February family highlights: 5 kids events in London this month

Robots exhibition: Science Museum

It's The Science Museum's big blockbuster exhibition of 2017: 100 robots are arriving, from a 16th-century mechanical monk to sci-fi cyborgs and modern-day research lab automatons.

Explore the history of humanoid robots, how they've been shaped by religions belief and the industrial revolution, popular culture and our dreams of the future.

Recommended for ages 6+

The Pirates of Penzance, English National Opera

Family friendly opera at the London Coliseum -- what more could you ask for?

The Pirates of Penzance is the ultimate political and social satire from Victorian London. It returns with a string of catchy tunes and audacious lyrics so that it remains a delight today.

Recommended for ages 8+

Imagine Festival, Southbank Centre

The Imagine Children's Festival is back again this year to celebrate the power of the imagination at the Southbank Centre.

Discover 11 days of jam-packed half-term fun in a festival run by kids for kids. Expect crafty workshops, cinema screenings, interactive workshops and much more.

Suitable for ages 2-12

Orchids at Kew Gardens: Half Term Activities

Every February, Kew Gardens becomes a blaze of colour, as exotic orchids take over London's favourite botanical garden as part of Kew's Orchid Festival 2017.

This February, the Princes Wales Conservatory is transformed into a celebration of Indian plant life, and a tunnel of fauna springs up on the lawns.

Kew garden's half term activities adopt a special flavour with a week long series of activities to occupy the children over the half term holiday that start on the 11th of February with face painting and block printing workshops.

Suitable for ages 3+

Romeo and Juliet at Half Term, National Theatre

Shakespeare's famous Romeo and Juliet returns to the National Theatre this half term, adapted especially for young audiences.

Expect live music and song by an eight man cast performing in a colourful, festival-like production directed by Ben Power. Brilliant for those experiencing Shakespeare for the first time.

Suitable for ages 8-12