Among the first passengers to try the Bugaboo Donkey were my children Yasmijn, three, and Lard, one. They helped me to perfect the design.We live just outside Amsterdam in a small town called Apeldoorn. It’s a very green place with lots of parks

family show.Halloween trail October 27–31Step into a real-life ghost town and marvel at the long abandoned Victorian slate workshops at the National Slate Museum, Llyn Padarn. Look out for that most macabre of creatures, the black bat, which is likely

Alton Towers ScarefestOctober 15–31Now in its fifth year, the annual Alton Towers Scarefest may just be Britain’s biggest and boldest Hallowe’en celebration. The park will remain open long after sunset to provide plenty of chills and thrills

in Omagh, a local artist will bring the story to life by creating a mural before your very eyes.Autumnfest 2011September 24Celebrate the wonders of autumn at Carfunnock Country Park with a day of seasonal activities for the whole family. Watch live

role does dance play in your family’s life?
Both my children have enjoyed ballet classes, although Phoebe is now more into her swimming and her netball, and she loves the theatre. As I’m on the board of the Sydney Dance Company, we get quite a lot

October 31Dress up in a scary costume for a spooky walk through Lauderdale House. Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill N6 5HG. For details, see www.lauderdalehouse.co.ukSouth EastKent LifeOctober 23–31A ghost hunt, creepy crawly handling, fancy dress competitions

of adobe – a mix of sand, earth, straw and water.Kevan is the European Associate of Earthship Biotecture, the brainchild of American Mike Reynolds, which saw the first Earthships land like alien life forms in the desert of Taos, New Mexico back

about animals when the intriguing opportunity to buy a run-down animal park in Dartmoor arose. “We were actually looking for somewhere for my mother to live, maybe with my sister and her six children when we came across the house”, he says. “We passed

day in Bangkok. Up early for breakfast, before catching the shuttle bus to the weekend market, then onto the Grand Palace and a walk in the sprawling Lumpini Park, before coming back to the hotel. Lesson Two: always set your alarm clock. We overslept

has been getting to value local life and spend lots of time with my growing children at nearby parks or on errands around the local shops. That’s why if you can do only two things to shrink your family’s carbon footprint and increase your child