Christmas
Smyths Toys launches half-price sale ahead of October half term and Christmas
Halloween
Enjoy autumn colour and a Pumpkin Trail for just £5 at Merriments Gardens
Christmas
Light Up Christmas with Beautiful Handmade Paper Starlights
Things to do
October Half-Term Fun: Steam Trains, Spectacular LEGO® Displays and Free Child Travel at Spa Valley Railway
Swanage Railway Halloween Ghost Trains
Halloween
Swanage Railway Halloween Ghost Trains return for half term 2026
MCM Comic Con London October Half-Term
School holidays
MCM Comic Con London October Half-Term 2026: Family Guide to The Treehouse
Tower of London Halloween 2026
Halloween
Tower of London Halloween 2026: ghosts roam the fortress this half term
Royston Halloween Trail 2026
Halloween
Royston Halloween Trail 2026: free half-term fun for little monsters. Hertfordshire.
Westgate Oxford Halloween
Halloween
Westgate Oxford Halloween 2026: free live pumpkin carving and half-term crafts
babies
Momcozy Smart Baby Thermometer Review: A Little Extra Reassurance When Your Child Is Unwell
Christmas
Light Post Farm Returns with a Magical Christmas Trail and Spectacular New Light Show
Halloween
Fang-tastic Halloween thrills at The Watercress Line
National News
Every Second Counts: Parents Urged to Give Children Their Full Attention at Bath Time
Children's books for Halloween
Halloween
Halloween children’s books
Halloween
Shaun the Sheep brings spooky fun to the National Science and Media Museum this October half term
Halloween
Things to do at the Horniman Museum this October half term 2026
Education & Books
Half Term Meltdowns – what’s it all about?
Halloween cottages.com
Halloween
Halloween staycation at Cottages.com 2026
Days out guides
Win a special sloth encounter at Drusillas Park while helping protect wild sloths
Best buys
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babies
Set for Autumn Adventures with PO.P – stylish, cosy and made to last
Wayne Rooney
Best buys
Wayne Rooney’s Home Football Setup: The Kit Seen in The Real Rooneys
Best buys
Back-to-School Healthy Hacks: A Mum’s Review
Things to do
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Halloween
Kids go free at Coughton Court this October half term
St Katharine Docks Wishing Tree
Free
St Katharine Docks Wishing Tree: Free Half-Term Fun for Families
Royal Museums Greenwich October 2026
London
Royal Museums Greenwich October 2026: half term events for families
Days out guides
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Bluey and Citymapper
Days out guides
Bluey and Citymapper launch ‘For kids’ routes for family journeys
Royal Marines Experience
Days out guides
£15m Royal Marines Experience opens in Portsmouth on 24 October 26
Days out guides
Thorpe Park Fright Nights 2026: New Tenement Maze for 25th Year
National News
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Seven UK destinations
Days out guides
Seven UK destinations to escape to this autumn
Education & Books
Two in three people with dyslexia are undiagnosed – here are the signs to look out for
A Disney Wish
National News
A Disney Wish grants 1,000th wish for seriously ill children in Surrey