"I want a chair that's like a basket full of cushions to curl up and read a book in," was the design brief: the result was the Knoll womb chair, first created in 1946 by Finnish designer Eero Saarinen and now down-scaled to pint-size proportions.

's festive booty are being kept under wraps for the time being, but come the winter months we will be keeping our eyes open for this oh-so-sweet Steiff teddy bear, Russian doll cushion and bed linen from funky interiors brand, Hiccups, Fox in Boots jumper

to the country feel, with lots of the homeware accessories following suit. Graphic prints of animals including deer and winter wolves appeared over cushions, squirrels and acorns as ornaments and the ever present owl over anything and everything; the feathered

.Go early in the morning, as early as you can, because then your family might find yourselves alone, in the Amazon rainforest, listening to the tree frogs’ dawn chorus. The heat seems to jump out like a big cushion being thrown at you, as the electric doors

and suggesting the unexpected is the perfect way to boost flagging imaginations.Provide a special placeDoes your child have a space to go where he can play undisturbed? Set aside a nice cosy place with cushions and books. It could be in the kitchen, bedroom