Articles Tagged: fun-and-activities

Stephen Fry backs 'magic' virtual world for kids' favourite storybook characters

By Keith Kendrick, May 24, 2012

Children’s books’ classic characters have been transformed for the modern age - in a virtual world.

Pack it in! Are you in holiday packing chaos?

By Josie Golden, May 23, 2012

Just a couple of days left before we go on holiday – and you can tell, by the absolutely hideous clothes we are all tramping around in.

Futuroscope: Is this the future for theme parks?

By Kim Jones, May 22, 2012

I hate theme parks. I abhor them. They are my idea of holiday hell and I would avoid them at all costs if I didn't have children. My boys, though, love them. They find irresistible that feeling of defying death as they career headlong on a ride that at any moment will come flying off its hinges.

Why are family days out so expensive?

By Marianne Kavanagh, May 22, 2012

It's time to punctuate the school holidays with a few family days out. But I'm strangely reluctant to go anywhere at all. I think I've been scarred by the past.

20 events to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee

By Kim Jones, May 21, 2012

Enjoy the long weekend and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with our round-up of 20 family friendly events happening around the country

The joys of family camping

By Tara King, May 21, 2012

Imagine the scene: a crackling log fire, you're wrapped up in blankets sipping hot chocolate or a glass of wine whilst gazing at the stars, kids tucked up fast asleep after a care-free day running free in the countryside. Camping can be blissful.

Kids' Book Club: Where The Wild Things Are

By Olivia Gordon, May 11, 2012

We review the classic children’s picture book Where the Wild Things are, the 1960s book written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Author Shirley Hughes: 'When children can take a leisurely look at a picture book, it stays with them forever'

By Giulia Rhodes, May 8, 2012

The bedtime story, that cosy interlude between the bustle of the day and the quiet of the night, is a cherished ritual. The opportunity to cuddle up and enjoy a book with a pyjama-clad child is one of the treats of family life.