1. Collect nuts, berries and pinecones to look for signs of feeding. Follow any trails of food and try to identify which animals have been nibbling on them.2. Find a quiet spot in your local woodland to sit and listen to the sounds of the local wildlife. Bird chirping and insects...

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is at Camden Roundhouse from November 28–December 30, for more details, visit Roundhouse.org.ukLook out for Junior’s interview with Lemony Snicket author Daniel Handler in an upcoming issue, in the meantime check out our top children’s theatre picks

of the queue when it comes to dessert doling out time, with one notable exception, Christmas Day.While the mere aroma of boozy, fruity puddings may be enough to have parents breaking out the mince pies in mid-October, your child is more likely to find rich

Christmas lunch with grandparents, aunties and uncles. I ate everything on my plate as I recall. I was always slightly disappointed when a roast potato actually turned out to be a roast parsnip. My favourite bit of the whole lunch was, and still is

Having been immortalised on the silver screen and welcomed into the salubrious sorority of official Disney Princesses, it would seem that Rapunzel is having a bit of a moment right now. Catch she of tumbling tresses as Tutti Frutti Theatre’s Rapunzel stops by Richmond’s Georgian ...

. The children’s Little Lounge area is also to be expanded for this year’s event with a plethora of baby facilities andmore space for families to take a time out from the frenetic festival vibe.As ever, the Lounge On The Farm is particularly proud of its links

for beautifully crafted toys with high-end design credentials and bags of fun potential for children. In particular the vibrant and chunky Noah’s Ark Shape Sorter, £25, Masterpiece Easel, £71, and pretty-as-a-picture white Freja Dressing Table stood out as key