Mirror Mirror (PG)Snow white movies are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one, and then two come along at once, but while Snow White And The Huntsman, starring Twilight starlet Kristen Stewart as the eponymous heroine, promises to be a darkly Gothic affair, Mirror Mirror looks ...

WALL - E (U) Human beings can be a mean old bunch. Having cluttered up the planet with all their junk, they’ve escaped on an enormous spaceship. Meanwhile, poor little WALL-E has to clean up the mess, crunching the junk in his tummy and popping it back out in neat cubes. But this...

Children are going mad for Madagascar as a result of the marvelous movie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. So take them to the home of Alex the Lion and Gloria the Hippo on a family-friendly cruise with Costa Cruises, sailing from Mauritius to The Seychelles, Madagascar and Kenya. The...

Africa... for The Lion KingWhere has broader horizons and bluer skies than Africa? What’s more, luxury safari lodges offer top facilities and services with spas, private pools and the gourmet food and wine you’d expect from your local Michelin-star venue. Many have also added chi...

The gorgeous Artists’ Villa at the Amanyara resort in the Turks & Caicos comes complete with a recording studio, a film library (selected by Salma Hayek) and an art collection (sourced by Director of Tate Modern, Vicente Todoli). The villa also

The gorgeous Holbeck Ghyll is a luxurious hotel with stunning views over Lake Windermere. As well as a Michelin-starred restaurant and a spa, the hotel was Renée Zellweger’s home during the filming of Miss Potter. So for Beatrix Potter fans

child-friendly audience at during weekdays or Saturday mornings than a Friday or Saturday night.2. Choose the right filmThis may sound obvious but even though a film has a PG or U rating, this does not necessarily mean your toddler will be able to sit

of the eggs for about two minutes, cool them down in ice and trim any excess egg white from around the edges. Divide the mousse into 12 portions and spread each portion thinly over cling film to twice the circumference of an egg, then gently wrap the cling

The Snowman Sound Book by Raymond Briggs (Puffin, £6.99)So powerful were Briggs’ illustrations and so evocative was the music in the animated film that it is easy to forget that this classic children’s story is told only in pictures. Here, Briggs

of melted butter. Knead for 5 minutes. Form a ball and brush with melted butter. Cover with cling film and set aside in a warm place for an hour. Divide into 16 balls. Roll out the balls one at a time to create a large flat circle, pushing out the edges