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Mothers’ Day raving, the Great Family Bake Off and flying for the whole family
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1 GO RAVING - WITH THE KIDS
Secretly long to spend Mothers’ Day pounding the dancefloor with a few hours of ‘90s club classics? Great news: Tiny Dancers are throwing an M-Day rave you can bring the kids to. Expect confetti canon drops, inflatables, a ‘Fantasy Character’ fancy dress theme and most importantly, a fully licensed bar. Booyah.
21 March, 2-4pm. Clapham Grand, 21-25 Saint Johns Hill, SW11 1TT. Family ticket £22.50.
4 AMPHIBIAN NIGHT SAFARI - IN PECKHAM
Wow the kids with a nocturnal safari - without leaving south London - as the Centre for Wildlife Gardening welcomes another en masse arrival of toads and frogs visiting its ponds to spawn. Last year, more than 500 were spotted in one night alone. A magical evening for nature lovers.
3 March, 6.30-8pm. 28 Marsden Rd, SE15 4EE. Free; suggested £10 donation.
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2 FREE CODING CLUB
Assume Scratch, HTML and Python are trendy bands your kids are obsessed with? Let your budding Steve Jobs loose at this free computer programming club for 7-17 year olds run by pro-coders, and future-proof your own digital skills to boot (all children taking part must have a parent/guardian with them).
14 March, 12-1.30pm. Tate South Lambeth Library, 180 South Lambeth Road, SW8 1QP
5 GET THE FAMILY FLYING
Take your family workout to the next level with a 2.5 hour aerial acrobatics workshop courtesy of Flying Fantastic. Learn the basics of airborne skills using silks and trapeze, then buddy up to give partner acrobatics a whirl. Fitness is so much more fun when you’re flying…
7 March, 2.15-4.15pm. Unit 1B Bellenden Road Retail Park, SE15 5BA. £70 for up to 3 people.
3 THE GREAT FAMILY BAKE OFF
Bake some happy memories at a parent-child cooking class in Lewisham from Greenwich Pantry, the cooking-with-kids specialists. Lead by an expert chef, you and your little ones will test out new recipes and make delicious treats to take home - leaving the washing up behind...
7 March, 10am-12pm. Prendergast Vale School, Elmira Street, SE13 7BN. £75 ticket admits 1 adult and 1 child.
6 BABY CERAMICS PAINTING
Convinced your 5-18 month old is the next Picasso? Unleash their unique creativity at this wonderful ceramic painting session with a twist: it’s your baby who’ll do the decorating. Ticket price includes a dinner plate ‘canvas’, a hot drink and a slice of SE Cakery cake.
15 March, 10am-12pm. Punk Me Up Ceramics, 34 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX. £25.