toddlers to press their little noses up against the glass, trying to spot the scary sharks or the giant rays with leopard-print backs and smiley faces as their little mouths pout. There’s more marine life on show at the Atlantis-themed Lost Chambers, where

1 The Very Hungry Caterpillarby 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

-print backs and smiley faces. There’s more marine life on show at the Lost Chambers, where oversized lobsters with lethal-looking claws scuttle above. There are orange-and-white clown fish to discover (easily recognised by fans of Finding Nemo), hypnotic

to cater for the ages of the children and I opted to have four one-hour sessions during our-ten day stay, which proved just enough to hold everyone’s interest. I’d already engaged Freddie’s imagination by teaching him the Warrior pose and he was itching

before. I do love children’s books with human heros, but I think you can have a bit more fun with animals. Especially if they have human characteristics like Claude. You’re not so restricted with the adventures you can send your character on if he’s a

sometimes feel excluded from hip places when they have children,” says actress Tricia Fisher, who founded the LA-based Nana’s Garden spa with her sister Joley Fisher. “Now women stroll into a class and meet a whole crowd of cool, young health

synchronicity about setting off for a family weekend with my parents and my two children, Grace, 15, and Joe, six. Our vehicle of choice this time was a big silver Chevrolet Saloon hire car, with me the slightly nervous driver at the wheel and my father now

of Delhi, starting with Humayun’s Tomb, often called the inspiration for the Taj Mahal because of its ornate Mughal style of architecture. There was a large group of local school children visiting, too, who took a shine to Joe, chasing him to take his

.You see, we’re searching for the most extraordinary food on earth, which is lovely for food-obsessed parents, but a bit challenging for their children. The dish that’s in front of us is phenomenal – aromatic, flowery, delicately constructed, complex yet

 Orla’s first foray into the world of children’s picture books. And as you can imagine, it makes for a very stylish affair indeed. The first two books, Numbers and Colours, were published by Egmont last year; two more, Shapes and Creatures, will follow