Remember the days in the old VW camper van, the deckchair out in the sunshine, the picnic laid out and your favourite book at the ready? Nowadays camping is done in style with a beautiful patchwork tablecloth to spread on the ground or table, fabric covered seating in big bold prints for a dramatic change of style, a colourful rag rug using up strips of fabric as a doormat, a yarn and felt flower wreath to welcome guests, a rolled-down blind, clay heart bunting personalised with letter stamps, a good old fashioned crochet food cover to keep those pesky insects off your tasty delights and crochet coasters to match made using a simple but effective pop-corn stitch, picnic basket lining in kitsch print fabrics and a number of pretty decorations like a crochet shelf edge, cross-stitch picture, glass jar storage topper, fabric bulletin board, upcycled vintage plates turned into funky wall art, lavender 'tea' bags, a pompom garland, a seaside crochet blanket, glass jar lantern, embroidered towel, pocket tidy, funky flowers shower cap and more. Not just for glamping but for indoors and outdoors fun, many of these 35 stunning projects would make fabulous homemade gifts. Step-by-step instructions and a comprehensive technique section to brush up on your crafting skills. 144 large pages, fully illustrated with colour photos and diagrams.

A big basset hound in close up appears doleful eyes and long ears is the image chosen for this nostalgic Ladybird Books original 1960s design. The book sized mini jigsaw has 100 pieces to lock together to complete this mini artwork.

Using an original nostalgic image from the Ladybird Books series of the 1960s, a glamorous young mother wearing a red bathing costume is sunbathing, her little boy asleep beside her on a towel. Have fun completing this book sized mini 100 piece colourful jigsaw puzzle in this tongue-in-cheek nostalgic series.

Rules of the game, skills and tactics, here is a guide to bridge, its history, playing on the computer, how to bid, card play and defence and all with 700 spectacular colour illustrations. Bridge has been one of the world's most popular games of the century and is well respected as a strategic game that can be as competitive and technical or as fun and sociable as the players decide. For players of all levels this essential source of reference explains sample deals, tips and professional strategies for intermediate and high-level players and a history of the great champions and famous players of the past from all over the world such as Ely Culbertson, Omar Sharif, Terence Reese, Zia Mahmood and Gabriel Chagas. These players' incredible skills and contributions to the game are described alongside entertaining anecdotes and photographs to delight all bridge enthusiasts. Promoting trump tricks in defence, unblocking honours in defence, counting declarer's points, clues from the bidding, when to delay drawing trumps, safety plays in a single suit, control-showing cue-bids, planning a suit contractor, the hold-up play, completing the auction online and more. This is a spectacular hardback of 256 large glossy pages, 700 superb colour photos and diagrams and tips from Charles Goren, Rixi Markus and Benito Garozzo.

6.5 x 9cm nostalgic mini pack of playing cards based on the Ladybird books popular series. The colour image is of four soldiers in brown uniform relaxing playing cards on a bedspread in their dormitory in a 50s style design. The jokey modern text on the box says "Three of these husbands are playing poker on one of them is reading a book about ghosts. They are not talking." Pack of 52 colour playing cards, first time discounted.

With instruction booklet, here is the classic nostalgic family game where players have to act out a title without speaking for their teammates to guess. With explanations of how to indicate categories like Book Title - unfold your hands as if they were a book, Movie Title - pretend to crank an old fashioned movie camera, Play Title - pretend to pull the rope that opens a theatre curtain, Song Title - pretend to sing holding a microphone, TV Show - draw a rectangle to outline a TV screen, Video Games - pretend you are playing with a controller or a joystick, Website - pretend to write on a keyboard, Landmarks - make a circle with one hand, then point to it, as if pointing to a dot on a map. Indicate other things like the number of words in the title by holding up the number of fingers and which word you are working on by holding up the number of fingers again, number of syllables in the word by laying the number of fingers on your arm, the entire concept by sweeping your arms through the air and on the nose when someone is correct. There are a few more hints which you will see. The pack contains 100 suggestion cards such as Hell's Kitchen and Call of Duty. A nostalgic box set inspired by the Ladybird books of yesteryear but with a modern twist. For two players or more, aged eight to adult. 100 cards, instructions.

Beautifully illustrated with images from the Ladybird Books bestselling and nostalgic titles it's time for some nostalgic good old-fashioned fun. The 50 games include charades, just a minute, sheep in the pen, up Jenkins, caught you!, letters of law, broken telephone, dumb crambo, trash, tomato replay, thus said the grand seignior, poetry please, wink murder, down the line, pig, slap, clap, click speak, adverb, pass it on, and more. 50 in total suitable for adults and children, the cards tell you exactly how to play, and scoring. Beautiful packaged in sturdy card box with lid. A companion to Charades code 91034. 10.5 x 14.5 x 3cm.

For young and old alike, the DVD features 12 of the most popular card games and explains the rules and principles following a game through from beginning to end. Discover or refresh your memory on how to play Beggar My Neighbour, My Ship Sails, Go Fish, Cheat, Old Maid, Black Maria, Rummy, Gin Rummy, 500 Rummy, Whist, Knock Out Whist and Nap. The accompanying book examines the most popular card games in the world with large explanatory diagrams in black, white and red all over. The history makes clear that the first known reference to a card game comes from China in AD868 and that by the middle of the 15th century, Ming Dynasty players were using packs with four suits. The Saracens and Moors were playing an ancient game called Maib in the 14th century, and Egyptian decks with 52 cards survived from the same period, the suits traditionally swords, clubs, cups and coins, but the French introduced hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades. Beautifully packaged, first time discounted.

'A thoughtful and stirring look into the art and science of lifelong learning. Currently, I'm learning Gaelic, dressmaking and how to lay floors. Last year, I was knitting and coding. I'm fifty, and not supposed to be a beginner anymore - according to society's conventions - but Tom Vanderbilt turns that flawed assumption on its head...' - Rose George. Discover why learning is good for us and how to develop a Beginner's Mindset, no longer exclusive to the young, in a book that bridges the small, tricky gulf between enthusiasm and action. Fascinating and challenging, learn new skills along with Tom as he tackles skills under the tutelage of professionals in singing, juggling, chess, surfing and drawing. Be prepared to fail over and over and enjoy along the way the anecdotal records of Tom's experiences, many interesting and fun, and many with his young daughter, and among the nuggets in the book are insights from scientists and experts. We revere expertise but look down on the beginner, but why are children the only ones allowed to experience the inherent fun of facing new daily challenges? What could this do for your brain? 300 pages.

Tic-tac-toe, unstick the bricks, beat the clock, puzzle cube, solve a Sudoku, pizza delivery, test your memory, guess the number, escape the maze, go for a spin, paint a brickture, build one-handed, build crazy bots, tangram teaser, crack the code, bingo bricks, slippery stacks, sliding squares, minifigure mix-up, spot-the-difference, here are 50 fun brainteasers, games, challenges and puzzles in a box set for ages six to adult. And play nine games with the bricks included when you open the flap carefully. Beautiful colour illustrations, clear simple instructions on how to play and top tips for all 50 fun challenges. Who can stack the tallest tower in 60 seconds? Real LEGO different sized bricks and parts to build your robot and to add to your own collection.