />
information visit www.rafmuseum.org.uk<br />
9th Annual Yoruba Arts Festival,<br />
Clissold Park, Hackney, N16 9BH<br />
12noon-9pm. From start to end there are<br />
activities and entertainment for all ages at the<br />
festival. Face painting, children’s playground,<br />
workshops, competitions, presentations,<br />
cultural performances, arts and crafts market,<br />
African food and live music from artists and<br />
performers. Free entry. For more information<br />
visit www.yorubaarts.org<br />
Enfield Balloon Festival, Enfield<br />
Town Park, EN2 6HA<br />
From 10.30am. Go along to <strong>London</strong>’s Hot Air<br />
Balloon festival for a summer weekend jam<br />
packed with street food from local traders,<br />
bars, funfair rides, stunts and shows, fireworks,<br />
kid’s zone and acolourful array of hot air<br />
balloons. It’s fantastic value for asummer day<br />
out with family and friends. Pay on the day, at<br />
the gate. For more information visit<br />
www.enfieldfestivals.co.uk<br />
Sat 21 Jul – Sun 2 Sep<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Spectacular, Willows<br />
Activity Farm, St Albans, AL4 0PF<br />
Every day the packed programme includes<br />
Willows’ A-maize-ing Maze, the Peter Rabbit<br />
Adventure Playground, summer sports day<br />
races and live shows with Peter Rabbit and his<br />
friends. All of the shows and activities are included<br />
in the ticket price. For more information and to buy<br />
tickets visit www.willowsactivityfarm.com<br />
Superheroes and Villains at ZSL<br />
<strong>London</strong> Zoo, Regents Park, NW1 4RY<br />
Enrol with the ZSL <strong>London</strong> Zoo Superhero<br />
Academy to learn amazing powers and use<br />
them to help unravel the environmental supervillains’<br />
dastardly plans. Get everything you<br />
need for the whole day with the ZSL <strong>London</strong><br />
Zoo fantastic Super Ticket! For more details<br />
and to book visit www.zsl.org<br />
Sat 21 Jul – Mon 3 Sep<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Holidays at the Farms,<br />
Lee Valley Park Farms, Waltham<br />
Abbey, EN9 2EF<br />
10am-5pm. School’s out and summer<br />
holidays are in, so why not go along to Lee<br />
Valley Park Farm to enjoy ahost of fun filled<br />
animal activities which will keep the little ones<br />
busy. For more information and to buy tickets<br />
visit www.visitleevalley.org.uk<br />
Sun 22 Jul<br />
Escape into Landscapes, Royal<br />
Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, W1J 0DB<br />
11am-1pm. Immerse yourself in the luscious<br />
landscapes of Tacita Dean RA at this family<br />
workshop for children with special educational<br />
needs and their family and friends. Free. For<br />
more information and to book visit<br />
www.royalacademy.org.uk<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Festival, V&A Museum of<br />
Childhood, Bethnal Green, E2 9PA<br />
11.30am-4.30pm. The Museum will come<br />
alive with abuzzing programme of live music,<br />
dance, walkabout acts, designer stalls, food,<br />
face paints, henna, rickshaw rides, games and<br />
lots for kids to make and do. Free, drop-in. For<br />
more information visit www.vam.ac.uk/moc<br />
Insect Mask, Bruce Castle<br />
Museum, Tottenham, N17 8NU<br />
2-4pm. Find out fascinating facts about insects<br />
and make your own insect mask. Free event<br />
for ages 5-13. For more information visit www.<br />
haringey.gov.uk/brucecastlemuseum<br />
Zeigler Landscapes, Burgh House<br />
& Hampstead Museum, NW3 1LT<br />
12noon-2pm. Join in this guided activity where<br />
children will explore Ziegler’s landscapes of the<br />
Heath and have achance to create their own.<br />
Ages 5+. Charges apply. For more information<br />
and to book visit www.burghhouse.org.uk<br />
Mon 23 –Fri 27 Jul<br />
Carnival: MakeArt and Move,<br />
Islington Arts Factory, N7 0SF<br />
11am-3pm. Bring the colour and energy of<br />
the Carnival to the gallery as you create your<br />
very own Venetian masquerade! Enjoy art and<br />
dance combined in this week long workshop.<br />
You will create your own piece of dance<br />
theatre, create abackdrop, design and make<br />
your own costumes and props, all ready for<br />
a wonderful performance at the end of the<br />
week. To book call 020 7607 0561. For more<br />
information visit www.islingtonartsfactory.org<br />
Tues 24 Jul<br />
Wild about Wetlands, Waltham<br />
Abbey Gardens, EN9 1XQ<br />
10am-3.30pm. It’s that time of year again -it’s<br />
time to go wild about the wetlands and take<br />
part in loads of fun and free activities. There<br />
will be pond dipping, nature and wildlife arts<br />
and crafts and lots more. For more information<br />
visit www.visitleevalley.org.uk<br />
Mathematical Modelling for Beginners,<br />
The Royal Institution, W1S 4BS<br />
10.30am-12.45pm. In this session, Emma<br />
Lord will explore how mathematicians use<br />
modelling to predict what can happen in real<br />
life. Ages 7-9. For more information and to<br />
book visit www.rigb.org<br />
Perfect Portraits, Forty Hall Estate,<br />
Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
11am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3pm. From 17th<br />
century oil paintings to 20th century photographs,<br />
Forty Hall has plenty of pictures that tell the<br />
stories of the people who lived and worked here.<br />
Explore the collection on afun trail, then dress<br />
up and pose for your own historic style portrait.<br />
Next, use what you’ve discovered to paint your<br />
own portrait on acanvas panel. Finally, try making<br />
portraits with atwist using avariety of different<br />
materials. Ages 4-11. For more information and to<br />
book visit www.fortyhallestate.co.uk<br />
Wed 25 Jul<br />
<strong>Summer</strong>time Stories and More,<br />
Forty Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
10.30-11.30am. Let their imaginations run wild with<br />
Forty Hall’s interactive storytelling of traditional<br />
tales and new stories appropriate for younger<br />
children. Packed with rhymes and craft activities to<br />
help bring the stories to life! For more information<br />
and to book visit www.fortyhallestate.co.uk<br />
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Kids Olympics, Paradise Park,<br />
<strong>London</strong>, N7<br />
12noon-3pm. Go along with the family<br />
and try out some fun games at the<br />
Kid’s Olympics! Free event. For more<br />
information visit www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/<br />
kids-olympics-tickets-44913898680<br />
Woodland Adventure Hunt,<br />
Coal House, Woodberry Wetlands,<br />
N16 5HQ<br />
11am-3pm. You will be exploring the<br />
woodland trail, searching for the special<br />
clues and signs that tell us about <strong>London</strong>’s<br />
secret wildlife world! Will you be able to<br />
find them all? For more information visit<br />
www.wildlondon.org.uk<br />
Wonder Water Wildlife, Waltham<br />
Abbey Gardens, EN9 1XQ<br />
1-3pm. Try your hand at pond dipping<br />
to explore the habitat of the creatures<br />
that live in the watery world of the<br />
Cornmill Stream. Play games, take part in<br />
quizzes and craft activities to have fun in<br />
discovering our wonderful water wildlife.<br />
For more information and to book visit<br />
www.visitleevalley.org.uk<br />
Thurs 26 Jul<br />
Photography Fun and Trickery, Forty<br />
Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
11am-12.30pm. Explore the weird and<br />
sometimes wacky world of Victorian<br />
photography and camera trickery, then<br />
discover photographs of bygone days at<br />
Forty Hall. Outside, capture Forty Hall in<br />
new ways as part of the fun challenge.<br />
Pick up tricks and tips to get the most out<br />
