{"id":10983,"date":"2017-08-18T11:34:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T11:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/?p=10983"},"modified":"2017-08-18T16:19:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T16:19:24","slug":"things-to-do-school-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/kids-club\/entertainment\/general-entertainment\/things-to-do-school-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in London this weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Calling all junior explorers \u2014\u00a0the holidays are here and that can only mean one thing, it&#8217;s time for an adventure!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>But where to start? We&#8217;re here to help! This page is where you can find fun, <strong>family-friendly<\/strong> things to do during the school holidays, all recommended by Nat Geo Kids.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve started by rounding up seven things to do in the capital, <strong>London<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 29px; font-weight: bold;\">1. Make a splash at the Natural History Museum!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11034\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Natural-History-Museum-blue-whale-skeleton-1.jpg\" alt=\"Things to do in the school holidays\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Natural-History-Museum-blue-whale-skeleton-1.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Natural-History-Museum-blue-whale-skeleton-1-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having said goodbye to <strong>Dippy<\/strong> the\u00a0Diplodocus\u00a0skeleton earlier this year &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/animals\/prehistoric-animals\/dippy-dinosaurs-big-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">don&#8217;t worry, he&#8217;ll be back soon<\/a>! &#8211; the museum has unveiled an even <em>bigger<\/em> star attraction in their main hall &#8211; a ginormous <strong>blue whale<\/strong> <strong>skeleton<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Head over to museum to see this <strong>25m<\/strong> giant suspended in a diving pose above your head. Next, swim on over to the <em>Whales: Beneath the Surface<\/em> exhibition to explore the extraordinary lives of whales.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong> South Kensington<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nhm.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Become an insect explorer at Kew Gardens!<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10992\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kew-Gardens-Insect-Adventure-Camp.jpg\" alt=\"Things to do in the school holidays\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kew-Gardens-Insect-Adventure-Camp.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kew-Gardens-Insect-Adventure-Camp-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Discover brilliant bugs at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in their summer <strong>Insect Adventure Camp<\/strong>! Experience\u00a0hands-on activities, mini-beast adventures, animation and performance and discover the amazing relationship between plants and our planet&#8217;s insects &#8211; from butterflies to bees, flies to moths.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, experience life as a bee inside <strong>The Hive<\/strong> \u2014 an interactive experience that allows you to experience the <em>buzz<\/em> of life as a bee!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong> Kew<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">NAT GEO KIDS READERS GET 20% OFF ENTRY TO KEW GARDENS!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">To visit using your 20% discount, book tickets at kew.org \u00a0or call 0844 995 9672*, using the code\u00a0NGKIDS2017, before 4 September 2017.*<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Book at <a href=\"http:\/\/kewgardens.seetickets.com\/tour\/kew-gardens\/?offercode=ngkids2017&amp;direct=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kewgardens.com<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. Hear the bells chime at Big Ben!<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10953\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/big-ben-faces.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of Big Ben, low angle.\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/big-ben-faces.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/big-ben-faces-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You can do that anytime!&#8217; we hear you cry! False &#8211; from 21 August 2017 the famous bell is due to stop ringing for up to\u00a0<em>four years<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong> Westminster<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/geography\/goodbye-to-big-bens-bongs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about it, here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>4. Zoorassic Park at ZSL London Zoo!<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11032\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Zoorassic-Park-ZSL-London-Zoo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Things to do in the school holidays\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Zoorassic-Park-ZSL-London-Zoo-1.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Zoorassic-Park-ZSL-London-Zoo-1-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Travel back over <strong>65 million years<\/strong> and set foot in the world of dinosaurs &#8211; where everything&#8217;s out to eat you (well, <em>almost<\/em> everything!).<\/p>\n<p>Your mission? To track down some of the biggest and fiercest animals to have walked the planet, and come face-to-face with them, too!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong> Regent&#8217;s Park<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/campaign.zsl.org\/ZoorassicPark\/?utm_expid=.6wuC64XRSJeLenkH48XKQQ.1&amp;utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zsl.org%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zsl.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>5. Take a snail trail tour of the Royal Parks!<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10994\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Royal-Parks-Giant-Snail-Tour.jpg\" alt=\"Things to do in the school holidays\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Royal-Parks-Giant-Snail-Tour.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Royal-Parks-Giant-Snail-Tour-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Discover the miniature world of invertebrates (animals without backbones) by following the path of a giant snail tour around London&#8217;s Royal Parks. With storytelling, badge-making, bug bingo, scavenger hunts, games, craft making, web weaving and a grasshopper-jumping competition, there&#8217;s no end of bug-tastic fun to be had!<\/p>\n<p>Not only is it free, but you&#8217;ll be helping support the important scientific research happening in the parks, protecting and preserving the weird and wonderful wildlife that call them home!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong> Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regent&#8217;s Park, St James&#8217;s Park &#8211; see link below for schedules.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalparks.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">royalparks.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>6. Measure up to giant animal artworks!<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11047\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/This-is-our-world-art-exhibition.jpg\" alt=\"Things to do in the school holidays\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/This-is-our-world-art-exhibition.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/This-is-our-world-art-exhibition-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This <em>roar<\/em>-some exhibition of life-size animal paintings by\u00a0Omra Sian will transport you deep into the heart of the African Savannah, the Arctic Circle, the Amazon rainforest and into the world&#8217;s oceans!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll come face to face with some of the planet\u2019s most iconic wildlife species in their natural habitats. And guess what? It&#8217;s free!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where?\u00a0<\/strong>Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/artworldconservation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artworldconservation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>7. Head to the beach \u2014\u00a0in the city!<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10991\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Beach-East-Queen-Elizabeth-Olympic-Park.jpg\" alt=\"Things to do in the school holidays\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Beach-East-Queen-Elizabeth-Olympic-Park.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Beach-East-Queen-Elizabeth-Olympic-Park-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Something <em>fishy&#8217;s<\/em> happening over at the <strong>Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park<\/strong> in East London, a beach has formed in the middle of this urban landscape&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>With one thousand tonnes of golden beach sand, food, fairground rides, a beach bar and a giant paddling pool &#8211; there&#8217;s no end of fun to be had!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong> Stratford<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk\/whats-on\/events\/2017\/07\/beach-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><em>*Calls cost 7p a minute plus your usual network charges.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><strong>TERMS &amp; CONDITIONS: Discount code is valid only for pre-purchased Adult Day and Child Day Admission tickets for entry to Kew Gardens from 15 August \u2013 3 September 2017 inclusive. Offer can only be used once, for an unlimited number of tickets.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Visitors must attend on specified chosen date. Not valid for Gift tickets, Family tickets, or other ticket types, or in conjunction with any other offer or for events for which there is a separate charge.\u00a0 Additional Standard Gardens Entry T&amp;Cs apply \u2013 see kew.org for details.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">What fun activities do you get up to during the school holidays? Let us know by leaving a comment, below!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling all junior explorers \u2014\u00a0the holidays are here and that can only mean one thing, it&#8217;s time for an adventure! But where to start? We&#8217;re here to help! This page is where you can find fun, family-friendly things to do during the school holidays, all recommended by Nat Geo Kids. 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