1 SKATE

Somerset House's annual ice rink returns, this year with a tuck shop selling exclusive Tiffany & Co cupcakes and gingerbread men.
Somerset House, Strand, WC2 (www.somersethouse.org.uk 0844 8442121), from Wed

2 BOOKASAURUS

Under-5s can follow a trail through the museum to find out more about dinosaurs.
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 (www.nhm.ac.uk 020-7942 5000/5511), ongoing

3 LITTLE RED HEN

Will the lazy farmyard animals get off their backsides and help the poor little hen make his bread? If this musical puppet production for ages 3-9 follows the traditional fable, we're guessing not.
Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester (www.cft.org.uk 01243 781312), Thur

4 TRAVEL INTO THE BLUE

Ages 5-11 can learn the art of watercolour painting with the artist Aliki Braine.
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2 (www.nationalgallery.org.uk 020-7747 2885), Sun

5 THE LITTLE PRINCE

Narrated by the poet and storyteller Ian McMillan, this production features traditional Norwegian music performed on the fiddle as part of the London Jazz Festival.
Kings Place, York Way, N1 (kingsplace.co.uk 0844 2640321), Sun

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