Creatures' by Donna Wilson (Kingfisher, £9.99). For more crafts...George the Giraffe craft templateBig Ted and Wilbur's Mitten KittenMake a retro-style bean bag frog

, or make a name tag from felt. Design adapted from 'Creative Creatures' by Donna Wilson (Kingfisher, £9.99). For more crafts...Ralf and Rill's draught excluder craftGeorge the Giraffe craft templateMake a retro-style beanbag frog

You will need Red, brown, cream, green, pink and blue felt Red, brown and cream embroidery thread 15cm brown waxed cord or string Paper templates Erasable pen or pencil Sewing needle Scissors Polyester toy stuffing 1 small white pompomBe prepared Use your templates to cut out th...

Le Cookie by Mickael Benichou (Ryland Peters & Small, £9.99)If there were to be a dessert Olympics, the two nations that would surely have the competition licked would be France and the good ole’ US of A. One, the purveyors of Parisian pâtisserie, pretty pastel-hued macaroons and...

“The world Is over-armed and peace is under-funded.” These words were the opening gambit of Ban Ki-moon, secretary-General of the United nations office for Disarmament Affairs (UnoDA) in a speech he gave in 2009. As parents, we might often strive to shield our children from life’...

Some might say that, with their oddly oversized limbs and lopsided eyes, Donna Wilson’s strange creature crafts have faces that only a mother could love.And yet there’s more amiability than mean-spirited malice in her merry band of misfits

Charlie, £50This michevious misfit likes to dance and stand out from the crowd. He'll make the perfect cuddly companion for any adventurer who likes to climb trees and create forts.Available from Donna Wilson. 

1. Children can bring the beauty of a winter snow flurry indoors minus the slushy carpets by making a pretty homemade snowglobe. Take an old, cleaned jam jar and remove the top, then trim a piece of cork to the width of a pound coin and superglue it to the underside of the lid. F...

, every whim is catered for.A highlight for younger guests is the Coconut Crew Camp, a seven-day-a-week programme offering fun-filled water-based and crafts activities to three- to 12-year-olds. The hotel also features a children’s movie theatre

Fortnum's Brut Reserve N.V, Louis Roederer Fortnum and Mason is renowned worldwide for bringing together the world's best tasting foods, however, our testers were left unimpressed by their champagne.Despite being beautifully presented, this drink came last in our survey with tast...