! children's museum and meet naughty elves Twinkle and Jingle. Take part in a magical interactive story session and receive a gift from Santa Claus. Minimum of three shows a day.Time: 10am–5pm. Cost: £8.95 (adults/children). Show and present from Santa: £3

as they age. Quite often, they’ve also ‘hollowed out’ – an intergral part of their ageing process. Different species also age at different rates: an oak is considered ancient at 400 years, while a birch or willow at 100 years.And the fun part for children

On July 29 the National Museum Of Scotland's 16 brand new galleries will be unveiled. The highlight for children is the Imagine gallery, which is full of interactive exhibits. They can also become a nature explorer in the Adventure Planet gallery

1. Choose your festivalIt might have been dubbed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” but turn back time to theWoodstockheyday of 1969 and you’d find the festival spirit steeped in a hazy mist of marijuana and zonked-out grown-ups. Not so the new breed

A museum designed to appeal to a child’s fun-loving curiosity? What a cracking idea! Inspired by the ground-breaking children’s museums of North America, Eureka! takes a play-based approach to learning. The six amazing galleries are filled

to the Tall Trees area at the charming boutique festival,  levels of excitement reached fever pitch as eager children swarmed the array of dressing up delights, eying up the costumery on offer.A style report from our fashion experts confirmed that the long

Singing festive songs is the perfect way to warm the cockles and blast away the winter blues. This winter your child might be taking part in the Young Voices choir. Thousands of children will be gathering at four venues across the country

the freaky fish witch.Time: 10am–6pm. Cost: £18 (adults), £12.50 (children). County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7PB. For details, see www.sealife.co.ukLyric Hammersmith: The Very Noisy NightOctober 26–30Find out what happens when a little mouse can

As fans of Moshi Monsters, we're excited to see there's a Moshi Monster pop-up shop in Whiteley's Shopping Centre, London this week. Open until February 27, the shop is hosting fun activities themed around the online craze, with drawing workshops, character appearances and the ch...

-themed day out to discover more about the fascinating range of wildlife out and about during the early autumn season.Harvest Fair And Scarecrow TrailOctober 2Nothing signals the arrival of autumn like the new season’s harvest, so bring your family along