Morning, London! Happy Thursday! Spring has officially sprung – or at least softly tiptoed into town. Some sunshine and the collective confusion of Londoners remembering they own sunglasses. Have you noticed the city’s buildings are glowing like they’ve just had a £2.99 turmeric and ginger shot?

April is sneaking up on us, which means London is about to do what it does best: turn every park, museum, and corner café into a bunny-themed event space. And if you fancy escaping, Surrey, the Cotswolds, and Kent are bursting with countryside trails, lambs, and enough daffodils to trigger hay fever just by looking at them. We’ll have an Easter and half-term special next week with everything you need to know, see, and do during the school break. No pressure.

Also, don’t forget – this Saturday those glorious vintage buses from the 1950s and 60s will be rolling down Route 19, from Finsbury Park to Battersea Bridge. 🚌

And finally, The London Scoop wishes a wonderful Mother’s Day to all our mum readers. Whether you’re getting breakfast in bed, a homemade card, or five minutes of peace with a coffee you didn’t have to reheat three times – you deserve it all. 💐

Let’s see what else we’ve got for you today:

• 🎙️ London Snippets: Bits that caught our eye

• 🧠 Casual Einstein: Two new playground-worthy facts

• ❓ Trivia: Know your London?

• 📅 Readers’ Favourite: Family events this week

But first, the weather, beautiful shades of yellow:

. LONDON SNIPPETS .

Bits that caught our eye

🦊 A Fox Takes the Crown. A street-savvy fox has taken home the top prize at this year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards, beating out 13,000 entries with one perfectly timed urban pose. There were categories like Urban Wildlife and Hidden Britain, but we only had eyes for the fox—who we can only assume is The London Scoop’s distant cousin from Bristol. Full story

🚲 e-Bikes Booted Off the Tube. From 31 March, TfL is banning non-foldable e-bikes from the Tube, Overground, DLR and Elizabeth line. Why? A few too many dramatic battery fires – including one at Rayners Lane that turned a train into a smoke machine. Only foldable e-bikes (the bendy acrobats of the cycling world) will still be allowed. e-Scooters and e-Unicycles remain firmly in the no-fun zone. Time to brush up on your folding skills – or start pedalling like we used to. Full story

💮 Petal Power: Best Cherry Blossom Spots in London. Cherry blossom season in London usually hits its stride in April — but those pink petals can pop as early as March or hang on till May, depending on how grumpy spring’s feeling. A warm one brings early blooms; a cold snap keeps the trees snoozing. Here’s a handy guide to the best spots. Full story

 .CASUAL EINSTEIN .

2 for 1: Wow your kid and outsmart the other parents

Here are two cool facts to help you sound like the smartest parent on the playground—or to fill those awkward silences with the other dads.

Fun Fact: You can’t hum while holding your nose. Go on, try it. We’ll wait. 🤓 Turns out, humming requires air to pass through your nose—so when you block it, there’s nowhere for the sound to go. The result? An awkward, confused look and maybe a small identity crisis.

London Fact: The London Underground has its own species of mosquito. Deep in the tunnels of the Tube lives a sneaky little insect called the Culex pipiens molestus (yes, really). This mosquito evolved separately from its above-ground relatives and can’t even breed with them anymore. It thrives in warm, dark, subterranean spots, like platform 2 at 11:59pm when your train gets cancelled. 🦟🚇

. TRIVIA .

Think you know your London?

. EVENTS SCOOP .

What’s on this week?

🎨 Great Fire of London Family Walk @ London Museum
Date & Loc: Apr 19th & 26th, Various
Putting this one up top as dates are selling fast! Join a fun, family-friendly walk through the story of the Great Fire of 1666—how it started, spread, and was finally stopped.
Age: 5-11 yo | Price: £8 | Info

🎶 For Crying Out Loud! @ Wigmore Hall
Date & Loc: Mar 27th, Marylebone
Informal concerts for parents or carers and their babies up to 1 year old.
Age: Under 1yo | Price: £10 | Info

📖 Singing, Stories & Crafts @ London Transport Museum
Date & Loc: Mar 28th, Covent Garden
Journey through railway tunnels with the ‘Underground Mouse’, soar over London with ‘Kayla the Kestrel’, or sail to the Caribbean with the ‘Canteen Queen’ in these lively story sessions.
Age: Under 5s | Price: from £24 (kids free) | Info

