Children

Chocolate croissants, or pain au chocolat, are one of life's culinary delights. For this quick mini version of the French classic, your mini-masterchefs will want to help.

Chocolate brownies are one of life's sweet delights and yet they are surprisingly easy to make.

Cool the whole family down on a hot summer's day with these refreshing fruity iceblocks. They're best made in iceblock moulds, which you should find in your local supermarket or kitchen shop.

A perfect summer salad for when fresh peaches are juicy and plentiful.

This sweet treat can be made ahead and stored in the freezer, so it's perfect for when an attack of the munchies strikes!

This is a cute and colourful variation on traditional fairy bread. The kids will enjoy helping to make them and they will love eating them.

This end-of-the-week favourite gets a contemporary makeover here by adding chilli and pesto ... and for the kids, you can simply leave out the chilli.

The humble sandwich gets a modern makeover in this recipe. The chilli adds a spicy kick but you might want to leave it out if you're making this recipe to go in kids' lunchboxes!

This easy rocky road recipe will help keep the kids occupied over the Easter long weekend. With marshmallows, turkish delight and biscuits this treat makes good use of any leftover eggs the Easter Bunny left lying around.

These fun cakes can be made and eaten as part of the Easter celebration ... or whipped up as a chocolate treat after the event with any leftover small eggs.