Children's rooms take on a different meaning at Hesperia Lanzarote (00 34 828 080 800; nh-hotels.com), in Puerto Calero, where seven new Junior Suites have been colourfully redecorated, furnished with bunk beds dressed in themed bed linen, and supplied with toys and a healthy "mini bar".
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LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes trailer goes “open world”
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Watch as Batman and his friends drive, climb and fly their way through Gotham City.
Amol Rajan: Ryanair, you pay your money and take your choice
Tuesday 22 May 2012
The headline at Mail Online said it all yesterday, as headlines at Mail Online tend to: "Ryanair rakes in record profits as it squeezes more out of customers in add-on fees and in-flight sales". There followed a graphic detailing "sky-high" charges – sky-high, geddit? – such as online bag check-ins, airport bag check-ins and credit card fees. "It will please boss Michael O'Leary and shareholders," the article gushed, "but the passengers who are forced to pay higher ticket prices on top of the airline's infamous swathe of extra charges will be less thrilled."
Tips and deals of the week: Legoland Florida, Vango and Longleat Safari Park
Sunday 20 May 2012
The attraction
Trending: All in all you're just another brick in the wall
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Thanks to digital-savvy idle thumbs, the opportunity to transform your looks using a quick online feature is a regular one. There have been programmes that allow you to transform yourself into a Mad Men character, or a yellow-skinned Simpson or a pixellated digital blur. And, all the way back in 2001, Chris Doyle's website Reasonably Clever offered users the chance to make themselves as a Lego figure. Which is fun – we all need a Twitter avatar. But two French artists have flip-reversed the idea with Legolize.
Style shrinks: Is the sky the limit for Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon?
Sunday 01 April 2012
The hair
The 10 Best travel games
Wednesday 28 March 2012
1.Travel Etch a Sketch £11.49, lovememory.co.uk
Channel their inner Picasso on that long haul flight with this pocket-sized version of the children’s drawing game.
24-Hour Room Service: Legoland Resort Hotel, Windsor
Friday 23 March 2012
It slowly wins you over, brick by brick
Lego buys out partner in schools unit
Thursday 05 January 2012
The toy maker Lego has taken full control of its education division after buying the remaining 49 per cent stake for €4.4m (£3.7m) from the UK-listed education supplier RM.
Christmas gift guide: The kids are alright
Friday 02 December 2011
End the eternal quest for a gift that's durable, smart and more fun than the box it came in
The 10 Best: Advent calendars
Tuesday 29 November 2011
1. Caroline Gardner
£4.95, carolinegardner.com
Greetings card specialist Caroline Gardner this year offers a range of five advent calendars. The 12 days of Christmas is really enchanting.
Fabulous Christmas gift ideas: Toys for boys
Saturday 26 November 2011
Feast your eyes on part one of our ultimate Christmas gift guide: this week, terrific toys for boys and girls, foodie treats, addictive gadgets, literary treasures and much more…
Travel By Numbers: Rollercoasters
Saturday 13 August 2011
As US National Rollercoaster Day loops ever closer, Ben Ross reveals the twistiest, turniest of them all
Jupiter mission blasts off
Friday 05 August 2011
Nasa has launched a solar-powered spacecraft on a five-year mission to Jupiter.
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