& Small, £14.99) Wow – the questions filling these pages are brilliant. Who would have thought to ask about your parents’ memory of their own first day at school, their favourite family meals, games and traditions the family shared, favourite teachers

member of the family so they can choose the six images that reflect their favourite family moments. Create an Annual Family MovieWith the birth of SmartPhones, there is a whole new generation of images to save and curate. At worst, they could be deleted

great keepsakes as do favourite toys if she can bear to let them go! Discussing with your child what should go in the box is also a great way of helping them to learn about themselves, their priorities and their place in your family. Build a virtual

and reinforcing their position as an important member of the family.How to begin…The Box A memory box doesn’t have to be beautiful or expensive. It could be a shoebox or a box file – which allows you to continue adding to the collection each year with a new

-themed activities in honour of his bicentenary month. Create a cardboard theatre to stage your very own plays, make a Victorian keepsake box, and possibly even cook up some traditional gruel.Strolling With DickensFebruary 16Join a storyteller at the Museum Of London

enduring family memories. But how can you unleash this creativity?An uptight Daddy screeching “Be careful with the camera” is unlikely to bring out the best in your child’s inner David Bailey. Although you want to teach your child to respect the fragility

into their mugs, a photograph of us magically appeared from our pizza-making session, a keepsake to remind us of all the fun we’d had. As James pulled down the throttle and our plane took to the skies, we waved bye bye to Mumbai and our great Indian adventure