With Easter bunnies a-hopping, Bank Holidays a-popping and Royal Wedding fever running high across the Capital, there’s a distinct party feel to this month. Here’s our pick of what’s hot for families in April:
Mothering Weekend at Fortnum & Mason, Regent St W1 (Apr 1-3)
Mother’s Day Events at London Wetland Centre, Barnes, SW23 (Apr 2-3)
Disco Kids at the Albany, Deptford SE8 (Apr 3)
Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, Pleasance Theatre, N1 (Apr 5-25)
Carters Steam Fair, Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith W6 (Apr 9-17)
Easter Funfair, Clapham Common SW4 (Apr 9-24)
Wallace & Gromit’s A Grand Day Out Battersea Park, SW11 (Apr 10)
Chocolate Festival Southbank Centre, SE1 (Apr 10-12)
Baby Move It at Moving Arts Base, Liverpool Rd, N1 (Apr 13-May 4)
WaterWorks Fun Day at WaterWorks Nature Reserve, Leyton Rd, E10 (Apr 13)
Netherlands National Circus, Alexandra Palace, N22 (Apr 14-24)
Disney Live: Mickey’s Music Festival, Wembley Arena (Apr 15-17)
Beyond Circus Family Workshop at the Albany, Deptford SE8 (Apr 17)
Holland House Festival, Trafalgar Square, WC1 (Apr 16)
Drum (PMLD & ASD) at Unicorn Theatre, SE1 (Apr 19-May 8 )
Hampton Court Easter Funfair at Hampton Court Palace KT8 (Apr 22-26)
Family Gamelan Taster Workshops at Southbank Centre, SE1 (until Apr 24)
Jack & the Beanstalk/Three Wishes at Rudolph Steiner House, W1 (until Apr 30)
Ongoing
ArtPlay, Dulwich Picture Gallery, SE21 (until May)
Disney 50 at BFI Southbank, South Bank, SE1 (until Jan 1, 2012)
Enchanted Palace at Kensington Palace (ongoing until Dec 2012)
Nelson’s Ship in Bottle by Yinka Shonibare at Trafalgar Square (ongoing until 2012)
Calendar Cutie
This month’s cover girl is Eve, aged 2, a stylish chick about town. Eve makes a mean ‘sand martini’ says mum Jo. She also enjoys getting crafty at playgroup and hanging out with older brother Jake.
Send in your favourite photos of your babes (ages 5 and under) for a chance to be our next Calendar Cutie and be entered into a prize draw! Email photos and a short description to editor@babesabouttown.com
