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Easter Events for Kids

Make the most of the Easter holidays with our guide to what’s happening in London.

Easter at Southbank Centre

FREE events this Easter include a fabulous Chocolate Festival (3-5 April) and the Slow Food Easter Market (10-13 April). There’s also a special Music Mix performance from local primary school children on 3 April at 1pm.

Where: Southbank Centre, SE1
When: 3-13 April
Website: www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Tube/BR: Waterloo

Easter at Museum in Docklands

From storytelling to chocolate tasting, there’s loads of fab FREE stuff going on for kids this Easter. Advance booking recommended.

Where: Museum in Docklands
When: 4-13 April
Website: www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Phone: 020 7001 9844
Tube: Canary Wharf

Easter Holidays: Superheroes

Kids aged 3 to 12 are invited to dress up as their favourite superhero this Easter at the V&A Museum of Childhood and discover their inner super powers!

Where: V&A Museum of Childhood, London E2
When: Monday 6-Friday 10 April / Monday 13-Friday 18 April
Phone: 020 8983 5200
Website: www.vam.ac.uk
Cost: FREE
Tube: Bethnal Green

The Robot Zoo at the Horniman Museum

Kinds can find out first-hand facts about animals in this interactive exhibition at the Horniman. Featuring eight larger than life robotic creatures, this is a great way for kids to learn about nature.

Where: Horniman Museum, London SE23
When: 28 March-8 November
Phone: 020 8699 1872
Website: www.horniman.ac.uk
Cost: Children £2.50 / Adults £5
BR: Forest Hill

Easter Eggsploration! at Imperial War Museum

Decorate an Easter Egg using symbols from around the museum, and receive a special chocolate prize.

Where: Imperial War Museum, London SE1
When: 6-17 April, 10am-6pm
Phone: 020 7416 5320
Website: www.london.iwm.org.uk
Cost: FREE (children must be accompanied by an adult)
Tube/BR: Waterloo

Easter Egg Hunt at Kew

Don’t miss this fantastic FREE Easter Egg Hunt in the stunning surrounds of Kew Gardens. The Easter Bunny will be on hand to help, alongside characters from Kew’s Climbers and Creepers. But get there early – once the chocolate’s run out, that’s it!

Where: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey
When: 12 April, 9.30am-1pm
Phone: 020 8332 5655
Website: www.rbgkew.org.uk
Cost: Easter Egg Hunt - Free | Gardens - Free (Under 17s £13 (Adults) Tube/BR: Kew Gardens

Easter Trail at Fulham Palace

Kids can search the historic grounds of Fulham Palace for Easter Eggs. As well as the trail, the Palace will be hosting a series of special Easter workshops aimed at 5-12 years olds from Monday 13 to Wednesday 15 April.

Where: Fulham Palace, London SW6
When: 12/13 April, 12.30pm
Phone: 020 7736 8140
Website: www.fulhampalace.org/
Cost: £3. Booking essential

Easter Trail at Kenwood House

Explore Kenwood House’s beautiful grounds on the edge of Hampstead Heat this Easter, and follow the clues to find fabulous Easter treats.

Where: Kenwood House, London NW3
When: 10-13 April, 11.30am-3pm
Phone: 020 8348 1286
Cost: £1 per child
Tube: Golders Green

Easy Peasy Skate Easter Egg Hunt

Kids and parents are invited to take part in this easy Easter egg hunt on skates around Battersea Park with ‘no roads, no cars and no hills’.

Where: Battersea Park, London SW8
When: 11 April, 10am
Cost: FREE
BR: Battersea

Easter Egg Hunt at Sutton House

Explore the oldest private house in east London as you follow Easter Egg Hunt clues. On Easter Sunday and Monday face painters will be on hand too.

Where: Sutton House, 2-4 Homerton High St, E9
When: 4-19 April, Thursday-Sunday noon-4.30pm.
Open Bank Holiday Monday, closed Good Friday
Phone: 020 8986 2264
Cost: £1 plus standard admission £2.90 (Adults), 80p (Kids), £6.60 (Family)
BR: Hackney Central

Easter at London Wetland Centre

Traditional Easter games like egg rolling and egg tapping and a real live egg watch, plus a chance to look for prehistoric eggs in the Easter egg trail. The egg watch will run until 13 April when the eggs are due to hatch.

Where: London Wetland Centre
When: 4-19 April
Phone: 020 8409 4400
Website: www.wwt.org.uk
BR: Barnes

Easter Identity Hunt at the RAF Museum

Kids can take on the identity of a member of the Royal Air Force in this special Identity Trail. As a special treat, there’s also a chance to decorate your own Easter Egg Biscuit in the museum's Wings Restaurant.

Where: RAF Museum London, NW9
When: 10-13 April
Phone: 020 8205 2266
Tube: Colindale

The Geffrye Museum's Easter Bonanza

At the Geffrye’s Easter Egg Bonanza kids can decorate eggs and egg cups and make a springtime hat or headdress. Other activities include maypole dancing, food and drink workshops and an Easter treasure hunt.

Where: Geffrye Museum, London E2
When: Egg Bonanza: 4 April, Easter Activities: 14-17 April
Phone: 020 7739 9893
Website: www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
Tube: Old Street

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