4 things for kids to do screen-free

Sometimes things are so small they're of no use at all. Stop looking at your little brother like that – I was talking about chalks! Yes, when you've used them so often they're just a little stub, it can be tempting to throw them away, but don't! Because old ends of coloured chalks are perfect for recycling as chalk paint.

Creating space in your bedroom – that’s tricky. I mean it probably involves tidying for starters.

Recreating part of space in your bedroom – that’s a lot easier. In particular we are going to create a nebula, otherwise known as a giant interstellar cloud of dust and gases where stars are born or die. Like I said, it’s a lot easier than tidying up.

If you’ve always wanted a pet frog, this is the one for you. After all, real frogs are tricky – what with them being wild creatures and avoiding human beings wherever possible. This one though is happy to be tamed, has slime-free skin, needs no slug-heavy diet and best of all, will turn somersaults whenever you want.

Now let’s face it – nature is already pretty good at this whole artistic thing, but in most gardens it is a bit limited. Oh look, it’s made a flower, and a tree, and there’s a flower and what’s that? Oh yes, I do believe it’s another tree! But actually there are all sorts of potential artworks waiting to happen – nature just needs to borrow a bit of your creativity.