cut-out flamingos, rainbow parrots and action heroes before entering the main hall with jugglers and entertainers, cakes stalls and coconut shy, and a live animal show featuring giant fluffy rabbits, a skunk and a hands-on bug display. In fitting

After making their name with their superb preservative-free cakes since opening their first bakery in 2004, The Hummingbird Bakery is sharing some of its sweet secrets in The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook by Tarek Malouf and the Hummingbird bakers

from the oven and cut it into 12 slices. Lift the slices onto a plate using a cake slice and serve with a little fresh salad and a little dish of tomato sauce or tomato chutney.

1 Reduce, reuse, recycle The detritus of just one junior school pupil’s packed lunch generates a huge 30kg of waste per school year!2 Get rid of unnecessary packaging If you must wrap sandwiches, use recycled aluminium foil (£2.95 from www

to influence a child’s behaviours. Giving simple rewards – making cakes together for instance – are a good way to show how well they have done when reaching specific goals.More psychology from Junior:How to encourage empathy in your toddlerThe science behind

that sharing with friends and siblings can be enjoyable rather thank something to be feared.• Your child will learn by imitation, so take every opportunity to show him how to share. Let him help with the cooking or offer him a bite of your cake and tell him you

's okay, I can wait. I'm patient."Your child will follow your example, so no huffing and puffing in the supermrket queue.Teach your child the concept of delayed gratification by baking a cake with her or charting the growth of a sunflower.Your child

such as local cakes and wine.Venture to a lesser-travelled part of England, such as Northumberland, and the rewards are huge. Barn Cottage is situated just outside the village of Ellingham with a sea view across rolling cornfields. With two bedrooms, a

sugar3 medium eggs1 tbsp cornflour150ml ( 1/4 pint) whipping cream150g (51/2oz) fresh blueberries20cm (8in) spring-clip cake tin, at least 6 m (21/2in) deepFor the topping4 tbsp blueberry jam or compote (see below)150g (51/2oz) fresh blueberries

cutter, cut out 12 discs for faces. Use jam to stick them to the cakes. Roll out the untinted icing and stamp out 12 crescent beards. Use cold water to stick to the bottom half of Santa’s face. Cut out moustaches and stick above the beard. Fill a large