1. Choose familiar and fun favourites A party based on simple, familiar motifs such as jungle or farm animals, combined with easy activities, games and singing, is ideal for the under-threes. Decorate your space with some colourful, oversized

When is your child ready to begin enjoying that most quintessentially British of customs, taking tea? Pick up the September issue of Junior, on sale August 5, to find out...And how better to fuel playtime tea party pleasures than with one

memorable characters and enjoy a meal from the children’s menu. As well as getting acquainted with Alice and her excitable top-hat toting friend, party guests will be treated to an afternoon of themed games, dancing, and magic within the evocatively

the fearsome Queen Of Hearts, illusive White Rabbit and Alice herself, children can join in with giant games and savour sweet jam tarts.Gruffalo Tea PartyJuly 7Children will feel as if they have taken a stroll through the deep, dark wood when they enter

Think back to the last children’s party you attended; once the fun and games were over and all of the children had scampered off home what was left behind? If the answer is wrapping paper, cardboard plates, plastic and packaging you are not alone

LondonNew Year’s Eve Funk PartyDecember 31Rare is the New Year’s Eve party that is as child-friendly as it is fun for adults but London restaurant Caponata and sister venue The Forge may just have pulled it off. Kicking off at a family-friendly 7pm

in Barry combines live theatre, party games and cake baking and is best suited to under-fives.Superhero DayAugust 1Children sporting superhero attire will be in with a chance of scooping a prize after displaying their costume in a fancy-dress parade

, plus film-making workshops and a Mad Hatter’s tea party. Tel: 07982 769660; www.storyfest.co.uk20th Test your chemistryWould your child like to be a human snot barrier? Or whizz around in a giant hamster wheel? Experiment at Glasgow Science Museum

the woods and scary story telling session at Chirk Castle, Wrexham. Little monsters who arrive in costume will gain free entry to this frighteningly good Halloween event.Hallowe’en Family Party LunchOctober 30Celebrate hallowe’en in style with the whole

Morris dancers.Little Angel Summer PartyJuly 7As one of the country’s leading puppet theatres, it is perfectly fitting that the Little Angel Theatre are dedicating their annual summer party to the 350th birthday of Punch and Judy. Children can celebrate