of your camera phone or digital camera.<br />
Finally, make apop up card to take away.<br />
Print your best shot at home and make<br />
yourself the star of the card. Own camera<br />
essential for this session. Ages 4-11. For<br />
more information and to book visit<br />
www.fortyhallestate.co.uk<br />
Library Legends, The British Library,<br />
St Pancras, NW1 2DB<br />
11am and 1.30pm. Inspired by the British<br />
Library’s amazing collection, experience<br />
a mesmerising mix of fact and fiction with<br />
a close-up look at some of the Library’s<br />
legendary holdings, from sounds to books,<br />
stamps, maps and manuscripts -all with<br />
extraordinary stories to tell. Free, drop-in<br />
event suitable for ages 5-11. For more<br />
information visit www.bl.uk<br />
Lee Valley Bug Club, Waltham<br />
Abbey Gardens, EN9 1XQ<br />
1-2.30pm. Led by an experienced outdoor<br />
educator, it is guaranteed that the little ones<br />
will have afun and exciting time exploring<br />
the gardens for bugs and finding out about<br />
what they catch! For more information and to<br />
book visit www.visitleevalley.org.uk<br />
Dragonfly Willow Weaving, Coal<br />
House, Woodberry Wetlands,<br />
N16 5HQ<br />
11am-3pm. Join in for afun-filled, creative<br />
day learning how to make your very own<br />
model dragonfly, using freshly harvested,<br />
bendy willow sticks. You will also learn<br />
about the amazing dragonflies that call<br />
Woodberry Wetlands home. For more<br />
information visit www.wildlondon.org.uk<br />
Fri 27 –Sat 28 Jul<br />
Superhero Cinema, RAF Museum,<br />
Colindale, NW9 5LL<br />
Go along and watch The Incredibles and<br />
Big Hero 6underneath the Lancaster,<br />
one of the biggest Aircraft at the Museum<br />
which was once flown by RAF heroes.<br />
Superhero costumes encouraged! For<br />
more information and to book visit<br />
www.rafmuseum.org.uk<br />
Fri 27 –Sun 29 Jul<br />
<strong>London</strong> Film and Comic Con,<br />
Olympia <strong>London</strong>, W14 8UX<br />
9am-6pm. Promising to bring some of<br />
your favourite stars from TV, film and<br />
comics as well as awhole host of fun<br />
activities including photo shoots, panels,<br />
autograph sessions and hundreds of stalls<br />
full of merchandise to browse. For more<br />
information and to buy tickets visit<br />
www.olympia.london<br />
Sat 28 Jul<br />
Explore Zoology, Grant Museum of<br />
Zoology, WC1E 6DE<br />
1-4pm. Ever wondered how sharp a<br />
shark’s tooth is or how many teeth a<br />
dolphin has? Take along your budding<br />
zoologists and be inspired by the<br />
natural world. Free, drop-in event. For<br />
more information visit www.ucl.ac.uk/<br />
museums/zoology<br />
The Muppets Take Manhattan (U),<br />
Regent Street Cinema, W1B 2UW<br />
11.30am. Kermit and his friends go to New<br />
York City to get their musical on Broadway<br />
only to find it’s amore difficult task than<br />
they anticipated. Part of the Kids Kino Club.<br />
For more information and to book visit<br />
www.regentstreetcinema.com<br />
Art, Design and Craft Fair,<br />
Stoke Newington Methodist Church,<br />
N16 7NY<br />
12noon-4pm. This is afree entry event<br />
for the community with acreative flair.<br />
There will be decorative items from local<br />
businesses, designers, artists and craft<br />
makers. Browse through the variety of<br />
stalls, to view the creative and decorative<br />
items on display. Suitable for all ages. For<br />
more information visit www.hackney.gov.uk<br />
DANCE CLASSES<br />
FOR AGES 2-19<br />
Contemporary<br />
Jazz<br />
Street<br />
Charleston<br />
Ballet<br />
Hip Hop<br />
Lyrical<br />
Jive<br />
Musical Theatre<br />
Rock nRoll<br />
07950 484979<br />
info@fortitudedance.com<br />
www.fortitudedance.com<br />
Finchley &Winchmore Hill<br />
WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
Thurs 26 –Fri 27 Jul<br />
Figures in Action, The Wallace<br />
Collection, Manchester Square,<br />
W1U 3BN<br />
10.30am-3.30pm. Inspired by the<br />
Renaissance and Baroque sculptures<br />
collected by Sir Richard Wallace, children<br />
will make their own figurative sculpture<br />
in this two-day workshop with artist Alex<br />
Hirtzel. Ages 9-12. For more information and<br />
to book visit www.wallacecollection.org<br />
Fri 27 Jul<br />
Tiger Tea Party, Waterstones,<br />
Piccadilly, W1J 9HD<br />
2pm. Join in the fun at Waterstones<br />
Piccadilly for avery special Tiger Tea Party<br />
to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The<br />
Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr. For<br />
more information and to buy tickets visit<br />
www.waterstones.com<br />
What’s Your Perspective?,<br />
Royal Institute of British Architects,<br />
W1B 1AD<br />
11am-4pm. Join us for a fun-filled family<br />
day of drop-in and timed workshops<br />
and activities to explore and share your<br />
perspective on architecture, new and old.<br />
Free. For more information and to book<br />
visit www.architecture.com<br />
Sat 28 –Sun 29 Jul<br />
StrEATlife, Alexandra Palace,<br />
Wood Green, N22 7AY<br />
Featuring over 30 of <strong>London</strong>’s top<br />
street food vendors, craft beer bars,<br />
cocktails, Pimms and all sorts of tasty<br />
treats. Saturday will feature an epic DJ<br />
set. There will also be live street art and<br />
graffiti for you to sit back and enjoy or<br />
even the chance to have agoyourself.<br />
Free entry. For more information visit<br />
www.alexandrapalace.com<br />
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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
Sat 28 Jul – Mon 3 Sep<br />
‘Can’t Stop the <strong>Summer</strong> Festival<br />
Feeling!’, Shrek’s Adventure!<br />
<strong>London</strong>, County Hall, SE1 7PB<br />
Have atroll-tastic summer with an exclusive<br />
family-friendly festival at Shrek’s Adventure!<br />
<strong>London</strong>. Highlights include: Trolls themed<br />
slushies, join Poppy for a sing-a-long this<br />
summer, watch free Trolls videos and get<br />
hands-on with the craft board, pick up agift<br />
from Poppy and more. To buy tickets visit<br />
www.shreksadventure.com/london<br />
Sun 29 Jul<br />
Hedgehog Safari, Victoria Park,<br />
E3 5TB<br />
11.30am-1.30pm. Join the biodiversity officer<br />
to set up and monitor tunnels for hedgehogs<br />
while learning more about them. Opportunities<br />
are available to attend throughout the week to<br />
find out if hedgehogs do live in the park. Book<br />
on 020 7364 4504. For more information visit<br />
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk<br />
Emoji Match, The British Museum,<br />
WC1B 3DG<br />
11am-4pm. Connect to the Museum in new<br />
exciting ways using wearable technology.<br />
Work together in this fast paced game to<br />
match emojis with objects in the galleries –<br />
what will you find? Ages7+. Free, drop-in event.<br />
A passport or driver’s licence is required as<br />
a deposit. For more information visit www.<br />
britishmuseum.org<br />
Kenwood Stories, Kenwood<br />
House, Hampstead, NW3 7JR<br />
12.30-3.30pm. The art collections and<br />
stories of Kenwood will come alive through<br />
narrative and live interpretation as told by<br />
Kenwood volunteers. No need to b<br />
ook, just turn up. For more information visit<br />
www.english-heritage.org.uk<br />
Open Day, Whitewebbs Transport<br />
Museum, EN2 9HW<br />
10am-4pm. Located in abeautiful red-brick<br />
Victorian pumping station, the museum is<br />
home to an impressive collection of old<br />
vehicles, including fire engines, motorbikes,<br />
vintage delivery vans, classic cars and amodel<br />
railway. Today there will be awide variety of<br />
all Jaguar motor cars on display. For more<br />
