and Lola is an innovative arts and crafts magazine designed for children who love to get creative. Each issue is packed with fun activities, from drawing and sticking to collaging and making. There are also funny stories and rhymes to enjoy and games

by exploring Dyrham Park through exciting guided activities.French MarketApril 21, 22 Enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Waddesdon Manor and allow your taste-buds to run wild. The children will experience a ‘taste’ of France with all of the free samples

by taking part in the famous gnome hunt and join in some Easter festive craft activities.Easter FestivalApril 7 – 9Tatton Park is playing host to an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ event so, let yourself go and become part of an enchanting fairytale over the Easter

Little devils and cutesy kittens alike can have a treat at Marie-Chantal’s Spooky Halloween Face Painting event on Sloane Street today. Children who come along to the stylish childrenswear store between 3-6pm can be transformed into a creepy or cute

tents or Little House On The Prairie-style timber houses. There are full- and half-day Kids Corps programmes every day for children aged five to 12, as well as daily feeding of the baby animals at the Cow Pokes’ Corral. The Bushbaby travel group offers a

will include plenty of fun activities, complimentary treats and dim sum to practice on, with a prize at the end for the child who best demonstrates their new skills in a competition.Easter Egg PaintingApril 8Children can get creative in the Design Museum

. SnowmenAnother activity is to build a snowman and decorate him with foods that birds and animals, such as squirrels, can also appreciate. Nature-loving children will relish the chance to help wild creatures and watch them visit their snowman. Preferred foods include

The Christmas ExpressNovember 19–December 18All aboard the Christmas Express at W5 in Belfast which will whisk children away on a miniature train ride to a magical town square and a chance to come face-to-face with the rotund man in red himself

to retain the mischievous spirit of the man himself whilst providing an educational family day out. Cheeky children will revel in tales of Dahl’s schoolboy pranks whilst adult aficionados can delve into the vast archive of  manuscripts, photographs, letters

Heston Blumenthal, Michelin-starred chefIf children are helping you cook, don’t expect them to make a dish from start to finish. It’s the interaction that’s the best thing – they can learn from you and you can learn from teaching them.Mimi Doe