Action-packed days1. Follow a snorkelling trail, Dorset The clear waters at Kimmeridge Bay provide a great place to discover sea life. Snorkellers must be over the age of five and confident swimmers. Tel: 01929 481044 or visit www

.Green fingered children can hone their horticultural skills by joining in a morning planting session with  hints and tips on how to nurture growth, then mark a seed pot and visit each week to see how much the plant has grown. Those who have worked up an appetite

and the parents will enjoy the variety of stalls on offer.Bunny HuntMarch 31– April 9Its time to put your navigation skills to the test at Basildon Park. Solve the Easter trail by exploring the house looking for Basildon bunnies and win yourself a well deserved

children’s authors and illustrators from both sides of the channel including Quentin Blake, Polly Dunbar and Kitty Crowther.  For more fun family days out see our pick of the best Hallowe'en happenings in London

Children's Chopstick LessonsApril 4, 11Luxury dim-sum specialists, Royal China Queensway will be teaching children to master a skill that some parents may find to be slippery business - the art of using chopsticks. This free hour long lesson

Edible Easter Bunny WorkshopApril 3Put your cooking skills to the test with the help of an expert cake decorator and watch your sugar paste creations take form at the Leaf Tea Shop.Gnome HuntApril 6, 7Explore the gardens of Rufford Old Hall

to the grounds of Calke Abbey to wow the crowds with their flying skills. Give them a run for their money by either buying a kite or making one in a crafty workshop.Red Riding HoodApril 14,15Back by demand, after being such a success at Christmas, Engine House

.birmingham-rep.co.ukWho could resist the chance to step inside a secret oasis, hidden from the world? Protus Theatre company's reworking of the classic tale, The Secret Garden, features circus skills, puppetry, film and music to magical effect. Step inside at Lincoln Centre

in Cumbria; the only castle in the world that appoints a modern-day jester! The month-long calendar of tomfoolery will include circus skills workshops, magic shows and performances by official castle fools past and present.Family Orienteering Challenge

Blissfields is at The Park, Vicarage Farm, Woodmancott, Winchester, Hampshire Capacity 2,200 What’s the vibe Awarded 2007 Best Small Festival accolade, this year’s theme promises to be a sci-fi-tastic “Out Of This World” experience