information visit www.enfieldfestivals.co.uk<br />
Bug Hats, Bruce Castle Museum,<br />
Tottenham, N17 8NU<br />
2-4pm. Choose your favourite bug and make<br />
a creepy crawly bug hat. Free event for ages<br />
5-13. For more information visit www.haringey.<br />
gov.uk/brucecastlemuseum<br />
Family French Festival, The Jewish<br />
Museum, Camden Town, NW1 7NB<br />
1-4pm. Join the museum and Club Petit<br />
Pierrot for an afternoon packed full of fun<br />
French-themed activities. Learn some French,<br />
enjoy visual games, decorate your own flag<br />
and lots more. Suitable for all ages. Free with<br />
museum entry. For more information visit<br />
www.jewishmuseum.org.uk<br />
Mon 30 Jul - Fri 3 Aug<br />
Ways of Seeing, Royal Institute of<br />
British Architects, W1B 1AD<br />
11am-4pm. This <strong>Summer</strong>, join in for this<br />
five-day workshop for children aged 6-10.<br />
Participants will explore architecture from<br />
around the world and how drawings,<br />
photographs or films can affect our<br />
experience, feelings and memories of how we<br />
encounter the real thing. For more information<br />
and to buy tickets visit www.architecture.com<br />
Children’s Ballet Company:<br />
The Sweet Shop!, Islington Arts<br />
Factory, N7 0SF<br />
11am-3pm. Lolly pops, humbugs, candy floss<br />
and liquorice allsorts. How do they move?<br />
Go along and find out with Hana in this one<br />
week intensive Ballet workshop. Take aclass<br />
in the morning and work on choreography<br />
and dance language in the afternoon as you<br />
learn to tell a story through movement. Work<br />
together to create awonderful performance<br />
for friends and family at the end of the<br />
week. To book call 020 7607 0561. For more<br />
information visit www.islingtonartsfactory.org<br />
Mon 30 Jul – Sun 5 Aug<br />
Underground Steam, <strong>London</strong><br />
Transport Museum, Covent<br />
Garden, WC2E 7BB<br />
Dress up in top hats, bonnets and enjoy<br />
a demonstration of the Museum’s Steam<br />
Cannon before embarking on tasks that<br />
would have been used to build <strong>London</strong>’s<br />
first Underground Railway. All activities are<br />
drop-in and are free with admission. For more<br />
information visit www.ltmuseum.co.uk<br />
Tues 31 Jul<br />
Casting Memories, The Foundling<br />
Museum, WC1N 1AZ<br />
11am-12.30pm, 1.15-2.45pm and 3-4.30pm.<br />
Inspired by Jodie Carey’s monumental<br />
installation Sea and the Foundling Hospital<br />
fabric tokens, explore ideas of identity in this fun<br />
workshop. Ages 5+. Book on the day. For more<br />
information visit www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk<br />
Jolly Jousting and Heraldry, Forty<br />
Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
11am-12.30pm and 1.30-3pm. Elsyng Palace,<br />
which once stood in today’s Forty Hall Estate,<br />
was aroyal residence of King Henry VIII. Find<br />
out about asport Henry loved that nearly<br />
killed him -jousting. Learn about jousting<br />
heraldry and make avisor and shield featuring<br />
your own design. Then climb onto one of the<br />
hobby horses and challenge afellow knight to<br />
a joust with one of Forty Hall’s (safe!) lances.<br />
Ages 4-11. For more information and to book<br />
visit www.fortyhallestate.co.uk<br />
Tues 31 Jul –Wed 1 Aug<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Quest and Craft, Kenwood<br />
House, Hampstead, NW3 7JR<br />
12noon-4pm. Acreative workshop to bring<br />
Kenwood’s world famous paintings to life.<br />
Families will get to work together to try<br />
out different art and crafts whilst exploring<br />
the house and finding out more about<br />
its collections. Tickets will be available to<br />
purchase at the event site on the day. For more<br />
information visit www.english-heritage.org.uk<br />
August<br />
Wed 1 Aug<br />
<strong>Summer</strong>time Stories and More,<br />
Forty Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
(Also 8and 15 Aug) 10.30-11.30am. Let<br />
their imaginations run wild with Forty Hall’s<br />
interactive storytelling of traditional tales and<br />
new stories appropriate for younger children.<br />
Packed with rhymes and craft activities to help<br />
bring the stories to life! For more information<br />
and to book visit www.fortyhallestate.co.uk<br />
Meet the Cook, Forty Hall Estate,<br />
Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
(Also 8and 15 Aug) 12noon-2pm. Go along to<br />
Forty Hall’s 17th century kitchen and meet the<br />
cook. Find out what it was like to work in a<br />
kitchen hundreds of years ago and try out the<br />
equipment. Suitable for all ages. Free entry. For<br />
more information visit www.fortyhallestate.co.uk<br />
Watery Wednesdays, <strong>London</strong> Canal<br />
Museum, Kings Cross, N1 9RT<br />
(Also 8, 15 and 22 Aug) 10.30am and 1.30pm.<br />
Activities will include: ashort boat trip on The<br />
Regent’s Canal, quizzes, crafts and challenges<br />
and are most suitable for children aged 6-12. For<br />
more information visit www.canalmuseum.org.uk<br />
Art of Nature, Waltham Abbey<br />
Gardens, EN9 1XQ<br />
1-3pm. Uncover the story of the art pieces<br />
found in the Abbey Gardens by taking on<br />
the ‘Abbey Artwork Challenge’ and then<br />
unleash your inner artist as you create your<br />
own wonderful work using materials and<br />
inspiration from the natural world. To book<br />
visit www.visitleevalley.org.uk<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Story Time Fun,<br />
Waterstones, Covent Garden, WC2E<br />
9AU<br />
1-2pm. Enjoy story time at Covent Garden,<br />
reading new and much loved picture<br />
books. For more information visit<br />
www.waterstones.com<br />
Wed 1 – Fri 31 Aug<br />
Kids Week, Various Locations<br />
During August, achild aged 5-16 can see a<br />
fantastic selection of shows for free when<br />
accompanied by afull paying adult. For<br />
more information, to find aparticipating<br />
show near you and to book visit<br />
www.kidsweek.co.uk<br />
Wed 1 Aug –Sun 2 Sep<br />
Artful Activities for Kids, Fenton<br />
House and Garden, Hampstead<br />
Grove, NW3 6SP<br />
(Selected dates) 11am-4pm. Everyone’s an<br />
art critic. Go along to Fenton this August<br />
and tell Fenton what you think of their<br />
pictures. Follow an I-Spy art trail around<br />
the house, choose your favourites and then<br />
have agoyourself. For more information<br />
visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fentonhouse-and-garden<br />
Thurs 2 Aug<br />
Folk, V&A Museum of Childhood,<br />
Bethnal Green, E2 9PA<br />
11am-4pm. Enjoy afolk inspired<br />
performance, folk storytelling and story<br />
drawing. Free, drop-in for all ages. For more<br />
information visit www.vam.ac.uk/moc<br />
Tudor Treasures from Elsyng Palace,<br />
Forty Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
11am-12.30pm and 1.30-3pm. You can’t<br />
see Henry VIII’s Elsyng palace, in Forty Hall<br />
Estate, above ground now, but every year<br />
more exciting finds are made. See real<br />
Tudor finds from previous archaeological<br />
digs of the site, meet areal archaeologist<br />
from Enfield Archaeological Society and<br />
handle artefacts. Finally, take inspiration<br />
from what you’ve seen to make your own<br />
replica Tudor treasures from clay. Ages<br />
4-11. For more information and to book visit<br />
www.fortyhallestate.co.uk<br />
Thurs 2 – Fri 3 Aug<br />
Painting with Acrylics, The Wallace<br />
Collection, Manchester Square,<br />
W1U 3BN<br />
10.30am-3.30pm. Over two days, children<br />
will work with artist Alison Kusner to learn<br />
how to use acrylics to paint their own<br />
beautiful still life on canvas, inspired by<br />
