Where: Toy museum, Nekkerspoelstraat 21, Mechelen
When: Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 March
What: Treasure hunt involving solving puzzles while exploring the museum's collection. For 3+ years.
How much? Free to museum visitors
www.speelgoedmuseum.be

Where: Gravensteen Castle, Sint-Veerleplein 11, Ghent
When: Monday 7 to Friday 11 March
What: A five-day workshop preparing a mediaeval feast, with everything from costumes to weapons to food. For 8-11 years, with a performance for parents on Friday
How much? €130 for five days. Reserve at [email protected] or 09.267.14.66

Where: Het Loo culture centre, Vismarkt, Tessenderlo
When: Monday 7 March
What: Sculpture workshop using plastic bottles and plaster bandages. For 7-12 years, reserve at [email protected] or 013.35.53.20
How much? €36
www.cchetloo.dsc-services.be

Where: Royal Army Museum, Jubelpark, Brussels
When: Tuesday 8 to Friday 11 March
What: Celebrate the museum's 100th birthday with a puzzle hunt while exploring the institution's history and collection of uniforms, weapons, aircraft and tanks, with prizes for all. The circuit lasts about two hours. For 6+ years, reserve at [email protected] or 02.737.79.07
How much? €5, museum entrance is free

Where: Museum for Industrial Heritage and Textiles (MIAT), Minnemeers 9, Ghent
When: Monday 7 to Sunday 13 March
What: Special exhibition for parents and children, on a holiday theme, with a memory game. On Monday, Pablo the Mexican Beetle - a Volkswagen Beetle that has travelled 9,000 km through Mexico to arrive in Belgium with photographer Evy Raes - makes his entrance into the museum
How much? €5 for grown-ups, kids are free
www.miat.gent.be

Where: Zwaneberg culture centre, Bergstraat, Heist-op-den-Berg
When: Tuesday 8 March
What: An interactive family musical featuring the characters from the Fairytale Forest in the Efteling theme park. 3+ years. Reserve at info@ zwaneberg.be or 015.25.07.70
How much? €15

Where: Molenhoek youth centre, Hundelgemsesteenweg 445, Merelbeke
When: Tuesday 8 March
What: Silk painting workshop. 8-12 years, reserve at 09.210.35.60
How much? €3

Where: Play Beach, Driebeekstraat 21, Gentbrugge
When: Friday 11 March What: Day-trip to De Nekker sport and recreation centre in Mechelen, to spend the morning in the indoor playground, then off to Technopolis for a visit to the child-friendly science museum. 7-11 years, requires Grabbelpas. Reserve at [email protected] or 09.269.81.10
How much? €12, includes transport

Where: Royal Museum of Fine Arts (KMSKA), Leopold de Waelplaats 1, Antwerp
When: Tuesday 8 March
What: Building workshop based around the exhibition Museums in the 21st Century. 5-7 years, reserve at 03.242.04.16
How much? €6
www.kmska.be

Where: Photo Museum (FoMu), Waalsekaai 47, Antwerp
When: Tuesday 8 March
What: Painting and printing workshop. Take your own photo and design a movie poster, then print it on paper to take home. 4-6 years, reserve at [email protected] or 03.242.93.20
How much? €8
www.fotomuseum.be

Where: Kreakatau, Putstraat 4, Korbeek-Dijle (Bertem)
When: Monday 7 to Thursday 10 March
What: Yoga workshop on the theme of animals, with visits to three local farms. For 6-12 years, reserve at [email protected] or 0485.02.05.20
How much? €100 for four days
www.kreakatau.be

Where: Children's Museum, Burgemeesterstraat 15, Brussels
When: Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 March
What: Track down and gather up all of Grandpa's things, hidden around the museum. Later you can bake some cookies! 3+ years
How much? €7.50
www.kindermuseum.be

Where: Museum of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, Brussels
When: Tuesday 8 March from 10.00 to 16.00
What: An environmentally friendly, do-it-yourself workshop. 6+ years
How much? €25
www.naturalsciences.be

Where: Royal Museum for Art and History, Jubelpark, Brussels
When: Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 March
What: Learn the craft of batik to make a scarf and bag, then take off on an imaginary trip around 1,000 islands of the South Seas. Organised by the Electriciteitscentrale European Centre for Contemporary Art. 6+, reserve at 02.741.72.14
How much? €50 for three days
www.kmkg.be

Where: Hasselt culture centre, Kunstlaan 5, Hasselt
When: Monday 7 or Tuesday 8 March
What: Stomp workshop for children over eight, inspired by the British dance-percussion group. Watch a video, learn the moves, then put on a performance. 8+ years, reserve at 011.229.933
How much? €6