flowery meadow with a reverse print of apples. Single duvet set costs £57.* Pop into Oliver Bonas where there are lots of lovely summery things, including this DIY cubic clock, which costs £45. 

Slip and slideSo easy to do and guaranteed many laughs. Go to your local hardware store and get a heavy-duty plastic tarpaulin that folds out lengthwise. Find a small grassy hill and stake the tarpaulin down on both corners at both ends. Pour on some water from a bucket, ready fo...

grew up?An artist.What were your favourite pastimes as a child? Drawing, playing outdoors and building dens with my friends in the countryside surrounding my parents' house. I used to drive my dad mad by stealing bits of building and DIY stuff from

are very friendly and protect children from the dark.5. Perform with a DIY band  Make a kazoo – use an old toilet roll with a piece of waxed paper secured over the end with an elastic band, then just hum into the open end; percussion – collect pots and pans

identity, so a girl gets as much fun out of DIY-ing with Daddy as her brother does. And then, paradoxically, imitation also gives toddlers a stepping stone to independence. As they copy adults, toddlers think: “Wow! Look what I can do. Aren’t I clever?” So

February 19Follow an interactive trail to discover amazing stories behind the transport exibits at the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. Lighthouse DIYFebruary 17–18BYOB for this lighthouse DIY workshop, inspired by the Shining Lights exhibition at the National