the <strong>18</strong>80 painting by Alexandre Desgoffe<br />
of Richard Wallace’s favourite works of<br />
arts. Ages 9-12. For more information and<br />
to book visit www.wallacecollection.org<br />
Thurs 2 – Thurs 30 Aug<br />
Nordic <strong>Summer</strong> Family Days, V&A<br />
Museum of Childhood, Bethnal<br />
Green, E2 9PA<br />
(Thurs only) 11am-4pm. Go Nordic this summer<br />
at the V&A Museum of Childhood, and join in for<br />
a series of family days, celebrating and inspired<br />
by the Century of the Child: Nordic Design for<br />
Children exhibition. Free, drop-in for all ages. For<br />
more information visit www.vam.ac.uk/moc<br />
Fri 3 Aug<br />
Sculpting Identity, The Foundling<br />
Museum, WC1N 1AZ<br />
11am-12.30pm, 1.15-2.45pm and 3-4.30pm.<br />
Create acolourful sculpture inspired by<br />
Yinka Shonibare MBE’s Trumpet Boy.<br />
Using found objects, fabric and modelling<br />
materials build asculpture that reflects<br />
your heritage, interests and identity. Ages<br />
5+. Book on the day. For more information<br />
visit www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk<br />
Sat 4 Aug<br />
A Great Day Out, Victoria Park,<br />
E3 5TB<br />
11am-4pm. Truly agreat day out for all<br />
the family to enjoy. Afun-filled festival<br />
with live music, fairground rides, arts and<br />
crafts and many more activities happening<br />
throughout the day. For more information<br />
visit www.towerhamlets.gov.uk<br />
Samsung Great Court Games, The<br />
British Museum, WC1B 3DG<br />
11am-4pm. Go along with your family<br />
to play digital games, solve challenges<br />
and explore trails that will lead you to<br />
unexpected places in the Museum. A<br />
passport, national ID or driver’s licence<br />
is required as adeposit. Ages 5+. Free,<br />
drop-in. For more information visit www.<br />
britishmuseum.org<br />
Brave (PG), Regent Street Cinema,<br />
W1B 2UW<br />
11.30am. Determined to make her own<br />
path in life, Princess Merida defies a<br />
custom that brings chaos to her kingdom.<br />
Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her<br />
bravery and her archery skills to undo a<br />
beastly curse. Part of the Kids Kino Club.<br />
For more information and to book visit<br />
www.regentstreetcinema.com<br />
Sat 4 – Sun 5 Aug<br />
Family Festival, Buckingham Palace,<br />
SW1A 1AA<br />
11am-3pm. All three <strong>London</strong> sites of<br />
Buckingham Palace, the Royal Mews and<br />
The Queen’s Gallery will be filled with<br />
workshops, activities, trails and arts and<br />
crafts, all especially designed for families.<br />
There will also be achance for you to<br />
win your very own big cuddly Rex. To buy<br />
tickets visit www.royalcollection.org.uk<br />
Sun 5 Aug<br />
The Little Draw, The Wallace<br />
Collection, Manchester Square,<br />
W1U 3BN<br />
1.30-4.30pm. Go along and meet Little<br />
Draw artist Georgia Mallin. Georgia is a<br />
figurative artist and portrait painter with<br />
an interest in how we tell stories about<br />
ourselves, others and the world around us.<br />
In this workshop she will help you explore<br />
the Wallace Collection and how you<br />
can make it your own through drawing,<br />
observation and creativity. Suitable for<br />
all ages. For more information visit www.<br />
wallacecollection.org<br />
Lazy Sunday Afternoons, The<br />
Bandstand, Hilly Fields Park, Enfield,<br />
EN2 9AJ<br />
3-5.30pm. Enjoy free live music for all<br />
ages, supporting local charities. Take along<br />
the whole family and apicnic. For more<br />
information visit www.enfieldfestivals.co.uk<br />
Discovery Sundays, Burgh House &<br />
Hampstead Museum, NW3 1LT<br />
12noon-2pm. Drop by the museum this<br />
summer and discover the exciting activities<br />
for families on the day. There will be object<br />
handling, art and craft activities and more.<br />
Ages 3+. Free. For more information visit<br />
www.burghhouse.org.uk<br />
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Nordic Designs for Children<br />
From BRIO to LEGO, Marimekko and<br />
the Moomins, Nordic products for<br />
children are everywhere and their<br />
widespread success can be attributed<br />
to their intuitive designs in which the<br />
child’s needs are central.<br />
Running until 2 September at<br />
the V&A Museum of Childhood, the<br />
Century of the Child: Nordic Design<br />
for Children 1900 to Today exhibition<br />
gathers the best and most progressive<br />
Nordic designs, architecture and<br />
art for children. Visitors can explore<br />
how, throughout the 20th and into<br />
the 21st century, Nordic designers,<br />
architects and writers contributed<br />
to strengthening the intellectual,<br />
emotional and physical development<br />
of children.<br />
In addition, the exhibition looks at<br />
the cultural interchange with the UK<br />
and offers fun interactives for families<br />
to discover and enjoy. The exhibition<br />
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To find out more, visit<br />
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Inspirethem…<br />
to read all summer<br />
Avoiding ‘<strong>Summer</strong> BrainDrain’and<br />
maintainingliteracylevelsinthe holidays<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> is atime for<br />
children to relax, get<br />
outdoors and take a<br />
break from school. However,<br />
many parents are aware that a<br />
summer without reading can be<br />
detrimental to achild’s literacy,<br />
and the terms ‘summer slide’ and<br />
‘summer brain drain’ are widely<br />
accepted in education.<br />
Yetwhat if your child refuses<br />
to read? “Make them” Ihear<br />
an authoritarian voice cry! The<br />
problem with such astrategy is<br />
that it is unlikely to be successful<br />
in the long term and at worst<br />
turns reading into apunishment.<br />
The key is to get achild ‘reading<br />
for pleasure’ which by definition<br />
from the National Literacy Trust<br />
implies ‘reading of their own free<br />
will, anticipating the satisfaction<br />
they will get from reading.’<br />
So how can we bring about<br />
achange in the reading<br />
Did you know?<br />
Reading for pleasure ismore<br />
important for children’s cognitive<br />
development than their parents’ level<br />
of education and more a powerful<br />
factor in life achievement than<br />
socio-economic background –<br />
source: The Reading Agency.<br />
habits of children who refuse<br />
to pick up abook? Change<br />
happens, in my opinion and<br />
having spent several years<br />
working with children who<br />
struggle with literacy, when there<br />
is achange in their perception of<br />
reading. In the words of Albert<br />
Einstein: “The world as we have<br />
created it is aprocess of our<br />
thinking. It can’t bechanged<br />
without changing our thinking.”<br />
Here’s how you can try to<br />
change that perception:<br />
Encourage joy<br />
Create an environment full of<br />
meaningful resources that are<br />
welcoming to aspecific child,<br />
encouraging them to delve<br />
further. “Idon’t like books” and<br />
“reading is boring” are common<br />
phrases Ihear as aLiteracy and<br />
Dyslexia Intervention Specialist.<br />
What is it they enjoy doing?<br />
When achild has reached<br />
the point of refusing to<br />
read it isn’t about what<br />
they are reading, it is<br />
about getting them to<br />
start the process of<br />
reading –magazines,<br />
comics, movie reviews,<br />
football cards, fact books<br />
– praise any ofthose<br />
toencouragethejoy<br />
thatcancomefromthe<br />
writtenword.<br />
Reading is not arace<br />
Even from ayoung age children are<br />
acutely aware ifthey are different<br />
and they will likely give up or not<br />
try<br />
