fun way (“How does the wind blow?” and “How do we lift things?” being just two that caught our attention). The Imagine gallery was a bit hit with our under-fives, giving them opportunity to dress up in outfits from different cultures, make a Chinese

to the head of American Vogue. They were photographed on a top film star of the time: Natalie Wood.   What do you do in your spare time?I dream up lovely patterns and I enjoy gardening on my terrace which has beautiful flowering camellias in pink, white

loved it! Camp Bestival, set in the gorgeous setting of Lulworth Castle in Dorset, is just the most amazing place, filled with groovy kids just like me, all aching and itching for fun! There was so much for us kids to do: there was a carousel, and a

parents make for happier children, so resist the temptation to overstuff your own schedule or fret about all of the things you feel you should be doing. More parenting skills from Junior:Helping your child to accept a new babyLifeskills: Sharing

and lots of food. My grandfather had a farm and grew lots of fruit trees, spices and herbs.I was sous chef for my grandmother. She sent me out to collect stuff from the garden. I’d dig deep for the yams and pick green bananas from the trees. The doctor bird

. Plus it was enormous fun.So what sort of things do you remember actually preparing?Any local produce, like chicken, for example. We would go into the farm next door, because we didn’t raise chickens, we raised rabbits. My father would find the biggest

In the first year, babies are big on silent comedy. Gentle actions such as blowing on a her face or tickling seem to do the trick in the early days. After about six months they become more robust and enjoy a bit of rough and tumble. Although we

that his hands can do things with objects that his eyes can see, which is why he will constantly reach out and grab things – at this stage, it doesn’t matter what the shape is. However, within a few months, three dimensions become very important: as he

of it is education and a lot of it is wealth. We’re eating a lot more junk food than perhaps we should, a lot of kids don’t know that cheese is made from milk and milk comes from a cow – which I find quite astounding. I don’t think you can force people to do things

, Fearnley-Whittingstall’s absolute favourite thing to do with her grandchildren is to get out in the garden, plant bulbs or sow seeds, and to show them how snapdragons and foxgloves got their names.And of course, part of the fun of going to the grandparents