📖 Rug Rhymes @ Southbank Centre
Date & Loc: Mar 28th, Southbank
Get snug as a bug while National Poetry Library puppets Federico and Firebird share some of their favourite poems, nursery rhymes and rhyming stories.
Age: 0-5yo | Price: £4 | Info

🎪 Miniature Travelling Circus @ Little Angel Theatre
Date & Loc: Mar 28th- Apr 19th, Islington
Roll up! Roll up! Take your seats for the smallest circus in town. George the ringmaster has quite the challenge on their hands. The circus isn’t quite what it once was but even still, George has curated a programme of acts more bedazzling than ever.
Age: 2-5yo | Price: from £13 | Info

🧸 Under 5s day @ Keats House
Date & Loc: Mar 29th, Hampstead
The house will be open to look round as usual, where you can discover the story of Keats and his poetry, with a few extras to keep the little ones busy, including toys, crafts, refreshments and space to relax!
Age: Under 5s | Price: £2.50 (adults), children free | Info

🏺 Family Workshop: Sensory Pottery @ Headstone Manor
Date & Loc: Mar 29th, South Harrow
Get stuck into clay at this hands-on Family Pottery Workshop! Try wet and dry clay, use a potter’s wheel, and make your own pinch pot inspired by the museum’s collection.
Age: 5+ | Price: £8 | Info

👑 The Princess Proms @ St Albans Cathedral
Date & Loc: Mar 29th, St. Albans
You are invited to an enchanting concert singing the magical themes from your favourite Princess movies including Frozen, Cinderella, Little Mermaid plus many more.
Age: Everyone | Price: from £6.50 | Info

⛸️ Family Fun: Easter & Mother’s Day @ High Street Kensington
Date & Loc: Mar 29th-30th, High St. Ken
Hop into a fun-filled family morning at the Farmers Market! 🐰 Meet the Easter Bunny, join a chocolatey egg hunt, enjoy spring crafts, face-painting, storytelling, and make your own Easter basket.
Age: Everyone | Price: No cost | Info

🌊 Steam Up @ London Museum of Water & Steam
Date & Loc: Mar 29th-30th, Brentford
Discover the fascinating world of water and steam at our Steam Ups! Share in the history and energy of the Kew Bridge Waterworks and marvel at the amazing working pumping engines that helped make London the city it is today.
Age: Everyone | Price: from £5 | Info

💮 Flower Power Family Rave @ Number 90
Date & Loc: Mar 29th, Hackney
Family raving fun with DJ Toshiki Ohta spinning club classics, plus bubbles, glitter, balloons and a parachute finale. Enjoy crafts, playdoh, and a chill zone for babies and toddlers.
Age: 0-8yo | Price: from £9.75 | Info

☠️ Pirates @ National Maritime Museum
Date & Loc: Mar 29th, Greenwich
Explore how pirates have been portrayed through the ages—from cartoonish captains to swashbuckling anti-heroes—and uncover the gritty truth behind the legends.
Age: 7+ | Price: from £7.50 | Info

🎨 Family Station: Explore & Play @ British Library
Date & Loc: Mar 30th, Kings Cross
Explore the Library with creative family activities—enjoy sensory play, a pop-up reading corner with braille books, and art materials to draw, build, and get imaginative.
Age: Everyone | Price: No cost | Info

🎭 The Pea and the Princess @ Polka Theatre
Date & Loc: Mar 28th-30th, Wimbledon
Leap into a high velocity adventure into the world of a Ninja Princess on a mega-mission, a practical Prince concocting the best inventions, a Queen with a slightly worrying crown obsession, and a very green baddy indeed.
Age: 3-7yo | Price: from £10 | Info

🎭 The Flight of the Babushka Baboon @ Puppet Barge
Date & Loc: Mar 29th-30th, Little Venice
Follow a baboon with big dreams in this poetic puppet show, as Babushka sets off for the moon in a hot-air balloon. With marionettes and shadow puppets, her magical journey unfolds—hunters, elephants, and all.
Age: 4-10 | Price: from £10 | Info

⚓ Mudlarks Family Gallery @ London Museum
Date & Loc: Mar 29th-30th, Docklands
Mudlarks brings the docks to life through interactive play, which keeps little ones occupied and stimulates their development. Find out what the docks were used for and what life would've been like for sailors many years ago.
Age: Under 8s | Price: from £3 | Info

