the sounds of wildlife at night. Many hotels are also implementing eco-friendly practices – such as asking whether you are happy not to have your towels or sheets changed every day – as well as other energy-saving programmes. But there are other

’s Peugeot area. Only five minutes are allowed for repairs. With 30 seconds to go, Meeke is so calm he’s happy to have his photograph taken with Joe. Oops, I can’t get it in the right mode. Kris takes a furtive glance at the clock and smiles. Got it! Five

detail, the thoughtful staff, the nice mix of clients (over a third were Portuguese) and the range of facilities that kept the four very different members of our family happy from dawn till dusk.Two-bedroom Ocean Villas at the Martinhal Beach Resort from

enough runs for six happy days of skiing and the nursery slopes were close enough to drop in on the children.  The resorts of Lech, St Anton, St Christoph and Stuben are also close at hand. The glamorous Lech is where various European royal families have

months, he can sit up and reach for his cuddly toy. Any safe object can be used for play: give a child pots and pans and he'll be just as happy. Most parents are familiar with a six-month-old baby being more interested in the box than the gift that came

abated, but the smell was overwhelming. Recently, scientists have made another important discovery about avoiding winter colds – have a good laugh. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, found that happy people are three times less

the inspiration: the collection of cute framed paintings by Evie and Amelie, the poem Evie wrote about her sister’s hands, and the collection of family photographs that record many generations, including her great aunt and grandmother, and so many happy occasions

contact.” Elisabeth Smith, founder of London’s first child model agency and author of Your Child As A Model, says the best models are happy and natural, don’t mind being photographed and love dressing up. “They need to enjoy being the centre of attention

-to-shoulder with the ‘yummy mummy’ brigade. This café is well-stocked to keep younger customers happy and it even offers a children’s organic picnic platter for £4.95 (which includes organic crisps, Parma ham, cheese and bread). Toys and books are also available to borrow

and jigging behind her back (apparently, the Joker had put a spell on him, you see). There were traditional party favourites, like pass-the-parcel, and fun games under a giant parachute.After two hours of fun, 20 happy superheroes headed home, goodie bags