-of-three Fiona Faulkner has devised a series of delicious wintry recipes aimed at appealing to children’s palates as well as their sense of fun. Read on for her trio of delectable confections full of quirky twists and plenty of whizz, bang, pop certain to delight

achieved in the home, but that all of the appropriate safety guidelines will have been followed and that your family can stand well back and enjoy the ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ from a safe distance. Children love to play with sparklers but they should always

around the stately home’s spectacular gardens. The Great Victorian StinkJuly 28Get a taste of Victorian life in all of its olfactory glory at Sheffield’s St Mary’s Church as storyteller, Andy Messer, leads a time-travelling journey to experience

busy house where her mother did the cooking, Mary was inspired to find her vocation by a wonderful home economics teacher and still recalls with pride coming home from school with her first treacle syrup pudding. “My father loved it,” she says, proving

and beast, save this film from cloying sentimentality – by a whisker. Tissues are still strongly advised...We Bought a Zoo is available on Blu-ray Triple Play and DVD on July 16, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

, Pebble.Each toy is hand crafted by women in rural areas of Bangladesh, who are unable to find other full-time employment because of their children. Every employee is offered a safe and flexible working environment close to their homes as well as a

to turn it into a nursing home, so there was nowhere for the animals to go.” Milo, who was five years old at the time has only hazy memories of this significant moment. “We arrived very late at night, it was completely black. I remember a hedge, a car

summer bloom just in time for this monthly workshop. Green-fingered families who want their gardening skills to blossom should pop along to pick up tips and learn seasonal and topical ideas to try at home. 

also cooked for my father when he got home.What foods did you like as a child? I really enjoyed Mum’s bacon and apple pie, and disliked roasted parsnips, although I now love them, especially if they have a sticky honey glaze.What are you best memories

, founder of the national Bookstart scheme.Swap reading duties“The same story can be a new experience, depending on who is reading it. Remember the value of having grandparents in the home to read, too” says Stephanie Barton, former publishing director