Calendar: What’s Hot for London Kids and Families in May 2014

The first Bank Holiday weekend is behind us, still one more to go and loads of family friendly activities for London this month. Here’s our pick of the hottest things to do with kids in London for May 2014.

Wandsworth Arts Festival, multiple venues (May 2-18)
Little Howard and the Magic Pencil of Life and Death at Udderbelly Festival, Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX, Waterloo/Embankment tube (May 2-Jun 15)
Gorilla Circus Flying Trapeze Classes (ages 8+), Regent’s Park Outer Circle, NW1, St John’s Wood tube (May 8-Sep 1)
Postman Pat Live at Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, E15 1BX, Stratford tube/overground (May 10)
May in a Day at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Rd, NW1 7AY, Camden Town tube (May 10)
Kiddy Kamarade and Silent Poetry Disco at Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LA, Shoreditch High St overground (May 10)
BFLF presents Camp Bestival’s Travelling Circus at The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, SW12 9HD (May 11)
Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival, St Paul’s Church, Bedford St, WC2E 9ED, Covent Garden tube (May 11)
Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall at Southbank Centre London Wonderground, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX, Embankment/Waterloo tube (May 11-Sep 7)
Museums at Night, multiple venues (May 15-May 17)
John Hegley: I Am a Poetato (ages 9+) at Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon St, WC1H 0AH, Euston tube (May 17)
Royal Institution Family Fun Day: Great Stuff at Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle St, W1S 4BS, Piccadilly Circus tube (May 17)
The London Pet Show at Earl’s Court, SW5 9TA, Earl’s Court tube (May 17-18)
Peppa Pig at Epping Ongar Railway, North Weald/Ongar Rail stations, Epping tube (May 17-18)
Frozen Sing Along at Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY, Leicester Square tube (May 18)
BFLF presents Camp Bestival’s Travelling Circus at Shapes, 117 Wallis Rd, E9 5LN, Hackney Wick overground (May 18)
Shark Weeks at Sea Life London Aquarium, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, SE1 7PB (May 19-31)
Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Rd, SW3 4SR, Sloane Square tube (May 20-24)
Up and Down (Ga Ga Theatre) at Hammersmith Riverside Studios, Crisp Rd, W6 9RL, Hammersmith tube (May 20-25)
Rascals of Rickety Rubble Rd at Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, SW19 1SB, South Wimbledon tube (May 22-Jun 27)
Pirate Gran (Scamp Theatre) at Arts Depot, 5 Nether St, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley, N12 0GA, East Finchley tube (May 23-24)
Mammoths: Ice Age Giants at Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD, South Kensington tube (May 23-Sep 7)
Chickenshed Theatre: Tales Big Day Out, Chickenshed Theatre, Chase Side, Southgate N14 4PE, Cockfosters tube (May 24)
Kite Design Workshops (ages 8+) at Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX (May 24-25)
Dinosaurs Dig Discover at Discover Children’s Story Centre, 383-387 High St Stratford, E15 4QZ, Stratford tube/overground (May 24-26)
LAST TICKETS: Schlomo’s Beat Box Adventure for Kids at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX, Embankment/Waterloo tube (May 26)
Kids Go Free to The Shard, St Thomas St, SE1 9RL, London Bridge tube (May 26-Jun 1)
Keep it Clean: A Grubby History of Wandsworth and London at Wandsworth Museum, 38 West Hill, SW18 1RX, East Putney tube (May 27)
Albert’s Band presents Movie Magic at Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP, South Kensington tube (May 27)
Up and Down (Ga Ga Theatre) at Phoenix Cinema, 52 High Rd, N2 9PJ, East Finchley (May 27-Jun 1)
In the Night Garden Live at O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX, North Greenwich tube (May 29-Jun 14)

Ongoing

 
Little Folk with Albo at Colour House Theatre, Merton Abbey Mills, SW19 2RD, Colliers Wood/South Wimbledon tube (until Jun 14)
Vikings at British Museum, Great Russell St, WC1B 3DG, Euston tube (Mar 6-Jun 22)
Skitterbang Island at Little Angel Theatre, 14 Dagmar Passage, N1 2DN, Angel tube (until Jun 15)
Fairground London at 260-264 Kingsland Rd, E8 4DG, Dalston Kingsland overground (until Jun 15)
Secret Agents Spy Academy at Discover, 383-387 Stratford High St, E15 4QZ, Stratford tube/overground (until Aug 31)
Henri Matisse The Cut-Outs at Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG, Southwark/Blackfriars tube (until Sep 7)
Sensational Butterflies at Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD, South Kensington tube (Apr 3-Sep 14)
V&A Museum of Childhood: Jacqueline Wilson exhibition, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA, Bethnal Green tube (until Nov 2)
Extremes at Horniman Museum, SE23 SPQ, Forest Hill overground (until Nov 2)
Horrible Histories: Spies at Imperial War Museum, SE1 6HZ, Lambeth North tube (until Jan 4, 2015)

Calendar Cutie

 
‘Allo, ‘allo, ‘allo, are we seeing double? Best buddies Jim and Wyndham are this month’s Calendar cover stars, representing for the Gauls in their fantastic Asterix costumes. Glad to see the vintage comics are still trending with today’s kids!

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