It's been an amazing year and so much fun putting together this photo round-up. I'd like to do another review feature linking to my top posts and topics from 2011.

12 family-friendly ways to usher in 2012 in style... HOT SPOT 1. Whether you plan to brave or escape the fireworks at midnight, the South Bank Centre's Winter Festival offers kids'

Should old acquaintance be forgot... ring out the last days of 2011 and welcome the New Year at our pick of family-friendly events around London. Fri-Sun: Lost Letters to Santa at

They say you should never work with kids or animals. But Professor Bruce Hood adeptly handles children, fish, farm animals, props, a live magician and a talking robot in this

I can still hum the tune of the Danish folk song from the theatre adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, even though I barely remember the translation. The song

How did we love The Snowman? Let me count the ways. From the beautiful set and lighting, to the soaring score, to the heart-stopping moment when Snowman and James take

Our pick of the Top 12 Family Films that are worth seeing at the cinema in London this Christmas. Throughout the Holidays Puss in Boots (PG), showing at cinemas across London Swashbuckling kitty

You could say it was a risky move taking two already absurdly bouncy boys to watch a show called Boing. Warning bells were clanging in my ears as we settled