1. Look at some examples of mosaic designs, then choose a central image – it could be a truck, a moon or a face that inspires your designer.2. Sketch your design or paste a picture of the object on the back of a paper plate to create a template.3

1. Write your name or funny messages in the sand with shells2. Decorate sand-pies and sandcastles with different shaped shells3. Have a rock-pool ramble  Learn about the food chain of this natural aquarium so your child understands how it works

1. Brownsea Island, Dorset This is the famous birthplace of Scouting, and children will love the Smuggler’s Trail and there are plenty of picnic spots. Tel: 01202 707744 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk 2. Sheffield Park Garden, East

and started going to the toilet." Q. You are quite the Renaissance man being a sculptor, a painter, a musician and a designer. Do you think that education today encourages such a lateral approach? A. "In America, I think the schools are not open enough

1. Mom’s One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book (Chronicle Books, £12.99)What a great idea – it’s impossible to find the time for that half hour reminisce every evening, so why not just have this book at the ready for those snatched moments

1. Have a cricket tournament  There’s nothing like learning to bowl a cricket ball to inspire a love of the game. So grab a bat and a ball (a softball rather than the traditional cricket ball) and set up a cricket pitch in your local park. For a fun

1. Porthcurno, Cornwall With dramatic rock formations on either side, white sand, turquoise sea and exotic plant life, this narrow strip of land couldn’t be more striking. There is a car park just beyond the sands, and on the cliff tops

hamper and CV Travel can supply a boat, too.Tel: 020 7401 1026; www.cvtravel.co.ukJulyPlaytime in TurkeyCheck out the fantastic children’s park in LykiaWorld at the beautiful resort of Ölüdeniz in Turkey. With 22,000 square metres of pools and landscaping