Best family entertainment for rainy days

Laser space and neon golf, Londonderry, opening times vary, £5-£8+

Ireland's first black light mini golf course featuring vibrant neon glow features. Suitable for all ages.

Aqua challenge, Bangor Aurora, 10-21 April, 10.30-15.30, £5.50

Northern Ireland’s only aqua challenge pool inflatable. Bop, bounce and splash on the new bouncy castle in the middle of the pool. 6+, 45 minute sessions, booking essential http://www.bangoraurora.com/bangor_aurora/Aqua-Challenge

W5 Alien egghead space race, Odyssey pavilion, 8-23 April, 11am-5pm, £7.50 per child

Design your own alien egghead cardboard stand up and race it on the Spacerace track. Then place him in a .Flying Saucer’ and send him spinning through the solar system.

Who stole the egg? Tayto Park, Co. Meath, 16 April, opening times vary, park entry €15.00

Solve the mystery and receive a chocolate egg at the end of your visit, Easter face painting, arts & crafts, lamb and goat petting farm, theme park and zoo.

Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry, 1 April-31 Oct, 10am - 6pm, Last admission: 4.30pm, £8 per child

Visit ‘Strangford Vikings’ as well as the seal sanctuary, reptile section, African Nile Crocodile, Reticulated Python, Madagascan Geckos, Corn Snakes and more.

Kids craft activity days, Ards Visitor Information centre, 29 April-28 October, 11am-3pm, free admission

Wide range of free kids’ craft on the last Saturday of every month, suitable for 5-11 years old.

Easter Adventure time, Foylehov activity centre, Limavady, 6-23 April, 9am-5pm, prices vary

Try laser combat, hovercrafts or archery clay shooting for an Easter outdoors. The centre offers youth and junior packages as well as kids packages for under 10s. See website for price listings: http://www.foylehov.com/prices.aspx

Streetwise community circus youth workshops, Belfast, 25 September- 30 June 2018, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £4

Learn stiltwalking, unicyclists, juggling, diabolo for fun or work towards a show every Friday during term time. First class free.

Space Quest, Newry, opening dates & hours vary, £10 per game

Modern hide and seek laser rifles war game. Outer space theme laser tag arena, 4,000 square foot maze with lots of obstacles and hiding places. Suitable for ages: older children (9-12) and teenagers (13-18.)

Johnny Rockos, Enniskillen, open 7 days a week, £1.95-£4.95

Play area, ten pin bowling, mini kiddy go karts and themed party rooms.