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Christmas Festivities Around the Country
Santa's Grotto 26th Nov-23rd Dec Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, £2.50
per child, adults free.
www.bmag.org.uk Winter Wonderland
18th Nov–3rd January 2012 The biggest outdoor ice rink in the UK plus 2 circuses and rides. FREE entry to Santa Land and Christmas Market.
www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/ tickets
Eat and be Merry 11th Dec Abergavenny Christmas Food and Drink Fair
11th Dec. A £3.50 stroller wristband gives access to the market venues with 70 stalls and entertainment, plus 7 festive chef demos. www.abergavenny
foodfestival.com/ christmas-fair/
2Ice Factor
6th Nov-8th Jan Yorkshire Winter Wonderland with the award-winning Ice Factor outdoor rink, York.
9.30am-9.15pm Bkgs 0844 847 1523 or 01653 619169 for groups
www.ticketweb.
co.uk £9.50 adult, £8.50 child.
● ScootnPull A nifty little invention to pull your child’s scooter along when they have run out of steam. £6.99.
www.scootnpull.co.uk
● School Run Fun Ride to school on a Babboe cargo bike. An electric version also available.
www.babboe.co.uk Call 020 7610 9190 for a free private trial.
● Dragon’s Den Favourite Cuddledry Snuggly Hooded Toddler Towels £29.99 and Colour Changing Cuddlemat £19.99.
www.cuddledry.com
● Parents looking for advice on paying the school fees can consult leading finance provider, School Fee Plan (SFP) which has just launched a guide and a new website.
www.sfpschoolfees.co.uk
● An exclusive range of Victorian/ Dickensian Christmas cards are on sale at the Museum of London.
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
● Asterix the Gaul lives on as hero of the SEE Touring Attractions 2012 European tour. Recreating favourite moments with state-of-the-art technology.
www.asterix-tour.com
BEDTIME READING Histories of our Time
● The What on Earth? Wallbook of Natural History by Christopher Lloyd Four billion years of natural history in one 2.3 metre-long book on a single timeline with key moments in natural science on the reverse. Natural History Museum & What on Earth Publishing, £17.50, Pocket Edition £7.99, 7-13 years
3rd-4th December Rochester Castle, Kent. Dickens' characters come to life with street entertainment, readings, song and dance. Christmas Market under illuminated castle walls. www
rochesterdickensfestival.org.uk
Christmas markets around the UK
Christkindelmarkt
11th Nov-18th December Millennium Square, Leeds. Open daily: 10.30am to 9.30pm Mon - Sat and 10.30am to 7.30pm on Sun.
www.leeds.gov.uk/ christmasmarket
Frankfurt Christmas Market
18th Nov-23rd December Victoria Square & New Street, Birmingham 10am-9pm. The largest German market outside Germany celebrates its 10th anniversary. Live music, handcrafted gifts and traditional food and drink at over 180 stalls.
80 FirstEleven Michaelmas 2011
www.fi rsteleve
nmagazine.co.uk
● Predators by Steve Backshall. BAFTA-nominated Steve Backshall encounters the world’s deadliest predators in his new full colour gift book. Orion Children’s Books, Hardback, £12.99 9+
● Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney The sixth book from the best-selling series of Henry's comic adventures. Puffin, Hardback, £12.99, 6+
● Lily Alone by Jacqueline Wilson, out in paperback 8th Dec Lily is left home alone with three younger siblings to look after. Random House, Paperback, £6.99, 9+
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