Welcome to February, or as we like to call it, Birthday Month! The party season kicks off with my eldest’s birthday tomorrow, followed swiftly by mine and then Jed’s and let’s not forget Pancake Day, Valentine’s Day, Carnival and Chinese New Year!
Shake off those winter blues and check out some of the amazing family fun in London throughout the month. Half-Term guide coming soon.
Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D (PG), cinemas nationwide (from Feb 1)
The View from the Shard, Joiner St, SE1 (Feb 1-28)
Guanabara presents Carnival! at Guanabara, Covent Garden, WC2 (Feb 7-12)
An Evening with Rolf Harris at Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, SE1 (Feb 8)
Singing in the Rain at Framed Family Film Club, Barbican Centre, EC1 (Feb 9)
Chinese New Year in Trafalgar Square, WC1 (Feb 10)
Imagine Children’s Festival at Southbank Centre, SE1 (Feb 11-24)
Great Spitalfields Pancake Race, Old Truman Brewery, 81 Brick Lane, E1 (Feb 12)
Better Bankside Pancake Day Race, Borough Market, Southwark St, SE1 (Feb 12)
Moscow State Circus at New Wimbledon Theatre, the Broadway, SW19 (Feb 13-14)
Mwalimu Express African Family Club at Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Rd, E2 (Feb 17)
Baby Rave: Love Ball at Pirate Castle, Oval Rd, NW1 (Feb 17)
Imaginary Worlds Family Festival at National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2 (Feb 17-18)
New Wave Kids at V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Rd, E2 (Feb 18-22)
Pig Day at Battersea Park Zoo, SW11 (Feb 19)
Discover Circus and Family Ignite at Royal Albert Hall, SW7 (Feb 19)
Big and Small Family Day at Tate Britain, Millbank, SW1 (Feb 22)
Baby Loves Disco: Mardi Gras at Sway, 61-65 Great Queen St, WC2 (Feb 23)
Ongoing
Cirque du Soleil: Kooza at Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 (until Feb 14)
The Making of Harry Potter Studio Tour at Warner Brothers Studios, Leavesden, WD25 7LR (until Mar 6, 2013)
Manet: Portraying Life at Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, W1 (until Apr 14)
Calendar Cutie
Who’s that peeping out of the playhouse? My gorgeous boy, who’s about to become 7 tomorrow. Many of you have known him since he was 4, others even longer. I love this photo, it reminds me of a happy morning playing at our friend Jo’s. It reminds me of summer and how quickly seasons turn and your little boy is no longer so little anymore. Happy birthday, Ezra!
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