grew up?An artist.What were your favourite pastimes as a child? Drawing, playing outdoors and building dens with my friends in the countryside surrounding my parents' house. I used to drive my dad mad by stealing bits of building and DIY stuff from

and eating pies, was frowned upon. “Being a dad in a house full of girls is brilliant most of the time,” concedes Jonty. “But sometimes everything just gets too pink and too high-pitched!” It’s this predicament that prompted Jonty’s first foray into picture

to fit Mom or Dad. And also the method we came up with for quickly deploying the Sunshade. Raising kids is a tough job so I am proud that we have designed a product that makes this experience easier and more enjoyable. Who or what is your design icon

go swimming, please can we go swimming.’We would usually go once a week to our local pool, and my two older sisters and I loved mucking around and racing my dad. It wasn’t until I was eight or nine that I joined a club, and my swimming took off

to spotting the rainbow of colours in a stir-fry.What is your favourite meal to make with your children and why?Two of the recipes in the new cook book are my families own, including Ella’s Dad’s Sweet + Sour Prawns and Ella’s Mum’s Easy Chicken Curry. We

child?Playing outdoors with my friends, making things with my dad in his workshop, reading and playing tennis. I also loved collecting old and special things and I still do today. What is your family time like?We like to go on adventures, exploring new

into the tasting room of that famous chocolate factory. And what does Lauren senior make of his daughter’s enterprise? “My dad likes bright colours but he wasn’t sure that this store was going to appeal to kids. I said, ‘I’m the candy person, you are the clothing

with their closest kin – to show they can take on the rest of the country.We want to find Britain's Fastest Family and are holding regional heats across the UK for those who think they and their mum, dad or even grandma have truly mastered the art of the Mario Kart

that doesnt' factor that his mother's idea of fun is a book club, and his dad believes that a kid should be out playing sports and other exercises.Such is the oft' thwarted intentions of Greg, the classic middle child who is sandwiched between his bullying

? My dad. He sold fruit and veg for a living, and treated food as though it were gold.What was the first thing you ever cooked? A fried breakfast. My son, Jake, now makes a mean bacon and eggs.What’s your worst cooking disaster? I am not sure there have