if they feel they have already<br />
lost the race. Reinforcing with a<br />
child that reading is not arace<br />
is crucial. Areportrt published by<br />
the Department of Education on<br />
Reading for Pleasure noted that<br />
akey reason children don’t read<br />
relates to how it makes them<br />
feel. The tortoise and the hare<br />
approach is perfect here: focus<br />
on the progress your child makes,<br />
whatever the speed. Concentrate<br />
less on how well the child is reading<br />
but more onfostering an enjoyment<br />
of it. Any progress is positive and<br />
needs to be encouraged with praise<br />
and rewards.<br />
Targeted rewards<br />
Iamafirm believer in the use of<br />
incentives for children who are<br />
struggling to read. Most children<br />
respond well to this approach<br />
and rewards don’t have to cost<br />
anything. Achild once told me<br />
that the best reward would be<br />
if his Dad played football with<br />
him after school on the days he<br />
read. There isevidence to show<br />
that literacy targeted rewards can<br />
work well in fostering the reading<br />
for pleasure goal. Whatever the<br />
carrot, I say dangle it and feel no<br />
shame doing so.<br />
NATIONAL<br />
READING<br />
SCHEME<br />
With the expense of summer,<br />
parents may be wary of<br />
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This is where the Reading<br />
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Set up in 1999 this program<br />
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among children aged 4to11.<br />
The success of this program<br />
is evident with over 82% of<br />
parents/carers reporting that<br />
their child was encouraged to<br />
read more during the summer.<br />
An outward mindset<br />
Studies into change have<br />
typically shown that permanent<br />
change happens when the<br />
individual ‘thinks outwards<br />
towards others’. Encouraging<br />
your child to have an outward<br />
mindset, seeing beyond<br />
themselves, can foster reading<br />
for pleasure. Asking your child to<br />
read to apet, afavourite toy or<br />
afamily member can encourage<br />
them to think outside their own<br />
needs when it comes to reading.<br />
Set attainable targets…<br />
…only then will children develop<br />
confidence in themselves and<br />
their abilities, and gain trust in<br />
themselves. Setting atarget of<br />
“I’d like you to read to me for<br />
aminimum of five minutes and<br />
amaximum of 15 minutes” is a<br />
good target for achild struggling<br />
to pick up abook. Motivating<br />
them to start<br />
can be as simple as<br />
“I’ll count down from five.”<br />
By Juliette Laliberte<br />
(BSc. Hons, PGCE (SpLD),<br />
QTS, ATS, PATOSS)<br />
Juliette is themother of a<br />
childdiagnosed with<br />
dyslexia and a classroom teacher<br />
with over 15 years’ experience.<br />
She specialises in literacy and<br />
dyslexia, and was named<br />
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Building and Materials, <strong>London</strong><br />
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Get involved with an interactive<br />
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Tues 7 Aug<br />
Farmyard Fun, Forty Hall Estate,<br />
Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
11am-12.30pm and 2-4pm. Follow afun<br />
trail around Forty Hall Farm, then go<br />
along to the Hall to make a fl u ff y pompom<br />
farmyard friend to take home. The<br />
group will meet at Forty Hall then walk<br />
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more information and to book visit www.<br />
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Making Dens, Royal Institute of<br />
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11am-4pm. This <strong>Summer</strong>, join in for<br />
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groups to build dens that have different<br />
functions. For more information and to<br />
book visit www.architecture.com<br />
Tues 7 – Wed 8 Aug<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Quest and Craft,<br />
Kenwood House, Hampstead,<br />
NW3 7JR<br />
12noon-4pm. Acreative workshop to bring<br />
Kenwood’s world famous paintings to life.<br />
Families will get to work together to try<br />
out different art and crafts whilst exploring<br />
the house and finding out more about<br />
its collections. Tickets will be available<br />
to purchase at the event site on the day.<br />
For more information visit www.englishheritage.org.uk<br />
Wed 8 Aug<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Story Time Fun,<br />
Waterstones, Covent Garden,<br />
WC2E 9AU<br />
1-2pm. Enjoy story time at Covent Garden<br />
this August. All welcome. Children must<br />
be accompanied by an adult. For more<br />
information visit www.waterstones.com<br />
Birds are Brilliant, Waltham Abbey<br />
Gardens, EN9 1XQ<br />
1-3pm. Go along and celebrate our<br />
feathered friends by making bird feeders,<br />
learning about healthy foods you can<br />
feed your local ducks and taking part in<br />
games and art and craft activities. For<br />
more information and to book visit www.<br />
visitleevalley.org.uk<br />
Thurs 9 Aug<br />
At Home, V&A Museum of<br />
Childhood, Bethnal Green, E2 9PA<br />
11am-4pm. Join designers and take part in<br />
creative design activities themed around<br />
homes and furniture inspired by Nordic<br />
designs. Free, drop-in for all ages. For more<br />
information visit www.vam.ac.uk/moc<br />
Combining Art and Nature, Forty<br />
Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA<br />
11am-12.30pm and 1.30-3.30pm. Artists have<br />
always used nature to inspire their work and<br />
Forty Hall is the ideal location. Get outdoors<br />
and explore natural art through aseries of<br />
mini challenges, then bring your preparation<br />
back inside and work with natural materials<br />
to produce your own masterpiece. Ages<br />
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Family Activity, The Wallace<br />
Collection, Manchester Square,<br />
W1U 3BN<br />
11am-12.30pm. Meet an Ancient Greek<br />
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from some of the objects and paintings<br />
in the Collection to bring you the story of<br />
‘The Twelve Labours of Hercules’. Ages<br />
5+. For more information visit www.<br />
wallacecollection.org<br />
Fri 10 Aug<br />
The Star Seekers: Music<br />
Workshop, Clore Learning Centre,<br />
National Theatre, SE1 9PX<br />
(Also 15, 22 and 28 Aug) 4-5pm. To learn all<br />
of the Star Seekers’ spectacular space-song<br />
secrets, and much more, head to the NT<br />
Space Station for some music-making<br />
mayhem. Ages 5-10. For more information<br />
and to book visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk<br />
Sat 11 Aug<br />
Build Roman Britain in Minecraft,<br />
The British Museum, WC1B 3DG<br />
11am-4pm. Build awall in Minecraft<br />
to mark the edges of your empire, or<br />
make aunique creation inspired by the<br />
Romans in Britain. Ages 7+. Free, drop-in<br />
event. For more information visit www.<br />
britishmuseum.org<br />
Camden Walking Tours, Chancery<br />
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11am. Join the Camden Guide walking tour<br />
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No need to book just meet the guide at<br />
exit 2ofChancery Lane Underground.<br />
The walk is 1mile in length, step free,<br />
under 2 hours and ends up at The Postal<br />
Museum. For more information visit www.<br />
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A Wizard’s Tale (U), Regent Street<br />
Cinema, W1B 2UW<br />
11.30am. Balloon kingdoms, dopey police<br />
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how Terry remembered his Grandmother’s<br />
