If your child dreams of falling down the rabbit hole, entering Wonderland and meeting a host of madcap characters much like Lewis Carroll’s intrepid heroine Alice, this fantasy-filled mad hatters tea party at London’s Rib Rooms may prove to be the Cheshire cat’s pyjamas.This East...

. For the modern child, between E-books, apps and Amazon the experience of visiting a bespoke, independent bookshop may be an unfamiliar one, so why not give your child a taste of the literary life by taking in a family event during Independent Booksellers Week

South WestTree Architecture DayAugust 9–11Discover the giants of the forest with Tree Architecture Day at Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire. Look inside a tree to tell its story, help to create a giant trunk from clay bark tiles and make a craft to take home.Up, Up And Away...

enjoyable days sometimes require meticilous planning, we have taken the liberty of rounding up some of the most exciting, engaging and fabulous family-friendly events across the UK. Don't forget to keep checking back all summer for the latest update on days

Little devils and cutesy kittens alike can have a treat at Marie-Chantal’s Spooky Halloween Face Painting event on Sloane Street today. Children who come along to the stylish childrenswear store between 3-6pm can be transformed into a creepy or cute

.  For more details about National Storytelling Week and full event listings, visit the Society For Storytelling website

1. Choose your festivalIt might have been dubbed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” but turn back time to theWoodstockheyday of 1969 and you’d find the festival spirit steeped in a hazy mist of marijuana and zonked-out grown-ups. Not so the new breed of family festivals that have s...

, Keane, Squeeze, Imelda May, Beverley Knight, Echo And The Bunnymen and The Proclaimers. For the children The Completely Kids Zone has lots of fun daily workshops and entertainment, including the Ace Of Diamonds magic show, sculpture, face

–29 World of Music, Arts and Dance, founded by Peter Gabriel is celebrating its twentieth anniversary, with performers from as far afield as Ethiopia, India and New Zealand. It also has a dedicated children’s zone, the World Of Kids, bursting with things

Spring Summer 2012 Stella McCartney Kids collectionThere's nothing quite like a Stella McCartney party to bring out a whole host of famous and fashionable parents and their equally stylish offspring. We helped celebrate the big return to school