THEY ARE ONE of Britain’s great summer traditions. The Queen herself leads the way with her royal garden parties replete with cucumber sandwiches (sans crusts, of course) and military brass band.    For your own child-friendly al fresco affair, you

performance for David Hasslehoff, and performs his favourite party trick: he poops Jelly Beans!The drama (and comedy) is provided by the evil Chick Carlos, who is plotting a revolution against the Easter bunny, and the antics of the ninja royal guards, who

wonders of the seashore. Touch a real tusk, discover why a puffin’s egg can’t roll off a cliff, and more at Kelvingrove Art Gallery And Museum, Glasgow. A Palace Fit For A Queen June 4, 5 Renaissance fashions, a royal procession, court dancing and a

of Brighton some 19 years ago. They then moved to London where Julia worked as a buyer for Liberty while Darrell studied at the Royal College of Art. For his degree show, he created some sketchbooks fashioned by hand from old envelopes. Habitat placed an order

homage to the Queen, who’ll appear on the balcony of mini Buckingham Palace, complete with real jewelled crown and benevolent royal wave to the crowd. You’ll be hard pushed to see it all in a day – but there’s a perfect solution. Ta-dah! The brand

large-scale collage at the Royal Air Force Museum, wildlife drawing at the London Wetland Centre and free children’s activity packs during the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea.Don't miss... Four amazing autumn craft activities, whatever the weather

unveiled this pink, sparkly 7,000 square foot pop-up for the festive season where children can snap up limited edition goodies including sparkly slippers, get the royal treatment in the Princess parlour, and join in jolly Disney-themed activity sessions

’s Rapunzel stops by Richmond’s Georgian Theatre Royal on November 10 as part of a nationwide tour. For details and dates, visit www.tutti-frutti.org.ukIntroduce your child to the quintessentially English charms of Ratty, Mole, Badger and trumped-up Mr Toad

This is my mother’s excellent Christmas pudding that’s based upon the British royal family’s sumptuous recipe. Like all Christmas puddings, it’s best made a month or so before the big day, as the taste improves as it matures. Makes 2, each serving 8

’s seat in the Royal box and discover how they removed the curse from the away-team changing rooms.Park Plaza Cardiff hotel is in a prime city centre location. Parents in need of pampering will appreciate the Laguna Health and Spa using Elemis and La