Djeco ready-made collages

We'd all like to be the type of parent who has craft materials on hand, as well as the imagination and the energy to supervise fabulous art projects with our children - but reality just isn't always like that. Sometimes it's good to leave it to people whose job it is to do the creative thinking for the rest of us.

A superb example is this collage set from Djeco. Pre-cut pieces mean that even the very young can assemble impressive-looking creatures, while there's some scope for creativity from the older ones, if they decide not to follow the instructions given.

No flicking through magazines for nice patterns is required, because every piece is already pleasingly decorated. And if it all seems a tad too easy, just thank your lucky stars and pour yourself another cup of tea. You can always go on to assembling your own collages once they've got the hang of it with this set.