Made from recycled cardboard, it doubles as a den and is beautifully decorated – inside and out – by illustrator Marie Paruit. It measures 112x60x59cm, comes in a range of colours, such as Sweet Blueberry, and costs €36 from Pirouette Cacahouète.  

Perfect for ideas for Valentine’s Day, this book has great crafts for children, from bracelets to sparkly heart garlands. There are even two pages of stickers to decorate special projects. Valentine Things To Make And Do by Rebecca Gilpin (Usborne

. Then, keeping the paper folded, cut out all the 'V' shapes.3) Decorate the flags with shapes cut from paper. Then, unfold the flags and spread glue inside each one. Fold them over a long piece of thread. Let the glue dry.To make a flowery garland, cut

included cute little soaps wrapped as eggs in a carton and body lotions, and shampoos decorated with Joules' tasteful prints. The Ninja Hamsters (which are predicted to be huge this Christmas) and their new bedding and night sets for children were also

Hosting a Hallowe’en party is all about creating the right atmosphere. There are plenty of spooky tricks you can use to create fabulous outifts and decorations for Hallowe’en. You can spray paint branches and leaves to create decorations for your

Egg rollingEach player has a hard-boiled egg identified by its colour, decoration or a felt-tip-penned initial (decorating can be another day’s activity). Then, to play, just stand at the top of a hill and roll. The fastest to the bottom

. This will be the toadstool stem. Place the larger cake on a serving plate and cover with the red Buttercream, spreading evenly with a palette knife. Stick white chocolate rainbow buttons all over in a decorative fashion.Cut a red liquorice strip into a rectangular door shape

eggs, lightly beaten150ml cup milkTo decorate1½ tbsp cocoa powder100g 70% dark chocolate150g very soft butter375g icing sugar, sifted½ tsp vanilla extract A pinch of salt4–5 tbsp raspberry or apricot jamYour choice of cake decorationsMethod1 Preheat

Nolita have a love affair with the seventies and this season is no different. Trousers, when not tucked into giant yeti snow boots are flared. Missoni inspired knit wear decorate most outfits, whether in floating skirts or cardigans with hoods

Christian Lacroix, the label famed for dressing Eddie in Ab Fab, has been in the news of late due to the company filing for bankruptcy, but the brand has signed a new licensing deal for its accessories, home decoration and stationery. Lacroix CEO