🎨 Spring Art Exhibition @ Harrow Arts Centre
Date & Loc: Mar 29th-Apr 11th, Harrow
Harrow Art Society’s Spring 2025 exhibition will display works of art from all of its 90+ members. Original art /paintings/ sculptures by its members, both amateur artists and professionals.
Age: Everyone | Price: No cost | Info

🎉 Comedy Club 4 Kids @ Arts Depot
Date & Loc: Mar 30th, North Finchley
Best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families… but without the rude bits!
Age: 6+ | Price: from £12.75 | Info

🎨 Art Sundays @ Dulwich Gallery
Date & Loc: Mar 30th, Dulwich
Get creative as a family with free monthly art sessions at the Gallery. Experiment with colour and make your own masterpieces inspired by Berthe Morisot or the Gallery’s collection.
Age: 7-12 | Price: No cost | Info

📖 Family Sunday: Mother’s Day @ Stanley Arts
Date & Loc: Mar 30th, Norwood
Join BookLove for a wonderful Mother’s Day offering which will include a multicultural and bilingual bookshop, storytelling, a dance corner and an opportunity to get creative.
Age: Everyone | Price: No cost | Info

🎭 Playing Macbeth @ Globe Theatre
Date & Loc: Mar 27th- Apr 20th, Southbank
Experience a daring new production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Macbeth in the Globe Theatre. This fast-paced, 90-minute version is created especially for young people and is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for everyone.
Age: Everyone | Price: from £5 | Info

🌸 Sounds of Blossom @ Kew Gardens
Date & Loc: Mar 27th-Apr 6th, Kew
Kew teams up with the Royal College of Music for Sounds of Blossom, where original spring-inspired compositions will float through the gardens’ blossom-filled corners—bringing the blooms to life with music.
Age: Everyone | Price: from £7 | Info

🌸 The Hedgehog Walk @ Wild Life Trusts
Date & Loc: Mar 31st - Apr 13th, various
Take on The Hedgehog Walk and discover fun Timmy Time resources designed for younger wildlife enthusiasts—perfect for inspiring care and curiosity about the natural world.
Age: Everyone | Price: No cost | Info

🧸 Little Night @ Unicorn Theatre
Date & Loc: Mar 29th-Apr 19th, London Bridge
Let little ones explore and play in this imaginative show, where interactive projections shift and change with every touch—turning tiny fingers into magic wands.
Age: 18mo-4yo | Price: from £10 | Info

🐰 The Gold Bunny Hunt @ Hampton Court Palace
Date & Loc: Mar 29th-Apr 21st, Richmond
Hop through Hampton Court’s iconic gardens on the Gold Bunny Hunt! Spot bunny statues hidden among the spring blooms and match each red ribbon to a historic figure from Henry VIII’s court.
Age: Everyone | Price: check Palace admissions (members free) | Info

🎨 Design Baby: Sculpt & Play @ V&A
Date & Loc: Apr 2nd, South Kensington
Play with unusual and experimental materials and mix them up with your little ones! Explore the space and sensory areas. Share your experience with other families and create new connections.
Age: 0-3 yo | Price: No cost | Info

🥔 Supertato @ Kew Gardens
Date & Loc: Apr 5th-Apr 21st, Kew
From discovering how fruits and veggies grow to exploring their shapes and colours, kids will enjoy hands-on activities while tackling fun challenges. Don’t miss the dressing-up zone to snap a photo with Supertato and his friends.
Age: Everyone | Price: included with entry | Info

🎉 Easter Family Party @ Wee Ravers
Date & Loc: Apr 6th, Croydon
Get ready to party with clean RnB, Hip Hop, UKG, and more—plus a visit from the Easter Bunny! Expect top tunes, egg hunts, crafts, soft play, face painting, and big vibes for all ages.
Age: Everyone | Price: from £9.99 | Info

🐣 Easter Family Festival @ Natural History Museum
Date & Loc: Apr 5th-20th, South Kensington
What better time than spring for our programme of family-friendly events and activities celebrating life on Earth? Bring your family along and take part in talks, crafts and tours exploring biodiversity and why it’s important to all of us.
Age: 4+ | Price: No cost (booking required) | Info

🎸 Meet the Organ! @ Sinfonia Smith Square
Date & Loc: Apr 19th, Westminster
Discover the mighty organ in this fun workshop with organist Benjamin Collyer. Explore its keys, pedals and stops—and hear everything from thunderous roars to delicate whispers.
Age: Everyone | Price: No cost | Info

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