P’kolino children’s furniture includes this stylish and clever plywood Klick desk with a comfortable seat. It’s available in orange, green or red and fits neatly together, leaving plenty of space to work and for storage underneath the seat for all

With the wonderful wealth of children's picture books that's available, it might be considered unfair for us to have particular favourites, but we can't help but have a soft spot for Mog, the scraggy and rather grumpy cat created by author

What child wouldn’t want to select their bedtime story from the belly of a friendly polar bear? This Junior Bookshelf, by the ever-so-amusing French design company Ibride, is made from a high-pressure laminate, making it heat-and water-resistant to ensure it will last a lifetime....

Click here for an easy-to-use template for a fun pompom ladybird. For this and more great ideas for activities to do with your kids, see  Dad Can Do by Chris Barnardo (Guardian Books, £14.99).

Often, you’re at your weakest when you hire a car on holiday, tired and stressed after a flight. Here are some dos and don’ts to help make the process a little easier:- Don’t book the smallest car available just because it’s cheap – remember you

it into a solid picture book.I always try to write about what excited me as a child in the hope that children will share that same excitement. Stories of feral Mogli-esque children have always fascinated me and as a child I adored animals and daydreamed

Travelling in a strange city with children can be tricky. Thankfully, Urban Crayon City Guides are a new series of travel guides that can help. The first in the series offers a guided tour of the Paris. Dividing the city into 12 sections including

illustrated (he is adverse to calling it a children’s book, as he believes its appeal is ageless), it was a nerve-wracking process. "I dealt with the text and the publisher, and we went backwards and forwards for six months. It was a real collaboration," he

in the Swiss Alps, the orange awaits at Kasbah Tamadot in Morocco, while the leopard-print is from Ulusaba Game Reserve in South Africa. All resorts cater for children – at Ulusaba’s Rock Lodge they will learn about wildlife with a bush ranger and enjoy

. There’s also a spa and four romantic restaurants. European fly-cruises cost from £2,276 per person departing July 12 for seven days, including flights, transfers and full board, but book one full-fare stateroom before March 31 and you will be able