Perfect for ideas for Valentine’s Day, this book has great crafts for children, from bracelets to sparkly heart garlands. There are even two pages of stickers to decorate special projects. Valentine Things To Make And Do by Rebecca Gilpin (Usborne

1. Body painting  Buy a selection of bathtime body paints, then hop in the tub to paint designs on each body part, naming the body parts and the things you are drawing as you go... bees on their knees, a sweet on their feet and so on. 2. Put on a

to grab a kite and head out. To get you off to a flying start, there are kite-flying festivals in Dorset, East Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Lancashire andSuffolk. To find out more visit The Kite Society.More leisure from Junior:Six top tips for sporting success

Hugo (Entertainment In Video £19.99) 127 mins Set in Gare Montparnasse in Paris, Hugo tells the story of a young orphan, the eponymous Hugo, left to fend for himself after his father’s death (with a short cameo by Jude Law). To honour his father’s memory, Hugo uses all his ingenu...

SnowballsA child’s first instinct when he sees snow is to pick up a handful, pat it together and chuck it at the nearest person. Simple snowballing can actually be developed into a surprisingly complex array of competitive games. One thing you can

Mirror Mirror (PG)Snow white movies are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one, and then two come along at once, but while Snow White And The Huntsman, starring Twilight starlet Kristen Stewart as the eponymous heroine, promises to be a darkly Gothic affair, Mirror Mirror looks ...

What to do Brush your child's teeth twice a day. No more, no less. Get into a toothbrushing routine. If necessary, withhold a fun thing (like a video) until teeth are brushed. Do it yourself until your child is old enough to tie his own shoelaces

takes time and patience. The main thing is to ensure your child never feels out of his depth, both literally and figuratively. The last thing you want is for him to be scared of the water.Finally, remember to have fun. Swimming is one of the few things

memories can be made by selling, giving away or making a memory box from such treasured things.Handle With CareHow do you tell the difference between an active child and one who has ADHD? And what can you do to regain calm? In Dublin’s Fair CityDiscover why

it really entail, and is it right for your child?Lessons in LoveRomance is in the air at nursery schools across the land, so how do children learn about love?The TechnocratsMeet the wired-up clan who are the aristocrats of all things technological