whacky fairy tales. Except they are real and<br />
it’s definitely not as ‘cheerful.’ Part of the<br />
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Sun 12 Aug<br />
Telling Tales, The Jewish Museum,<br />
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10.30-11.30am. Enjoy interactive storytelling<br />
and acraft activity with Sandal Sticks<br />
Theatre. Sandal Sticks Theatre is an<br />
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August for family games including our inflatable surfboard, mocktail making, flipflop<br />
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Head to www.brentcross.co.uk/events formoreinformation.<br />
Win afamilyticket to see Peter<br />
Pan at Headstone Manor &<br />
Museum in Middlesex<br />
Get readytothink happy thoughts and fly high as immersion theatre brings their<br />
trademark energytotheir most magical production yet, Peter Pan!<br />
Filled with catchy music and heaps of audience interaction, this hilarious and<br />
exciting musical promises to have everymember of the family entertained<br />
throughout…you’ll be hooked!<br />
Whatisthe name of Peter Pan’sfavourite fairy?<br />
1. Titania 2. Twinkletoes 3. Tinker bell 4. Bob<br />
Closing date 27/07/<strong>18</strong><br />
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BOX OFFICE<br />
TICKET<br />
Apollo Theatre Shaftsbury<br />
Avenue<br />
Box Office: 03303 334 809<br />
2 Aug – 1 Sep<br />
Barmy Britain –Part Four!<br />
Be reduced to rubble by the ruthless<br />
Romans! Would you be shaken<br />
or stirred by Richard the Third? Will<br />
Queen Elizabeth Iendure her terrible<br />
teeth? Would you be hanged by<br />
King James Ifor being awitch? It is<br />
time to prepare yourselves for Horrible<br />
Histories live on stage with a<br />
brand new show featuring all new<br />
scenes in Barmy Britain –Part Four!<br />
Bernie Grant Arts Centre<br />
Tottenham Green<br />
Box Office: 020 8365 5450<br />
Until 13 Jul<br />
0231512<br />
TICKET<br />
Small Wonders<br />
In this magical, interactive experience<br />
for children aged 5-11 years<br />
and their families, Bella invites you<br />
to join Nanny Lacey in her flat in<br />
Tottenham and explore the tiny<br />
worlds she has created. This new<br />
family show explores the power of<br />
our imagination and how the little<br />
things in life are sometimes the<br />
most important.<br />
Chickenshed Southgate<br />
Box Office: 020 8292 9222<br />
www.chickenshed.org.uk<br />
<strong>18</strong> Jul – 5 Aug<br />
Mr Stink<br />
The very kind, but lonely, 12 year<br />
old Chloe invites the homeless ‘Mr<br />
Stink’ and his dog to leave behind<br />
the wooden bench where they have<br />
taken up residence and secretly<br />
move into her family’s shed. Matters<br />
become more complicated when<br />
Chloe’s mother –who has unfulfilled<br />
political ambitions –tries to take<br />
credit for Chloe’s generosity. And<br />
precisely who is Mr Stink, anyway?<br />
Ages 6+.<br />
1 Jul – 4 Aug<br />
ICKEBoxOffice<br />
Office<br />
Tales from the Thousand and<br />
One Nights<br />
A cornucopia of adventures, travellers’<br />
tales and exotic mysteries will<br />
all be revealed as Tales from the<br />
Shed re-imagines one of the world’s<br />
oldest and greatest story collections,<br />
with well-known tales spun<br />
afresh and new stories woven onto<br />
old patterns. With music, dance,<br />
puppetry and much, much more,<br />
there’s a1,001 reasons to join us at<br />
this show. Ages 3-7.<br />
Your family theatre guide...<br />
The Cockpit Theatre NW8<br />
Box Office: 020 7258 2925<br />
www.thecockpit.org.uk<br />
28 Jul<br />
Little Red Riding Hood<br />
This much loved story is reinvented<br />
as aplayful pantomime<br />
for little ones. Moon On AStick<br />
combine enchanting puppetry and<br />
absorbing storytelling with all the<br />
traditional pantomime elements in a<br />
gentle, imaginative show designed<br />
especially for our tiniest audience<br />
members. There’s plenty of live music,<br />
audience interaction and even<br />
smells to delight the whole family.<br />
25 Aug<br />
Beastly Monsters and<br />
Monstrous Beasts<br />
In this original theatrical show for<br />
children and young families, we<br />
invite you to join fearless monster<br />
hunter Alice Quatermain, as she<br />
recounts several of her daring escapades<br />
from the Edwardian era. Be<br />
thrilled as you encounter marauding<br />
monsters, deadly dinosaurs and<br />
fiendish fauna!<br />
Forty Hall Estate Enfield<br />
Box Office: 020 8807 6680<br />
13 Jul<br />
Pride and Prejudice<br />
Join Heartbreak, the Bennet sisters,<br />
and ahost of charming, young bachelors<br />
(yes, Mr Darcy will be there), for<br />
an evening of comedy, romance, and<br />
more than one come-uppance, as we<br />
learn how to behave...ahem, properly.<br />
Please note that this performance will<br />
be taking place outside on the back<br />
lawn. Ages 8+.<br />
19 Aug<br />
The Midnight Gang<br />
When everyone else is sweetly<br />
sleeping, the Midnight Gang gather<br />
in the middle of the night in the<br />
name of magic, mischief, and<br />
memory making. Join the gang on<br />
this crucial mission to overcome<br />
our greatest fears and uncover<br />
the magic ingredient to afantastic<br />
friendship. Please note that this<br />
performance will be taking place<br />
outside on the back lawn. Ages 7+.<br />
Hackney Empire E8<br />
Box Office: 020 8985 2424<br />
<strong>18</strong> – 1 9 Aug<br />
Teletubbies Live<br />
Join Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa<br />
and Po in ashow full of love and<br />
laughter as they explore the magical<br />
world of Teletubbyland.<br />
Leicester Square Theatre<br />
WC2H<br />
Box Office: 020 7734 2222<br />
www.leicestersquaretheatre.com<br />
21 Jul – 2 Sep<br />
The Scarecrows’ Wedding<br />
Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay<br />
are excellent scarecrows. Their<br />
wedding plans are all coming<br />
together until Harry leaves<br />
Betty’s side and the devilishly<br />
smooth Reginald Rake tries to<br />
take Harry’s place. Will Harry<br />
make it back in time to save their<br />
special day? This heart-warming<br />
and award-winning adaptation<br />
of Julia Donaldson and Axel<br />
Scheffler’s bestselling book<br />
is bursting at the seams with<br />
Scamp Theatre’s inimitable style.<br />
Little Angel Theatre N1<br />
Box Office: 020 7226 1787<br />
www.littleangeltheatre.com<br />
Until 29 Jul<br />
Sleeping Beauty in the Wood<br />
This adaptation of the story of<br />
Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm<br />
conjures a dreamlike fantasy of<br />
palaces and forests, ogres and<br />
fairies, princes and babes. It tells<br />
the story of a King and Queen<br />
desperate for a child, and a fairy<br />
who grants their wish. But when<br />
the fairy is not invited to baby<br />
Rose’s christening, she casts a<br />
different kind of spell – on her<br />
16th birthday, the young princess<br />
will prick her finger and everyone<br />
in the kingdom will fall asleep for<br />
100 years. Ages 4-9.<br />
The 02 Greenwich<br />
Box Office: 08448 560 202<br />
13 – 14 Jul<br />
The Muppets take The O2<br />
Kermit and the ultimate diva herself<br />
- Miss Piggy will be joined by very<br />
special celebrity guests for musical<br />
performances, sketches and lots<br />
more.<br />
14 – 19 Aug<br />
Walking with Dinosaurs<br />
The show depicts the dinosaurs’<br />
evolution with almost cinematic<br />
realism. It has scenes of the interactions<br />
between dinosaurs, how<br />
carnivorous dinosaurs evolved to<br />
walk on two legs, and more.<br />
Open Air Theatre Regents Park<br />
Box Office: 08448 264 242<br />
