This means that, in addition to the various liquid substances that wind up on her outfits, an excessive amount of drool soaks the front of her onesies ... baby pink, lavender, blush, and tan ...

World Book Day is looming, but it doesn't have to mean spending a fortune. Use what you have at home, make what you can and buy secondhand.

Bonus points if you have a toy cat ... an old onesie. You can even tie a grey scarf around their waist to mimic a tail, completing the look. If you have face paint at home, add a cute pink nose ...

Think orange for Mr Tickle, yellow for Little Miss Sunshine, green for Mr Nosey, pink for Mr Messy or red ... If your daughter has a cuddly toy cat to take along then even better!

Left to our own devices my husband and I will argue about anything – the pool slides, the cat – so we often invite friends ... like a motorcade outrider and wears a luminous onesie in day-glo yellow, ...