and Junior share a taste for the finer thingsFive of the best clocks for children

, then keep the lower chopstick steady and move the top one to pick up food.Hold the chopsticks as high as possible. This will give you more leverage4. Never place chopsticks sticking up in a bowl of rice. This is bad luck and only done at funerals.5. Never

Felix, Coco and I love joining forces to make the delectable treats from Life Is Sweet by Hope And Greenwood (Ebury, £12.99). It’s as if all the British confectionery favourites have been shovelled onto the pages. There are loads of sweet treats

’s is much more home cooking with a widely creative flair.”Do you and Josceline cook together? “We do, and probably 90% of our conversations are about food. It’s a real bond between us.”What is your favourite dish to make? “’I’m a real faddist, so I go

– does she want to sell clothes, food, musical instruments (see 15 for ideas to make these), or even her own art? For younger children, use monopoly money to barter and trade with them. Older children could invite their friends around to be customers

of the incidents that happen to Greg Heffley have their origins in my boyhood. Once, I remember going to a party as a kid with my parents and the food that they had was very fancy. I knew that my parents wouldn’t let me walk away from the table without eating