Matchstick Garden £1.75 for a book of ten from the Design Museum Shop Each stick has a seed in the tip to grow herbs or wild flowers.

TrampolineFast becoming the latest family status symbol, the mantra is “the bigger, the better”. Why we love it It’s impossible to bounce without a smile; it’s brilliant exercise; a wonderful way to release tension as you feel your blues melt away. The downsideHaving to wait your...

personally am not that keen on wearing the dodgy 3D glasses).Afterwards, we kind of pottled around Covent Garden, popping into the Fred Perry shop so my sister Grace could pick up some plimsolls. The shop was great, with its own table football game. Guess

’s Kit of gifts, children’s bathrobes carousel rides per child, use of a toy boat for the Tuileries Gardens pond, and free spa access for parents.Our Insider's Guide To Paris will take you to all the top family friendly places in Paris.

inspired by the exhibitions. For further details, visit www.theherbert.orgThe other museums short listed for the award were: Beningbrough Hall & Gardens, York A grand Georgian mansion with a wilderness play area and lots of child-friendly activities

also be made online and by text, with £3 providing three days of treatment for a malnourished child and £10 affording a market gardening kit for a family.The UK government will match all public donations made before November 30, and if George O and co

and folk dance performances. Every Bear That Ever There WasJune 30Children should bring their bravest teddy along to this hair-raising bear themed event at Blantyre’s David Livingstone Centre. Once each furry friend has been kitted out with their own name

the smiling waiter gave him a Barbie designer activity kit – clearly he wasn’t quite so in tune with the psyche of the four-year-old boys as Zap.The staff are super-attentive, and the Sunday offering is clearly popular, as there was a lively buzzing atmosphere

place throughout May Day and thousands of people come to see the two Hobby Horses The Old Oss and the Blue Ribbon Oss.4 Go huntingOn Easter Day each year kit out your children in explorer outfits (safari hats and binoculars) or Sherlock Holmes

.Knitting, another trend that seems to be emerging has been captured in a pretty gift box complete with patterns. The love of home craft seems to have spilled over into the world of gardening this season too, with gift sets including a topiary kit (one in the shape