Things to make & do

Herbert Woods, a long established and respected boating company on the Norfolk Broads, will be celebrating its 90^th birthday with a summer fete and celebratory Regatta at Potter Heigham on Sunday 10 July 2016 from 10am to 5pm.

Free event: the LEGO® Imagination Factory will be popping up in 12 Smyths Toys stores from 28 to 30 May and LEGO® is looking for young builders to join in the building fun and unleash the endless possibilities of the LEGO® brick.

The Skinny Jean Gardeners have some expert tips to get your kids involved in the garden plus we have a 20 per cent discount for readers to attend BBC Gardener's World Live at NEC Birmingham from 16 to 19 June, 2016.

This week is Coeliac Awareness Week so here's a recipe for some delicious brownies that are egg and gluten free.

For Easter the Coca Cola London Eye has teamed up with the west end production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Olivia Coates reviews the experience.

Get ready to celebrate Easter by involving the children in making decorations – and buying some surprise treats for the big day. HEMA has lots of low priced items to inspire you.

This Easter, The Coca Cola London Eye is thrilled to announce it will be partnering with Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, bringing a scrumptious taste of Wonka’s world and the acclaimed West End Musical to the South Bank as it introduces “The View of Pure Imagination” immersive Easter experience, from 25 March to 9 April, 2016.

Celebrating the wonderful world of children's literature, World Book Day is on Thursday 3 March. Here is some inspiration and "how to" to achieve those favourite characters from Book Aid International.

This half-term, visitors to IWM can draw, explore and investigate life in times of war and conflict. Take part in celebrated political artist Peter Kennard’s art workshop at IWM London, discover what life was like at sea by exploring all nine decks of HMS Belfast, investigate the Home Front during the Second World War at IWM North’s family friendly exhibition Horrible Histories®: Blitzed Brits and find out what it was like to be in a Second World War bomber crew at IWM Duxford. These activities are all part of a programme of FREE events across IWM in February half-term.

If you are looking to get "crafty" and perhaps personalise a birthday present, tailor a Mother’s Day card or jazz up your home furnishings, the popular new quilling technique is an on-trend way to add an extra special touch to your designs. The experts at Hochanda, the Home of Craft, Hobbies and Arts, show you how to become a bona fide Quilling Queen or King.

Perfect for children's Hallowe'en parties – Organix Spooky Spider Rice Cakes – and they take only minutes to prepare.

With some two million girls and women already riding, the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) is launching the first annual "Give Horses a Go" day on 13 September 2015 – giving people the chance to get closer to horses and try riding for FREE - there’s no better time to discover all that a trip to the stables has to offer.

Whether you're after physical theatre, dance, music, comedies, spoken word, cabaret, drama, political theatre, puppetry or magic – there's something for everyone at the Pleasance Kids 2015 2015.

Stuck for ideas on what to do with the kids this summer on those inevitable rainy days stuck indoors? Well look no further. The Royal Institution’s L’Oréal Young Scientist Centre has created this step-by-step video, which shows you how to make your very own pinhole camera, providing hours of fun taking amazing retro photos with the family.
 

Chief Scout, Bear Grylls, has declared an end to boredom this summer with the launch a Summer Manifesto for all kids in the UK to make it a summer of adventure.