Other Fun and Frivolity this Half-Term - Spring 2012

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Imagine Children’s Festival at the Southbank 10th-26th February

A Festival for Children run By Children!

Expect music, comedy and performance for the young also a Funfair, bingo, something for all ages

Play With Clay

Based at Streatham & Clapham High School in South London, they run pottery classes for children aged 6-14 years. The children encouraged to use their own imaginations, as well as being given stimulating ideas for projects involving different techniques. 

Holiday workshop 20-23rd February but they have regular Saturday workshops too!

A little further afield.... Animate a Medieval Tournament and Joust!

I will running Medieval Stop-Frame Animation Workshops at The British Library

(straight up the Victoria Line, just by Euston Station)

Tuesday 14 February         10.30 - 12.30 and 14.00 - 16.00

Wednesday 15 February    14.00 - 16.00

Thursday 16 February        10.30 - 12.30 and 14.00 - 16.00

£3 per child, adults free

Animate

Places are still available - call the Box Office +44 (0)1937 546 546 

Check out www.sarahvaci.com for future animation workshops!

Half Term Highlights Spring 2012

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Half-Term Highlights in Brixton and beyond (also featured on the brilliant BrixtonBlog)

There’s something for everyone this half-term in and around Brixton whether it’s creating fabulous fearsome dragon masks, building robots, playing basketball or a spot of cookery.

Kids City is on daily from Feb 13^th-17^th at Sudbourne School with a wide range of activities for 3-11yr olds including wacky relays, basketball, building a robot or clubhouse, a fantastic fancy dress party and much, much more!

Head to Brixton Rec for something sporty, where the Kool Crew will be running a range activities for ages 5-11 daily from 8.30am-5.30pm.

Monday 13^th Feb

Dragon Crafts

Brixton Library 2.30-4pm all ages welcome and FREE!

Tuesday 14^th Feb

Dragon Crafts, Mask Making and Bracelet Making

Brixton Library 10.30-12 – all ages welcome and FREE !

Wednesday 15^th Feb

Whippersnappers Inclusive Fun Day at Brockwell Lido for 5-13yr olds.

Activities include: Cookery, Drumming, Glee club singing session, Circus skills and more!

The whole day is 10-5pm but feel free to just come for half a day.

Vauxhall City Farm Family
Family drop in sessions 11-4pm

Help feed the hens, hunt for bugs or make a farmyard craft to take home and

there are brilliant peepholes for little ones to see all the wonderful animals.

Thursday 16^th Feb

Vauxhall City Farm Family family drop in sessions are on again from 11-4pm

Friday 17^th Feb

Dragon Crafts, Mask Making and Bracelet Making all ages welcome and FREE !

Carnegie Library

188 Herne Hill Road  SE24 0AG

10.30 -12 for under 5s

2.30-4pm for everyone

Jumping, climbing, bouncing babies!

This morning I checked out Gymboree in Herne Hill (well, that's more or less Lambeth...?) with junior, unfortunately Level 4 was a little advanced for him (it is definitely for walkers/runners and he's mostly a speedy crawler) but there was certainly plenty going on. Lovely clean climbing frames at a perfect height for little ones, the activities changed every 5 mins or so and there was a great range of music, action, bubbles, climbing, ball and parachute play. We'll be checking out Level 3 on Monday so I'll report more on that then.

As Milo is a most musical man (he even dances to the news jingle on LBC radio) I will be checking out more musical classes ....

Next week I will check out Ruby Rhymes which is only £5 and now on Tuesday mornings at 10.30 at Trinity Congregational Church on St. Matthews Road, Brixton but it is going head-to-head with Brixton Library Storytime which is free so we shall see which will be our Tuesday morning favourite!!

Also I will try and head to Monkey Music in Herne Hill at Herne Hill Baptist Church, Half Moon Lane SE249HU on Thursday morning, I've heard good things about it. It's also on at St Luke's Church, Norwood High St SE270HS in West Norwood on a Monday afternoon.

Discovery of a delightful café in Streatham! Review of Earl Grey and Rose

Last week Mr. Milo and I arranged to have coffee with a friend at the delectable  Earl Grey and Rose  which I had espied from afar. If you ever pass by you'll see why I was compelled to explore it's delightful decorative interior.

Earl Grey and Rose, Streatham

As you enter you are transported to a fabulous 50s garden party with bunting, cute cups, teapots and sewing machines (to rent by the hour) and are also lovely cakes and sandwiches. 

Cakes at Earl Grey and Rose Cafe

Mr Milo and I shared a lovely chocolate and Guinness cake but there was such a range to choose from. Luckily the space is quite large so my friend and I put our little men on the floor and were given some lego to play with. Be warned though, there are a few delicate bits and bobs around so you still have to keep a close eye on any curious fingers!

Earl Grey and Rose is located at 1 Streatleigh Parade, London SW16 1EQ

Please phone them on Tel: 0208 696 0375  or  email: info@earlgreyandrose.com for further information on opening times.