Whether you're thinking about starting seeds for an outdoor garden, a mini-garden for your window ledge, or a container garden for your patio, you will need lots (and lots) of pots. And while it's true that you could use containers you pick up - as is - from the garden centre, decorating and personalizing your own vessels can be so much more rewarding. And fun... especially for children.

There’s something about science experiments in the kitchen that kids find irresistible. Maybe it’s because you get to transform familiar ingredients into new concoctions, or maybe it’s because you (almost) always get to eat your creations. When I found out how easy it was to capture various liquids in little edible spheres, I couldn’t wait to get some mad science on in my own kitchen.