at the top, fill your pinata with sweets, chocolate, toys or any other goodies that tickle your fancy.10. Choose a a place to tie your pinata. A tree branch in the garden is an ideal location. An indoors location is fine but make sure to protect

, or practise dressing a soft toy. There are also books about getting dressed  to familiarise your child with the routine. Recommended titles include Buster Gets Dressed by Rod Campbell and Black Dog Gets Dressed by Lizi Boyd.   More lifeskills from Junior

the kite-surfing fun or ride the train that cruises up and down the prom. Located directly on the beach is the stylish Sandbanks Hotel, a family favourite with heated pool and dedicated children’s restaurant. Seven nights’ half board costs from £1,470 for a

everything from delicious American candy and contemporary jewellery to children’s toys and books and home furnishings.Frankfurt Christmas Market And Craft FairNovember 18–23As the largest authentic German market outside of Germany and Austria, Birmingham

Sometimes the key to cutting short a tantrum can be as simple as changing the subject. Your toddler has a very short attention span (which is part of the reason she gets so frustrated in the first place). Use this to your advantage by carrying toys, snacks

from eco to new generation. For more information visit their website www.bubblelondon.comPitti Bimbo 24–26 JuneThe world's biggest and most established childrens fashion event, Pitti Bimbo is located in the beautiful city of Florence. This year

exhibition are full of delightful diversions. Children dress as a Cavalier, mount a wooden steed and try out a replica manège saddle and enter a scale model of the Little Castle (a castle within the castle) to sit down as special guests at an extravagant

1. Jolly, rotund and hardworking, Santa is clearly a man who enjoys the hearty seasonal fare provided by excitable children on Christmas Eve. The evidence of St Nicholas’ sizeable appetite can be seen on Christmas morning when the previous evening

“hero” holidays for the following:* Family with a baby A Scott Dunn villa holiday is the ultimate villa experience and a relaxing holiday for parents as well as children. All our villas, such as Las Palmeras in Mallorca, come with a chef and a fully

in a ladylike red leaf print dress. She was spotted playing with her children, son Luc and daughter Lola Tiger on the giant toy race car track whilst presenter Katy Hill and daughter Kaya, aged five, enjoyed a pony ride and a rather large stick of pink