Every parent has something they are loathe to relinquish when they have children. For seasoned festivallers, Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank and his wife, Josie, it was a reluctance to give up the free spirit adventure of festivals (heck, Rob even proposed

Christmas Cake Kit, £20What could be finer than creating your very own Christmas cake with a little help from Fortnum & Mason? Doing it yourself in style also means you can omit any pesky adult ingredients that your child doesn't enjoy.Available in store from Fortnum & Mason.

Off The Tracks Festival June 3–5 Donington Park Farmhouse, Castle Donington, DerbyshireWychwood Festival June 3–5 Cheltenham Racecourse Eden Festival June 10–12 Raehills Meadows, Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway Blissfields Festival June 30–July 3

pregnant wife (aah, such nice synchronicity with another certain festive story).The plot is thus: Mr Peterson (Tennant) is the eager new teacher of an unruly class at St Bernadette’s primary school. His classroom assistant, the well-meaning, but inept

JUST SO FESTIVAL August 19–21 is Near Leek, Staffs Capacity 6,000 What’s the vibe A boutique, weekend-long festival of creativity for families. Musical interludes There’s music, dance and street theatre, plus the chance for your family to take part

1. JUNE 4-6 Wychwood, Gloucestershire Nominated best family festival (every year!), the line up here includes the Levellers, The South and King Creosote. There will also be over 100 events and workshops including circus skills, puppet shows

Blissfields is at The Park, Vicarage Farm, Woodmancott, Winchester, Hampshire Capacity 2,200 What’s the vibe Awarded 2007 Best Small Festival accolade, this year’s theme promises to be a sci-fi-tastic “Out Of This World” experience

Off The Tracks festival is at Donington Park Farmhouse, Castle Donington, Derbyshire ) Capacity 1,500What’s the vibe Small is beautiful is the mantra of this intimate twice-yearly affair. Musical interludes Headliners for the spring festival include

Each year during the month of August, the Scottish capital becomes a vibrant cultural hub as it plays host to the biggest arts festival in the world. With everything from one-man Shakespeare monologues to stand up ventriloquists and urban ballet

Rain, rain, go away...Regardless of what slippery surprises the heavens have sent us for summer, the festival season is now well and truly underway and here at Junior we are refusing to let the inclement conditions dampen our enthusiasm for Britain