, or grocery shopping.Encourage musical experimentsIf your child is clapping a rhythmic pattern, hitting a pot in a steady beat or singing high notes, encourage him.Listen to sounds of different instrumentsPut on varied music such as Peter And The Wolf

fabric bag making classes.Camp Rock!August 7Budding rock and roll royalty can strut their stuff in the Guitar Hero challenge at Whiteleys in London, with the first 100 children receiving a free musical gift.Join Little Charley BearAugust 11Children up

, Chipmunk and The Saturdays to ensure that the day lives up to it Super Saturday title! The event is taking place in support of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, with Team GB athletes on hand to demonstrate Paralympic sports, such as wheelchair tennis

with lions, tigers and bears, plus a carriage-load of educational merit to boot. Each of the five mini games focuses on a different facet of learning, including letters, words and music, all set to a jaunty soundtrack. Puzzles include building a train

tunes and more.Music And Traditional Games Day August 7Enjoy an afternoon full of traditional games including hopscotch, egg and spoon races and sack races on the front lawn at Castle Coole in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.Craft FestAugust 12–14Try out

and tablets designed specifically for young children that combine educational games, fun activities – like drawing and colour-matching, and e-books – as well as music players, cameras and videos, all in one neat little gadget.Some tablets are Wi-Fi enabled, so

of living with Turner's syndromeWorld GamesTravel the world with a globetrotting array of traditional games and songs that celebrate our multicultural diversityRock In The UKPart Two of our ultimate guide to the most child-friendly music festivals around

The cookery room, restaurant, music room and superhero area await you...Crudities are served, celebrities mingle happily, the latest technology is on hand to provide entertainment and a gigantic pool waits to be filled with water to invite it

OFF THE TRACKS FESTIVAL MAY 27–29 is at Donington Park Farmhouse, Castle Donington, DerbyshireCapacity 1,500What’s the vibe Small is beautiful is the mantra of this intimate twice-yearly affair. Musical interludes Headliners for the spring festival

.Set the sceneA favourite story, TV programme or cartoon character can provide the ideal catalyst for budding dramatists. Alternatively, try introducing your children to a famous painting and get them to re-enact the story that might lie behind it.Get musical