The kind folk at Discover Ireland have come up with a rake-load of activities to keep you and the tots occupied over this October break. Not sure what to be doing with your offspring? Fear not, they've done the hard work for you. Take a look below, you might find something that lures them away from their Wii or their iPhones.

Learn to be a wicked witch!
Even though it’s mid-term you can fall under the spell of school. Sign up to classes with a difference at the Ardagh School of Wizardry and Witchcraft at Creative Ardagh, in Co. Longford, (October 26th – 28th) with art workshops, potions class and lots of magical creatures. (www.creativeardaghblogspot.ie). Or get ready for trick or treating with an Artzone Class exploring the fun side of ghosts, ghouls, witches and warlocks, (October 29th – November 1st), in their centres in Dundrum, Raheny and Castleknock in Dublin or at the Riverbank Art Centre in Newbridge, Co Kildare (www.artzone.ie). When class is over explore the capital! www.visitdublin.com

Take the plunge at an adventure centre!

Find out who has the greater nerves, parents or kids, at one of the country’s adrenalin-pumping adventure centres. Bounce back to happiness at the new water trampoline at the Carlingford Adventure Centre, in Co. Louth and check out details on their mid-term Adventure camps for kids of all ages (www.carlingfordadventure.com). The entire family can splash out and kayak down Ireland’s only fjord, or take to the high wires, at Delphi Mountain Resort in Connemara (www.delphimountainresport.com). Enjoy the giant swing and bungee jump at Killary Adventure Company, in Co. Galway. (www.killaryadvdenture.com). Or if you are really brave test your nerve at Ireland’s longest zip line at Gravity Forest Park in Courtown, Co. Wexford (www.gravityforestpark.ie).

Get revved up with some high octane fun!

Why not rev it up a few gears? At Rally School Ireland, near Monaghan town, both parents and kids get a chance to get behind the wheel of a sports car, with everything from a dual control Ka to a Ferrari to choose from. (www.rallyschoolireland.ie). Older teens will love the options on offer at ODD (it stands for Out-Door and Dirty!) near Ballyconnell in Co. Cavan, with laser combat to clay pigeon shooting and even hover-crafting.

Head south for karting, paintballing, laser tag and archery at Kartworld Adventure Centre in Watergrasshill, Co. Cork. So, loads of opportunities for the kids to outperform their parents! (www.kartworld.ie).

Become a Cowboy or Cowgirl for a day!

Equus Live 2013, Ireland’s first dedicated equine indoor event, will take place in The Event Centre, Punchestown Racecourse, Co. Kildare (November 2nd and 3rd). Catch some of the world’s top equestrian stars performing daring and dazzling horsey displays as well as comopetitions and lots of family entertainment. A Reining and Western team will be on hand to show you how to ride a horse “the cowboy” way, while stunt riders, vaulters and ponies will wow the crowds with their expert skills. Ideal for all ages, the event will have a free Kids zone as well as activities such as face painting, slides, a bouncy castle and Kiddie Pony Club while Mums can ‘shop til they drop’ at the Equus Live Shopping Village (www.equuslive.com).

Enjoy some festive fun!

Build a break around some great festivals taking place over mid-term for both big people and little people to enjoy. You will hear lots of tall tales at the Lough Gur Storytelling Festival in Bruff, Co. Limerick, (October 25th – 28th), (www.loughgur.com). In the west the RoolaBoola Children’s Arts Festival, in Castlebar, Co.Mayo (October 25th – 28th), has books readings, visual art exhibitions, street performances and hands-on arts workshop. (www.thelineball.com). Hullabaloo! Children's Arts Festival in Birr and Clara, Co. Offaly, (October 30th – November 2nd), promises mayhem with exuberant artistic delights for all the family. (www.birrtheatre.com).

Wheel out the bikes!

Bond as a family and cycle the highways and byways of Ireland! There are several excellent bicycle trails around the country ranging from mountain trails to gentler level routes. There are lovely trails in Kilkenny, integrated with food, walks and craft trails under the Trail Kilkenny banner, (www.trailkilkenny.ie). The spin along the cycle way from Galway City to Spiddal is stunning and on a clear day you will see the Cliffs of Moher and the Aran Islands on the horizon. Or make it a capital cycle in Dublin and experience the delights of the Phoenix Park on two wheels. Call into Dublin Zoo while you are there! (www.phoenixpark.ie).

Amuse yourself in a Museum

So how long have you been promising yourself to go to that special museum? Make a break of it and book a date now to explore some of Ireland’s rich past. There are some different and quirky museums. In the capital check out the Little Museum of Dublin, (stuffed with U2 memorabilia), and the mummified cat and mouse in Christ Church Cathedral Crypt, (www.visitdublin,ie); in Wicklow visit the enchanting Tara’s Palace Museum of Childhood in Powerscourt, Enniskerry, (www.taraspalace.ie); learn how farm life was in the 1800’s at the Museum of Country Life in the grounds of Turlough Park House in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, (www.nationalmusuem.ie), or at The Cobh Heritage Centre in East Cork retrace the steps of the two and a half million adults and children who emigrated from Ireland via Cobh on coffin ships.

So go on – make it a mid-term to remember at www.discoverireland.ie