the bay, watch the action in the British Fishcraft championships, hear salty sea shanties, and don a splendid outfit for the pirate and sea creature dressing up parade for this year's Cardiff Harbour Festival.

1 Dress up Create a dress-up box. A doctor, a dragon or Darth Vader… pretending to be something or someone else will let your child’s imagination run riot.2 Stimulate sensesYour child will love exploring different textures and scents. Gather leaves

fabrics like tweed and chunky knits. Above all, dress for lots of outdoor fun, wrap up warm and brighten those wintery days with lots of colour.   Can you tell us a joke… Two cats, called Felix and Un-deux-trois, decided to have a race to see who could

Entering the Amsterdam RAI, Kleine Fabriek’s seasonal residence in Amsterdam, the entrance is covered in neon. Even the hosts, usually dressed in black, sport neon accessories and pop socks. One doesn’t need to be Miss Marple to instigate

.Top of the shops for us this week is River Island childrenswear: a vibrant array of on trend Aztec prints, zingy neon colours, show-stopping dresses and cool cowboy denim to jolt your child's wardrobe into the spring summer season.  The gallery above

With around 30 children in one big room you would expect there to be choas, but the atmosphere backstage at a childrenswear fashion show tends to be calm and reflective as the young models wait in line for their hair and make up to be done

Anna as a child, alongside some of her très chic Junior Gaultier designsWhat is your name and where did you grow up? Anna, I grew up in the North of France.What is your job? I am head designer at Junior Gaultier.Do you have a nickname?No!What did

Golden ProspectsJanuary 3Nottingham Castle’s new family gallery exhibition offers an interactive look at journeys and exploration through dressing up, and exciting quests.Famers MarketJanuary 4For a tasty treat, head to Birmingham’s Upper New Street

Kidspace produce four lines in total, for which all were shown in their autumn/winter presentation. The Iceberg label’s kids line, aptly titled Ice Ice were up first and stuck true to the labels cartoon branding. Comic strips were patterned over

CHRISTMAS IS MY absolute favorite time of year, a time for giving, for peace and goodwill to all men. Every year Maid Millie dresses up as the big red man himself and goes out to the streets of the West End handing out chocolate coins to the less