Hazelborough Wood, Northamptonshire These are tranquil ancient woodlands where deer and even badgers live. So roll out your blanket and enjoy a picnic while you watch and wait. Thetford Forest, Norfolk This tall pine forest is home to a wide variety of birds including red crossbi...

for children to be wearing older clothes and for it to be played outdoors. You can play it with boiled eggs but the mess provides a lot of the fun! Partner up the children and get them to stand about 5ft apart. Eggs are then thrown between the two. If an egg

1. A torchThe importance of having a good torch cannot be stressed enough. It gets awfully dark in a remote field and so a torch is an essential tool, particularly when trying to find the loo. The wind-up variety are a good bet, as you don’t need to worry about batteries running ...

Across the pond, head to Whistler, which has been voted the best ski resort in North America for eight years in a row and a firm family favourite. Snow-covered mountains provide a spectacular backdrop to the pretty pedestrian-only Whistler Village, lined with shops and restaurant...

Blind Walk Create an obstacle path from one end of the garden to the other. Let the contestants have a good look at the path, then blind fold them an guide them slowly down the path.Nature Scavenger Hunt Make a list of things to find in the garden –perhaps a feather, a five-point...

Kinetic Sports: Season Two sprints out of the gate, taking full advantage of the revolutionary hands-free technology of Kinect for Xbox 360, as well as new in-game voice commands and enhanced motion tracking (it even tracks your finger movements). Get the whole family off the sof...

Soon, all children will be given the gift of green fingers. From next year “cultivating plants for practical purposes” becomes part of the curriculum, and already kitchen gardens are cropping up in primary schools across the land.Learning how to grow plants teaches children a bou...

A typical “tent” has beds, a stove and toilets, but 2011 sees a little more luxury at Billingsmoor Farm in Devon and Manor Farm in Hampshire. The Feather Down and Frills package includes a private hot tub and shower set up outside your tent. Billingsmoor is an organic dairy farm ...

There are a variety of robust outdoor family activities to enjoy in and around Reykjavik including horse riding and cycling, and children will love bathing at one of the many thermal pools in the city. Families will also enjoy visiting Reykjavik

Check out some of our family holiday suggestions that would be ideal for 'getting on your bike', in places like the French Alps, the Cotswolds or the Lake District.Are you a fan of our official Junior Facebook page yet? An easy way to receive fashion news updates, previews and al...