1. Picking a costumeWhen picking out an outfit for your little monsters avoid anything that will trail on the ground, cause any discomfort or restrict their movement. Masks and wigs can be irritating and itchy, and children tend to pull them off

length of gingham and some cacti cut from flattened-out cardboard boxes. Add a log cabin, made from cardboard painted to look like wood, and a fake campfire made from real twigs set ‘ablaze’ with flames made of tissue paper.4. Add some pow The costumes

nearby, offering a sense of comfort throughout a difficult time.Great Ormond Street Hospital have offered some top tips to teachers on how their class can get involved including:Make your own Peter Pan costumeEncourage your class to put their creative

What do you get when you mix an enchanting woodland glade with a tent-full of fancy dress costumes and an army of excited young festival-goers? Why it's Junior Magazine's catwalk extravaganza at the Just So Festival 2011!When the Junior team took

for the best fancy-dress costumes.Hurrah For HalloweenOctober 29Climb the winding staircase of the iconic Soutar Lighthouse in Tyne And Wear for an afternoon of ghostly stories, arts and crafts. A treat (or perhaps a trick!) awaits those brave souls who dare

in Barry combines live theatre, party games and cake baking and is best suited to under-fives.Superhero DayAugust 1Children sporting superhero attire will be in with a chance of scooping a prize after displaying their costume in a fancy-dress parade

and bestow upon them a special festive gift as they explore the yuletide treasure trove of props and costumes on offer.The Doctor Who Christmas Grotto is open at Olympia until December 21.For more details and tickets visit www.doctorwhoexperience.com

1 Set reasonable rulesLet children know when and where superhero play is allowed. Give safe limits, such as “Only in the garden” and “No jumping off the shed”.2 Encourage the creative aspectsHelp your child make her own superhero costumes rather

Have you been watching ITV’s latest lavish costume drama Mr Selfridge? Dubbed Downton with tills, the tale of the grandiose American who founded Oxford Street’s most impressive department store has been adding a touch of much-needed glamour to our

-mâché monster mask making session at Make It Glasgow.A Halloween HappeningOctober 22The National Museum Of Costume in Dumfries will be playing host to this ghoulish guided tour where a ghostly presence can be found lurking around every corner.Air And Scare