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In our Nile River issue, we asked you to create a mythical creature that would protect the Nile and its incredible inhabitants. What a remarkable response we received from so many of you! Just imagine what the world could look like if all those mythical creatures sprang to life from your pages. Thank you to everyone who entered the competition!
Isabella - The Nile Rescuer
Toby - Draco2n.
Nina, age 9, Ireland - Dragon of the Nile
Lylah, age 10 - Nachu
Emmie, age 7, Southampton - Atlantis
Our five winners will receive this fantastic game and book bundle from Lonely Planet Kids.
Games on the Go: This must-pack addition for any family trip comes with 40 wipe-clean cards and a dry-erase pen, all stored in a small, handy box. The colourful mix of brainteasers, games, drawing challenges, word searches and more will keep you entertained just about anywhere. RRP: £8.99.
Wild Things: Have you ever wanted to spy on fairies in the garden, meet a unicorn or share a picnic with a mermaid? Wild Things will show how, with a little imagination, a few wild materials and some basic tools, you can. Packed with over 100 magical outdoor activities, Wild Things will help you discover mythical creatures in forests, meadows and fields, in ponds, rivers and at the seaside. RRP: £12.99.
Franek, age 6, Leyland - Crockhorn
Jasmine, age 7, Altrincham - Lung Elefish
Amelia, age 8, Bognor Regis - Magusa
Isla, age 9, Burton - Plethiomonster
Zoe, age 7 - Crookaboom
Reuben - Rock volt
Skye, age 5 - Rhinera
Alistair, age 8 - Hoover
Shioh, age 7 - The Ultimate Weapon
Joseph, age 7 - The Nile Crocadon
Szymon - Plasticilat
Emily - Dragicorn
Mohammed, age 7, London - The Nile Fairy
Gaia - Nilopenth
Jessica, age 9 - The Water Pheonix
Noah, age 7, Dragle
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This competition asked you to design a secret egg hidden somewhere in nature, and your entries went far beyond the obvious nests and burrows. Eggs arrived disguised as pine cones, floating on leaf boats, perched on volcano ledges, tucked into cloud cover and even masquerading as chocolate Easter eggs to fool foxes. Thank you to every reader who took up the challenge and thought like a parent bird, fish, reptile or imaginary creature trying to keep their precious egg safe.
We were swept away by the response to this competition. Letters arrived from rivers across the world – the Thames, the Mississippi and many more unnamed waterways – each one brimming with personality, passion and a genuine love of the natural world. You gave your rivers voices that were worried, hop...
Somewhere beneath a grassy field right now, a tiny insect is building an underground loudspeaker. Male mole crickets engineer horn-shaped burrows that amplify their calls hundreds of metres into the night air – and your child can recreate the same science at home using nothing but cardboard and a phone. This hands-on experiment explores sound, shape and natural engineering in a way that is genuinely surprising. No screens, no special equipment, just a brilliant idea borrowed from nature.
