If I had the time ...  Things to do with your family this week
It's the year of the pig  Over the years, I've discovered that
children, crowds and fire-crackers don't necessarily mix but
even if, like us, you opt out of the big city-centre Chinese New
Year celebrations that are happening around the UK this weekend
there are still plenty of places where families can welcome the
year of the pig.  At the V&A in London today and tomorrow,
children can make Chinese masks and head-dresses, and watch lion
dancing and kung-fu demonstrations. Tomorrow and next Sunday,
London's Museum in Docklands (0870 4443857) marks the occasion
with storytelling, workshops and films.  In Bath, at the Museum
of East Asian Art (01225 464640) it is free to get in all
weekend and there's a Welcome to China exhibition plus a Pig
Out! treasure hunt. Manchester, though, gets the best of both
worlds. If you find the Chinatown celebrations a bit
overwhelming, you can just pop into Manchester Art Gallery
(0161-235 8888) where family activiti