, every whim is catered for.A highlight for younger guests is the Coconut Crew Camp, a seven-day-a-week programme offering fun-filled water-based and crafts activities to three- to 12-year-olds. The hotel also features a children’s movie theatre

of Italian cuisine and amateur thespians can put on a show at the theatre. Prices from £2,839 for seven nights for a family of four on a half-board basis.Price includes return flights from London and private transfers. For details, tel: 0844 415 1936; www

-on takeover of the Southbank Centre by children, for children. The two week event, running from February 11–24, will play host to the world’s biggest names inchildren’s literature, dance, theatre and art – with many events totally free.Our prediction

Land of Kids Festival arrives in Dalston bringing together the best that Hackney has to offer younger culture fans for this new eclectic one-day festival.Children will love the great range of imaginative activities, immersive theatre and workshops

and trace the steps of local giants, Cormoran, Wrath and Bolster. For family shows and storytelling sessions in possibly the most breathtaking, open-air setting (perched high on cliffs at the edge of the sea), the Minack Theatre scores top marks. Or head

childrenswear shows.Last night we found refuge in the form of the Monnalisa presentation, held at the elegant Goldoni Theatre in central Florence.The walls of the theatre curved round with rows of boxes reaching to the heavens and the large stage had already

Soul, Dreadzone, The Human League, Lo’ Jo and Paul Ewing.For the children There are circus and dance workshops, magic shows and street theatre. The Roald Dahl Museum will be offering storytelling and craft workshops, while the Sunday parade features

showers! Plus, there’s a concierge to help organise your family outings, from visits to museums and galleries to boating in the park, river trips, theatres and concerts. Parents can book a babysitter and dine at the award-winning Gordon Ramsay at Claridge

and fun craft activities, plus circus skills. There’s also 11 acres of gardens to explore – look out for the resident peacocks and macaws –  and an adventure playground.Added extras Take part in the carnival procession, 150 free workshops, theatre

child blooms in the art of ballet under the tutelage of Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre at Strule Arts Centre. See your children create lovely routines from the new moves they have added to their ballet repertoire and help them gain a new passion for this most