Rhyme times, toddler sessions, stay and play and everything else that genuinely works with a pre-schooler in and around Windermere & Bowness.
A Halloween trail round the Brockhole grounds with six character doors to find. Each one has something to say and a letter to collect, and the letters spell a secret word that wins a prize back at Minty Land. Built for 2 to 8 year olds at £3 a child, with Brockhole's parking on top.
A free drop-in Halloween craft session in the museum's Learning Centre through half term, aimed at little ones who like getting sticky. Fold it into a museum visit.
A Halloween drop-in where children paint and decorate their own bat box with natural foliage to take home. A gentler Halloween than most, which suits the Peter Rabbit crowd.
Children write a letter to Father Christmas and post it in the Peter Rabbit post box, then make a bag of reindeer food to scatter on Christmas Eve.
A 50 minute Christmas show followed by a meet and greet with Santa, with a free gift for every child. Recommended for 3 and up. You can add the attraction or a festive afternoon tea, but the show-only ticket is the sensible buy if you have already done the Peter Rabbit rooms.
A 45-minute Nordic winter theatre show for ages 3 to 10 in the Victoria Wood Theatre, with puppetry, shadow play and paper craft, about a hidden Tomte and a lost Yuletide Goat. Seating is unreserved and booster seats are available; a show and attraction ticket makes a morning of it.