Easter holidays 2023: Five activities for kids to do in London

Schools have broken up for the Easter holidays, which is good news for teachers but for parents that means two weeks of keeping little ones occupied.

This year the school holidays fall roughly between Monday April 3 and Sunday April 16 2023 for most schools in London, while the Easter Bank holiday will run from April 7 to 10.

From exhibitions to craft activities we’ve rounded up five of the best kid friendly activities happening in the capital over the holiday period.

BBC Earth Experience

The Dakin Centre, Earl’s Court, Empress Place, SW6 1TT Until July 31 2023 Tickets: Adults £32.50, Children: £28 (3-15)

Voiced by Sir David Attenborough, this immersive experience is open to all ages (under-3s go free) and will be a walk-through take on the 2019 TV show, Seven Worlds, One Planet.

Visitors at the BBC Earth Experience can enjoy breath-taking footage and music showing the diversity of our seven continents on enormous 360-degree screens.

The experience which lasts an hour, will immerse visitors into the natural world, right in the heart of London.

Zoonormous Egg Hunt

ZSL London Zoo, Outer Cir, NW1 4RY Till April 16 2023 Tickets: Adults: £30.00 Children (3-15): £19.50

This Easter London Zoo is hosting an Easter Egg trail with a difference. With birds, reptiles, fish and butterflies amongst the amazing egg-laying creatures at the Zoo, kids can hunt for eggs of all sizes and colours at the Zoonormous Egg Hunt

There are also Easter craft activities throughout the holidays. The trail is included in your entry ticket.

Superworm at Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens, TW9 3AB Till April 16 2023 Tickets included in entry: Adults: £21.50 Children (4-15): £5

This Easter at Kew Gardens, join Superworm for a new adventure with all the heroes from the best-selling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Follow a trail through the gardens, keeping your eyes open for characters from the book, and find out the role they play in the gardens, as well as the importance of soil

Alongside the trail, see colourful spring plants bursting into life in the Gardens.

If you travel to Kew Gardens via TfL public transport, you can get 30% off tickets, excluding the Easter weekend — details on the TfL website.

Coronation crafts at Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge Rd, SE1 2UP April 4, 11, 15 Tickets included in entry: Adults: £12.30 Children: £6.20

This Easter Tower Bridge is inviting families to get into the Coronation spirit early in their special craft sessions.

While the ceremony takes place on Saturday, May 6, the crafting sessions begin during the Easter holidays (April 4, 11 and 15).

In the sessions kids will create their own crowns, Coronation-style sashes or celebratory bunting. Each piece of bunting made will go on display within the bridge over the coronation weekend.

Titanosaur: Life as the Biggest Dinosaur

Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, SW7 5BD Till January 7 2024 Tickets: Adults: £16 Children: £9

This Easter, why not take the kids along to see one of the biggest animals ever to walk the Earth.

Titanosaur: Life as the Biggest Dinosaur is a temporary exhibition which will take visitors on a journey across the life of a giant titanosaur –from the elusive egg laid in its nest millions of years ago, to evidence of a fearsome predator that took a bite out of its tail in a fight for survival.

Kids can handle specimens, explore interactives and see this extraordinary dinosaur up close in this brand new exhibition at the Natural History Museum.