We wholeheartedly adore Oliver Jeffers stories and illustrations, and any production inspired by his creativity is undoubtably going to be fantastic. See the storybook Stuck come to life on stage in this fun and playful show.

And for one lucky duck, we have a family ticket to giveaway. Tweet the Top Ten or post it on Facebook. The draw will take place tomorrow (Friday 12th) at noon.

London's most popular art fair is back and it has nearly doubled in size this year with a second venue showing 'old art' as well as a great sculpture park amongst the greenery of the English Gardens. The Royal College of Art is running the Family Space - creating wallpaper, secret patterns and testing out arty games on a new Nintendo console. A family activity guide is also available.

Charles Dickens classic coming-of-age tale Great Expectations will be performed in true Victorian style as a Toy theatre production complete with opera glasses for wee theatre-goers. Around the corner from Coram's Fields and Lamb's Conduit Street for a bit of retail therapy.

It is the end of Chocolate Week (didn't you know?) and specially created bars of deliciousness have been made by Rococo as a fundraiser for Kids Company. Impropera shall be entertaining guests with sticky fingers with their unique introduction to Opera. Pack some wet-wipes.

The Design Museum is hosting a day of fun for families. Crafty workshops, games and activity trails are organised as well as storytelling. The current Swarovski crystal exhibition is very sparkly and likely to appeal to kids (take some headphones to listen to the sounds). No charge for under 12's.

It's hard to believe the wonderful How to Train Your Dragon series has grown to nine books! Dragon specialist and kids author Cressida Cowell will be meeting young Vikings at the Daunt Bookshop in Holland Park. Holland Park itself has an exciting playground for over 5's as well as being an absolute gem of a park to wander around.

Tim Burton - king of cute goth has come out with a spooky tale just in time for Halloween. Suburbs, a clever 10 year old and a ghost dog named Sparky electrocuted back to life. Filmed in atmospheric black & white and full of Burton genius. See the trailer here and a video of 'the making of' here.

A Big Draw event in the home of Britain's foremost landscape painter J.M.W. Turner. Sandycombe Lodge was Turner's home for 20 years and is still a magical place. It's not often one has the opportunity to draw on walls, let alone those of such a historic dwelling. Closes until Easter so visit while you can.

The new Bronze exhibition (we LOVE the Louise Bourgeois pieces - above) at the Royal Academy is the inspiration for The Big Draw workshop this weekend as well as all the castings held within the collection. There is also a special workshop at the end of October over half-term.

A day of creativity and planes, trains and fairgrounds in miniature. A fun show for young and old Meccano fans and an opportunity to pick up tips and spare parts. There will also be 'MeccanOlympics' competitions and many things to play with (gently). No charge for kids.

A Top 10 of interesting events and activities to do with the kids in London this weekend. We do not feature any advertising or paid for content, just activities that we have tried and found to be very good and upcoming events that sound very interesting.

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