Whether you’re off to Brighton or Barbados, Padstow or Phuket (or just staying in the garden), the Beach Factory sells UV sun protective swimwear to help to keep babies, children, teens and adults safe from the sun while they have fun outdoors.

Advice from Jo Middleton on staying sane over the summer holidays:
We’re well and truly in the depths of the summer holidays now, and I for one am starting to feel the burn. Not a literal one of course, not unless you count the iron burn I sustained yesterday. I always knew housework was bad for you…

(No paper, pens, batteries required – just brain cells!)
1. Three Word Story: each person says three words in turn to develop a story – hilarious!
2. Shopping Game: first person starts: ‘Mrs Smith went shopping and she bought an apple,’ the next person has to repeat what has been said so far and add something beginning with the letter ‘b’ and so on, working your way through the alphabet. You could change it to countries, food, animals…

Ready For Ten Skillscape is a summer activity campaign to find 1,000 of the best places for kids to play, learn and practise skills. We want parents to tell us about the hidden gems in their neighbourhood – parks, pitches, beaches and playgrounds that the kids love.