HomebearAndroid, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch  From 50p, 3+ Timeless teddy appeal is juxtaposed with Eighties’ platform-style gameplay in this nifty app. When we meet Homebear, he is in a sorry state and far away from home, so he needs your child

Disney Pixel’d iPad, iPhone, iPod touch Free Being a young artist can be frustrating. Your imagination and ambition know no bounds, but often those creative juices are cruelly halted mid-flow by a lack of, well, ability. But don’t dismay

Elmer And RoseAndroid, iPhone and iPad, £2.49His smiley good nature and ability to stand out in a crowd has kept Elmer the elephant on top of the storybook hero heap for years, so it only seems right that our plodding, patchwork pachyderm pal should

Zoo Train, Android, iPhone and iPad from 62pWhat could be more appealing to a preschooler than a coterie of friendly-faced, vividly animated animals? How about sticking them on a train? The Bright sparks at Busy Bee Studios have combined locomotives

If you ever stop to ponder how people managed to communicate in a world before email and iPhones, pay a visit to the place where it all began, Porthcurno Telegraph Museum. Discover the Victorian coded system that revolutionised communication forever

They are thought to reveal the secrets of your subconscious, and whether you absent-mindedly etch swirly patterns while chatting on the phone or create an entire comic strip on the back of an old receipt, doodling is a universal hobby practised