nature detective for the day, discovering the various wildlife of the park and then taking a dip in the pond to discover what creatures are lurking in the deep.Street Dance WorkshopJuly 27–August 24Kicking off in Love Parks Week, children aged four

the opening of their first British storytelling studio, Barefoot Books invite you to their shiny new premises in Oxford for their Big Weekend event. A full calendar of free activities will be on offer from October 8–9 including storytelling, dance, choirs

Green Day OutJuly 1This event at Morden Hall Park offers a fresh family day out and a chance to up your eco-credentials to boot. Children can take part in recycled crafts, learn about wildlife conservation and take a twirl with the Greensleaves

children’s authors and illustrators from both sides of the channel including Quentin Blake, Polly Dunbar and Kitty Crowther.  For more fun family days out see our pick of the best Hallowe'en happenings in London

Pig-ScotJune 23Children and adults alike should dig out their race day finery and head along to Cantref Aventure Farm for Wales’ premier porcine racing event! Cheer on the farm’s resident pigs as they trot around a specially built racing track

Year CelebrationsJanuary 29The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke On Trent will be hosting an afternoon of oriental celebrations to mark the Year Of The Dragon. A host of eastern delights will be on offer including dragon dancing, crafts, musical

at Cardiff’s Tenchniquest Science Discovery Centre. Watch all kinds of brilliant bubbles as they burst into flames, create crazy shapes and grow large enough for you to fit inside.Love on the slateJanuary 22Get ready for Wales’ equivalent to Valentines Day

memorable characters and enjoy a meal from the children’s menu. As well as getting acquainted with Alice and her excitable top-hat toting friend, party guests will be treated to an afternoon of themed games, dancing, and magic within the evocatively

-on takeover of the Southbank Centre by children, for children. The two week event, running from February 11–24, will play host to the world’s biggest names inchildren’s literature, dance, theatre and art – with many events totally free.Our prediction

singing-all dancing production of JM Barrie’s ode to childhood, Peter Pan as it flies into Billingham Forum Theatre on February 20. For more details and dates, visit www.forumtheatrebillingham.co.ukAntelopes, zebras orang-utans and polar bears will all