, plus film-making workshops and a Mad Hatter’s tea party. Tel: 07982 769660; www.storyfest.co.uk20th Test your chemistryWould your child like to be a human snot barrier? Or whizz around in a giant hamster wheel? Experiment at Glasgow Science Museum

of the window and being very aware that it was the shape of a film screen when you went to the cinema. Do you have any funny childhood memories?When I was nine and my sister was four, I found a dead chicken and told my sister I was going to bring it back to life

cucumber sandwiches and lemonade, find a grassy knoll, make daisy chains, and if there is a hill, perform endless roly-polys.12. Throw a film night Just pick a film – a rota will save arguments – and prepare a snack. Now turn the living room into a loungy

films and dramas would play 'Victorians' with my friends, dressing up and pretending we lived in another time. At what age and how did you start to notice fashion?I have always been interested in clothing and fashion. I loved creating outfits for my

. These books are a gateway to reading and I think that they teach kids that reading can be fun and that’s why adults find them entertaining.Your books have been made into three very successful films. How did you find the book-to-screen experience? I felt scared

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, FIRST GIRL Shirt £45 by Baby Graziella (ages 1–12); cable-knit tank top from a selection at The Theatre and Film Costume Workshop; tartan skirt £64 by Gant (ages 3–13); socks stylist’s own. FIRST BOY Aran sweater from £50 by DKNY

've Got A Friend In Me.This is a wonderfully slick and witty piece of film-making tinged with poignant moments that tug at the heart strings. It might make your child think of how he treats his toys (for a fleeting moment, at least) but it will certainly

that this season's biggest and brightest trend is NEON.Neon was last popular in the nineties. Stores such as Cyber Dog encapsulated the spirit of the club scene and films about the future, such as Hackers, starring a very young Angelina Jolie with bright blue hair

.tartanheartfestival.co.uk 9. AUGUST 20–22 The Green Man, Brecon Beacons There’s a film tent, a campfire field, a science tent as well as The Flaming Lips, Cate le Bon and Billy Bragg. You’re even encouraged to bring your own instruments to join in jamming sessions around

!Thandie Newton: Admittedly, I don't remember watching many Disney films as a kid, it's a world I've come to enjoy as an adult, almost MORE than my two children! My favourite has got to be The Princess and the Frog - Raymond the glowbug cracks me up every