Cook It Together by Annabel Karmel (Dorling Kindersley, £7.99) features ten of children’s favourite foods, from sweetcorn to strawberries, showing how the ingredients are grown and what you can make with them. For a taster, try the delicious Chicken Pittas recipe below. Chicken P...

1 Keep movingDon’t leave your child seated in the buggy or high chair too long. Being sedentary for long periods tires muscles which can lead to back pain in the future.2 Kicking timeGive pre-crawlers supervised kicking time on the floor. Pushing up from a tummy position is good ...

Just another cheery feelgood flick from Tim Burton, full of sunshine and smiles...Only joking, this is the master of modern macabre we are talking about here. Burton’s latest oeuvre is a noir-ish stop-motion animation shot in gloriously gloomy black and white. The ghoulish childr...

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Puffin, £5.99)Not many children’s books achieve worldwide sales that would humble a U2 album, but Eric Carle’s classic picture book about a caterpillar munching his way to becoming a beautiful butterfly has sold 22 million copies.Carle h...

, and Saint Laurent golf course is 15 minutes away.- Best rooms On the ground floor and opening onto the garden, Suite-Apartment 16 is the perfect pick for families; with two rooms, it can take up to three extra beds and has a large child-proof terrace

to make a nifty serving box – perfect for picking out your chips before scooping up a hearty dose of guacamole (though Jacob told us his new supply of avocados wasn’t quite as creamy as he’d hoped. Such are the trials of seasonable sourcing…). Our meal

of the bottom of the cake will become the top of the finished product as this is perfectly flat for decorating. Brush the cooled rose syrup onto the top of each sponge. This will keep the cake nice and moist. Mix together the icing sugar and softened butter

picnic fare and head off to your local beauty spot for the season’s first outdoor meal. Finding the perfect spot for your picnic depends on whether you like people watching or prefer to be far from the maddening crowd.Make spring bonnetsSearch local

You can make these spooky red velvet cakes a day in advance but the marshmallow frosting should be made on the day of serving.Ingredients175g butter, soft250g caster sugar2 eggs, lightly beaten1 tsp pure vanilla extract½ tsp red food colouring125ml buttermilk175g plain flour2 tbs...

Makes 4Ingredients100g unsalted butter2 leeks, white part only, slicedSalt and freshly milled black pepper, to season 100ml chicken stock50g plain flour400ml semi-skimmed or whole milk125g smoked cheese, grated500g cooked turkey, shredded200g roasted vegetable leftovers, chopped¼...