The February half term is here and Liverpool and Merseyside will be hoping to spend some quality time with their children. But with a whole week off school, it can be tricky to find family-friends things to do.
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With this in mind, we have put together a guide filled with our top suggestions for family fun - from Chinese New Year events and free activities to attractions that are wonderful all year round.
5. Find hidden treasures at Pilgrims Progress
Pilgrims Progress on Bridgewater Street is a three-floor antiques store which has been running for 40 years. Customers can shop the huge collection of antique furniture or visit for repairs and painting. | Pilgrims Progress Antiques
6. Visit Liverpool's underground bunker
This wartime bunker has been restored to exactly how it used to be and is open to the public as a memorial to those who died to save Britain and the rest of Europe. Visitors can take a step back into history to the original building where the battle was fought and won. | Emily Bonner
7. Watch the Fiesta of Fire or Lunar New Year parade at the Royal Albert Dock
Albert Dock will welcome the annual Chinese New Year parade, led by Liverpool Hung Gar Kung Fu Friendship Association, Pagoda Arts and award-winning dance company Movema on February 14. The popular Fiesta of Fire also returns to the dock for its third consecutive year on February 15 and 21, with free fire and pyrotechnic performances by Bring the Fire Project. | Royal Albert Dock Liverpool / Canva
8. Visit the World Museum
In what will certainly get the minds of children across Liverpool engaged and excited, the World Museum’s five floors of treasures from around the world is quite remarkable. Whether it be dinosaur remains of Egyptian mummies, as well as hands-on special workshops - it has everything for kids of all ages to enjoy. | Emma Dukes