Dear Readers,

LATEST CATEGORIES FROM GRANNY LOOK'S WEBSITE : Child-friendly Hotels and Restaurants World-wide

Make your grandchildren's summer holiday (and give yourself a treat!) - take them for a "grown-up" lunch or dinner at one of the many Child-friendly restaurants that Granny Look has found - or why not make it really exciting and take them to a specially researched Child-friendly hotel. Go to www.grannylook.com TRIPS AND HOLIDAYS category for more information and links.

PLAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR YOUR GRANCHILDRENS' SUMMER SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Do you have a grandchild with a summer birthday or your grandchildren have friends visiting and they are all coming to stay with you? Perhaps your grandchildren have got good school results or passed some exams. Or maybe it's a special occasion just because they are coming to stay and you don't see them very often - whatever the occasion why not do something special to celebrate?

The Yorskhire Planetarium is a unique experience in a majestic setting, which has just opened at Harewood House. See the stars through 3 geodesic domes. www.yorkshireplanetarium.co.uk has all the details.

Star Wars celebrates it's 30th Anniversary with an Exhibition giving an insight into the making of the movies and much more, as well as a life-size Naboo N-1 Starfighter - check it out at www.starwars-theexhibition.com

Granny Look thinks children of all ages love going to the beach - especially if they live in a city and can only go in school holidays - but the excitement can sometimes be spoiled by having to travel a long way. Don't despair grandparents out there! This summer you can take your grandchildren to The South Bank Beach (from July 13th - 31st) or the O2 (formerly Millenium Dome) in London - no sun, sea or waves but plenty of sand and activities! www.londontown.com

KEEP YOUR GRANDCHILDRENS' MINDS ACTIVE DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

The Livesey Museum for Children shows an interactive exhibition and encourages all children up to 12 years old to learn by experimenting and investigating - and makes it fun too. www.liveseymuseum.org.uk

www.show.me.uk Shows scary, wild, cool, crazy, fun things from the U.K.'s museums and galleries.

For computer whizz-kids www.thekidzpage.com has loads of on-line printables, puzzles and learning games - an absolute must for wet weather!

Try out the new-look Art Trolley at the Tate. It's for all ages and is packed with activities and materials to take into the galleries. Find out more at www.tate.org.uk/britain.

JULY IS SALE TIME FOR EVERYONE!

Save up to 55% on clearance items from www.toysrus.com - 15 pages of items to chose from!

www.mastermindtoys.com Has lots of toys, books and games on special offer including The Cranium Big Book of Outrageous Fun at 20% discount.

Have a look at all the Children's DVD's on special offer from www.amazon.co.uk - there's Harry Potter, Star Wars, Tom & Jerry and many more for children of all ages.

Shop early for Christmas toys - while the sales are on! www.strawberrychildrenstoys.co.uk have a good range, mainly wooden, for all ages - and some very interesting sale items with good discounts.

The Great Little Trading Company has an end of season sale with up to 50% off on a wide range of goods, from sun protection to skiwear - hurry to look on www.gltc.co.uk as sale is only on until 29th July.