Calendar: What’s Hot for London Families (Feb 2012)

Happy Birthday to ya, February babes! We love this month as not only are there three anniversaries to celebrate (we made it a hat trick on poor papa), but the Muppets are back and can we forget Love is in the air?

Leap into the month ahead with our top London family activities and events.

David Shrigley: Brain Activity at Southbank Centre, SE1 (Feb 1-May 13)
Tales from the Shed Spring Season at Chickenshed Theatre, Southgate, N14 (Feb 3-Mar 24)
National Storytelling Week, venues across London (until Feb 4)
Tropical Extravaganza at Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey TW9 (Feb 4-Mar 4)
Leonardo Da Vinci at National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2 (until Feb 5)
Red Riding Hood at Little Angel Theatre, 14 Dagmar Passage, N1 (Feb 8-19)
The Muppets, in cinemas nationwide (Feb 10)
Imagine Children’s Festival at Southbank Centre, SE1 (Feb 10-26)
Circlets Family Disco at Stratford Circus, Theatre Sq, Stratford E15 (Feb 11)
LolliBop Mini Disco at Ministry of Sound, 103 Gaunt St, Elephant & Castle, SE1 (Feb 12)
Cirque du Soleil: Totem, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 (until Feb 16)
Shrek the Musical at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane WC2 (until Feb 19)
Great Spitalfields Pancake Race at Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 (Feb 21)
The Big Egg Hunt, across London (Feb 21-Apr 13)
The Baby Show at ExCel London, 1 Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, E16 (Feb 24-26)
Disco Kids at the Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford SE8 (Feb 26)

Ongoing
Magic Worlds at V&A Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green, E2 (until Mar 4)
Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 (until Mar 11)
Welcome to Monsterville at Discover Story Centre, Stratford E16 (until Mar)
David Hockney at Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, W1 (until Apr 9)
Matilda the Musical, Cambridge Theatre, WC2 (until Oct 21)

Calendar Cutie
The blue-eyed belle above is Emilia, pictured just 6 days after celebrating her 1st birthday. Emilia’s favourite hobby is looking at board books, especially those with peekaboo flaps. ‘She also likes shaking maracas at music class!’ says mum Tina.

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