NOW for the Kids

RSPB Rye Meads

Self-Led Pond Dipping until 2nd Sept 10am - 4pm (Weds - Sat)

Discover the creatures lurking in the depths, from the tiny water flea to the mighty dragonfly nymph. £3

Summer Activity Trail & Crafts until 3rd Sept 9am - 5pm

Balance like a heron, leap like a grasshopper, create a flying minibeast and more. Trail £1, arts & crafts £3

Big Wild Pyjama Party 1st Sept 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Don your PJs, pop on your wellies and enjoy a family -friendly evening in the great outdoors. .

RSPB Rye Meads, Ware SG12 8JS www.rspb.org.uk

Big Friendly Summer until 3rd Sept free with Museum entry

The BFG Storytelling Tuesdays - Sundays

Listen to storytellers and join in with noises and actions or just sit back and let the words wash around you.

Build a BFG Thursdays - Sundays

Pick up a free trail sheet and find out fantastic facts about the BFG as you build your very own giant.

Titchy Toddlers Tricks & Inventions

8th Sept 10am - 12pm

Enjoy exclusive access to the Museum and join in with special activities and storytelling. Catch Esio Trot, invent a hidden animal trick and build a Hut like Roald Dahl’s, make George a marvellous medicine and get messy mixing a witchy potion.

Age 6 months - 4 years and their adults.

Roald Dahl Museum, Great Missenden HP16 0AL www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Willows Activity Farm

Summer Spectacular until 3rd Sept

Get lost in the a-maze-ing maize, enjoy the splashtastic puddle play park, adventure play, funfair rides, tractor rides, indoor soft play and more.

Potato Shindig 9th Sept - 1st Oct

Get your dungarees on and dig up your free bucket of potatoes from the Potato Patch. With more than 20 tonnes of potatoes waiting to be harvested (that’s the equivalent of 3 ½ elephants) grab a spade and start digging.

Willows Activity Farm, London Colney AL4 0PF www.willowsactivityfarm.com

Whipsnade Zoo until 4th Sept

Take a comic strip trail, meet amazing animals and enjoy games and interactive challenges. Age 5+ Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable LU6 2LF www.whipsnadezoo.org

Train Fun Day 2nd Sept 10am - 2pm

Model railway layouts, Station Master Joe's story time, kids activities and crafts and more.

In aid of The Haven and All We Can charities. £1 High Street Methodist Church, High Street, Harpenden AL5 2RU

Oaklands Zoo Open Day

3rd Sept 10am -1pm & 1pm - 4pm

The St Albans campus is home to a range of livestock, a fully functioning equine yard, the Habitat Centre and the animal care unit which houses a wide range of species and exotic animals. See lemurs, marmosets, meerkats, rabbits, aquatics and reptiles. £7, please book

Oaklands College, St Albans Campus AL4 0JE www.oaklands.ac.uk

PAW Patrol 10th Sept

PAW Patrol's Chase and Skye will appear throughout the day, so don't forget your cameras! You can also enjoy steam train rides, visit the Railway Museum, watch model trains and ride the miniature railway and lots more. Please book, under 5s

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton HP22 4BY www.bucksrailcentre.org

Statty Funfair 12th - 16th Sept

Thrilling rides, exciting stalls and much more! Harpenden Common www.harpenden.gov.uk