Cinema/theatre/TV

Booking opens on Tuesday 17 June, 2014 for Kids Week which runs throughout August. Children under 16 see a show free when accompanied  by a full paying adult.

A Bugs Life and the first season of Horrid Henry are now available on  Netflix together with new Pokémon adventures.

Polka Theatre and Little Angel Theatre present Skitterbang Island, first commissioned in 2010, creates an exciting operatic adventure for early years audiences, as Harriet and Anne Coates discovered.

There's just time to catch the last performances of Sleeping Beauty in the Woods presented by the Little Angel Theatre. Anne Coates and her family saw a performance at the Royal Albert Hall and were enchanted by the production.

My First Ballet: Coppélia is the third in the My First Ballet series, a joint venture between English National Ballet and English National Ballet School. Harriet and Anne Coates went along to a performance at the Peacock Theatre in London and were both enchanted. The perfect way to introduce young children from the age of three to classical dance.

Children as young as three can get their first taste of classical ballet with this simplified version: My First Ballet: Coppélia performed by students of the English National Ballet School. Here are the tour dates listings and Parenting Without Tears will be reviewing on 9 April.

The film Mary Poppins is part of most of our early lives and if you loved the film, you'll enjoy this portrayal of P L Travers story into a Disney classic. Anne Coates thought it was perfect family viewing.

Snow Play featuring Cbeebies star Patrick Lynch alongside veteran Italian children’s TV presenter Carlo Rossi, is a critically acclaimed show by family favourites Lyngo will keep children entertained across the holiday season this year, as the snow-filled, interactive hit appears at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre, just in time for Christmas. Anne and Harriet Coates went to the press "night".

You could win family ticket for four to come and see Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Play at Glow, Bluewater’s events venue.

Netflix is a leading internet television network, which enables subscribers to view streamed TV shows and films. These can be watched on a wide range of devices, including PC’s, Macs, tablets, games consoles, smart TVs and more. Julia Bairstow doscovered what Netflix has to offer.

Reef 2: High Tide hits the cinemas this week. Pi, the little orange guppy, returns in this feel good family movie.

The film Planes has just been released. Alex Bell and her family went to a preview and review it here for Parenting Without Tears.

Justin & Friends began their Easter tour in Newcastle and arrived at Wembley Arena on Saturday. Two very excited junior reviewers couldn't beleive their eyes when they saw their favourite TV host live. Olivia Coates and Liv Leigh review the show.

The English National Ballet's second production in the My First ... series opened yesterday at the Peacock Theatre in London. Anne and Harriet Coates were there to see the stunning adaptation on My First Cinderella.

Tickets are now available for Justin & Friends New Arena Tour for Easter 2013.

Spring 2013 sees the second in the English National Ballet's productions for children. My First Cinderella opens in London at the Peacock Theatre and then begins a UK tour. Tickets can now be booked.

To celebrate the launch of the new Poppy Cat books and toys at John Lewis Oxford Street, Yvette Henlon and two year old Victoria attended a breakfast reading, with Poppy Cat herself and the voice of Poppy Cat, Joanna Page. 

Tickets to over 38 shows and activities go on sale from Tuesday 12 June. One child free with every full-paying adult; up to two more children at half-price throughout August.