Family: Mother’s Day and a safari in Peckham

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.

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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.

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An aerial and circus festival in the heart of Peckham! Aged 7-16? This is your chance to try a wide range of exciting workshops in bungee, slings, acrobalance, hula hoop, Spanish web and many more! Learn to climb, bounce, spin and fly through the air with our specialist trainers. All levels welcome from superheroes in the making to devoted aerial addicts. 6th & 7th April 2020 From 9am to 3pm Flying Fantastic Peckham £85 per day, £150 for both www.tinyurl.com/ffyc-flyfest