With bright, zingy colours and all the fun of the zoo, this breakfast (or tea) table is bound to appeal to children.
Pretty egg cups and cute animal cosies will ensure that the kids don’t need to be asked twice to sit down.
For similar fake grass, try good garden centres; raffia mats in pink and orange, £4.30 each, Rice; owl cosy and parrot cosy, £10.50 each, The Black Rabbit; woolly chicken egg cosy, £1.95, dotcomgiftshop.com; Patchwork Daisy hand-painted red polka dot wooden egg cup, £5.50, NotOnTheHighStreet.com; for a similar white egg cup, try The Cooks Kitchen; Cote Table clear glass tumblers, £1.65 each, Ed (0208 299 6938), or for similar glasses, go to Habitat; fluorescent straws, £1.29 per pack, Sainsbury’s.
Yoyo Ceramics orange ceramic egg saucer, £10, NotOnTheHighStreet.com; short melamine spoon in orange, £5.30 for set of six, Rice; Red and white dotty knife, £8.95 for knife, fork and spoon, dotcomgiftshop.com; Melamine round side plate in fuchsia, £5, Rice.
To dye for
To dye your eggs, simply add in a teaspoon each of vinegar and red food colouring to the water before boiling.