3 Aug – 15 Sep<br />
Little Shop of Horrors<br />
For the misfits of Skid Row, life is<br />
full of broken dreams and dead<br />
ends. But there’s hope on the<br />
horizon for flower shop assistant,<br />
Seymour, when he discovers<br />
a mysterious new plant with<br />
killer potential. Will his newfound<br />
fame and fortune win the<br />
attention of kind, sweet, delicate<br />
Audrey? Can he finally break<br />
free and be happy…whatever the<br />
consequences?<br />
14 Aug – 9 Sep<br />
Dinosaur World Live<br />
Grab your compass and join the<br />
intrepid explorer across uncharted<br />
territories to discover a prehistoric world<br />
of astonishing (and remarkably life-like)<br />
dinosaurs. Meet ahost of impressive<br />
creatures, including every child’s<br />
favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus<br />
rex, aTriceratops, Giraffatitan and<br />
Segnosaurus, to name afew!<br />
Prince Edward Theatre W1D<br />
Box Office: 08444 825 151<br />
Until 9Feb<br />
Aladdin<br />
Featuring the timeless songs from the<br />
classic film including AWhole New<br />
World, Friend Like Me and Arabian<br />
Nights along with new music written for<br />
the production, Aladdin is an extraordinary<br />
theatrical event you will want to<br />
experience. Ages 6+.<br />
Puppet Barge W9<br />
Box Office: 020 7249 6876<br />
Until 8 Jul<br />
Red Riding Hood<br />
The Granny is arty but forgetful, Red<br />
Riding Hood is fearful but feisty and the<br />
Wolf as dark and mysterious as his forest.<br />
Using acombination of marionettes<br />
and shadow puppets, this is amagical<br />
show that will enchant both children and<br />
adults alike. There will be acaptioned<br />
performance on 9Jun at 3pm and a<br />
relaxed performance on 16 Jun at 11am.<br />
Ages 3+.<br />
Southbank Centre SE1<br />
Box Office: 020 3879 9555<br />
7 – 1 2 Aug<br />
Monstersaurus<br />
Follow the young inventor Monty as he<br />
creates awhole world of wacky inventions<br />
and incredible monsters. But now<br />
that he has made them, how is he going<br />
to get rid of them all? Ages 3+.<br />
23 – 2 7 Aug<br />
How to Catch aStar<br />
Once there was aboy who was always<br />
looking up. He dreamt of having astar<br />
as afriend. This is the story of his adventure.<br />
Ages 4+.<br />
DON'T FORGET<br />
TO TELL THEM<br />
YOU SAW IT<br />
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Forages6+<br />
14 July - 5 August<br />
For ages 3-9<br />
A Little Angel Theatre Production<br />
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Little Angel Theatre is a registered charity number 232488<br />
BoxOffice: 020 8292 9222<br />
www.chickenshed.org.uk<br />
Registeredcharityno:1012369<br />
www.littleangeltheatre.com<br />
Little Angel Studios, Sebbon Street, N1 2EH<br />
020 7226 1787<br />
Play, Performance and Pastimes<br />
-summer holiday activities at<br />
the Geffrye<br />
AUGUST: Thursdays 16, 23<br />
and 30; Fridays 17, 24 and<br />
31. 10am -4.30pm<br />
FREE. For families with<br />
children aged 2-16<br />
Come and get creative<br />
in the Geffrye Museum’s<br />
beautiful gardens this<br />
summer!<br />
Enjoy a packed<br />
programme of free<br />
activities exploring kids’<br />
adventures at home,<br />
including craft and digital workshops, multi-sensory, hands-on<br />
activities and Nursery Rhyme Time sessions for young visitors.<br />
Special family-friendly tours of the restored <strong>18</strong>th century<br />
almshouse will also be on offer, giving arare glimpse into the lives<br />
of <strong>London</strong>’s poor and elderly in former times (adults £5, children<br />
free). Check out the daily schedule of activities nearer the time<br />
at https://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/whatson/events/families/<br />
holiday-activities/<br />
As the museum is now closed until 2020 for the<br />
transformational Unlocking the Geffrye development, most of the<br />
activities will take place outside -either on the leafy front lawn or<br />
under a big canopy - so come prepared for the weather!<br />
Drinks and light refreshments will be available to buy or bring a<br />
picnic to eat on the lawn.<br />
Looking ahead to October, there will be free activities during<br />
half-term celebrating The Big Draw – check the website afew<br />
weeks before for full details.<br />
Geffrye Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road, <strong>London</strong> E2<br />
8EA. 020 7739 9893. www.geffrye-museum.org.uk<br />
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Secondary Transfer Open Events:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Open Evening -Wednesday 3rd October, 5-7pm<br />
Open Mornings -with tours ofclassrooms:<br />
Friday 28th September,<br />
Monday 1st October and Monday 8th October<br />
9:30-11:00<br />
Youare warmly invited to our Open Events todiscover what<br />
Haverstock can offer your child and why so many parents<br />
choose our school.<br />
See for yourself our‘Disruption Free Classrooms’ and warm and<br />
happy learning environment.<br />
Learn about the fantastic opportunities that your child will have<br />
as aHaverstock student.<br />
24 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm,<br />
NW3 2BQ<br />
Telephone: 0207 267 0975<br />
www.haverstock.camden.sch.uk<br />
Nearest Stations:<br />
Chalk Farm Tube on <strong>North</strong>ern Line<br />
Kentish Town West <strong>London</strong> Overground<br />
By Bus :<br />
24, 31, 46, 168, 393, C11<br />
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EDUCATION<br />
Hua Hsia Chinese School<br />
Established in 2001, we offer Mandarin and Abacus classes. Our teachers<br />
are very experienced and passionate about encouraging your children to<br />
learn and explore the Chinese Culture and Language.<br />
Our classes<br />
• Conducted in our Southgate and Hampstead branches<br />
• For students from 3years old to adults; Native and Non-Native Mandarin<br />
Speakers,<br />
• Teach Mandarin as aFirst, Second or Foreign language, no prior<br />
knowledge required<br />
• Include many successful years of preparing students for Mandarin<br />
qualification courses (YCT, HSK, GCSE, Cambridge Pre-U and ALevel).<br />
Private tutoring classes are available and tailored to your schedule and<br />
location.<br />
www.huahsiachinese.org.uk<br />
Anew primary school has<br />
opened in your area.<br />
Many parents would welcome<br />
an alternative to those stressful<br />
mornings –the school run, packed<br />
lunches, traffic jams, school<br />
uniform, misplaced books and the<br />
constant battle against the clock.<br />
Having successfully arrived at the<br />
school gates, there’s still friendship<br />
issues, money for school trips,<br />
playground mishaps and large<br />
classes to contend with.<br />
Thousands of parents have already<br />
chosen aschool that provides an<br />
instant solution. After 13 years of<br />
running asuccessful independent<br />
online secondary school, InterHigh<br />
School www.interhigh.co.uk is now<br />
launching its primary school division -<br />
InterHigh Juniors.<br />
Children from as young as 8<br />
will now be able to go to school<br />
online and benefit from the rich<br />
and engaging experience of the<br />
school’s powerful learning platform.<br />
Qualified and experienced<br />
primary teachers will focus on<br />
developing young learners who<br />
are inquisitive, vivacious and<br />
enterprising.<br />
Class sizes are small, a<br />
maximum of 15 pupils in any<br />
class. This ensures that each pupil<br />
receives the vital teacher attention<br />
and promotes personalised<br />
learning where every child can<br />
learn and achieve at their own<br />
pace. Lessons are every week day<br />
