This month, explore a luminous dreamscape in Canary Wharf, see the City of London lit up in glorious technicolour, and experience London’s new pop-up planetarium.
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This month, befriend Ryan Gander’s animatronic animals at Camden Arts Projects, explore London Zoo’s new children’s role-play centre, and embark on a spooktacular illuminated Halloween trail.
This month, discover Dulwich Picture Gallery’s long-awaited children’s play pavilion, immerse yourself in Serpentine’s new video-game commission and explore Regent’s Park’s annual sculpture park.
Few things incite fear in the hearts of school-age parents like the unreasonably long summer ‘break’ and the ensuing juggling act. While I’ve yet to solve the universal holiday-childcare conundrum, I have come up with a list of genuinely fun-sounding family activities, so your kids might just leave you alone long enough to fire off some emails (or just sip your iced latte in peace).
This month, explore a LEGO play pavilion, uncover secret playgrounds, immerse yourself in a fairy wonderland and gorge on ketchup ice cream.
This month, explore Do Ho Suh’s fabric architecture, come face to face with a giant Louise Bourgeois spider and lose yourself in Martin Parr’s sea of balloons.
This month, celebrate Lunar New Year across the capital, launch your own album at the Whitechapel Gallery, get stuck into the Southbank Centre’s inspiring Imagine Festival, and explore two new child-centric exhibitions: the Horniman’s Robot Zoo and Young V&A’s Making Egypt.
This month, be dazzled by fabulous firework displays, follow a larger-than-life trail of topiary figures and take part in a mass tarot-inspired play-in.
Bella Boos is the only soft play I’ve ever been to that’s reminded me of going clubbing.
I have a (probably fairly unhealthy) fixation with play cafes and am always embarrassingly pumped when I hear about a new one popping up somewhere useful.
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