Tennis teens will appreciate a chance to tour the Wimbledon museum. There is always something suitable for kids on stage in London, and a host of children s theater as well. In Little Venice, the Puppet Theater Barge is a good choice, and there are barge tours here too. Museums are a solid choice with dinosaurs or the 600 or so hand s exhibits on in the National History Museum, or the Children s Toy Museums top of the list. The London Transport Museum s a good choice, and kids go bonkers at the Clowns, fire breathers, unicyclists and other attractions in Covent Garden.
Zoos are always good for all ages.
The London Zoo was the first to offer a children s zoo before WW II and many other attractions, but today it is rather old-fashioned. Battersea Park features a children s zoo, but the big hit is feeding the duks or swans in St. John s and other parks. Hotels and bakeries can come up with stale bread for this. Kids will either adore or despise brass rubbing which is a fine rainy day option. Basically you put a paper on a brass plate and rub with a sort of round crayon until the image transfers.