morning of term time and every<br />
lesson is recorded. This means<br />
pupils, and parents, can revisit the<br />
lesson at any time.<br />
To help parents and pupils get<br />
a good insight into the school,<br />
InterHigh Juniors are running asixweek<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> School starting 23rd<br />
July. To find out more or register for<br />
a place visit<br />
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University College School<br />
University College School was<br />
founded in Gower Street in <strong>18</strong>30 as<br />
part of University College, <strong>London</strong><br />
and moved to its current location<br />
in Hampstead in 1907. UCS was<br />
founded to promote the benthamite<br />
principles of liberal scholarship,<br />
offering education to children at each<br />
stage of their development from the<br />
ages of 4-<strong>18</strong>. Intellectual curiosity,<br />
breadth of study and independence<br />
of mind combine to achieve academic<br />
excellence; they are not subordinate<br />
to it. Selecting children with no regard<br />
to race or creed, UCS fosters in them<br />
a sense of community alongside a<br />
tolerance of and arespect for the<br />
individual. By offering the fullest range<br />
of opportunities for personal and<br />
for group endeavour, it teaches the<br />
value of commitment and the joy of<br />
achievement. It is aplace of study,<br />
but also of self-expression and selfdiscovery;<br />
aschool that places equal<br />
value on learning with others as on<br />
learning from others.<br />
Open Evenings:<br />
• Pre Prep (boys aged 4-7) –please<br />
contact the school to arrange atour<br />
and meet the Headmistress. (Tel:<br />
020 7722 4433)<br />
• Junior Branch (boys aged 7-11) –<br />
Open Evening is on Thursday 13th<br />
September.<br />
• Senior School (boys aged 11-<strong>18</strong> and<br />
girls aged 16-<strong>18</strong>) –Open Evenings<br />
for 11+/13+ applications on Tuesday<br />
11th September and Monday 17th<br />
September; 16+ applications on<br />
Thursday 20th September and<br />
Tuesday 25th September; and 11+<br />
applications (only) on Tuesday 6th<br />
November.<br />
UCS Pre-Prep NW3 5LF | UCS Junior Branch NW3 6QN | UCS Senior School NW3 6XH<br />
(Ages 4-7) (Ages 7-11) (Ages 11-<strong>18</strong>)<br />
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Broomfield School<br />
If your child is aged 9orover it is<br />
likely that you are already starting<br />
to think about the next steps in their<br />
education and moving from primary<br />
school to the right secondary school.<br />
A 2015 study by UCL highlighted<br />
the top concerns for parents when<br />
thinking about the<br />
transition to secondary.<br />
• The quality of teaching<br />
• Welfare and safety<br />
• Homework<br />
• Making friends<br />
At Broomfield we are very aware<br />
of these concerns and work with<br />
pupils, parents and primary schools to<br />
ensure that our new pupils joining us<br />
in September do so with confidence<br />
and quickly settle into their new<br />
environment.<br />
We place great emphasis on the<br />
quality of our teaching. We know that<br />
it must be of the highest quality. Our<br />
teachers therefore have the correct<br />
vision, work hard, buy into training<br />
constantly to improve their practice<br />
and enjoy their work with their classes.<br />
Staff and pupils work proactively<br />
together to ensure that bullying and<br />
safety are not issues within the school.<br />
We have for instance successfully<br />
trained pupils as Peer and Antibullying<br />
Mentors. Pupils feel safe<br />
because, in the words of one pupil,<br />
‘everyone is friendly and staff are<br />
approachable’. Ofsted 2015.<br />
Pupils are supported through<br />
activities at their Induction and during<br />
Tutor time to build new friendships,<br />
which they quickly establish and<br />
because Broomfield is asmall, family<br />
school which means it is easy for<br />
pupils to get to know us and for us to<br />
get to know them.<br />
We have something very special to<br />
offer your child and therefore invite<br />
you to visit Broomfield School either<br />
at our Open Evening on 9th October<br />
at 6pm, or one of our Open Mornings.<br />
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EDUCA<br />
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Chinese School<br />
‘LEARNING CHINESE IS<br />
FUN’ <strong>Summer</strong> Holiday<br />
camp for children aged 3<br />
years and above. Explore<br />
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songs, arts & craft,<br />
dance, games and more.<br />
Through play, children<br />
develop valuable<br />
learning skills. Book now<br />
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Planning ahead for the 11+<br />
Is your child going into Year 5<br />
after the summer break? If so,<br />
alarming as it may seem, it will<br />
be time to decide whether they<br />
will sit any entrance exams for<br />
selective state schools and start<br />
to plan how to approach their 11+<br />
preparations.<br />
11+ exams are not for everyone.<br />
It’s essential to have your child<br />
academically assessed to find<br />
out if they would cope in a<br />
highly academic selective senior<br />
school, and of course whether<br />
they could succeed against the<br />
increasingly fierce competition<br />
for places. There are of course<br />
three main options for senior<br />
school: state selective, state<br />
non-selective, and independent<br />
schools (almost all of whom are<br />
selective). If you decide to go<br />
selective, the two routes and set<br />
of requirements are very different<br />
and your preparations need to be<br />
tailored to the target schools.<br />
To succeed, your child<br />
needs to be taught both the<br />
11+ curriculum and the exam<br />
techniques needed to optimise<br />
results. Standard primary<br />
school lessons will not provide<br />
adequate preparation, so<br />
some level of tutoring and/or<br />
workshops can be important<br />
to dramatically boost both a<br />
child’s knowledge and their<br />
confidence to face the exams.<br />
JK Educate are experts in<br />
preparing children for the 11+<br />
exams for state selective and<br />
independent schools and offer<br />
academic assessments for all<br />
children, including suitability<br />
for the 11+. If you would like<br />
more information, contact JK<br />
Educate on 020 3488 0754 or at<br />
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Cecil Road,N14 5RJ<br />
Date: 30/7 to 3/8 6/8 to 10/8<br />
Time: 10am to 4pm 9am to 4pm<br />
Price: £40 /day £40 /day<br />
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Seize the summer with<br />
Explore Learning<br />
Research shows 2/3<br />
of children fall behind<br />
in their studies over<br />
summer. Miss Evans,<br />
a year 6 teacher,<br />
stated “Teachers<br />
often find that<br />
children begin the<br />
new school year having forgotten key<br />
skills. It’s important that children have<br />
opportunities over the summer break<br />
to continue to develop their abilities.”<br />
Charlotte Gater, Head of<br />
Curriculum at Explore Learning,<br />
shared her ideas on how you can help<br />
your child seize the summer.<br />
Start ablog<br />
Give your child anote book to jot<br />
ideas down whilst you are out and<br />
about, then write up what you’ve<br />
done. Referencing pictures is agreat<br />
tool to help encourage children to<br />
describe what is happening and get<br />
their creativity flowing.<br />
Send apostcard<br />
Let your friends and family know what<br />
you’ve been up to. They’re only short<br />
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