Rhyme times, toddler sessions, stay and play and everything else that genuinely works with a pre-schooler in and around Liverpool.
A Pokemon trading-card trail through the Tudor hall's gardens: find the giant cards, scan the codes, battle the boredom. Runs to early September.
Decorated pianos dotted around Liverpool ONE all summer, free for anyone to play. Five minutes of chopsticks between shops, or stay for whoever sits down next.
An urban beach on the park above Liverpool ONE with family rides and six weeks of entertainment. Sand in the city centre; bring a bucket.
Lifelike dinosaur puppets roam the museum with storytelling, crafts and sensory play on Wednesdays and Thursdays through the holidays.
Garden games, trails and play activities across the Tudor estate for the summer holidays.
Full-size funfair rides indoors on the waterfront - the wet-week insurance policy of the summer holidays.
Live music, family activities and the Library on the Lawn from The Reader - bring a picnic and make an afternoon of it.