To celebrate Children's Day on June 1, Xiang Junior at Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing, invites children to pick up their brushes and meld their candidness and imagination into captivating paintings, based on the theme "childhood fun".

Entries are welcome from now until May 14, and a panel of professional adjudicators will select the best entries to exhibit in the Garden Wing Lobby Lounge of Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing for a week. The awards ceremony will take place on June 1, with prizes including family coupons at S.T.A.Y. Restaurant and Cafe Cha.

010-6841-2211.

Beijing residents now have another reason to wake up early on Sunday mornings in May for a sumptuous Champagne brunch at Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel's Feast restaurant. The restaurant is fully prepared to tantalize your taste buds with free flow of Taittinger Champagne and an extravagant buffet of gastronomic delights. From 27 May, every Sunday, 11:30 am-3 pm.

010-5798-8908.

Al fresco banquet

If you are looking for a place for outdoor party, try Lido Fountain Piazza, which offers a relaxing atmosphere with good food and drinks.

010-6437-6688 Ext 1275/1542.

Father's Day treat

Surprise your father at Aroma, the Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, with a delicious Father's Day Brunch. A wide range of seafood and international delicacies is a great way to reward Dad. Aroma is an all-day dining restaurant offering international gourmet experiences featuring Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Southern Asian and Western dishes. From 11:30 am to 3 pm, June 17.

010-5908-8161.