DECK THE HALLS

CRAFTS WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST, UK-WIDE

National Trust gardens provide a bounty of natural materials that can be used to decorate mantelpieces, and some offer crafting classes. Collect holly and ivy at Ickworth in Suffolk (£7.50) or use greenery from the gardens at Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, to create a wreath (£25). Children can carve wooden elves at Attingham Park, Shropshire. Entry £12.20 (child £6.10); wooden elf £8; various dates; nationaltrust.org.uk

V&A CHRISTMAS WORKSHOPS, LONDON

London’s art and design museum is staging a post-christmas “seasonal rave” alongside a host of other, more typical, festive delights across a number of weekends in Knightsbridge. Tree decoration-making sessions are available, as are sketching classes and pop-up performances. They complement an exhibition of a city made from gingerbread by the Museum of Architecture. Free entry and crafts; rave £13 (child £8); gingerbread city £6 (under-11s free; various dates; vam.ac.uk

WASSAILING AT ST FAGANS, CARDIFF

Welsh traditions take centre stage at St Fagans National Museum of History, with performances of Christmas traditions such as the Mari Lwyd – which involves singing alongside a horse-like figure – and the Hunting of the Wren. Visitors can also enjoy carols, a brass band and traditional Welsh Plygain singing. Children can write letters to Father Christmas in the Victorian schoolhouse, and wreathand gingerbread-making workshops are also scheduled. Entry £15 (under-16s £8); Dec 6-8; museum.wales/stfagans