1) Match a little girl’s vintage party dress with a bolero-style ballet wrap and ballet pumps for that added party glamour.2) The same dress could be styled with a long sleeve T-shirt underneath worn with a battered pair of canvas Superga-style lace

Crafting With Kids by Catherine Woram Ryland, Peters & Small, £14.99, 3+There are 35 make-together projects for you and your child to enjoy. With simple and fun activities designed for preschoolers from finger-painting on ceramic plates

to give them a liberal sprinkling of glitter: ‘Tis the season for glitz and glamour after all.2. Peg doll soldiers are easy and fun to create for little girls and boys. Simply take an old fashioned wooden peg, paint on his jacket in a festive red and draw